Margaret Ruth Jacobson
Jan 16, 2016
Long-time Anaconda resident Margaret Ruth Jacobson died January 16, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society in Spokane Valley, Washington, at the age of 87. Margaret was born October 2, 1928, in Three Forks, to Frank and Edna Irvine. Margaret was raised and educated in Deer Lodge and Anaconda. She graduated from Anaconda High School and attended the University of Montana, Missoula....
Alice Shepka
Jan 10, 2016
Alice Shepka went to see the Lord and Savior on January 10th, 2016. She was a lifelong resident of Anaconda. Alice was born to Eva and Carl Shepka on March 21, 1925 in Anaconda. She was educated in Anaconda and graduated from high school in Anaconda. At the early age of 13, Alice started her working career. She always had...
Evelyn Rose Niland
Dec 31, 2015
Evelyn Rose Niland Evelyn (Evie) Niland peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015, surrounded by family at the Anaconda Community Nursing Home. Evelyn was the matriarch of her large family, and spent most of her 87 years providing care and upbringing for her nine children, eighteen grandchildren and twenty-three great grandchildren. She was a pillar of strength and resilience...
David Matthew French
Dec 26, 2015
David French, 32, Anaconda, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at his residence. Services are pending.
Edward F. Durkin
Dec 21, 2015
Edward F. Durkin Long time Anaconda native, educator, coach and patriarch, Edward F. Durkin passed away in the presence of family on December 21, 2015, at St. James Hospital, Butte. Ed was born July 6, 1929, at the family home in Anaconda, the youngest of 6 boys born to Martha (Schmidt) and John "Salem" Durkin. Martha and Salem proudly raised...
Edmund Henry Lee
Dec 20, 2015
Edmund "ED" Henry Lee lived life to the fullest. Edmund Lee, 84, passed away peacefully Sunday December 20, 2015 in Philipsburg, MT after a long battle with cancer. Probably before it was officially winter, since he said he was tired of the snow and cold. Ed was born Oct 27, 1931 in Minnesota to Henry and Freida Lee. Ed had...
Ada E. Ould
Dec 18, 2015
Ada Elnora Ould Ada E. Ould, 75, Spokane Valley, WA, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, went home to spend Christmas with her Savior, Friday, December 18, 2015, at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Ada was born March 12, 1940, in Bloomsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Carlton and Madeline Savage. Surviving her are her husband of...
Franciscus "Frank" Vanmeel
Dec 14, 2015
Franciscus (Frank) VanMeel was born on October 25th, 1926, to Theodore and Antoinette VanMeel. He was one of fourteen siblings, born in Kerkrade Holland. As a young boy, Frank worked in the coal mines in Holland and Germany. As a teenager, he sold fabric and zippers door to door on his bicycle. Frank met his wife Gertrude (Gertie) at a...
Bonnie Lee (Barney) Chor
Dec 13, 2015
Bonnie Lee Barney-Chor was born to Ervin and Helen Barney on Nov. 13, 1957, in Anaconda, MT, at St. Ann's Hospital. Bonnie passed away at her home on December 13, 2015 with her family and best friends, Roxie Major and Diana Binns by her side. Bonnie is survived by Joyce Baker, Courtland Barney, Sharon Beckon (husband Gary), Linda Barney, Shona...
Rachel Marie Calder
Dec 6, 2015
RACHEL MARIE CALDER 27 Rachel, our beautiful ray of sunshine joined forces with a very special group of angels on Sunday December 6, 2015. Rachel had a heart of gold, she touched the lives of all and no one was immune to her magnetic personality. Rachel adorned this unpredictable world on September 14, 1988 with a big TA-DA I`m here...
David M. Rouse
Nov 30, 2015
David Rouse, 35, of Phillipsburg died Monday November 30, 2015. David was born in Spokane on May 9, 1980 and is survived by his parents Jim and Pat Rouse; beloved wife Sara; daughters Brooke, Josie, and son Trevor. He also leaves brothers Brian (Vanessa) Rouse and Scott (Susan) Hylton and sisters Brenda (Brian) Beard, Kelly (Matt) Comer, nieces Allison Beard,...
Eric Lee Blom
Nov 28, 2015
On November 28th, 2015 we lost our beloved Eric. The youngest son of Ruth (Hanson) Blom and the late Adrian "Ade" Blom, Eric was born and raised in the West Valley of Anaconda where he made so many lifelong friends. He spent his youth playing baseball, hunting and fishing with his mom, dad, brothers and sisters, which became a passion...
Cecilia P. Chapin
Nov 16, 2015
Cecilia Chapin (Micone), born March 27th, 1932 in Anaconda, MT to Antonio and Concetta Micone. She joined her sister Mary Olga (Lorello) and brother John Angelo. She attended Prescott and Daly grade schools, Anaconda Junior and Senior High School, and graduated in 1950. Following high school, Cecilia moved to San Francisco to attend a dental hygienist program. While there, she...
Dorothy Austin
Nov 6, 2015
Dorothy E. Austin, age 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 6, 2015 at the Community Hospital of Anaconda. She was born on April 3, 1933 in Anaconda to Arthur and Techla Kanthack and was the second youngest of nine children (all of who preceded her in death). She was a 1951 graduate of Central High School and a 1954...
Dorothy Helen Lussy
Nov 2, 2015
DOROTHY HELEN LUSSY, 94 Dorothy Helen Lussy passed away November 2, 2015 at Community Hospital of Anaconda. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 25, 1921 to George Viox and Helen (Heal) Viox. She attended schools in Cincinnati, where she later met the love of her life, Henry F. Lussy. They were married on February 27, 1943. Soon after...
Mamie E. Greenham Collinsworth Solomonson
Nov 1, 2015
Mamie E. Greenham Collinsworth Solomonson was born January 15, 1927, the oldest of 18 children in New Foundland, Canada. Mamie married Charles Collinsworth in St. John's New Foundland and were blessed with four children. They later divorced. She married Herb Solomonson in California and they enjoyed traveling, fishing and hunting together. Mamie is survived by her children Jim (Mon), David...
Allen J. "Babe" Green
Oct 27, 2015
Allen J. (Babe) Green Husband, Father, Grandpa, Friend The world lost a truly great guy when Allen "Babe" Green passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. Allen passed peacefully after taking his last breath. Allen was born October 4, 1929 to George and Mary (Sekora) Green in Butte, Montana. The youngest of four children, he attended Whittier Elementary School, and...
Edward J. Mccarthy
Oct 26, 2015
The Life and Times of Edward Joseph McCarthy On Sunday, October 26, 2015 Edward Joseph McCarthy entered into heaven surrounded by his loving family. Ed was a gentle, kind man with an infectious smile who always stretched out his hand to greet you or reached to give you a huge hug. Ed loved his family and his country. He lived...
David E. Graham
Oct 22, 2015
David E. Graham, 78 Funeral services for David E. Graham, 78, will be conducted from Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 28th, at 10:30 a.m. with one hour of visitation prior to the service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, October 27th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. David passed away unexpectedly at his...
Lovell Hale
Oct 3, 2015
Lovell Hale, born Lovell Smith on March 12, 1941 in Clebit, Oklahoma to Calvert and Gertie Smith, died Saturday, October 03, 2015 at her residence in Anaconda. She graduated from high school in Mcnary, Arizona and married Norman Larry Hale in 1972. She is preceded in death by her husband Norman Larry Hale, her parents Calvert and Gertie Smith, her...
