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Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County
Harold Brown
May 25, 2022
Harold C. Brown, beloved husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather and brother passed away peacefully in Dillon, Montana, with his loving wife, Linda by his side. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Lester Blaine Brown and Ella Casper Brown. Harold attended school in Ogden, Utah, and had deep roots in the Ogden and Heber Valley. As a young boy, barely a...
Theodore Bostwick
May 24, 2022
Theodore (Ted) Alfred Bostwick, 74, of Dillon, Montana peacefully passed away from cancer on May 24, 2022 at his home. Ted was born December 21, 1947 in Dillon Montana the youngest son of the late Gerald H and Marjorie E (Carroll) Bostwick. He attended school in Dillon and later helped his father in the family truck line business. While delivering...
Joyce Merrell
May 21, 2022
Joyce Adeline Merrell , 79 years, passed away Saturday, May 21st, 2022 at Barrett Hospital. Joyce was born December 11th, 1942 to Max Chester and Bonnie Dee (Cheney) Merrell in Dillon, MT. She was raised in Lima and graduated from Lima High school in 1961. She attended Montana State University and graduated in 1965. She was a member of the...
Henry Hugulet
May 21, 2022
Henry Louis Hugulet, ‘Hank’, passed away unexpectedly on May 21, 2022. He was born October 7, 1944 in Townsend, Montana to Walter Mack and Edith Gladys Hugulet. Hank and his family moved to Dillon in 1953. He attended Beaverhead Highschool. Hank married his highschool sweetheart, Linda Stocks and they shared their lives for 17 years bringing three creative children into...
Terril Atkins
May 17, 2022
Terril was born in Butte, MT on March 10, 1944; the first born to Erwin and Janet Christensen. In the coming years, siblings Walter and Pam joined the family in Dillon, MT. Terril was involved in many performing arts activities until she graduated from Beaverhead County High School in 1962. Her love of performing continued to the Pasadena Playhouse where...
James Womack
May 13, 2022
James “Jimmy” Womack died in Missoula’s Saint Patrick’s Hospital on Friday, May 13. He had been in ill health for the past 14 months. Jim was 77 years old. He was born to MG John and Vivian Womack (deceased) in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 18th, 1944. After his father was released from active duty, his family settled in Belgrade...
Harley Smith
May 11, 2022
Harley Edwin Smith 95 of Dillon, passed peacefully at home, on May 11 2022 with his daughter by his side. Harley was born July 31, 1926, in Absorkee MT, to Jack and Margaret (Shafer) Smith. He spent his early years helping on the family’s sheep and cattle ranch; and working in the family’s store, Smith Grocery. He also kept busy...
Donald Lovig
May 11, 2022
Don Lovig, at 75, passed peaceful into the arms of his precious friend Jesus on May 11,2022. Don was born February 5, 1947 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Henry Benjamin Lovig and Mable “Young” Lovig. Don was in fact a walking Miracle! At ten years old, Don was an early recipient of Brain Surgery. There were concerns that he may...
Marina Anderson
May 8, 2022
Marina Anderson, Mother, Grandma, and a friend to all who knew her, passed away on May 8th, 2022, on Mother’s Day. She was in the comfort of her home in Polaris, Montana, surrounded by her children. Marina was born on April 17th, 1953, in Argentina. She moved to Porterville, CA, at a young age, where she spent most of her...
Carma Tyler
May 6, 2022
Carma Jean Tyler, 59 of Dillon, passed away after a short battle with cancer on May 6, 2022. Carma was born at Barrett Memorial Hospital in Dillon. She spent her childhood in Lima and was active in her high school and served as the valedictorian of her graduating class. Carma moved to Dillon shortly after marrying her high school sweetheart...
John Rieber
May 5, 2022
John William “Johnny Bill” Rieber, 72, of Glen, Montana, passed away May 5, 2022 at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare in Dillon, surrounded by his family. He was born April 10, 1950 in Butte, to John C. and Rosemary G. (Bourn) Rieber, just hours after his grandmother passed away. John attended Reichle School and Beaverhead County High School, graduating in 1968....
DeEsta Wellborn
May 4, 2022
DeEsta was born in Idaho Falls and moved to Shoup Idaho in 1940 where she spent her childhood on the banks of the Salmon River with her siblings Bob, Judy Ann, and Karen. They would ride the cable trolley across the river every day to go to school. DeEsta’s dad owned a café and bar in Armstead, and as a...
Ricky Kuntz
Apr 29, 2022
Ricky Joe “Rick” Kuntz was born February 25, 1950 in Billings, Mont. The believer in a loving and merciful God, Rick left this earth on April, 29 2022 after a 17 year long battle with Parkinson ’s disease. The second child born to Edwin and Margaret “Peg” Kuntz, Rick grew up on the family farm 5 miles west of Custer...
Shirley Reynolds
Apr 14, 2022
Shirley Jean (Perusich) Reynolds, 85 Shirley was born on February 20, 1937 to Joseph and Helen (Malensek) Perusich in Butte, MT. She was one of ten children. Her mother passed away when Mom was 16 years old. Shirley attended Beaverhead County High School and Hamilton High School. After graduating, she attended Western Montana College, where she became a teacher. She...
Claire Pilon
Apr 4, 2022
Claire Blackburn Pilon passed away peacefully April 4, 2022. She was born October 3, 1932 in Library Pennsylvania. She moved to Dillon Montana when she was six years old with her widowed mother, her father John passed when she was 3 years old. Her mother was called to First Baptist church as a missionary. Claire grew up in Dillon attending...
