Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County

July 19, 2023

Laurie Lee Pyle completed her race and went home with Jesus her Lord and Savior July 19, 2023. Laurie is survived by her mother, Mary (Nicholson, Flower) Pyle, her best friends Tanya (Rose) Curtis and Holly Randoll, and her Godson, Nickolas Deckert. She was preceded in death by her father, William Flower, and close friend Virginia Munez. Laurie was born...

July 13, 2023

David K. Stephens passed away at age 84 on July 13th, 2023. David was born January 27th, 1939,in Helena to William Argyl Stephens and Ellen Amanda Rasmussen Stephens. David was raised on the Sunnyslope Ranch at Wisdom. It took a village to keep him in line after the untimely death of his dear mother. He attended school in Wisdom and...

July 2, 2023

Sylvia Ibey Roberts passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023, at the age of 85 years. She was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont on January 19, 1938. She was the only child of Dan and Sybil Ibey. Sylvia was raised in Enfield, New Hampshire until she was eleven years old. She loved her childhood there surrounded by her grandmother Nellie Ibey,...

July 2, 2023

Eugene Longie passed away at his home on July 2nd 2023. He was born in Poplar Montana on January 30th 1950 to Albert & Eva Longie. He graduated from Beaverhead County High School in 1969. In 1970 he was drafted into the Army & was sent to Vietnam until 1972. He met his wife Wanda Nudd and they were soon...

July 1, 2023

Anthony (“Tony”) Larsen was the sixth of seven children growing up on a small family farm in Nebraska. Like his brothers before him, at 18 he left the farm to serve in the military, where he learned surveyor skills in the effort to rebuild Germany. It was here, a stone’s throw from the Iron curtain, that he met his life...

June 21, 2023

Gerald Wesley Manners Jr passed away at Pioneer Care and Rehab in Dillon, Montana on 06/21/2023 7:39 AM. He was born on 04/08/1955 to Gerald Wesley Manners Sr. and Betty Mae Manners in Aberdeen, Washington He was raised in Shelton, Elma, Aberdeen, and many other places. He went to Elma high school. He was a Mechanic and loved to work...

June 21, 2023

On June 21, 2023, Wayne Smetanka entered into that undiscovered country from whose born no traveler returns. He was born January 26, 1936 in Sugar Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, often called Rocky Grove. His parents, Andrew and Eleanor, lived there until 1939 when the family moved to Warren, PA. He was raised a Pennsylvania deer hunter and graduated from...

June 16, 2023

Darlene Lee Hill was born on September 28, 1938 to Oliver L. and Nora Lucille Marsing in Salmon, Idaho and passed away at Renaissance Senior Care on June 16, 2023 in Dillon, Montana.Darlene had many interests in Dillon and surrounding communities. She was active with the local square dancing club traveling to many nationwide events, sewed western wear for her...

June 14, 2023

Louise M. Hager was born on March 23, 1933 to Oliver and Bella Meeds in Dillon, MT joining older brother Carl. Two years later she was blessed with a younger sister, Helen, who became her lifelong confidant and best friend. Two more brothers, Glen and Albert, joined them. She grew up in Dillon, Armstead, Lima, and Monida. She graduated as...

June 13, 2023

He was born the 3rd child of 4 to Lee Roy and Norma Grace (Goodrick) Layland on Oct 17th 1955 at the hospital in Montpelier ID. That was the closest hosp. to the ranch Roy was working on in WY. It was a good thing that he was at the hosp. because during the delivery the umbilical cord had become...

June 13, 2023

Craig Kirby Passed away at his home in Dillon, Montana Tuesday, June 13th at the age of 66. Craig was born in Santa Cruz, California to Shirley and Richard Kirby on May 23rd, 1957 at Dominican Hospital. He was a graduate of Soquel High School, upon graduating went to work as a carpenter. Craig retired from Slatter Construction of Santa...

June 11, 2023

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June 9, 2023

Neal Eugene Bridgewater was born on March 26,1951 to Lester and Juanita Bridgewater in Anaconda, Montana and passed away at home on June 9, 2023 in Dillon, Montana.Although his childhood wasn’t easy, he didn’t dwell on the bad but loved to tell stories of the “naughty“ things he and his brother would do. Like the time his little brother Randy...

June 5, 2023

June Elaine Price Buhler was born on July 19, 1919 and passed away on June 5th,2023. June was the tenth child born to Albert Thomas Price and Freida Bertha Boehmeon a warm summer day at their farm home in Geneva, Idaho. She started schoolin Geneva at the age of six and graduated from the eighth grade at the age ofthirteen...

May 27, 2023

James Philip Nettik, 84, passed away suddenly on May 27, 2023. He was born on November 5, 1938 in Dillon MT to Michael “Pat” and Hannah (Malesich) Nettik and was the oldest of three children. Jim was a devoted husband to Doris E. (Hayes) Vanover whom he married in November of 1967 and a loving father to Sharon (Vanover) McWilliams,...

May 26, 2023

Sharon Stocks Stoll1934-2023 Sharon Stoll, 89, passed away May 26, 2023 following a brief illness. Dixie Sharon Stocks was born on April 12, 1934 in Rigby, Idaho to Wallace “Wad” Stocks and Melba (Prophet) Stocks in the spare bedroom of her grandparents farm house. She had two siblings, Doyle and Brett Stocks. The family would later move to Washington for...

May 24, 2023

May 23, 2023

Donna Kay Cherry, 76 passed away on May 23, 2023 at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare in Dillon, MT. Donna was born in Rosebud, MT on August 2, 1946, to Arven C Mooer and Catherine Eva (Bromley) Mooer. She spent her youth in the Rosebud/Forsyth area and attended school in Rosebud. On May 17 th , 1981 Donna was united in...

May 19, 2023

Amy Susan James was born June 7, 1976, in Sheridan, Montana, to Jean (Tilton) James and Robert A. (Sandy) James. She grew up on the family ranch in Horse Prairie Valley with her siblings, Corby and Owen James. She married Bradley Jon Kadrmas in 1997, and the couple had two children, Isabella Jean, 22, and Daniel Jon, 17. Amy loved...