Laura Lee Peters
May 9, 2016
Laura Lee Peters, 62, of Missoula, died on Monday, May 9, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula. Per her request, there will be no services at this time.
Shirley Mae Luthje
May 7, 2016
Shirley was born in Austin, MN on Oct. 1, 1930 to Melvin and Ester Hanson. She grew up and attended school in Forsyth, MT. She married Richard Weaver and had two sons; Richard (Rick) and Thomas (Tom). She later married Loren Luthje and had two children; Timothy (Tim) and Lori. Shirley was a sweet, loving and kind lady who loved...
Danelda Lee
May 6, 2016
Danelda (Dani) Lee, 50, Drummond, died on Friday, May 6, 2016 at her residence. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Drummond Community Center from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. They will be also Celebrating the Life of her father, Jerry Carlson who died on December 27, 2015.
John D. Ginn
May 2, 2016
With heavy hearts we are saying goodbye to our Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle and Friend, John Delbert Ginn of Philipsburg, Mt. He left us too soon on May 2nd, 2016. John fought a long and hard batter with cancer. John was born on April 11th, 1956. He is the oldest of three boys. John enjoyed life to the fullest. He...
Ellen Christine Hurlbut
May 1, 2016
Ellen Hurlbut was born on October 21, 1945 in Monroe, Wisconsin to Stewart and Katherine (Schindler) Hurlbut. She was the oldest of three girls. Ellen grew up in Butte and graduated from Butte High School in 1963. She then attended MSU Bozeman and graduated in 1967 with a Degree in Commerce. Ellen worked at Montana Tech for 8 years and...
Anne Rose Bowman
Apr 30, 2016
Anne R. Bowman, age 91, died quietly at Heritage Place Assisted Living Center in Bountiful, Utah on April 30th of natural causes. Anne was born on January 8, 1925 in Butte to Michael and Mary (Kocjan) Auman. She graduated from Butte High School in 1942, attended Butte Business College and became a medical stenographer for the Murray Clinic. In 1949...
Joshua James Miller
Apr 24, 2016
Joshua James Miller, 39, passed away unexpectedly Sunday April 24th, 2016. Josh was born on February, 8, 1977 in Anaconda, Montana. He was the son of Pam (Rich) Scheett and Anthony (Monica) Miller. On March 27, 1997 and September 20, 2002 Josh welcomed his two beautiful daughters Morgan Ann and Faith MacKenzie. These girls were the most important part of...
Sharon Ann Mccoy
Apr 10, 2016
Sharon Ann McCoy, 60, passed away on Sunday, April 10th in Philipsburg. She was born in Anaconda, the youngest of three children of Jack and Anna Mae McCoy. A graduate of Granite High in Philipsburg, she was a proud MSU graduate. She was a longtime employee of Granite Mountain Bank. Sharon was a kind, generous, and caring person. Always a...
Elaine Rosalie Eck
Mar 31, 2016
Elaine Rosalie Ellis Eck was born in Davenport, Iowa on September 16, 1927 to Bryant T. and Navada O. Ellis. Elaine was the eldest of three children. A brother, Bryant Jr., and sister Mary Ann have preceded her in death. The Ellis family relocated to Sheridan, Wyoming in the mid 1930's, where her father found steady work. First as a...
Mary Denise Thompson
Mar 27, 2016
On Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 Mary Denise (Astle) Thompson rose to everlasting life just as He did on this Holy day. Mary Denise was born October 16, 1939, the only daughter to John P. and Isabelle (Deschamps) Astle Sr. She was raised in Anaconda attending St. Paul's grade school and graduating from Anaconda Central High School in 1957. After...
Steven James Reiger
Mar 19, 2016
Steven "Steve" James Reiger, was born on February 27, 1964, in Devils Lake, North Dakota. He was raised in the Opportunity/Lost Creek area. After serving 8 years in the United States Navy and living his life, he came back to his home in Lost Creek in 2004. Steve will be remembered as a wonderful husband, loving dad, papa, true son,...
Kathryn Jeannette Staples
Mar 14, 2016
Kathryn Jeannette Wight, 87, was born on November 19, 1928 at the home of her parents Ernest Jefferson Wight and Phyllis Stuart Wight at the Wight ranch near Hall, Montana. She grew up working on the ranch and loving that work. On May 21, 1950, she married Vernon Andrew Staples and they are the parents of five children, Dwaine, (deceased),...
Louise E. Pelly
Mar 1, 2016
Louise Elaine Pelly, 71 Louise E. Dimmitt Pelly passed away peacefully at 2:51 a.m., Tuesday March 1, 2016 at the Anaconda Community Hospital surrounded by her family members. She was born April 26, 1944, in Chico Hot Springs, Montana to Evelyn and Glen Dimmitt. She grew up in Colorado, Idaho and Butte, Montana. She also lived in Deer Lodge then...
Michael F. Donahue
Feb 27, 2016
Michael F. Donahue, 63, passed away due to natural causes on Saturday morning February 27, 2016, at his home in Opportunity. Mike the son of John and Joan (Nangle) Donahue, the oldest of six children was born on December 22, 1952, at St. Ann's Hospital in Anaconda. Mike attended St. Peters grade school, and graduated from Anaconda Central with the...
Lana Lynn Herman
Feb 25, 2016
Lana Lynn Herman, 51, Anaconda, died Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Community Hospital of Anaconda.
Jean Harmon
Feb 25, 2016
Jean Harmon passed quietly on February 25, 2016. May she rest in peace with no pain, fear or sorrow forevermore. She was born March 14, 1923 in her grandmother's house on the old Fuller homestead on Newlan Creek at White Sulphur Springs, MT to John and Ida Short. She was raised on the Bar A V Ranch near Black Butte....
Paul James Keenan
Feb 22, 2016
Paul J. Keenan passed away peacefully in his sleep February 22, 2016 in Anaconda, Montana. Paul was born on March 7, 1984 and raised in Anaconda, Montana. He traveled the US and worked in the drilling and oil fields. He met the love of his life, Jessica, in Anaconda where they made their home and raised their children. Paul loved...
Ervin "Sam" Rustad
Feb 21, 2016
Ervin "Sam" Rustad was born on August 22, 1922, to Henry and Inger (Mahle) Rustad at Sanish, North Dakota. He moved to Anaconda at the age of 5 with his parents when his father went to work for the Anaconda Company. He attended school in Anaconda. Ervin went to work in the shipyards in Seattle from 1943 to 1945. He...
Margaret "Ruth" Gursky
Feb 18, 2016
Margaret "Ruth" Hofsommer Gursky passed away February 18th, 2016 at the age of 92 while in the loving care of her family in Philipsburg, MT. She was the daughter of William and Lucetta Hofsommer, born on July 17th, 1923 in Elmira, New York. Ruth grew up in Horseheads, NY. She was raised on a dairy farm, which was ran by...
Margaret M. Nelson
Feb 8, 2016
Margaret M. Nelson, 102, of Anaconda, died peacefully February 08, 2016 at the Copper Ridge Health Care Center in Butte. Margaret was born October 21, 1913 in Anaconda to Michael and Mary (Mezo) Chabala. Her parents came to Anaconda from Czechoslovakia in 1889 and made their home in "Goosetown" on East 5th St. Margaret graduated from St. Peter's High School...
