, 90, died peacefully on January 10th at The Remington at Sapphire Lutheran Homes in Hamilton. Born on September 19, 1930, the sole child of George Christian and Frances Ritter Maentz in Allegan, Michigan, she grew up in Kalamazoo, prior to attending Michigan State University where she met the love of her life, Bernie Swift. […]
Obituaries
Harold Lloyd Graham
Harold Lloyd (Hal) Graham passed away peacefully from natural causes at his home in Florence, Montana on January 11, 2021. He was surrounded by his children and close family. Harold Lloyd was born on November 11, 1934 to Thomas and Mabel Graham in Lowell, Arkansas on the family homestead known as Hickory Creek. His birthday […]
Darlene Grove
Darlene Grove was born August 30, 1931 along the Humboldt River near Frenchman’s Ford. She shed her earthly bonds and drifted away from her Stevensville home in the Bitterroot Valley on the crisp sunny morning of January 11, 2021 in peace and quiet strength. Darlene was an independent thinker with an adventurous spirit well ahead […]
Ruth Miriam Canfield
was born October 19,1921 in Napa, CA to Emil and Goldy Swanson, who owned a painting supplies store. Emil not only owned the store but was a painting contractor, and a Methodist preacher. Ruth, her sister and 3 brothers grew up in northern California during the Great Depression. She graduated from high school in Napa […]
Hugh C. Davidson, 1928-2020
Hugh Calvin Davidson, 92, of Hamilton died of a broken heart on Dec. 29, 2020 at Discovery Care Centre. He joined his beloved wife Jane in heaven on the day that she was laid to rest—determined to be with her as their family celebrated her life. Born the youngest of three children to Ford and […]
Ruth Miriam Canfield, 1921-2020
Ruth Miriam Canfield was born October 19,1921 in Napa, CA to Emil and Goldy Swanson, who owned a painting supplies store. Emil not only owned the store but was a painting contractor, and a Methodist preacher. Ruth, her sister and 3 brothers grew up in northern California during the Great Depression. She graduated from high […]
Willie Ruth Hoffman, 1927-2020
Willie Ruth (Heun) Hoffman died peacefully on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, with family by her side. She was 93 years old. Ruth was born in Paint Rock, Texas, in 1927, and was one of seven children including her sisters Olivia, Mildred and Ophelia (Phoebe), and brothers William (Bill), James and Roland (Curlie) Heun. Her father […]
Edgar Milton McMurty, 1936-2020
Edgar Milton “Ed” McMurtry, also known as dad, grandpa and great-grandpa, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 due to complications from COVID-19. Dad was born July 28, 1936 in Hyannis, Nebraska to Iva and Harry McMurtry, the 3rd of 7 children. They moved to Littleton, CO when he was young. In 1956 he met the […]
Dawn Hornaday, 1964-2020
How do you begin to describe the depth of a person’s life on a piece of paper? After a 9-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Dawn (Hawkinson) Hornaday, age 56, passed away peacefully at the family home on December 29th, 2020. Dawn was born on March 18th, 1964 at St Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana to […]
Ronald Lynn Carpenter, 1947-2020
Ronald Lynn Carpenter passed away at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana on December 21st. Cause of death was Covid Pneumonia. Ron was born on June 18th, 1947 in Mooreland Oklahoma to James and Alma Carpenter. He married Connie Williams in 1966. They had two sons, Mike (Adrienne) Carpenter and Ty Carpenter. They later separated. […]
Donald R. Rudolph
Victor – Donald R. Rudolph of Victor died Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Valley View Estates in Hamilton. He was born February 22, 1943 to Evelyn and Russell Rudolph in Chicago, IL. He married Lorelei “Lori” Kretschmer in April of 1967. They had one daughter, Lynda Kaye. Don spent over 50 years working with heavy […]
Deborah Mackaman
Stevensville – Hey, Everyone! Just checking in to let you all know I have crossed over to the other side! I apologize to anyone who I did not see or talk to before I left this world. It has been one heck of a ride! Here is a short and sweet bio. I was born […]