Michael J. Funston
Oct 16, 2014
Michael J. Funston, 50, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday October 16th, 2014. Mike was born in Anaconda, Montana on May 24th, 1964 to Jerry and Agnes Funston. He was raised in Anaconda, MT and lived in Spokane, WA; Juneau, AK; Missoula, MT and most recently Florence, MT. Mike graduated from Anaconda High School in 1982. He was an exceptional handyman...
Brian Charles Eder
Oct 13, 2014
Brian Charles Eder, a former owner and publisher of the Philipsburg Mail, died Monday, October 13th at the hospital in Philipsburg, MT. He is survived by his parents Joseph Charles Eder and Barbara Seastrand Eder of Philipsburg, MT, sisters Beth Ford Ploszay and husband Brian of St. Paul, MN, and Lisa Eder Mattson and husband Rick of Stacy, MN, nieces...
James Walter Ellis
Oct 10, 2014
James Walter Ellis was born in Red Bluff, California on September 24, 1947 to Clarence Buford and Patricia Faye (Barnes) Ellis. James died at home with his loving wife and daughter by his side on October 10, 2014, in Philipsburg, Montana. James served in the U.S. Air Force for four years including time spent in Germany. Upon returning home, he...
Bernita Louise Sweet
Oct 9, 2014
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Mary Agnes Sevores
Sep 24, 2014
Mary Agnes Sevores passed away peacefully at her home in Anaconda on Wednesday, September 24th at the age of 61. She was born in Anaconda, Montana on December 19, 1952 to David and Donna (Riley) Hebert. Mary grew up in Anaconda, graduating from Anaconda Central High School in 1972. She completed nursing school at Warm Springs, becoming an LPN. She...
Charles "Chuck" Brugman
Sep 21, 2014
Chuck was born November 17, 1928, to Ed and Francis Brugman in Des Moines Iowa. He was the fourth of five children and educated in Des Moines and Los Angles California. He first came to Anaconda July 4th, 1946. He worked for Clover Leaf Creamery for two years and then went to work in the Power House Department at the...
Ann Albright Hawkins
Sep 20, 2014
Born in 1927, Ann Albright Hawkins spent her school-age years in Butte, raised by her parents: mother, Millie, and stepfather, J. B. Albright. Ann attended the University of Montana and upon graduation was married to Paul A. Hawkins of Wallace, Idaho, also a graduate. He had attended school on the G.I. Bill after service in the Navy. Her husband's degree...
Jill Fay Hauck
Sep 16, 2014
Obituary for Jill Hauck She was born September 1st, 1963 in Helena, MT to Maurice and Jeanette Smith, and was raised in Elkhorn Montana with her sisters Virginia, Lori and her brother Morch. She loved being raised in Elkhorn where she and her sisters and brother had many great adventures. Jill enjoyed camping, 4-wheeling, horseback riding, and animals of all...
William "Bill" Smith
Sep 11, 2014
William "Bill" Smith, 76, Anaconda, died September 11, 2014 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was born August 17, 1938 in Sheridan, Montana to Leo and Ruby (Bryant) Smith. He grew up in Whitehall and joined the US Army in 1963. He was honorably discharged in 1969. Bill worked for the Anaconda Company for many years, for Anaconda Deer...
Alice V. Kiehn
Sep 7, 2014
Alice V. Kiehn passed away Sunday peacefully in the comfort of her home with her loving and dedicated husband by her side. Alice was born in Anaconda October 30, 1927 to Michael and Mary Blodnick. She attended the local schools and graduated from Anaconda Central. Following graduation, she worked in retail until meeting the love of her life and partner...
Barbara "Betty" Meriwether
Sep 2, 2014
Barbara (Betty) Meriwether died September 2, 2014 at age 81. Barbara was born in Arkansas to parents William Edie and Gertrude (Brown) Edie and spent her early years moving back and forth to the Yakima Valley in WA. She graduated high school in Yakima, WA and soon felt the pull to the big city of Seattle, working as a bank...
Donald Nyquist
Aug 29, 2014
Donald Herbert Nyquist of Anaconda passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014, in Philipsburg at the age of 63. Donald was born August 29, 1951, in Anaconda to Donald and Carley Nyquist. Don grew up in the New Addition and enjoyed time outdoors hiking and fishing Warm Springs Creek. He also had a voracious appetite for knowledge, developing an expertise...
Ralph Reiss
Aug 28, 2014
Ralph (Rafe) Reiss, 88 Was born in New England, ND on March 22, 1926 to John and Magdalena Reiss. He had numerous siblings. He served in the army during World War II spending much of his time in Japan. After the war he came to Anaconda to work at the Smelter as a machinist. In Anaconda he met and Married...
Jeremy Allen Davis
Aug 20, 2014
Jeremy Allen Davis was born January 3, 1984 to Andine Davis. My Beautiful Son; My first Heartprint. You were my JerBear; your Auntie's Breath; your Papa's Pine Knot; Gram's Boy; Amazing big brother; Beautiful Father; Favorite Cuz; Bro to all your friends. You dealt with so much loss, pain, heartache, and rejection in your life. Depression in all forms can...
John Thomas Barclay
Aug 11, 2014
John Thomas Barclay, wonderful dad, husband, patriot, businessman, and an exceedingly kind gentleman, surrounded by his family, passed away peacefully on August 11th. John was born February 14, 1926 in McHenry, North Dakota to Kreston and June Bruner Barclay. John, the oldest of nine children and his family moved to Bozeman, MT for a short time where he attended school;...
Robert J Mitchell
Jul 31, 2014
Robert J. Mitchell 88, of SLC, UT passed away at his home December 18, 2013. Robert was born on Oct. 19, 1925 to Margaret (Dwyer) Mitchell and Frederick Mitchell in Hollywood, California. At the age of 2 Robert's family returned home to Anaconda where his story began. Robert attended Anaconda High School and graduated in 1944. He then joined the...
Deborah Ann Marino
Jul 26, 2014
She loved to garden. She had what you could call a green thumb, and everything she touched blossomed. Deborah Ann Marino was born in Anaconda, Montana on June 3, 1963, and she passed from our world on July 26, 2014, at the age of 51 in Anaconda. Although she lived a far from perfect life, she had - and has...
William "Red" Thomas Menahan
Jul 26, 2014
William Thomas "Red" Menahan, 78 Longtime Anaconda educator and legislator, William Thomas "Red" Menahan, 78, died in a Billings hospital on July 26, 2014, after a brief illness (pulmonary fibrosis). Red, as he was widely known, was born in Anaconda on Aug. 16, 1935 to William and Kathleen (McNay) Menahan. Red attended St. Peter's elementary school in Anaconda until third...
Wayne Louis Lucier
Jul 24, 2014
Wayne Louis Lucier, beloved Dad, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa, peacefully left this life on Thursday, July 24, 2014. Wayne was born on May 6, 1935, in Anaconda, MT to Grace Marion (Nelson) Lucier and Louis Henry Lucier. He graduated from AHS, and was a lifetime Anaconda resident. Wayne married Loretta Marie (Smith) on July 17, 1956, in Anaconda. Their loving, happy...
Elena "Nickie" Petrovich
Jul 23, 2014
Elena (Nickie) Petrovich, 86, passed away on Wednesday July 23, 2014 surrounded by her family at the Anaconda Nursing Home. Nickie was born Elena N. Gianfrancesco on January 1, 1928 in Cantalupo, Italy to Thomas & Camilla Gianfrancesco, the second child of four girls. On June 14, 1950 she married Fred Petrovich in Anaconda. They had two children, Antonette and...
