Hamilton – Margaret Deans Rhodes, 95, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at her home in Sapphire Lutheran Homes. She was born November 29, 1924 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Charles and Hettie Brinkley Deans. She grew up on a small farm in Virginia, and through every step of her life, she loved gardening. […]
Obituaries
Harold ‘Butch’ Neal
Stevensville – Harold Albert “Butch” Neal passed away January 21, 2020 at The Living Centre in Stevensville. Butch joined the Army Reserve in 1957 after graduating from ArleeHigh School. He worked at the Bonner Mill for several years and later worked as a motorcycle mechanic in Missoula and Hamilton until he retired. He was preceded […]
Arthur James LeFevre
Stevensville – Arthur James LeFevre was born November 9, 1926 in Canandaigua, New York. He passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula Montana at the age of 93 after a brief illness. Quoted from his book: “At age 15 I decided it was time to let the world know that I was […]
William ‘Bill’ Varien
Stevensville – William “Bill” Varien, passed away on January 12, 2020 at the The Living Centre in Stevensville, surrounded by family members. He was born March 21, 1933, in Monterey, CA to Billand Miriam Varien. He graduated from Carmel, CA high school and graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in geology. […]
Elizabeth Ann Stackpole O’Connor
Victor – Elizabeth Ann Stackpole O’Connor died peacefully at her creekside home in Victor, MT on Sunday morning, January 5, 2020 surrounded in love by several of her children and grandchildren. Elizabeth, born December 2, 1930 in Brockton, MA, attended local schools in Brockton before graduating from the Carney Hospital School of Nursing in Dorchester, […]
Del Cameron
Stevensville – Del Cameron 85, of Stevensville MT went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 4, 2020 with his son Justin Cameron and family by his side. Del spent 50 years and made his living in the rugged Rockies hiking over vast wilderness mountains, through virgin forests and countless deep […]
Donald R. Boyd
Donald R. Boyd of Stevensville passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Don was born on June 23, 1932 in Porterville, California. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, ranking Sgt. E5. He married his sweetheart Caroline Ledford on October 21, 1956 and together they went hand in hand until her passing on […]
Don Perry Scott
Hamilton – Don Perry Scott, affectionately known as “Scotty,” passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Valley View Estates. Services for Scotty will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 11 a.m. at St. Francis of Assis Catholic Church in Hamilton. Interment will be held at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in […]
Sam R. Hayden
Florence – Sam R. Hayden, 85, of Florence passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease Monday, December 23, 2019 at Kathy’s Place Assisted Living. He was born March 7, 1934 in Stevensville, MT, the son of the late Art and Jule Hayden. Sam grew up and graduated high school in Stevensville. He then […]
Annette Bell Wildey
Hamilton – Annette Bell (Keely) Wildey, 87, of Hamilton earned her wings on Saturday, December 14, 2019 while in Spokane, WA. Annette was born November 18, 1932 in San Diego, CA the only daughter of the late Ron and Nell Keely of Sula, MT. She lived in California until the family moved to the Sula […]
John Leroy Willmschen
On December 4, 2019, we lost a Husband, Father, Grandfather and a very dear friend…a good man. John Leroy Willmschen was carried home on the wings of the angels. He was born September 23, 1962 to Leroy and Bonnie Willmschen, both of whom preceded him in death. John attended school in Salem, Oregon and was […]
James Hill
April 10, 1950 to November 13, 2019 Missoula – James “Jim” Hill was born in Hamilton MT on April 10, 1950 where he was raised. He graduated from high school in 1968. After high school, he worked for the U.S. Forest Service on the hot shot crew and then trained to be a smoke jumper. […]