Scott Dennis Pergande
May 3, 2015
Scott Dennis Pergande, age 63, died peacefully in his home in Philipsburg, MT on May 03, 2015 of kidney cancer. Scott was born on January 20, 1952 to Herbert and Lucille (Marquardt) Pergande in Watertown, WI. He attended Zion Lutheran School and graduated from Columbus High, Columbus, WI in 1970. He was involved in managing sports and lettered in Future...
Virgil Lavoy Lovell
Apr 28, 2015
Virgil Lavoy Lovell was born July 15, 1929 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He passed away on April 28, 2015 in Anaconda, Montana. Cremation has taken place and a Memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 4:00 pm at the Washoe Park Pavilion. Military Honors will be presented at 5:00 pm by the Anaconda American Legion and...
William "Pudge" R. Blaskovich
Apr 25, 2015
Pudge was born on July 29, 1931 in the front bedroom of the family home at 723 E. 3rd Street. He was the youngest of five children born to Eva (Lubick) and Antone Blaskovich. Pudge attended local schools. He graduated in 1950 from Anaconda Central High School. After high school, Pudge went to work at the Anaconda Smelter because his...
Darrel Frederick Coombs
Apr 22, 2015
Darrel Frederick Coombs Obituary Darrel "Satch" Coombs of Philipsburg, MT passed away on the morning of April 22, 2015 at Granite County Medical Center. He was 77. Darrel was born in Deer Lodge, MT on June 5th 1937 to Hazel Lebert and Fred Coombs. He later moved to Three Forks where he graduated from high school in 1956. During his...
Dorothy Louise Walsh
Apr 20, 2015
Dorothy L. Walsh, 97, passed away April 20, 2015, at home with her family by her side. Dorothy was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend of many in the Anaconda community. She was born December 12, 1917, in Binford, North Dakota, one of seven children to John and Agnes Jacobs. Dorothy followed her sisters Cecelia and Marie to...
Virginia Lee Sladich
Apr 19, 2015
Virginia Lee (Morrow) Sladich, 87, of Anaconda, died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at the Community Nursing Home of Anaconda. She was born on December 9, 1927 in Butte, MT to Raymond and Elizabeth Morrow. She attended Butte schools and graduated from Girls Central High School in 1945. Virginia married John J. Sladich on April 23, 1956. She worked at Mountain...
Joseph Marcus Balkovatz
Apr 14, 2015
Joseph M. Balkovatz, age 89 of Anaconda, Montana passed-away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the Anaconda Community Hospital. Joseph was born in Anaconda on September 5, 1925 to the late Marcus and Mary (Gerdun) Balkovatz. In May, 1937 Joseph, his mother, and three siblings moved from Anaconda to Yugoslavia. This was to be a permanent move, with his father...
John "Jack" Patrick Doran
Apr 13, 2015
John (Jack) Patrick Doran, 95, of Anaconda, Montana passed away peacefully on April 13, 2015 in Scottsdale Arizona. Jack was born in Anaconda on February 21, 1920 to Joseph and Helen (LaCourse) Doran. He attended school in Anaconda and began work at a young age selling newspapers on the streets of Anaconda for a nickel and peddling his bike around...
Joseph Mason Henderson
Apr 13, 2015
Joseph Mason Henderson August 24, 1997 - April 13, 2015 Joseph Mason Henderson came into this amazing world on August 24, 1997. He was the first of 4 children, happily greeted by his parents. From the moment he entered this world, Joseph started creating memories. His family will have a lifetime of special stories, "Joseph stories." Joseph had some medical...
Anna Mae Mccoy
Apr 6, 2015
Anna Mae was born in Anaconda to Michael and Annie Sheehan, the 3rd of 5 children. She passed away peacefully in Missoula one day before her 89th birthday. A 1944, graduate of Anaconda High School, she was an usherette at the Washoe Theatre and worked at the Daly Bank before she was married. She and Jack McCoy were married August...
Elaine Fisher
Apr 2, 2015
Elaine Fisher, 72, of Anaconda, Montana died Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the Community Hospital of Anaconda. Elaine was born on February 15, 1943 in Columbus, Montana to Alvin and Edith Meyer. She had lived in Anaconda for the majority of her life. She worked as a cook at Montana State Hospital for several years. Elaine loved to sing country...
Mary Louise Shelby
Apr 2, 2015
Mary L. Shelby died Thursday, April 2, 2015. She was born to Ida Marie Burklund Lienau and Karl Lienau in Missoula, Montana. Mary graduated from Powell County High School in June 1964. She worked for Galen State Hospital for a number of years. She married Stephen D. Shelby on August 10, 1964. They remained married for 50 ½ years. She...
Gertrude Flynn
Mar 31, 2015
Gertrude Ann (Reardon) Martin Flynn passed away peacefully in her assisted living home on Tuesday March 31, 2015- just two weeks shy of her 95th birthday. She was a larger than life character who never met a stranger. She lived a long and full life. Gert was born in Anaconda on April 16, 1920 to Charlotte and James Raymond Reardon....
Raymond D Gallik
Mar 29, 2015
Raymond "Ray" D. Gallik, aged 90, of Anaconda, Montana, passed away, going into the arms of his Lord, at the Community Hospital of Anaconda on Sunday, March 29th surrounded by his loving family and friends. Ray, born to parents, Andrew and Anna Gallik on June 19, 1924 in Stockett, Montana where he grew up, attended school and excelled in sports,...
Robert Jack Anderson
Mar 26, 2015
Robert Jack Anderson, 80, died Thursday, March 26, 2015 in Wenatchee, WA. He was born on January 10, 1935 in Anaconda, MT to Jack and Mary (Grgurash) Anderson. Bob served in the US Army. He then started his career as a baker working for his father at the Anaconda Bakery and continued in that field until his retirement in Wenatchee....
Helen Theresa Smith
Mar 22, 2015
Helen T. Smith, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother died on Sunday, March 22, in the home she shared with her daughter and son-in-law, surrounded by her children. She was one week shy of her 87th birthday. Helen was born to James and Alice McGeever on March 29, 1928, the oldest of four children. She married Harold L. Smith on...
Donna Jane Hoppe
Mar 21, 2015
Donna Jane Hoppe, 74, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 with her husband and brothers by her side. Donna was dearly loved by her husband James, son Lonnie (Debbie), daughter Rhonda (Bruce), brothers Joseph (Carol) and David, grandchildren Jessica, Katrina (Paul), Cami, Tanya (Karl), Ben, Brianna, Michael (Jeanie), Megan and great grandchildren Jaxon, Quincee, Tanner, Caden and McKell. She was...
Dorothy R. Post
Mar 8, 2015
This past Sunday March 8, 2015 our mother Dorothy Rae Baenan Post observed her final day of rest. After a long and courageous battle with asbestos, Dorothy passed away surrounded by her loving family. She is now with the love of her life and soul mate Ernest Eugene Post. Dorothy was born August 28, 1932 to Ray and Mable in...
Joyce Ann (Colwell) Colucci
Mar 6, 2015
Joyce Ann (Colwell) Colucci born August 22, 1932 to Richard and Edna (Carlisle) Colwell in Williston, North Dakota passed away March 6, 2015 following a brief illness. Her family moved to Montana from North Dakota, when Joyce was young. She graduated from Anaconda Senior High in 1950. Having lived in Opportunity for over 60 years, she was a stay at...
Renee (Zimmerman) Holbrook
Mar 5, 2015
Renee (Zimmerman) Holbrook, a loving mother, wife and friend, passed away on Thursday morning. She was 60 years old. Born to Benjamin and Lorraine Zimmerman on Aug. 28, 1954 in McLaughlin, S.D., Renee was one of four siblings raised in Southwest Montana. She was schooled in Anaconda and received her GED in 1979. Renee was a hard worker and after...
