Doretta Wagner Myers
Oct 26, 2017
The world lost a vibrant, beautiful and artistic woman when Doretta Wagner Myers died unexpectedly on October 26th, from a pulmonary embolism following knee replacement surgery. The trouble is you think you have time. Alas, her time was cut short. Everyone who knew Doretta hoped for more time with her. She was fun! Laughter and merriment abounded in her presence....
Florence "Flo" Irene Salle
Oct 21, 2017
Florence Irene Salle, age 74 of Anaconda, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2017. She was born to the late Pete Wohlman and Margaret Wohlman on May 09, 1943. Florence attended Anaconda High School and graduated in 1961. She married William Ugrin on November 10, 1962 and had two girls, Colleen Marie Ugrin and Christie Ann Ugrin. In 1970, they...
Lois G. Fuller
Oct 21, 2017
Lois G. "Meme" Fuller, 83 Lois Fuller, "Meme" as she became known later in life, died peacefully at Community Hospital of Anaconda on Saturday, October 21, 2017. Lois was born September 14, 1934 in Anaconda to John and Mildred Dillon. Lois was raised and educated in Anaconda and worked at Head Start for 34 years where she was the "Principal"....
Thomas "Tom" Denis Blaz
Oct 16, 2017
After a long battle with brain cancer, Tom Blaz died on October 16, 2017. Tom was born in Anaconda on September 6, 1953 to Thomas V. and Doris E. (Gunderson) Blaz. He attended Bryan Grade School and graduated from Anaconda High School in 1972. During high school, he was a box boy at Safeway and at Eli's Den as a...
Betty Jean Meredith
Oct 14, 2017
MEREDITH, Elizabeth Jean "Betty" (Age 90) Betty Meredith, a lifelong resident of Anaconda, Montana was born on June 6, 1927 and passed away on October 14, 2017. She will be greatly missed by her many friends in the Anaconda community as well as her numerous family members. Betty graduated from Anaconda High School in 1945, where she was editor of...
George Warner Anderson
Oct 14, 2017
George Warner Anderson, born February 25, 1927 in Anaconda, to Alfred Marcus Anderson and Olga Johanna Nyland, who were born in a Swedish village in Vassa, Finland. George was the youngest of 8 children. He and his siblings lived out their lives in Stumptown. All but the youngest children attended the old Blue Eyed Nellie School. George graduated from Anaconda...
Dorothy Irene (Bliss) Matthew
Oct 10, 2017
Dorothy Irene (Bliss) Matthew was born in her grandmother's home in Scranton, North Dakota August 22nd, 1928. She passed away at home with her family in Anaconda, Montana October 10th, 2017. She was the first child of Irvin H. and Kathryn (Schoen) Bliss. Her mother Katie died when she was five, and Dorothy spent her early years helping raise her...
Leann Nicole Andersen
Oct 7, 2017
Leann Nicole Andersen, age 35, wife of 17 years, mother of 3 and resident of Anaconda passed away in the arms of her family on October 7, 2017. Leann's family will hold services for her on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at the Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home in Anaconda, Montana. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the Service will...
Roy Henry Lorengo
Oct 5, 2017
Roy Henry Lorengo was born on June 3, 1928 in Kent, WA to Emil and Esther (Johnson) Lorengo; an only child, as his parents believed in quality not quantity (according to Roy). Soon after his birth, the Lorengo family moved to Butchertown - a small area North of Walkerville, MT. Roy attended both grade and middle school at the Sherman...
Robert D. Smith
Oct 5, 2017
Robert D. Smith of Opportunity, MT passed away Oct. 5, 2017. He was born October 12, 1938 in Whitehall, MT to Ray and Mary Olga Smith. He attended schools in Anaconda, MT before leaving to work at the Anaconda Smelter to support his parents. He met the love of his life Rose Marie Smith in Butte, MT. They would have...
Timothy "Tim" John Galle
Oct 3, 2017
Tim Galle, Sr. passed away at his home in Anaconda, Montana at the age of 69 on October 3, 2017. He was born July 16, 1948 to Cliff and Loretta Galle. He married Sherrie (Barker) Galle September 2, 1967 and had three children, Lisa (Brian) Brown, Tim Jr., and Jennifer (Tony) Carpita. Tim was a doting grrrampa to Tanis (Jessica)...
Myrtle Claire Brugman
Oct 2, 2017
Born to Isabelle and Goldie Bruce Thompson in Lima, MT on February 26, 1932. Mert was educated in Lima, Anaconda Jr. High and graduated from Eighth Grade in the one room school house at Gregson. She attended Butte High and Anaconda High School. Her family came to Anaconda when her dad went to work for the Intermountain Transportation Co. Through...
Patricia "Patsy" Marie Lathrope
Oct 2, 2017
Anaconda native Patricia (Patsy) M. Lathrope, 90 of 1101 West Third Street passed away on Monday afternoon, October 2nd at her residence. Mass of the Resurrection will be Thursday at 10:30a.m. with visitation beginning at 9:30a.m. at The Holy Family Catholic Community. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery followed by a luncheon at Holy Family. She was born May...
Anthony Jon Bjorkman
Sep 24, 2017
Anthony Jon Bjorkman,64, of Anaconda, died Sunday, September 24, 2017 at his residence in Philipsburg. Services are pending.
Janice H. Palakovich
Sep 24, 2017
Janice Palakovich passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at home, surrounded by family. She was 84. She was born February 9, 1933 in Anaconda Montana to Harold and Helen (Ness) Higgins. She graduated from Anaconda High School in 1950. After graduation, she worked at the Anaconda telephone office before moving to Minneapolis, MN where she attended flight school. She returned...
Margaret "Peggie" Franz Pahrman
Sep 20, 2017
Margaret "Peggie" Pahrman died September 20, 2017 at her residence in Philipsburg. Peggie was born in Cheyenne, Wyo. to Lee and Paula Franz. She spent her early years in Colorado and then two years college and two years in England. She was a florist for over 40 years. She spent many years in Great Falls, and in Missoula. Her last...
Tim Mccarthy
Sep 20, 2017
Timothy J. (Tim) McCarthy April 25, 1951-September 21, 2017 Timothy J. (Tim) McCarthy, Anaconda, MT native, and resident of Seattle, WA, passed away unexpectedly on September 21st. He was born April 25th, 1951, and was the son of Thomas and Isabel (Tracy) McCarthy. Tim was the 7th of 12 children raised on Birch Street. Tim (Timmy to his siblings) was...
Clay Olson
Sep 13, 2017
Clay Olson, 63, of Helena and formerly of Philipsburg, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in Helena. Clay was born in Casper, Wyoming on October 20, 1953 to Raymond Byron and Mary Violet (Broman) Olson. He received his education in Helena, graduating in the class of 1971. Following graduation, he enlisted in the US Army, serving for 13 years and...
Margaret Ziegler
Sep 13, 2017
Mass of the Christian Burial for Mrs. Margaret Ziegler, 100, will be celebrated from Holy Family Catholic Church, Saturday, September 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the service. Margaret passed away at her daughter and son-in-law's (Mary and Tim Magness) Billings home where she had resided since Christmas 2016. She was with Mary,...
Paul E. Ackerman
Sep 9, 2017
Paul Eugene Ackerman passed away on September 9th, 2017 while in the North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, Montana. He had been living in Columbia Falls, Montana for the last five years, with his daughter Janelle. Paul was born September 12th, 1939 in Webster, South Dakota, to Adelbert Paul and Laura Mae Ackerman. Paul spent his early years in Watertown, South...
