Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County
Michael Corr
September 1, 2017
After surviving a tragic motorcycle accident which left him physically and mentally handicapped for over forty years, Mickey Corr took his big smile to heaven on September 1, 2017. Mickey is the son of Peg and Jim Corr of Dillon. He was born in Malta, Montana on October 21, 1954. He grew up in Joplin and Dillon, Montana where he...
Steven Vezina
August 31, 2017
Steven Don Vezina passed away on August 31, 2017 after battling cancer to a draw. Steve was born on April 25, 1959 in Salmon, Idaho to Alvin and Dorothy Vezina. He moved to Dillon at 8 years of age and graduated from Beaverhead County High School in 1977. He enrolled at Montana Tech for a year before deciding teaching was...
Ingrid Taylor
August 28, 2017
Ingrid Thilda (Cragholm) Taylor of Dillon, MT left for her final resting place on August 28th, 2017. Ingrid was born of Scandinavian ancestry to Col. Ellsworth A. Cragholm and Alice (Peterson) Cragholm on July 20th, 1943 in San Francisco, CA. She was reared and thrived in Dillon, MT as a youth. Ingrid would (after being Married) also live in Cut...
Brenda Eccleston Morstein
August 23, 2017
“An excellent wife who can find? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life” Prov 31:10-1. Brenda Glenn Eccleston Morstein died on August 23, 2017 due to complications from Alzheimer’s. Brenda was...
Roma Steele
August 20, 2017
Roma Nadine Steele (78) passed away peacefully in her sleep at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare on Aug 20, 2017. It was her 78th birthday. After a battle with a rare condition, autoimmune encephalitis, she went to Heaven surrounded by her loved ones. Roma was born August 20, 1939 in Parker, Arizona to Cecil "Smitty" Smith and Laura "Boots" Smith. Roma...
Carol Spencer
August 19, 2017
Carol “Jean” Spencer, 86 of Dillon, Montana passed away at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her family on August 19, 2017. She was born on January 16, 1931 in Polk County, Wisconsin to Albert and Alice Peterson. She was married briefly to C. Ashlocke then divorced and married to David Spencer. She was blessed with 6 children and...
Janet Schuetz
August 18, 2017
Janet L. Schuetz. After a gallant fight with cancer, Jan entered God’s Kingdom on August 18, 2017. She was born on January 22, 1948 in Erie, PA. Her husband Ken and sister MaryEllen Schmidt survive. A celebration of her life will be held in Dillon at Grace United Methodist Church on September 15, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Jan graduated from...
Agnes Melton
August 11, 2017
Agnes Ollie Dons Eberline Melton February 27, 1920 – August 11, 2017 Agnes Ollie Dons Eberline Melton, 97, passed away Friday, August 11, 2017 at Barrett Hospital. Ollie was born in Goshen, Idaho on February 27, 1920 and spent her early years in Shelley, Idaho, but attended grade school in Dillon, Montana. She helped her parents, Hans and Hanna Dons...
Mary Phillips
August 8, 2017
Mary Phillips passed away in Dillon, Montana on August 8, 2017 at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare.
Michelle Daniels
August 6, 2017
After a lengthy illness Michelle Arms Daniels died August 6th at her home in Glen. Michelle loved living alongside the Big Hole River as she was an avid fisherman and when not fishing she enjoyed working on her stained glass or traveling to visit her children and grandchildren. She married the love of her life, Tom Daniels in 1980. For...
John Gaswint
July 31, 2017
John Ray Gaswint passed away on Monday July 31, 2017 in Dillon, Montana. Private family services will be held.
William Reynolds
July 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...
Joseph Salvo
July 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....
Franklin Kluesner
July 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...
Dale Buckingham
June 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...
Richard Pinto
June 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...
Lucille Nellis
June 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...
M. Link
June 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...
James Christensen
June 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...
