OBITUARIES

Jul 12, 2023

Greg R. Bellon 65 of Anaconda passed away unexpectedly July 12, 2023. Greg was born to Harvey and Dolly Bellon May 13, 1958. Greg grew up in Anaconda and loved his town. Greg worked for the Embassy and Copper Bowl for many years. He always enjoyed walking. He could be found walking from Anaconda to West Valley. He also...

Jul 11, 2023

David Herbert Getter, age 72, of Philipsburg, MT, passed away on July 11, 2023.

Private services are being planned.

Please visit the sidebar to offer the family a condolence or to share a memory of David.

Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home and Cremation Services has been privileged to care for David and his...

Jul 9, 2023

Duane Darrel Vandekop, 74, of Anaconda, Montana passed away on Sunday, July 9th, 2023.

Duane was born in the town of Rock Rapids, Iowa on June 7th, 1949.  He was the youngest child of six born to Pete and Marie Vandekop. After Duane graduated high school in Denver Colorado in 1967, he worked at a factory.

Jul 7, 2023

Nancy was born to Elmer and Mildred Beninger on November 11, 1952 and passed away on July 7, 2023.  She attended local schools and graduated from Anaconda High School.  After graduation, she married Gerald Kitchin and together they had 2 children, Theresa and William (Bill).

Nancy worked at the Anaconda Hospital where she met Noreen McEvoy. They...

Jul 1, 2023

William (Billy) Nordholm passed away on July 1st, 2023 as a result of an ATV accident. He was 44. Billy was born June 8th, 1979 in Butte, MT to Theresa Nordholm and Bill Nordholm of Anaconda. He married Rachael Barnes of Helena in 2007 and they were blessed with a son in 2010. Rachael and Billy later divorced but...

Jul 1, 2023

Thomas Darby Laughlin, a proud full blooded Irishman, was born July 21, 1951 to Hank and Mary Laughlin and passed away on July 1, 2023 at home surrounded by family.

An original Goosetown kid, Tom was an adept baseball player and threw several one hitters in little league. He was one of the fastest kids in Goosetown...

Jun 29, 2023

Jack died at home surrounded by people who loved him, shortly after midnight on June 29, 2023. He left his problems on earth and soared to a new healthy beginning of eternal life. No doubt he will start each day with optimism about the great day before him, just as he did on earth.

Jack was born...

Jun 29, 2023

On Thursday, June 29, 2023, Bob passed away at New Horizons Assisted Living in Anaconda, MT due to natural causes.  Dad was 89 years old.

He was born on November 3, 1933, to Frank and Myrtle Francisco.  He attended Beaverdam Grade School, Anaconda Junior High and graduated from Anaconda High School in 1951.  Some of his fondest...

Jun 28, 2023

Peggy Allyn Phillips (Hoehne) was born in Philipsburg, Montana on June 11, 1956 to Jack and Faye Hoehne. She grew up in Philipsburg surrounded by her brothers, aunts and uncles, and many cousins. She graduated from Granite High School, class of 1974.

Shortly after graduation she married Bill Fisher of Troy, MT. They had a son Eric...

Jun 20, 2023

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully at the Deer Lodge Medical Center in Deer Lodge, Montana, on June 20, 2023.

Elsie Caroline (Periman) Phillips was born on April 28, 1931, in Deer Lodge, Montana to Ralph and Montana (Girard) Periman. Elsie attended grade school at St. Mary's Academy in Deer Lodge and graduated from...

Jun 18, 2023

In the early morning hours of June 18th, 2023, Debbie DeLong passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her husband, Gordon, and her boys, Tyrel, Jesse, and Jared.

Debbie DeLong was born in Sagle, Idaho on November 16th, 1957, the second child of Rachel Mitchell and Wayne Thompson. She married Gordon on February 4th, 1984 in...

Jun 13, 2023

We sat by her bedside.  Our hearts were crushed and sore.  We did our duty to the end ‘til we could do no more.  In tears we watched her sinking.  We watched her fade away.  And though our hearts were breaking.  We know you could not stay.  She left behind some aching hearts.  That love you most sincere we...

Jun 11, 2023

We are shocked and saddened to report that our kind, generous and loving wife, mom, grandma, friend and spitfire, Robyn Dombrowski, has died on June 11th, 2023 at Anaconda Community Hospital. She fought cholangiocarcinoma for several months with courage, determination, vulnerability, grace and most importantly, hope. She most unwillingly left behind her husband Wayne Dombrowski, daughters, Heather Lopp, (Erin...

Jun 6, 2023

Belva Leona Miller Keele Tarkalson was born July 25, 1930, in Idaho Falls to Gwendolyn May Wold Miller and Edson Dee Miller. Belva was the eldest of 4 children along with her sister Marjorie, brother Joel, and little sister Sheryl. She attended school in Ammon, Idaho where she met Leo Keele at a Gold and Green Ball at church...

Jun 3, 2023

Helen Mae Meyer was born on Flag Day, June 14, 1922, to Elsie and Jay Gregory on the farm at Carpenter, North Dakota, 1 mile from the Canadian border and 4 miles from the International Peace Garden. Helen has had incredible stamina since the minute she was born. She often talked about being born 1 month early on the...

May 30, 2023

On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, Peary sailed on his journey to heaven. Peary was born March 30, 1944, in Richland County, Montana, to Alvin & Evelyn (Bowman) Kindsvogel. Peary was the oldest of eight children.

Perry grew up in the Glendive, Montana area.  He completed the 8th grade and then headed off to work on the Railroads...

May 25, 2023

Daniel Lee Ward, age 70, of Deer Lodge, Montana, passed away on May 25, 2023.

A Celebration of Life organized by the family will be held at 1pm on July 9th at the Corner Bar in Deer Lodge, Montana.

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May 21, 2023

In Celebration of the life of our beloved Danielle Jean Kahm Lorenz

01-23-1942 to 05-21-2023

Danielle’s legacy is of love and family.

Danielle was born of her parents Dorthy and Daniel Kahm in Missoula, Montana. She has 4 siblings, Rosemary, Linda, Debbie and Doug. Married to the love of her life Thomas Ray...

May 17, 2023

Evelyn Barbara Blaskovich, age 88, passed away May 17, 2023, at Anaconda Community Hospital, surrounded by the love of her family. Evelyn was born in Butte, MT, to Katherine (Katie) Flanick and Jack Antonovich on July 31, 1934. The baby of the family, Evelyn grew up in McQueen, creating memories to last a lifetime with sisters, Ann Fortune, Kay...

May 16, 2023

Floyd Johnston was born on March, 1st 1922, in Slick, Oklahoma, to Nellie and Noah Johnston. He was the seventh of eight children. He spent his childhood on a farm in Oklahoma, and after ten years of schooling, he dropped out and went to work in the oil fields of Texas. On December 10, 1942, Floyd got his call...