OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Families in Anaconda, MT
Serving Anaconda, Montana & Surrounding Areas
Audrey Virginia Anderwald
Feb 25, 2023
(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...
Catherine "Cathy" Bridget Orrino
Feb 23, 2023
Catherine B .(Cathy) Orrino , 70, passed away from complications due to heart disease on February, 23, 2023 at Community Hospital of Anaconda surrounded by family and friends.
Cathy was born to Alfred and Emma (Martelli) Orrino on May 24, 1952 in Anaconda, Mt. She was the youngest of three sisters.
Cathy met the love...
Jeffery "Jeff" Charles Ronning
Feb 20, 2023
Jeffrey "Jeff" Charles Ronning, age 61, of Anaconda, passed away on February 20, 2023.
Private services will be held at a later date.
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Barbara "Berdie" Jean Stranieri
Feb 19, 2023
On February 19, 2023, our beloved mother, grandmother, and sister passed away due to a brief illness. She had just returned home to Anaconda and was so excited to be back after living briefly at a Helena assisted living facility. She was moving into New Horizons care facility the day she became very ill.
Berdie was born...
Sandra M Acord
Feb 18, 2023
Sandra M. Acord
June 21, 1938 - February 18, 2023
Sandy Acord, 84, who had been residing in Deer Lodge, MT, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, February 18, 2023 with loving family members at her side. Sandy was born in New York, NY on June 21, 1938 and grew up in several places...
Deanna Mae Cron
Feb 18, 2023
Deanna “Dee” Mae Cron passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 18, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones. Dee was born on April 23, 1941, to Nola and Ed Torney. She was raised in Opportunity and lived her whole life in Anaconda where she marred Tom R. Cron and they were blessed with 3 children: Cheryl, Debbie, and Ron. They...
Colleen (Mcnally) Olson
Feb 15, 2023
Colleen Olson (McNally), 80, loving wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend passed away peacefully at her home in Carson City, NV, on February 15, 2023. She was surrounded by her children, sister, friends, and loving husband of 60 years.
Colleen was born on April 5, 1942, in Anaconda, MT. She was the third of five children of...
Jacquetta Hirsch Zawada
Feb 13, 2023
Jacquetta Hirsch Zawada, age 83, of Deer Lodge, MT, passed away on February 13, 2023.
Private services will be held at a later date
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Allen "Al" Tom Beall
Feb 6, 2023
Al was born to Henry Grady Beall and Grace Allen Beall on March 20,1931 in Jerome, Idaho. His brother was then born in 1932.
Al started school in Jerome then moved to Gooding, Idaho the next year.
When Al was in the 3rd grade his father died after a long illness. His mother was a...
Susan Ellen Hiltz
Feb 5, 2023
Susan Hiltz, age 76, of Anaconda, MT, passed away on February 6, 2023.
Private services are being held.
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Denise Ray
Feb 5, 2023
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In the early morning of February 5th, Denise Carole Ray, 59, of Deer lodge, passed away. She was born in Butte to Luke and Carole Ray and was the oldest of their three children. Denise had three children of her own, Tony, Jessi, and...
Ruth Marie Blom
Feb 4, 2023
It is with heavy heart that we say goodbye to our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great grandmother, Ruth (Hanson) Blom. She passed away surrounded by her friends and family in her hometown Anaconda, Montana, on Saturday, February 4th at the age of 84.
Ruth was born May 29, 1939 to Edward and Jennie Hanson. She was the...
Donald M. Podobnik
Feb 2, 2023
Donald M. Podobnik, “Don,” passed away peacefully on February 02, 2023 in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife, Lois, by his side.
Don was a native of Anaconda, MT and was born to Della and Frank Podobnik on February 22, 1943. He was the youngest of seven children in the family with four Kelly half-brothers (Orville, Roy, Rae,...
Michael Eugene Dailey
Jan 29, 2023
Michael Eugene Dailey, age 62, of Anaconda, passed away on January 29, 2022.
At this time, no services are planned.
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Doris Marie Blank
Jan 28, 2023
Doris M. Blank passed away peacefully on January 28, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at the family home in Opportunity.
Doris was born to John Aho and Frances (Juntunen) on September 2, 1939 in Iron Wood, Michigan.
Doris met the love of her life Jerry Blank, and they married in Bozeman on April 6, 1960....
Donald Deloss Richardson
Jan 27, 2023
Donald DeLoss Richardson, age 95, of Deer Lodge, MT, passed away on January 27, 2023.
Services are pending and will be announced when set.
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Bonnie Rae Berg
Jan 25, 2023
Bonnie Rae (Cook) Berg, 90, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Jan. 25, 2023, in Deer Lodge, Mont. at the home she shared with her husband and where they raised their family. She spent her last days surrounded by her husband and children before being welcomed into the arms of her Savior.
Bonnie was born on...
Peggy Ann Durand
Jan 22, 2023
Margaret Ann “Peggy” Durand, born on January 4th, 1944, in Anaconda, MT, passed away on January 22nd, 2023, at the age of 79. A graduate of Granite High School in Philipsburg, MT, Peggy grew up in the “Flint Creek Valley” with her parents (Forrest “Buster” and Clara Ann Merrifield (Metcalf)) and sister Jamie on ‘the ranch’ near Porter’s Corner....
Richard Griffin
Jan 16, 2023
Richard Griffin, age 63, of Deer Lodge, MT, passed away on December 31, 2022.
Richard will be laid to rest at Hillcrest Cemetery in Deer Lodge, Montana.
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Patricia "Patsy" Ann Lee
Jan 14, 2023
Patricia Ann Lee passed away from complications of Multiple Sclerosis on January 14, 2023 at the Crest Nursing Home in Butte, MT. Born February 7, 1950 to William A. “Ty” Lee, a gentle Irish smelterman, and Ann Grgurash Lee, a tough-as-nails Croatian housewife. Patsy was an Anaconda original whose values and character reflected her hometown.
Patsy attended...


