All Obituaries

Larry Olsen of Hamilton, Montana passed away on June 15, 2019 at his home.  He was 80 years of age.  Larry was born on July 21, 1938 in Liberal, Kansas to Kenneth Donald and Mattie Irene Brinkley Olsen.  Larry served in the Army for 4 years. He was stationed in Germany where both of his daughters were born.  Following his military service his parents purchased The Sportsman’s Lodge in Cooper Landing, Alaska. Larry took his first wife and children, along with his...

Darby – Wanda DeLis Berry was born on May 28, 1931 in Hamilton to the late Marion and Gladys Simmons Oswald.  DeLis entered into heaven on June 13, 2019 at her home.  DeLis graduated from Darby High School in 1949. She married the love of her life, Bob Berry, on Feb 3, 1951.  To this union they were blessed with 5 children.  DeLis spent her life raising her children and several other kids in the area.  DeLis’ love was taking care of everyone. She was...

Revelations 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more pain. Elmer Lewis Meskimen, Jr. was born on March 2, 1932 at Morristown, S.D., to Elmer Lewis Meskimen and Mrytle Laura Weisbeck Meskimen.  He entered into Heaven on June 11, 2019 at Beehive Assisted Living in Hamilton, MT.  Elmer graduated from Darby High School in 1950.  In 1976 he graduated from the College of Great Falls, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology. Elmer...

In memory of Joseph Frugoli who passed away June 10, 2019 in his sleep. Joe had been living in Hamiltion Montana close to his son and daughter In-law for the past four years and under the care of Hospice when he passed. Due to age and health conditions it prevented him from staying in Nevada, his home of ninety years. Joe was born June 3, 1925 in Mound House Nevada to his parents Maria Gonfiantini and Pietro Frugoli. His family moved to Empire Nevada where he would live until the outbreak...

HAMILTON - Lyle Eugene Westgard passed away on June 9, 2019, just four days before his 90th birthday, at Discovery Care Assisted Living in Hamilton.  Lyle was born on June 13, 1929 in Rugby, North Dakota to John Oscar Westgard and Ethel Kari Christenson. His early childhood years were spent in Rugby, North Dakota during the Depression years, where many aunts, uncles and cousins lived also.  In the early 1940’s he and his sister Jean, moved to Lolo with their Aunt Sigrid and...

HAMILTON - LM Powell, a man acclaimed as gracious, skillful, and kind throughout his long life, passed away on Sunday, June 9, in Hamilton. He was 93 years old. LM was born in Hamilton to Ralph and Ruth (Waddell) Powell on May 31, 1926 and raised on his family’s dairy farm near Victor. He helped his parents work the farm on Sweathouse Creek throughout their lives, and cared for the farmland throughout his own. Many of LM’s stories from his youth featured a fishing rod, a bike,...

HAMILTON - Floyd E Bicknell, 95, of Hamilton passed away peacefully Thursday, June 6, 2019 In Corvallis Montana. Bic, as he was known, was a WWII veteran and so appropriate; he passed on “D Day”.  Bic was born in 1924 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Stella Wall and Andrew Bicknell and one of 5 siblings. Bic, having been born during the Great Depression, lived of the era in foster homes split up from his siblings as his mother had no means of supporting them.  He...

HAMILTON – Susie Strong, 66, of Hamilton passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at her home of natural causes.  She was born July 22, 1952 in Santa Barbara, CA the daughter of Charles and Edith Avery.  Susie was raised and educated in California.  She moved to Montana in her early 20’s.  Susie worked at The Creamery, in home health, the Ravalli Republic before retiring from Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in 2018.  Susie loved living in Montana and loved people...

Charles H. (“Charlie”) Price died peacefully at his home on June 1, 2019 at age 90.  Born in the rural town of Stamps, Arkansas in 1929, he grew up during the hardship of the Depression, sometimes with no running water or electricity.  Following junior college, he enlisted in the Air Force and became a pilot, flying P-51 Mustangs during the Korean War. On his thirtieth mission, his plane was shot down behind enemy lines, he bailed out, was captured and held as a...

Dennis Milton Johnson HAMILTON - Dennis made his journey home to his heavenly father on May 31, 2019 following complications of a stroke, surrounded by his family. He was born in Butte, Montana on September 28, 1948 to Phyllis and Jerry Johnson.  He completed his schooling in Butte before joining the U.S. Army in 1965.  Dennis served his country proudly doing four tours in Vietnam, receiving the Silver Star and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Badge.  Later he received the...