All Obituaries

Donald Keele, 91, of Anaconda, died on Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Community Hospital of Anaconda. Services will be held at Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the service. Social distancing and masks are required.

Gordon LeRoy Owsley, 89, of Philipsburg, died on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the Granite County Medical Center in Philipsburg.

Jackie Beatty, 75, passed away painlessly and quickly, with her husband Dave at her side, November 27, 2020 after a difficult struggle with her vascular health.   Jackie was born in Anaconda to William and Margaret Nazer on September 25th, 1945. She went on to graduate from Anaconda High School, Northern Montana College and eventually Montana State University.   She began her long and fulfilling career as a nurse in her childhood, when she worked as a candy striper. She went to...

Elsie G. Neidig, 101, of Anaconda, died on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the New Horizon’s Assisted Living in Anaconda. Services are pending.

Jacquelyne “Jacque” Lee Hemrick, 27, of Philipsburg, died on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at her residence in Philipsburg. Services are pending.

Thomas Frankovich, 69, of Butte and formerly of Anaconda, died on Monday, November 23, 2020 at the Crest Nursing Home in Butte. Services are pending.

Mom   Marilyn J. McCarthy April 1, 1938 to November 20, 2020 A Life Well Lived   May the blessings of light be upon you,   Light without and light within.   And in all your comings and goings,   May you ever have a kindly greeting   From them you meet on the road.     Marilyn J. McCarthy was a self-made independent and powerful woman who overcame the expectation of a woman of the silent generation by standing tall and always standing...

Randol "Randy" Robert Dean, 64 of Anaconda passed away on November 17, 2020 at his residence in Opportunity. Randy was born in Heidelberg Germany on October 31, 1956 to Robert and Barbara (Pearson) Dean. Randy was raised in Livingston, Mt. graduating from Park High in 1976. Randy worked in various careers throughout his life starting from his very first employment at John's IGA and concluding with his favorite job in the sporting goods at Murdoch's. (Oh, how the man loved...

Dona Jean (Smith) Rivers, the fixer, her husband on his eternal trip, her family raised, her work done, died November 13, 2020 at the residence she and her husband Luke made into their cherished family home of fifty four years.   Dona was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin on August 8, 1930 to Ernest and Sadie (Towne) Smith.  Dona never met her older brother Richard (Dick) who died in a car accident at eighteen months of age. The death of a child no matter the age, carries a special...

Curtis Smith, 78, of Philipsburg, died on Tuesday, November 10, at the Community Hospital of Anaconda. Services are pending.