All Obituaries

CORVALLIS - Kirk (Butch) Martindell of Corvallis passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, August 6th, 2020, in his home. Butch was born on October 24th, 1943 in Paramount, California to Kirk and Evelyn Martindell, and was raised in his teenage years by his Uncle Arthur Monett and Aunt Lorraine Monett. Butch had two daughters with his first wife; Christina Lankford and Suzanne Cochrell, and a son and a daughter with his wife Joyce; Matthew Martindell and Jennifer Graves. Joyce and Butch...

DARBY - Frederick Doyle Nelson 64 of Darby passed away August 1, 2020 of cancer at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born October 10, 1955 in Montpelier, Idaho, the son of the late Harold Nelson and Ethel Buhler. Fred was a large baby and as he grew older, he also grew taller and bigger. Fred moved with his family to Montana as a youngster where he had adventures with his siblings, and friends and learned to work hard.  There was always a garden to weed, wood to get in and...

Ronan, MT - Jo Mae Drake, loving, vivacious, creative, kind and selfless, wife, mother, grandmother and friend, has won her 20-year battle with Dementia and now celebrates her new and eternal life in· heaven with her Savior, Jesus Christ.  Jo Mae departed this world on July 30, 2020, age 86. Born in. Missoula, MT, 9/30/1933, to Blanche and Charles Chase, Jo Mae grew up to become a determined, intelligent, talented and beautiful individual. She loved to learn and throughout her...

NAMPA, ID - Cheryl Zemliska 66, of Napa, Idaho passed away of a massive stroke on July 27, 2020 at Kalispell Regional Hospital. She was born December 3, 1953 in Grangeville, Idaho. She was the daughter of the late Earl E. and Irene Cooley. She was raised in Missoula and attended grade school at Lewis and Clark and graduated from Sentinel High. After graduating she attended Radiology school at Missoula St. Patrick's Hospital. She met and married Duane Zemliska on October 18, 1975. They...

  Brenna Marie Short, 46, of Hamilton, passed away on July 26, 2020, at her home amid the beautiful Bitterroot mountains. She often called the property on which her home stood “fairylands” because of how the sunlight filtered through the trees by the creek where the butterflies were so active.         On October 10, 1973, Brenna was born in Metairie, Louisiana, to William James Short and the late Barbara Cornforth Short. She grew up in Mandeville, LA,...

HAMILTON – Lynne Whittle Hayes passed away quietly on the evening of July 26, 2020 within minutes of her loved ones saying their tender goodbyes around her bedside.  She was born December 22, 1943, to Reuel Daniel Whittle and June Chapman Whittle in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the oldest of five children.  She graduated from Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Idaho in 1962.  She loved music and repeatedly won call-in contests to identify songs on the radio by artists like Elvis,...

HAMILTON - Michele Thompson of Hamilton died of natural causes on July 23, 2020. She was born in Sheridan Wyoming, April 17, 1946 to Rosa and John Thompson, one of six children. She completed 1 ½ years of college in Sheridan before venturing out into the world which would be the beginning of many adventures. She later finished her college BA in Wichita Kansas. At the age of 19 to about 40 years old, she lived several places, traveled, had many jobs, meeting many people and having a...

Susan Jacobson of Hamilton passed away unexpectedly, early in the morning on July 20th, 2020 in her home. She was born December 3, 1964 in San Bernardino, CA, the daughter of the late Diane Riggs and Michael Jacobson. She was raised in Redlands, CA and a graduate of Redlands Senior High School.  Prior to relocating to Hamilton in the mid 90's, Susan worked in the mortgage, escrow, and insurance businesses.  Locally, Susan held jobs in manufacturing, banking, and property...

HAMILTON - Cletus L. Gerig went to be with Jesus Christ our Lord, July 15, 2020 surrounded by family at his residence.  Clete was born September 19, 1929 in Woodburn Indiana to Daniel and Wanda Miller Gerig. Clete married Barbara Jo Terral, whom he met in Solana Beach, CA. They were married for 70 years. They made their home in Solana Beach and then moved to Montana, in 1996, to be with their children and grandchildren. Clete was a veteran of the Korean War. They were blessed with...

Frank M Gouse Sr. passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on July 15th, 2020 at the age of 91. He was born in Pennsylvania to John and Edith Gouse where he grew up and met his future wife Lucy Boyer. They married in 1956 and had 3 children then in 1975 they moved out West with a short stay in Idaho, and then eventually settled in the Bitterroot Valley. Frank started a paint contracting business with his children, which his son still runs today. He had a wonderful...