Obituaries

Hamilton – Verna Diehl Hodgson passed away at her Hamilton home on October 4, 2020. Born on her grandparents’ farm outside Hellertown, Pennsylvania on July 30, 1926, Verna graduated from Collingswood (New Jersey) High School in 1944. Not long after graduation she met her future husband Cal Hodgson, a young sailor, at an ice hockey […]

Stevensville – Joy Wilda Gover, age 102, slipped to a better world peacefully on October 9th, 2020 at The Living Centre in Stevensville, MT. “Grandma Joy’’ as she was affectionately called by the many who knew her was born on December 16, 1917 on the Cooper Homestead in Meagher County near White Sulphur Springs, MT. […]

Sheldon Delain Leonard of Florence Montana, passed into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on September 26, 2020, surrounded by all of his children. Sheldon was born on August 02, 1955, in Des Moines, Iowa to his parents Albert and Elva Leonard. They preceded him in death. He was the fourth of five […]

Stevensville – Carla Kay McDonald, 78, of Stevensville passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at St. Patrick Hospital. Carla was born May 18, 1942 in Fort Worth, TX to Carl K. and Medwin (Robertson) Marshall. After graduating from high school she attended UTA in Arlington for two years. Carla was married to Ray McDonald. She […]

James Gene Shockley of Victor, Montana, died peacefully at home on September 14, 2020. Jimmy Gene was born in 1944 at Luke Field Air Force Base in Phoenix, Arizona, to Gene and Helen Shockley. Jim was predeceased by his parents and grandparents. Jim is survived by his spouse, Marilee Shockley, and his brothers, Mark (Sherry) […]

Ed passed from this life to the next, quietly and instantly, on his beloved ranch on September 25, 2020. He died at age 79 of natural causes related to a heart condition. He was born in Anaconda, Montana on June 29, 1941 to Edward J. Cummings and Charlotte Ely Cummings. He attended St. Peter’s grade […]

Brad Orcutt King went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 4, 2020. He died of natural causes at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena, Montana. Brad was born in Red Lodge on November 24, 1963 to Roger and Carol Orcutt King and moved as a youngster with his older sister and parents to […]

Kenneth Eugene “Gene” Buroker died at the age of 91 on August 22, 2020 of natural causes, at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula Montana. Gene was well known as the “honorary mayor” of Victor, Montana, where he and his wife, Mavis, owned and operated the Homemakers Center. Gene sold and repaired vacuum cleaners and sewing […]

Florence – Beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Harold Lee Greer, passed away of natural, heart related causes at home on September 10th, 2020. He was born in Kansas City Missouri March 8, 1938 to Harold and Vera (Johnson) Greer.  Harold Lee was raised in Kansas City and graduated high school in 1956. After working summer […]

Stevensville – Minabelle Kerper Milodragovich was a force majeure who lived an extraordinary life. Born 8/13/29 in Powell, Wyoming, she died on 9/1/2020 in Florence, Montana at the age of 91. She passed from congestive heart failure with her children at her side.  Meike, as she was known, lived life through her strong Christian faith, […]

Robert Dale (Bob) Beeler, 67, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2020 due to a car accident. Bob was born July 14, 1953 to Lee Gene Beeler and Hilda Scheibel in Miles City, Montana. He moved to Auburn, Washington and graduated from Auburn High School in 1972. Shortly after graduation Bob joined the United States Air […]