Sharon M. Naranjo
Jun 19, 2018
Sharon M. Naranjo, 77, of Deer Lodge, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at her residence.
Roland "Ron" Neussendorfer
Jun 17, 2018
Roland "Ron" Neussendorfer passed away in his Anaconda home on June 17, 2018 with family by his side. He was 91. He is now in Heaven with his Lord and Savior. Roland was born on April 12, 1927 in Egeland, North Dakota to Joseph and Josephine Neussendorfer. He attended Henderson High in Munich, North Dakota. In his early adulthood, he...
John C. Welch
Jun 15, 2018
John Charles "T-Bone" Welch was born to Zelda and William Welch in Whitehall, MT, before moving to Philipsburg as an infant. He attended Philipsburg Schools and graduated from Granite High School in 1960. He attended The University of Montana before joining the Army in 1963. John married Jeannie Sundberg in 1967 and the couple was soon blessed with two children,...
Leroy Russell Hanson
Jun 13, 2018
LeRoy Russell Hanson was born on June 19, 1940 to Edward and Jennie (Behrens) Hanson in Henning, Minnesota and he passed away on June 13, 2018 in Anaconda, Montana. His family moved to Montana in 1946 and he attended Anaconda Senior High School in Anaconda, Montana. He earned his GED while in the Montana Army National Guard. He married Francis...
Sandra Rubendal-Kovacich
Jun 10, 2018
Sandra passed away at the Deer Lodge Care and Rehabilitation Center on June 10, 2018. She was born in Anaconda to George "Tug" Kovacich and Evelyn Brown Kovacich on August 7, 1955. She attended St. Peter's Grade School and graduated from Anaconda High School in 1973. After graduation, she went to work as a laborer on the Smelter. Some of...
Helen Holmes
Jun 7, 2018
Helen (Jacobson) Richardson Holmes was born in Butte on Dec. 27, 1931. Her parents were Bonnie and Jake Jacobson. Helen passed away at her home in Deer Lodge on June 7, 2018 after a lingering illness. Helen loved life! Also, she loved her friends in the Catholic church, her family, the outdoors, camping, fishing, gardening and flowers! Helen was preceded...
Dorothy J. Walund
May 28, 2018
Dorothy Walund 87 Dorothy ‘Dot' Walund entered Heaven's Gates surrounded by her loving family on May 28, 2018. Dorothy always had a smile for everyone she met. She loved working at the information desk at the hospital in Anaconda where she never met a stranger. Dorothy was born in Bannack, Montana to George and Margaret Burnett on November 28, 1930....
Shelley Marie Schafer
May 15, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Shelley Schafer, 64, announce her passing on May 15, 2018 in her home. Shelley was born in Miles City, Montana and graduated from Custer County High School. She attended Eastern Montana College and later moved to Anaconda with her family. Shelley was talented in all things crafty and loved to knit....
Joyce M. Duxbury
May 15, 2018
Joyce Duxbury, 65, passed away on May 15, 2018 after her battle with cancer. She was comforted by family and friends as she passed. Joyce was an amazing wife, mother, grandma and best friend. She is survived by her husband Bruce, children Leanna (Sam) and Ryan (Nicole) and grandchildren Brice, Makaio, Maddison and Danika. We would like to thank everyone...
Joann Crabtree
May 13, 2018
JoAnn Winchester Crabtree passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, May 13th, at the age of 86 after a long illness. Born October 31, 1931 in Rigby, ID, the middle child of seven to parents Ida Grace Lee Winchester and Melvin James Winchester. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Lee,...
Willard "Luke" Newman
May 5, 2018
Willard "Luke" Newman was gracefully received into the Lord's arms on May 5th, 2018. Luke was born August 11, 1934 in Miles City, MT to Everette and Edna Newman. In 1955 Luke moved to Anaconda, MT to work on the smelter. He met the love of his life LaVonne "Squeakie" Smith and they were married in 1956. He then became...
Carla Byrd
Apr 28, 2018
Carla Byrd March 4, 1948 - April 28, 2018 The angels greeted Carla Byrd on April 28 at her peaceful home in Maxville. Carla was born March 4, 1948 in Conrad, to Chuck and Laura Stevenson. She was raised in Great Falls. Carla was a proud Bobcat and a graduate of Montana State University. While married to Tom McKinney, Carla...
James Dale Olson
Apr 21, 2018
James "Dale" "Oly" Olson was born October 8, 1935, in a tiny corner of northeast Montana, where he would spend his formative years on the family farm in Dooley. He was one of seven children and attended school in Comertown. He graduated as the salutatorian in a class of three. (He liked to leave the class size out when he...
Louis Robert Finigan
Apr 20, 2018
Louis Robert Finigan passed peaceful at his residence on April 20, 2018. Louis was born to Joseph and Helen Finigan (Hallett). Louis attended school and graduated in Portland, OR. After high school, Louis joined the Army and served in the distinction of the Korean War from 1953 to 1956. Louis also worked as a painter for Caterpillar Painting Rollover Equipment....
William "Bill" Clark Dennis
Apr 15, 2018
Our loving father, husband, brother, and devoted friend William Clark "Bill" Dennis passed away early Sunday morning, April 15, 2018, on the family ranch that he loved so much. Bill was born on February 4, 1953, in Salinas California, to Samuel W. and Corolyn R. Dennis. He joined sister Sharon and was followed a year later by sister Terri. The...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Frances Malee
Apr 15, 2018
Jacqueline Frances "Jackie' Malee passed away on April 15, 2018 at her home in Huntington Beach, California. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Longfellow Finnegan Funeral Home Chapel on November 5, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Jackie will be laid to rest with her parents in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Anaconda, Montana. Jacqueline attended schools in Anaconda including St...
Frances Dillon Foley
Apr 14, 2018
The family of Frances Dillon Foley is heartbroken to announce that she passed away on Saturday April 14, 2018 in Montana with family by her side at the age of 89. She was the third of five children of Robert and Doris Dwyer Dillon of St. Paul, Minnesota. Frances Mary Dillon grew up in the Crocus Hill neighborhood where she...
Audrey Elaine Rustad
Apr 13, 2018
Audrey E. Rustad was born on September 23, 1927 in Van Hook, North Dakota to Otis and Helen (Hanson) Hauge. She married Gene Rustad on July 10, 1947. Gene died on July 12, 1988. Audrey passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018, at the Community Nursing Home of Anaconda. She is survived by her daughter Marijean (Dale) McCallum and 2...
Rose Fabbri Shellabarger
Apr 10, 2018
Rose Fabbri Shellabarger was born on June 15, 1933 to Eugenio and Leonilda Fabbri. When Rose was eight years old her father passed away. Later, her mother remarried Ernesto Morgantini, he was the only father she ever knew. Rose attended St. Peter's grade school and graduated from St. Peter's high school in 1951. After graduation, she went to Spokane WA...
Donald Kieth Hurlbert
Apr 9, 2018
"Gone Hunting" On Monday, April 9, our father, grandfather, great-grandfather and beloved husband, Donald Kieth Hurlbert, 76 passed peacefully to rest eternally after a short battle against cancer. Memorial service will be held Monday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m. at the Gold Hill Lutheran Church, Butte, MT. I was born in the early morning hours on June 23, 1941, weighing...
