All Obituaries

VICTOR - Judy K. Est, 60, of Victor passed away Friday, April 12, 2024 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.  Services will be announced.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com. 

Evelyn Louise Youmans, 93 of San Diego, CA and Hamilton, MT passed away April 10, 2024, at Beehive Homes in Hamilton. Evelyn fought a long-term battle with dementia with humor and feistiness, she is finally at peace.  Evelyn was surrounded by her loving and grateful daughters and grandchildren. Evelyn was born April 9,1931, in La Harpe, Kansas, the daughter of the late Hugh T. and Grace Lenora (Wilcox) Wilson.  She loved her family and was grateful for her...

HAMILTON - James B. "Jim" Wolfinbarger, 80, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at his home.  Services are pending.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com. 

HAMILTON - Ralph William Luther went to be with his Lord, dying peacefully at home on the ranch he shared with his wife, Penny, near Hamilton Montana on April 8, 2024, at the age of 97. He is survived by his wife, their children, Steve and wife Sara, Karen and husband Steve, and Linda and husband Don, six grandchildren and spouses, and eight great grandchildren, all of whom were surrounded by his love and warmth. Ralph grew up in West Michigan where he flew private planes, raced stock cars...

CORVALLIS - Martie A. Davenport, 72 has now gone to the Lord, April 8th, 2024 at 5:20 p.m. A limb has fallen from the family tree. Still reaching are her children, Bo Davenport and Jenny Davenport; siblings, Tony Gavski (74) and Paul Gavski (85); also her grandchildren, London Davenport and Liam Sutor. Martie was born December 1, 1951 in Portage, WI along side her 11 siblings. All of her life teaching, reliving the farm life is what she wanted and she did. All bets aside, we all know she...

PINESDALE - Norma Ethel Kunz "Granny" Weidow age 85, Pinesdale MT passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday April 8th, 2024. She was born March 31, 1939, in Murray UT to Morris Quincy Kunz and Ellen May Halladay. Norma married Theodore Grant Weidow on October 17, 1956 in Murray UT.  In 1963, they moved to Pinesdale MT and made that their home.  She had 14 children, 66 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild, and many...

Patricia Jean O’Connell Anderson, 77, passed away April 4, 2024, at Discovery Care Center in Hamilton, MT.  Born June 5, 1946, in Helena, MT, she was the fourth child and only daughter of Brian D. O’Connell and Hazel Jean (Richardson) O’Connell. Pat attended Hawthorne Elementary, graduated from Helena High School and received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from St. Vincent’s Hospital in Billings, MT. After graduation she worked at St John’s...

Linda G. Higginbotham, age 75, passed away on April 2, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love and cherished memories. She was born on November 3, 1948, in Amarillo, Texas, to Uel Ray and Elsie Francis (Essary) McMillan. Linda was preceded in death by her loving parents, sister Barbara Miller, and brothers Loni and Jerry McMillan. She is survived by her brother Larry McMillan who will continue to hold her memory dear. On March 25, 1965, Linda married her high school sweetheart Greg...

HAMILTON - Joan Sheets, 81, of Hamilton passed away Monday, April 1, 2024 at the Discovery Care Centre in Hamilton from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease.  She  was born Joan Marie Simenson in Wild Rose, WI in 1942 to the late Leonard and Beatrice Simenson of Wautoma, WI. Joan is survived by husband Ralph Haverkorn; daughters, Stephanie Mason, Rexanna Luebbert, and Chenoa Smith; grandchildren, Allan Luebbert, Melissa Luebbert, Oswaldo Velasco Perez, Emelyne & Quinn...

HAMILTON - Zachary Andrew Athearn, 30, of Hamilton passed away Monday, April 1, 2024 at Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital.  Services will be held at the Corvallis Community Church and will be announced.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.