Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County
Janice Hamby
August 30, 2019
Janice Elaine (Houk) Hamby, 70, passed away August 30th, 2019 at Barrett Memorial Hospital from a long battle with cancer. Janice was born in Clinton, Missouri on December 19th, 1948, to Orville and Mabel Houk. She attended Deepwater High School until she met Charles J. Hamby. They were married in Brownington, Missouri on December 18th, 1965. Janice worked for Rivals...
Linda Lee-Muntzer
August 25, 2019
Linda L. Lee-Muntzer went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 25th, 2019. She was born on April 25th, 1940 in Waukegan, IL to Roy Zigenhagen and Mary Burnum. She is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Thomas H Muntzer, two stepsons, Henry “Hank” and Matthew “Matt” Muntzer, a stepdaughter, Babbett Courson, and...
Wayne Contway
August 22, 2019
Wayne Henry Contway was born November 20, 1937 in Dillon Montana to Harold “Toke” and Helene Wenger Contway. On Thursday, August 22, 2019, Wayne passed away at home with family at his side after a long battle with cancer. Wayne attended Beaverhead County High School and Western Montana College. After graduating from Western, Wayne began his career with Health and...
Albert Trafelet
August 16, 2019
Albert passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 16 following a brief illness. Albert Paul Trafelet was born March 17, 1935 in Valier, Montana to Albert and Zella Trafelet. He was the eldest of five children. Albert spent his childhood helping on the family homestead west of Dupuyer. He attended the Bisnett School during his elementary years and graduated from Valier High...
Marvin Tuffs
August 11, 2019
Marvin Ray “Marv” Tuffs, born February 8, 1947, passed away peacefully late August 11, 2019. A beloved man, born in South Dakota to Fred and Josephine Tuffs, he was a hard working man. A gathering will be held later in the Fall. If anyone knows any information of Marvin Tuff's next of kin, please contact us.
Norah Elliott
August 9, 2019
Norah Richardson Owen Elliott On August 9, 2019 Norah went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Born December 31, 1929 to Marie and Walter Richardson, she went to grade school in Bannack, Montana. Norah graduated from high school in 1947. In 1948 she married Bennett Owen. From that union five children Glen, Georgia, Peggy, Trish and...
Arthur Hopkins
August 4, 2019
Arthur Hopkins born March 15, 1942 passed away unexpectedly August 4, 2019. Worlds most giving man, friend, father & grandfather. Friends & family were everything to him & he had a great passion for gardening & nature. He was an artist when it came to floors and countertops & his craft will live on for years in most of the...
Joyce McDowell
July 14, 2019
Joyce Hirschy McDowell born August 27, 1927 passed away at her home in the Big Hole Valley on July 14, 2019 while in the company of her family, Melva McDowell, Jock and Janet McDowell, and her niece Heidi Hirschy. Joyce loved the Big Hole Valley that she called home and enjoyed a good day’s work on a horse or in...
Betty Hanson
July 12, 2019
Betty Spehar Hanson Betty was born 27 July 1933 in Sheridan, Montana to Julius and Evelyn (Hansen) Galiger. She attended schools at Robbers Roost and Sheridan before moving to Dillon with her parents and graduating from Beaverhead County High School. She worked weekends and summers for Ray Nelson in the restaurant business. In 1952 she married Charles Spehar and went...
Eddie Waldemar
June 28, 2019
Eddie Leonard Waldemar, age 67, loving husband and father passed away June 25, 2019. Ed was born April 6, 1952 in Dillon, Montana to Leonard and Mary Jo (Wenger) Waldemar. Ed lived the majority of his life in Dillon, Montana. Ed graduated from Beaverhead County High School in 1970. After high school he went to MSU for a year then...
Robert Young
June 22, 2019
Robert Smith Young, "Bob," 68, of Lima Montana returned to his heavenly home on June 22, 2019. The funeral services will be held on Friday, June 28, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Lima High School gymnasium. The viewing will be from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. the same day at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Lima,...
Daniel Podunovich
June 21, 2019
Daniel Ralph Podunovich “Danny” was born August 26, 1977 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He moved to Dillon, Montana at a young age where he grew up playing baseball, fishing, hunting and just enjoying Montana. In 2003 Danny married Tara Straubhaar and became father to her two daughters Kenzie and Tatem and loved them as his own, within the next two years...
Joyce Ferguson
May 22, 2019
Joyce Marie Ferguson, 79 born April 18th, 1941. Joyce passed away at home on Wednesday morning, May 22nd in her sleep. She is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Ferguson and grandson, Scott Morris. She was survived by her two sisters, Helena and Peggy and two brothers, Wayne and Bill Barber, daughter, Gail Morris and 3 sons, Marty, Mike...
Clemence Siebert
May 21, 2019
Clemence Baker, DuBois, Siebert born February 3, 1927 to Moses and Marcelline Baker at Ft. Totten N. Dakota married Dave DuBois Sr. in 1944 to which 6 children were born. In 1961, Cis and family moved to Dillon. She later divorced but remained in Dillon Where she met and married Al Siebert in 1969. She worked in the food business...
Lindy Walker
May 19, 2019
Lindy Margaret Dalimata-Walker passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 at her home in Dillon, MT at the age of 41. Lindy is survived by her husband and daughter, Brian and Aspen Walker; her parents, Mark Dalimata and Diane Asay. She is also survived by siblings, Jennifer (Bob) Niles; Chris (Tausha) Holden; Lisa (Chris) Soignet; Eric Holden; Nora-Mae Dalimata; Ryan (Lauren)...
Lawrence Pabich
May 17, 2019
Lawrence Edward Pabich passed away, May 17th, 2019. He battled brain tumors for over five years. He was so brave and never complained. He was so kind, loving and caring, always thought of everyone else first, and always wanted to help out others. He was born in Stanley, Wisconsin on June 15th, 1949. He moved to Dillon, Montana in 1976,...
John Richard Roberts
May 7, 2019
John Richard “Dick” Roberts John Richard “Dick” Roberts passed away Tuesday May 7, 2019 at the age of 80 years old. He had his family by his side. Dick was the only child of Jack and Florence Roberts. He was born January 22, 1939 in Great Falls, MT. His family moved to Dillon in 1940, where they established Roberts Foods...
Willodean Potter-Barnes
April 30, 2019
Willodean Barnes was born Willodean Lucille Potter in Cumberland County Tennessee on September 27, 1927 to parents Floyd and Arbana Potter, the 5th of 10 children. Dean grew up in the hills of Tennessee helping with the farm and household chores along side her dad, mom and siblings. Without running water, and an outhouse out back, she learned at a...
Elizabeth Younggren
April 27, 2019
ELIZABETH "LIZ" (BRENNER) YOUNGGREN Elizabeth “Liz” Brenner Younggren, native of Horse Prairie and loved mother, grandmother, and wife passed away Saturday April 27, 2019 in Dillon, Montana while bravely living with acute rheumatoid arthritis. Liz was born in Butte, Montana January 8, 1941, the only child of Jack S. Brenner and Frances Ford Brenner. Liz grew up on the Lazy...
George Jenkins
April 25, 2019
Anyone having information on the next of kin for Mr. Jenkins please contact the funeral home at 406-683-2112
