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Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County
Jane (Marchesseau) Dodd
Jun 11, 2014
Jane Elisabeth "Marchesseau" Dodd On June 11, 2014, Jane Dodd joined family and friends in her eternal resting place. Born on December 29, 1924 in Anaconda, Montana; Jane was the middle child of Frank and Matilda Marchesseau. She grew up in the Grasshopper Valley with her sister Delia, her brother Bud and numerous cousins. She was very proud of being...
Essie Lillian (Whatley) Later
Jun 4, 2014
Essie Lillian Whatley Later died on Wednesday, June 4th surrounded by her family. Essie was born on March 20th 1926 to Enoch L. and Hettie C. (Hughes) Whatley in Glenmora, LA. She graduated from Beaver Creek High School in Oakdale, LA. From there she went to San Antonio, TX and worked and met her soul mate Dick Later. From there...
Betty (Thompson) Brand
May 30, 2014
Betty Brand, 86, left our world the morning of May 30, 2014. Betty was born April 14, 1928, in Deer Lodge, MT, to William and Margaret Thompson. On November 20, 1948, she married Joe Brand in Deer Lodge. Together they raised three daughters; Dianne, Caryn and Pam. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Brand, daughter Pam Kowalski,...
Wanda (Nudd) Longie
May 24, 2014
On May 24th Wanda Longie passed away at her home during her sleep. She was born on March 1st, 1956 in Dillon to Kenneth and Olive Nudd. She attended Beaverhead County High School. She has been married to Eugene Longie since April 7th, 1974. Together they had three children, Bonnie Longie, Bryan Longie and Brenda Longie. She was blessed with...
Julie (Turney) Tash
May 15, 2014
JULIE "NAN" TASH 1958-2014 Julie "Nan" (Turney) Tash passed away doing what she loved: Serving others while working cattle in the Big Hole Valley. John 14:12 Let not your heart be troubled; believe in GOD believe also in me. In my Fathers house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to...
John Nelson
May 11, 2014
John Harold Nelson January 15, 1937 to May 11, 2014 John H. Nelson, passed away May 11, 2014 from complications of a worn out heart. He was born to pioneers of the Big Hole Valley, Harold and Mae Nelson, and was raised on a cattle ranch in Wisdom, Montana. John was born January 15, 1937 in Dillon, Montana. He graduated...
Louis Hammer
May 6, 2014
Louis W. (Bill) Hammer, Clinton, MT resident of Rock Creek, died Monday, May 6th at his new home in Dillon, MT. He was in ill health for several years, but God has now called him home. Bill was born June 14th, 1930 in Scranton, N.D. but moved to the Black Hills of S.D. when he was 3 years old. He...
Douglas Woods
May 6, 2014
Douglas Leroy Woods, 59 July 31, 1954-May 6, 2014 Doug Woods passed away peacefully at his home on May 6, 2014. He was born in Sheridan Mt, the only son of Ruth and Tony Woods of Silverstar Mt. Doug grew up in Silverstar and attended school in Twin Bridges where he participated in most all sports. He then attended Montana...
Benny Reichle
May 2, 2014
Heaven received another angel on May 2, 2014, Benny Jay Reichle age 22. Benny was born in Dillon, Montana on April 8, 1992. He went to school K - 8th grade in Lima and graduated from Beaverhead Co. High School in 2010. Benny appointed himself protector of anyone he saw that was being bullied. He loved to fish, draw, cook...
John Maki
Apr 25, 2014
John (Jack) Earl Maki passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 from an aggressive form of prostate cancer surrounded by his family at home. He was born April 4, 1939 in Hamilton, Montana, the first son of Earl and Helen Maki.From an early age he developed a strong work ethic and loved working with the animals on the family farm. He...
Cherie Lowe
Apr 10, 2014
Cherie Lowe, 63 of Bannack, Montana passed away at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare on April 10, 2014. She was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on August 5, 1950 to Victor and Lillian (Smith) Stampfli. She married Thomas Lowe on July 13, 1978 at Medicine Hot Springs and they have two children Dawn and Amanda. Cherie is survived by her loving...
M. Morris
Apr 9, 2014
Scotty Morris, 27. loving son of Kevin and Gail Morris and brother of Kevin Morris, Jr. passed away on April 9th 2014 at home from a grandmal seizure. Scott was never married and had no children of his own. He graduated from Beaverhead County High School in 2004, just 5 weeks after a severe brain injury caused by a motorcycle...
Ernest Harvey
Mar 23, 2014
Ernie Harvey, 78, devoted husband, father and grandfather passed away at Barrett Memorial Hospital on March 23, 2014 of a head injury surrounded by his loving family and friends. Ernie was born on April 22, 1935 in Swanton, Maryland. Ernie and his high school sweetheart, Ruby Gnegy, fell in love and decided to spend their lives together and they united...
Elizabeth Hupp
Mar 22, 2014
Elizabeth (Betty Lou) King Hupp Betty Lou was born March 15, 1929 in Riverton, Wyoming to Earl and Irene King. They moved to Cut Bank, Montana in 1930, where Earl worked in the oil fields and Irene taught school. Betty met her future husband Bill Hupp, in 1st grade. They graduated from Cut Bank High School class of 1947. Betty...
Thelma (Tibbitts) Kelly
Mar 15, 2014
THELMA SUZANNE (TIBBITTS) KELLY passed away at Discovery Care Center in Hamilton, Montana on March 15, 2014. She was born in Rocky Ford, SD (near Porcupine, SD) on May 25, 1916 to Thomas and Florence Tibbitts. Thelma attended St Francis Holy Rosary Mission; Pine Ridge, SD. She was married to Thomas Kelly. Thelma & Tom lived in several locations in...
Philip Johnson
Mar 14, 2014
Philip Dean Johnson, 39, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2014, at his home. He was born on June 9, 1974, in Butte, Montana, to Paul and Cherilee Johnson. He was raised on the family cattle ranch in Jackson, Montana. He rode and trained horses and loved competing in horsemanship competitions. He attended grade school in Jackson...
Jesse Eighorn
Mar 13, 2014
Jesse James Eighorn passed away peacefully on March 13th, 2014 in Dillon, Montana. Jess was born November 15, 1955 in Sheridan, Montana to Gloria and Jim Eighorn and was raised on the family ranch in Melrose. After graduating from Butte High, Jess went to work as a crane operator, as a rancher in the Deer Lodge Valley, and later running...
Kenneth Nettles
Mar 11, 2014
Kenneth James Nettles, PHD, 91 of Dillon, Montana passed away at Parkview Acres Care and Rehabilitation Center on March 11, 2014. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina to Louis A. Nettles and Teresa (Johnson) Nettles on July 3, 1922. He was married to Ruth Bethea Nettles and they had two children Kenneth Charles who is deceased and James Langley...
Emilia Janus
Mar 10, 2014
JANUS, Emilia E., passed away peacefully on March 10, 2014 surrounded by family and friends in Dillon, MT. Emilia is predeceased by mother, Zofia Ciaston and father Jozef Ciaston; daughter Malgorzata Janus; sister Aniela Fita; husband Boleslaw Janus; and sister Julia Szelag. Emilia is lovingly remembered and survived by son Boleslaw Janus and his fiance Gloria Payne; granddaughter, Solveig Sartor;...
Anna (Kubal) Davenport
Feb 22, 2014
Stella Davenport, 96, passed to the great garden in the sky on Saturday, February 22, 2014 in Dillon, Mt. She was born on July 19, 1917 to Joseph and Cecilia (Kukrall) Kubal in Enid, Mt. She was raised on a dry land farm near Enid with her younger sister, Grace, through the depths of the Depression. Stella attended school in...
