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Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County
Gwen Ballard
Apr 24, 2018
Gwen Oyler Ballard passed quietly on April 24, 2018 in the Barrett Hospital in Dillon, MT holding her husband Mariner’s hand of 72 years. Gwen was born on October 3, 1926 in Tremonton, UT to Leo and Lodi Oyler. Gwen grew up in East Garland, Utah where she attended school. She graduated from Bear River High School in 1945. On...
Raymond Ford
Apr 19, 2018
Raymond S Ford, 76 Raymond Stanley Ford passed away at his home on April 19, 2018 of natural causes. He was born in Spokane, WA to Robert D. and Helen L. (Thurber) Ford on December 2, 1941. He had many childhood adventures growing up number 7 out of 12 children. He attended schools in Spokane. Ray married Joann Garratt in...
Lee Carlson
Apr 15, 2018
Lee William Carlson, 36, passed away April 15, 2018 after a short but valiant battle with cancer. Born October 20, 1981, he grew up in the Prairie Elk and Circle communities, and as a kid devoted countless hours to learning to rope, ride, shoot guns and baskets, and play the fiddle and tuba. As he grew into adulthood, he left...
Jess Knapp
Apr 11, 2018
Jess M. Knapp, 55, died April 11th, 2018 at home in Argenta, Montana. He was born June 12th 1962 in Dillon Montana to the late Jack and Nancy Knapp. Jess was the youngest of five children, his sister Judy Knapp preceding him in death.Jess enjoyed life as a mechanic, graduating from WyoTech and continued on to teach there as well....
Marlin Morris
Apr 10, 2018
Marlin Lee Morris age 71 passed away on April 10, 2018 in Dillon, Montana.
Ellen Bernard
Apr 5, 2018
Ellen Margaret Frazee Bernard, 94, entered into the gates of heaven on April 5, 2018 at Pioneer Care and Rehab. She was born on March 30, 1924 to Guy and Irene Frazee in Lemhi, Idaho. She was the 1st born followed by two brothers, Kenneth and Ralph.She met the love of her life, Leon Bernard, at a Christmas dance in...
Melvin Salmonsen
Apr 1, 2018
Melvin (Buck Shot) Salmonsen passed away April 1, 2018. Buck as he was called by his friends, was born in Dillon July 30, 1934 to Elmer and Mary Salmonsen. Buck spent the majority of his youth on the Brown Ranch up Blacktail with Eva and Ansel Brown and Buster and Helen Brown. After graduation from Beaverhead County High School he...
Rella Pelletier
Mar 31, 2018
Rella Marie Pelletier Dillon- Rella (Michaud) Pelletier, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at her home in Dillon, MT, surrounded by her loving family. She recently celebrated her 86th birthday, or her 21st, because she was born on Leap year 1932. She joked that she would have liked to have made it to age twenty-two. She was...
James Moses
Mar 25, 2018
James Michael Moses, 66 of Dillon, Montana passed away at his residence after a lengthy illness. He has battled with ill health since his stroke in 2009. He was born on January 3, 1952 in Richland, Washington to Jack M and Shirley Ann (Buster) Moses. He was blessed with 3 children; Britnee, Toby and Colter from his first marriage to...
Mardell Johnson
Mar 17, 2018
Mardell Johnson was called home March 17, 2018 to be with the Lord. Mardell was a loving wife, mother and grandmother among other things and will always be remembered as that. While not a Montana native she took to the beauty of this peaceful place and called it her home. Mardell was born July 22, 1949 to Harold and Emma...
Norman Focher
Mar 17, 2018
Norman Earl Focher, 76, passed away March 17th, 2018. Norman was born on April 2nd, 1941 in Billings MT. to Edward Focher and Vivian Heisler. He was a man of many talents and occupations including farming, ranching, mailman, and owner of multiple businesses. Norman was a recreational pilot, loved the outdoors, and enjoyed hunting and fishing with family and friends....
Patricia Miller
Mar 14, 2018
Patricia Mae Saling Hunt Miller passed away on March 14, 2018 at Pioneer Rest Home in Dillon, MT. Mom was born on Sept. 9, 1929, in Gresham, OR, to Edmund (Ted) Saling and Georgia Beck Saling. She was raised in Estacada, OR, along with her younger sister Donna (Saling) Bledsoe. She attended school in Estacada until her graduation in 1947....
Johanna Vinson
Mar 5, 2018
Johanna Vinson passed away March 5th 2018 at Pioneer Care in Dillon, Montana. She was 85. Johanna was born October 2nd, 1932 in Kulmbach, Germany. Losing her father in Italy during WWII, she grew up with her mother and four siblings in the not so pleasant times. At the age of 14, she went to work in a factory in...
Verona Eby
Mar 3, 2018
Verona May Nettik Eby was born on June 7, 1935 in Dillon, Montana to Edward & Verna Nettik. She attended schools in Dillon, graduating from BCHS in 1953 and attending 1 year at WMC. She most enjoyed her work at the big dipper when she was younger. She grew up with 2 brothers, Ernie (Mary Ellen) and Mickey who made...
Steven Jennings
Mar 1, 2018
Steve Jennings 1948-2018 Steven Wayne Jennings died peacefully at home on March 1, 2018. Born June 27, 1948 in Missoula where his parents Les and Elaine Jennings attended college after both served in the military during WWII. Steve spent all but 2 years of his childhood in Montana in Butte and Bozeman where he graduated High School in 1966. After...
Kenneth Schoen
Feb 22, 2018
Kenneth Robert (Bob) Schoen, 78, of Dillon, MT passed away on February 22nd, 2018 in Dillon. Bob was born in Parker, Idaho to Kenneth and Helen Schoen on June 1st, 1939. He went to school at Rupert, Idaho. He married Anna Smith with whom he had 3 daughters and later divorced. He married Carolyn Darfler on August 4th 1978. Bob...
William "Dick" Crockford
Feb 8, 2018
William Richard “Dick” Crockford of Dillon, Mont., 65, passed away from a heart attack early Thursday, February 8, 2018. He was born May 2, 1952 in Los Angeles to William “Bill” Crockford and Doris Driscoll Crockford. He married Deborah Westby August 17, 1974 in Missoula, Mont. Together, they have three daughters Heather, Rebecca, and Theresa. Many know Dick from his...
Merrill Fitzwater
Feb 4, 2018
Merrill Wayne Fitzwater Wayne was born Nov. 9, 1918 at Greenville, Ohio the youngest son of Jasper and Elsie (Bretz) Fitzwater. The parents were basically farmers until the father went to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad, first at Bradford, Ohio and then out of Columbus, Ohio. In the early 1930’s Jasper lost the greatest part of his left hand and...
Stuart Fitzgerald
Feb 4, 2018
Stuart William FitzGerald was born Jan 6, 1929 in Detroit Michigan to James Stuart FitzGerald and Marguerite Elizabeth Milligan. In 1946 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. Upon graduation from Parris Island boot camp he was shipped to North China in support of the Marshall Plan until 1947. When his enlistment was up, he returned to Detroit where he met...
Shirley Knox
Jan 19, 2018
Shirley Lee Knox, age 86, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2018 in her home, with her family at her side. Shirley fought her share of health issues in recent years, and the heart full of so much love finally wore out. Shirley was born July 1, 1931 in Wheeling, Missouri to Virgil Lee Brown and Stella Arleen (Trussell) Brown....
