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...
Tony Laslovich
Jul 20, 2014
Born on July 11, 1957, the one and only Tony Laslovich lived a life that gave hope and strength to others and inspired everyone who was fortunate enough to meet him. With his wife and soulmate, Kathy, by his side, Tony joined Heaven's angels on Sunday evening, July 20, 2014. Tony has always been a fighter and the fight he...
Preston "Chips" Smallwood
Jul 18, 2014
Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, Unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear. Preston Smallwood (Chips), 92, of Helena passed away on July 18, 2014 at St. Peters Hospital in Helena. Preston was born in Bellingham, Washington on July 26, 1921, to James and Theresa Smallwood. Preston grew up...
Kathleen Kovacich
Jul 5, 2014
Kathleen Kovacich died peacefully at home in Redding, California. Kathleen was born in Butte, Montana, on October 15, 1926. She married Matt Kovacich in 1949, and raised 6 children in Anaconda, Montana and Fullerton, California. She moved to Redding, California after the death of Matt in 2007. She attended St. Joseph Grade School in Butte, Montana, and graduated from Butte...
Gerald Michael Lathrope
Jun 16, 2014
Gerald "Mike" Lathrope, born to Patricia and Gerald Lathrope, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones after a long hard fight against cancer. Mike was born May 1st, 1958. He was raised in Anaconda where he went to Catholic schools and graduated from Anaconda High in 1976. He worked at Montana State Hospital for many years before getting his...
Edward Stupca
Jun 12, 2014
Edward LeRoy Stupca was born in Anaconda, Montana on June 30, 1935, the son of Edward and Helen (Walsh) Stupca. His Class of 1953 was the first to graduate from Anaconda Central; he studied at Carroll College and the Theological College of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Helena...
Florence Rose Mccarvel
Jun 10, 2014
Florence Rose McCarvel died peacefully on June 10 in San Jose after years of struggling with Alzheimers. Florence was born on March 7, 1921 in Anaconda. She was a child of immigrant Croatian parents, Katherine and Joseph Kuffner. Hers was a life carved by the ideals and celebratory nature of her ethnic heritage i.e. hard work, good food at the...
Kenneth Ross Franklin
Jun 9, 2014
Kenneth "Ken" R. Franklin, 68, of Anaconda, passed away at his Anaconda home on June 9th, 2014 of natural causes. Ken was born in Detroit, Michigan to Thomas and Lourene Franklin. His family moved to the Anaconda area when he was a child. Ken attended school in Opportunity (Beaver Dam) and in Anaconda. He graduated from AHS in 1964, and...
Patricia Louise Wyant
Jun 6, 2014
Patricia "Trish" Louise Todd Wyant passed away June 6, 2014 at St. James Healthcare at the age of 60. She was born June 9, 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to Anaconda in 1974. She met Clinton Wyant and together they raised their two children. Trish also "adopted" lots of neighborhood kids who called her "G-Ma". She loved camping, family...
John Paul Kovacich
Jun 6, 2014
John P. Kovacich, Sr (Kovie) of Anaconda left life on Earth in the afternoon of June 10th to join his wife Grace in God's eternal kingdom. John was 91 years young at the time of his passing. John faced many physical health afflictions in his life overcoming obstacles that allowed him to live independently until recently. His will to live,...
Arlie Elwood Schulz
Jun 5, 2014
Arlie Elwood Schulz passed away peacefully at his Anaconda home at the age of 77. He was born April 25, 1937, in New Leipzig, ND where he graduated high school, leading the band before he graduated. Where the family has been told he was a local basketball star. He continued his education at Rocky Mountain College and Eastern Montana College...
Edward "Ed" Leroy Forwood
May 31, 2014
Edward Leroy Forwood, 79, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 at his home in Anaconda, Montana, surrounded by his loving family. Ed was born January 12, 1935 to Eric and Myrtle (Jenkin) Forwood in Anaconda, the oldest of three children. He grew up in Anaconda and graduated from Anaconda High School in 1952. After graduating, he attended University of Montana...
Patricia "Pat" L. Puccinelli
May 31, 2014
Patricia Louise (DeTonancour) Puccinelli, surrounded by her loving family passed away on May 31, 2014 at Community Hospital in Anaconda. Pat was born to Joe and Leah DeTonancour in 1943 in Anaconda. Pat's enjoyment centered around her family and always looked forward to family get-togethers. In her younger years, she especially enjoyed fishing the Big Hole River with her father,...
