Stevensville – Suzanne Rene Halvorson of Stevensville, Montana, passed away at home on Monday, October 7, 2019. She was born April 28, 1960, in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Roger and Mary Ann (Easterwood) Umaly as the second of six children. Growing up in a family of six children, Suzi enjoyed as a young girl having her […]
Obituaries
Tami Jo Armijo
Stevensville – Tami was born April 22, 1960 in Missoula, Montana to Berniece and John Lee, joining her other siblings as the baby of the family. After moving from Seeley Lake to Stevensville, Tami attended Stevensville schools, graduating high school a year early in 1977 and later attended cosmetology school. At 23, she gave birth […]
John Irving Stroud
John Irving Stroud passed away peacefully at age 90 on October 8, 2019 in Stevensville, MT. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. John was born on March 9, 1929 in Langhorne, PA and grew up in Moorestown, NJ. While he spent most of his life in NJ, his heart was in exploring the […]
George Cunningham
George Cunningham of Stevensville, Montana passed away on June 19, 2019, at the age of 95. Born in 1924, George was the only son of Orin and Sarah Cunningham. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Susanne, and his two sons, Ken of Reno, Nevada and Keith of Vista, California. Born in Watseka, […]
Terry Leon Hicks
Stevensville – Terry Leon Hicks, 81, of Stevensville passed away due to cancer, Sunday, October 6, 2019 at his home in Stevensville. He was born on July 8, 1938, in Casa Grande, Arizona, to Leon and Anna (Griffith) Hicks. Terry served in the Army National Guard and was a building contractor for most of his […]
Ashley Louise Smartt
Ashley Louise Smartt passed away September 21, 2019. She was the youngest child of Ned and Jackie Smartt, born January 20, 2001. She was a beautiful cherished blessing. Through the years, her bright white smile, bubbly energy and personality brought joy and laughter to many. Ashley was a very social little bird and loved to […]
Ila Marie (Wood) Niemann
May 29, 1924 – Sept 27, 2019 Graduation with Heavenly Honors “Encantado con la Vida” and “I’d like to go see LeRoy and the rest of my family now” were two of the last messages Ila left with her family as she prepared to move on. Ila was “Enchanted with Life” both on this earth […]
Johnny Lay
Florence – Johnny R. Lay, 89, of Florence passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Marcus Daly Hospital. He was born January 14, 1930 in Hartford Arkansas, the son of the late Jake Lay and Nora Lay. He married Arloene Biltoft on October 12, 1966 and they had a wonderful life together. Johnny was […]
Teresa Anne Effing
Teresa Anne Effing crossed over on Sunday, August 4th at St. Patricks Hospital in Missoula. She was born on April 23, 1958 in that same hospital. Teresa was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald and Eileen Effing and her brother John. She left behind three sons, Jean, Tim and Dylan, whom she loved very […]
Lee Alfred Johnson
Hamilton – Lee Alfred Johnson, 78, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at St. Patrick’s Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born July 24, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Francis and Edith F. Johnson. He grew up there with his sister and two brothers, attended college and […]
Clarice H. Skillman
Hamilton – Clarice H. Skillman, 96, of Hamilton passed away peacefully at her home in Hamilton, Saturday, September 14, 2019 in the company of her daughter and special caregiver. She was born May 5, 1923, in a single room cabin near St. John, North Dakota. She was the first of three children born to Henry […]
Jack E. Eden
Jack E. Eden died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at his home near Hamilton. Born on February 5, 1929, to George and Delma Eden in Gooding, Idaho, Jack developed his animal husbandry skills on the family farm. An uncle, Roy Rose, taught Jack the art of packing cargo mules in the mid-1940s at Rose’s hunting camp […]