All Obituaries

Dennis Joseph Lawlor, age 75, of Great Falls, MT, passed away on March 19, 2023. Private family services are being held. Please visit the sidebar to offer the family a condolence or to share a memory of Dennis. Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home and Cremation Services has been privileged to care for Dennis and his family.

Patricia C. Vauthier, age 91, of Anaconda, MT. went to join her heavenly family on the morning of March 21, 2023 in Anaconda Community Hospital.  Patricia was born September 8, 1931 to Neal and Wilda Sturdevant in Gage, MT.  They lived in Roundup, Mt. for a while then moved to a small cabin in Warm Springs, MT.  The family worked in the Big Hole valley for some wealthy people every summer.  She had many good stories and memories of those days.  She went to first...

Garey George Meron, age 75, passed away on March 20, 2023. Garey was an awesome husband, grandfather and friend. We will miss him very much. Private services will be held at a later date. Please visit the sidebar to offer the family a condolence or to share a memory of Garey. Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home and Cremation Services has been privileged to care for Garey and his family.

On March 18th, 2023, Joyce Gutcheck passed away with family at her side in Anaconda, MT. Joyce was 91 years old. She was a wonderful mother, full of life and love for her family and friends.  Her smile, wit and joyful nature touched many people.  Joyce is survived by her son Glen Gutcheck of Anaconda; daughters Marilyn Dick of Portland, OR, Christine/Steve Arveschoug of Billings, MT; daughter-in-law Paulette Eccleston of Dillon, MT; grandsons Nicholas Gutcheck (Johnathan)/Anna...

Charles A. Dowd was born in Rochester, New York. His parents were David Albert Dowd , a World War I veteran and Postal Carrier, and Josepha Grace Hillen, a Nursing Supervisor. During March 1941 of his senior year in high school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was trained as a radioman in Newport Rhode Island and San Diego California. He was assigned to duty in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He was a combatant in the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and has been one of the last living...

Joseph Paul Rainville first met mom and life on April 17, 1947. He met his Savior March 7, 2023, in the wee hours of morning. He was born to Paul and Virginia (Todd) Rainville in Missoula, MT. At a young age they moved to Deer Lodge where he remained until his death of natural causes. Upon graduation from high school in 1966, he joined the Navy. After his first tour of Vietnam, he met and married Carol Steber on October 20, 1969. This marriage lasted 53 years, producing two children....

  Jeffrey “Jeff” Jay Johnson, age 69, of Deer Lodge, MT, passed away on March 6, 2023. From an early age, Jeff loved fast and risky things. He has a long history with a love for and use of hang gliders, ultralight airplanes, his Harley and Corvettes. No matter how many times he fell and crashed, he always got back on or up.  That’s what his family and friends loved about him.  He is very much missed. Jeff is preceded in death by his parents John Johnson...

Maynard (Bud) J. Bolin Jr., age 81, passed away on Saturday March 4, 2023 in his home. He was a longtime resident of Deer Lodge, MT. Bud was an avid hunter, fisherman, and archer. He cherished his conversations and fellowship with his longtime friend Suzette Pentland and many others. He instilled in his daughters to be independent, teaching them about cars, hunting, and fishing. Bud was born on 09/20/1941 to Maynard (Buss) J. Bolin Sr. and Florence I. (Wilson) Bolin, while raised in Great...

On the evening of March 2, 2023 Cecilia “ Cece” Burgess passed away at the Community Hospital of Anaconda due to complications from cancer. Cece was 77 years old. She was born in Deer Lodge, MT on August 30, 1945 and was the 4th child of Velva and Ora Bain. Cece spent her childhood in Gold Creek, MT before moving to Garrison as a teen. She married her husband Bob Burgess on June 5, 1964 and the next year on April 15th, 1965 welcomed their son Clifford to the world. Four years...

(Written by her daughter Karen Crittendon) On the evening of February 25, 2023, Audrey passed away peacefully with her daughter and son in law by her side.   After a visit to an Assisted Living Home, Audrey proclaimed that her choice was to remain in her own home!    And thankfully we were able to grant her wish.  Audrey Davis Anderwald was born in El Paso, Texas, joining her sister, Lorraine, who was just 11 months older than Audrey.  Their parents were...