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Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County
Walter Manula
Nov 8, 2021
Walter James Manula left earthly life early Monday morning November 8, 2021 in Dillon Montana surrounded by loved ones. Born February 4, 1953 to Walter Jacob and Lila Mae Manula, Jay was the only boy and the youngest of four children. Being the baby and the only boy allowed him to get away with murder. He spent his younger years...
G. Lee Corkish
Nov 8, 2021
Gary (Lee) “Taco” Corkish, age 81 of Dillon, passed away peacefully on November 8th, 2021 after his health deteriorated due to dementia. Lee was born in Missoula to Robert and Ann Corkish. Growing up in Anaconda, he graduated from Anaconda High School and joined the army for 4 years. Forever the entrepreneur, Lee was always seeking new business opportunities. Lee’s...
Shirley Harkness
Nov 6, 2021
Shirley Jean Harkness, “Jean” 91 of Lima, Montana passed away on November 6th, 2021 at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare. She was born July 3rd, 1930 in Butte, Montana to Malcolm Shearer and Wilma Olmstead. She was raised by her paternal grandparents, James and Bertha Shearer. Jean and Bernard lived up Big sheep Creek on the family ranch. She was very...
James Lane
Nov 5, 2021
James Martin Lane, 80, of Dillon, MT passed away on November 5, 2021 with his wife Susie by his side. Jim was born on July 5, 1941 in Pomona, California, the oldest of 3 children, to James Marx Lane and Iva Lane. Jim was a graduate of Citrus College in Glendora, California with a degree in automotive repair. He served...
Kenneth Hildreth
Oct 30, 2021
Kenneth “Kenny” Hildreth, of Dillon Montana, passed away October 30, 2021 at the Barrett Hospital & Health Care in Dillon Montana. Kenny was born July 2, 1935 in Dodgeville Wisconsin to Benjamin and Garnetta (James) Hildreth. He spent much of his life in Wisconsin being a part of the Local 139 Engineers Union as a heavy equipment operator. He loved...
Jack Bell
Oct 29, 2021
Jackie T. Bell, 65 of Lima, Montana passed away at Pioneer Care and Rehabilitation Center on October 29, 2021. He was born in Scotia, California on June 9, 1956 to Melvin and Lola (Mathis) Bell. There is a military graveside service scheduled for Wednesday, November 3rd at 1 PM at the Lima Cemetery.
John Schuyler
Oct 26, 2021
JOHN B. SCHUYLER, JR. On Tuesday, October 26th , 2021 John B. Schuyler, JR, loving husband, and father of two children, passed away at the age of 84. John was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has lived in San Francisco, Sedona and Prescott, Arizona. He graduated from Culver Military Academy, Princeton University, and the University of Michigan Law School. He...
Nettie Welborn
Oct 21, 2021
Nettie H. (Felton)Welborn Born, January 2, 1928, to Montana Pioneers, at Bears Paw, in Rural Blaine County , and entered into rest October 21, 2021, in Bozeman Montana. During her lifetime, she lived in Havre, Pompey’s Pillar, Terry, Nibbe, Sheridan, Dell, Lima and finally retiring to Dillon. She was all things Montana, and prideful of the fact that she was...
Alice Bengeyfield
Oct 20, 2021
Alice Stricker Bengeyfield Alice Bengeyfield 66, died suddenly at home October 20, 2021. Alice was born in Quick, West Virginia April 28, 1955, to Harry and Nell-Jean Stricker and was the oldest of two children. Alice grew up in Quick and attended Herbert Hoover High School in Charleston, West Virginia, and was always very proud of her West Virginia heritage....
Joan McDougal
Oct 19, 2021
Passed away Peacefully on October 19th at the Legacy. Joan Mae Swartzlow McDougal was born in Columbia, Missouri on April 6, 1930 to Carl Swartzlow and Ruby Johnson Swartzlow. She spent her early childhood in Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, where her father was a park naturalist. At the beginning of World War II, she and her mother moved...
Helen Smith
Oct 16, 2021
Helen Lydia Smith 88 of Dillon passed away at home October 16, 2021 after a stroke. Not Covid. She was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Lydia (Levanen) Johnson, brother Dale Johnson, sister Ann Patterson and daughter Kathy Skipper. Helen was born in Arthyde MN on October 20, 1932 to Arthur and Lydia Johnson. She was the oldest...
L. Frazier
Oct 9, 2021
Lyle Duane Frazier 1935-2021 Lyle “Duane” Frazier age 86, passed peacefully on Saturday, October 9th, with loved ones present, an incredible amount of caring support from the Pioneer Care and Rehabilitation staff, Hospice and with many loving thoughts/prayers from residents throughout the entire Beaverhead County. Duane was born August 8th, 1935 in Mammoth Hot Springs, WY., which is actually inside...
Nathan Scott
Oct 2, 2021
Nathan Edwin Scott April 22, 1997 - October 2, 2021 Nathan Edwin Scott was born in Walnut Creek, CA and raised in the East Bay of Northern California on the edge of the San Joaquin Valley and the California Delta. As a youth, Nathan found his niche in music and the outdoors. He played percussion instruments in his high school...
Charli Miller
Sep 28, 2021
Baby girl Charli Roseanne Miller went to be with the angels September 28, 2021. Her parents are Preston and Taylor (Lenegar) Miller of Dillon. She is survived by her brother Forest Miller. Grand-parents Tom and Deb Miller (Brady, Montana) Mike and Nikki Metcallf (Dillon) and Shaun and Margie Lenegar (Dillon), aunts; Ashley and Katherine Lenegar, Sara Nielson, Alysha Miller, uncles;...
Beverly Zobell
Sep 24, 2021
Beverly Kae Hart Zobell JACKSON – Beverly Kae Hart Zobell passed through the veil of mortality this Friday, September 24 while at her home in Jackson, Montana. Beverly Kae Hart was born May 10, 1948 at 8:27 a.m. at the LDS Hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was born to Lewis Lynn Hart and Zola Wilson and came into a...
V. Harvey
Sep 23, 2021
V. ARLENE HARVEY, 93 V. Arlene Harvey 93, went home to be with the Lord on September 23, 2021 in Cumberland Maryland. She was born May 28, 1928, the third of eight children born to the late Raleigh and Edna Wilt of Cumberland, MD. One sister and one brother survives. Judith Anne DeVore of Cumberland, and Gene (Sandra) Wilt of...
Jeffrey DuBose
Sep 21, 2021
JEFFREY SCOTT DUBOSE Dillon, MT- Jeffrey S. DuBose, 60, passed away on September 21, 2021 at his home. He was born august 1st 1961 in Orange County CA, the son of George and Faye (Goodman) DuBose. Jeff’s early education began in Garden Grove, CA. He graduated high school in Victorville, CA where he met and married Rebecca Shoemaker. Out of...
Nora Valdez
Sep 17, 2021
Nora B. Valdez passed away Friday, September 17, 2021 at her home in Dillon with her three sons at her side. Nora was born Friday, June 12, 1959 in Warren, Utah to LaVor and Maxine (Middleton) Bowden. Nora fulfilled a dream of running her own restaurant when Nora's Kitchen was opened and operated by her in Layton Utah in the...
Verna Cleverley
Sep 11, 2021
Verna Louise Cleverley peacefully passed from this earth on Saturday, September 11, 2021. Verna was born in Hamilton, MT on April 25, 1945 to Barton and Louise Smith. She enjoyed her childhood alongside her older brother, Tom, living at Medicine Hot Springs near Sula, MT, where she spent many summers as a lifeguard. After graduating from Darby High School, she...
Frances Moore
Sep 3, 2021
Frances “Fran” Dee Moore, With heavy hearts, we regret to share that Fran passed away on Thursday September 3rd, 2021. Thankfully, she passed away peacefully with her family and close friends at her side. She was a loving and cherished daughter, sister, mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many, many people. She is survived by her children, Don Moore,...
