Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County

Jul 27, 2017

William Franklin (Bill) Reynolds Sr. passed away on July 27, 2017; he was 76. Born October 8, 1940, in Butte Montana, he was the seventh born in a family of 15 brothers and sisters to Wallace and Wilberetta Reynolds. Bill was raised in Melrose, MT and graduated from Beaverhead County High School in Dillon in 1958. Following graduation, Bill enlisted...

Jul 23, 2017

Joseph Raymond Salvo age 85 passed away from natural causes on July 23, 2017 at PVA in Dillon. He was born on May 20, 1932 to Nick and Josephine Salvo. Joseph was proceeded in death by his loving wife Margaret (Peggy) Salvo, sister Amilia Hayden and brother-in-law Archie Hayden Sr. and their daughter Donna (Hayden) Hansen, and brother-in-law James Pugh....

Jul 1, 2017

Franklin Dee Kluesner Franklin Dee Kluesner (Sr.), 76 years of age, of Lima, Montana, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 1st, 2017, at the Missouri River Center in Great Falls, Montana, from an extended illness. Frank was born in Lima, Montana, on September 26, 1940, to William and Cora (Daffin) Kluesner. He graduated from Lima High School in 1959. He...

Jun 29, 2017

Private family services were held.

Jun 28, 2017

Dale Garland Buckingham 2/13/1931 – 6/28/2017 On June 28, 2017 Dale was surrounded by loving family, when his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ decided to call him home. Dale was born in Anaconda, Montana on February 13, 1931 to Harry and Dorothy Duvall (Sharp). Dale’s Mother, Dorothy remarried C.W. Buckingham. His stepfather raised him from the age of 4 years...

Jun 21, 2017

Richard Manuel Pinto, 80 of Dillon, Montana passed away at his home on June 21, 2017. Richard was born in Mt. Vernon, New York on March 9, 1937 to Manuel and Maria Froias Pinto. He was married on April 10, 1960 in Chula Vista, California to JoAnn R. Docherty. Richard was a carpenter by trade for 45 years, but his...

Jun 20, 2017

Lucille L Nellis, with her family by her side, passed away peacefully at her home in Dillon, MT on June 20, 2017 at the age of 102. Lucille has lived in Dillon with her daughter Phyllis since 2004. Lucille was a beloved daughter, mother, sister, wife, aunt, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a role model, teacher, matriarch, artist, author...

Jun 16, 2017

M. Darleen (Eastep) Link Darleen passed away of natural causes at Barrett Hospital in Dillon on June 16, 2017. She was born in the Robertson Hospital in Livingston on June 22, 1933. Robertson Hospital was located on South C in Livingston right next to her family residence where she resided for many years. She graduated from Lincoln Elementary School. She...

Jun 11, 2017

James Lee Christensen 1942-2017 Jim Christensen was born in Dillon, Montana, on June 3, 1942, and passed away on June 11, 2017. He grew up in Grant Montana, going to grade school in Grant and high school in Lima. He worked as a cowboy, a miner, a fencer, and then finally found his career at the Forest Service as range...

Jun 4, 2017

Rawl Allen Robinson, 70 passed away in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Rawl was born May 14, 1947 in Belle Fourche South Dakota to Rawl Oliver Robinson and Hilda Wagner Robinson. Rawl grew up on a ranch in Sundance, Wyoming at the base of The Devils Tower. Rawl was known for his way...

May 30, 2017

Mark James Simkins Jr. 1995 – 2017 A tragic accident took the life of Mark James (M.J.) Simkins Jr. of Dillon on May 30 , a day after he turned 22. Born May 29, 1995 in Dillon, M.J. was passionate about his faith, family, football, community and education. M.J.’s participation in athletics began on the corner of Bannack and California...

May 30, 2017

Timothy George Mosolf, 70, of Dillon, Montana, died May 30, 2017. Tim was born Jan. 25, 1947 in Carmel, CA, to George and Bess Mosolf. He graduated from Carmel High School, where he played football. He later studied at Monterey Peninsula College. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to 1972, based out of Sheppard Air Force Base...

May 28, 2017

Lucy Ann Lienesch, AKA Lucyann Lienesche, 88 Lucy Ann Alexander Lienesch passed away peacefully in Dillon, Montana on May 28, 2017. She was born on March 25, 1929, in Los Angeles, California to Charles Lienesch and Lucy Axtell Lienesch, both of Montana pioneer families. Her great grandfather, George D. Thomas of Illinois, saw Montana while on military duty, and in...

May 26, 2017

May 24, 2017

Ned passed away May 24, 2017. He was born to Rela A. and Hattie (Calloway) Wellborn on June 19, 1926 at their homestead in Johnson Gulch up Medicine Lodge. He lived there for a few years with his parents, his older sister June, and his younger brother Bill. They later moved to Armstead and he attended schools there and in...

May 18, 2017

Clyde Robert Smith Jr., 92 of Dillon, Montana passed away at his home on May 17th, 2017. He was born at the family homestead on September 14, 1924 to Clyde Hunter and Madge Suzannah Ray Smith in Dillon, Montana. He was the fifth of a family of eight. In 1928, the family moved to a ranch 9 miles north of...

Apr 23, 2017

John Frank Lecoeuvre, 76 “Lodgepole John” as he was known to most passed away at his home on April 23, 2017 his good friend Hester Hildreth, attending him throughout his final illness, was at his side. He was born on July 22, 1940 in Worchester, Massachusetts to John and Marilyn Brodeur Lecoeuvre. He will be greatly missed. At his request...

Apr 22, 2017

Peter Gordon Miller died on April 22, 2017, at his home in Dillon. He was 79 years old. He was born December 3, 1937, in Dillon, to George Walter Miller and Mary Katherine White Miller. His very early years were lived in Denver, Colorado, and Fremont, Nebraska. When he was about 4 or 5 years old, the family moved back...

Apr 19, 2017

Virginia “Big Mom” Scalzone was born August 27, 1919 in Philadelphia, PA to Italian immigrants. She was the oldest of nine kids and went to work to help support the family when she was 14 during the years of the Great Depression. With the start of WW II, Virginia worked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard building airplanes – Virginia was...

Apr 13, 2017

Lei Lani Johnson (Brown) 79 passed away peacefully, April 13, 2017 at Barrett Hospital in Dillon, MT. Lani was born July 29, 1937 in Banning, CA to Walter H. Brown and Helen Daisy Brown (Rawlins). She moved to New York State, where she learned to swim in a pond at 4 years old. She attended grade school in Othello, WA...