Get in Touch
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during the difficult first year after a loss
Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County
Roland Klahre
Aug 19, 2016
Roland "The Dude" Klahre Roland Klahre went home to his Heavenly Father where he joined his mother, father and sister on August 19, 2016 near DuBois, Idaho at the age of 78. He was born in Hohnstein, Germany February 9, 1938 to Kurt and Hertha Klahre, He escaped to West Berlin and later immigrated to the U.S. Roland was a...
Alexander Bertino
Aug 7, 2016
Alexander Joseph Bertino “A.J.,” “Dad,” “Pa” Alexander passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016 in Dillon, Montana at the age of 48. He was born on October 29, 1967 in Dillon. A.J. met Renee Moulton-Bertino over 25 years ago and was married for 14 wonderful years. A.J. gave, even when he had nothing to give. He will forever be in...
Billy Dingley
Aug 2, 2016
Billy Roy Dingley died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 near Wisdom at the age of 61. Billy was born on April 12, 1955 in Dillon, Montana to Monte and Lois (Bloor) Dingley. He grew up in Dillon and graduated from Beaverhead County High School Class of 1973. Billy enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, laughing, and mostly spending time with friends and...
William Riley
Jul 29, 2016
William Pomeroy Riley, Jr., (CDR, USN Ret.) died at home on July 29, 2016. Born in Rochester, NY on November 20, 1920, he was the youngest child of William Pomeroy Riley, Sr. and Stella Francis Davis Riley with three sisters, Virginia (Edelman), Joanne (Kaiser), and Marie (Olson). The 46 year marriage of Bill and Les (Lesso) Corlett celebrated on January...
Judith Millhon
Jul 26, 2016
Judith Leona Millhon age 66 passed away on Tuesday July 26, 2016 at the Tobacco Root Mountain Care Center in Sheridan, Montana.
Kim Baker
Jul 19, 2016
Kim Erwin Baker, 60, of Dillon, died July 19, surrounded by many people who loved him. He fought a valiant fight against cancer for almost 10 years. Kim was born in Miles City on August 12, 1955 to Joyce Weiss Baker and Ray Baker. He lived in Missoula, Ingomar, and Coltstrip before he moved to Dillon in 1967. He attended...
Sharon Lewis
Jul 19, 2016
Sharon Rose Lewis age 68 died on Tuesday July 19, 2016 at Parkview Acres Convalescent Center in Dillon, Montana.
Leonard Lashlee
Jul 17, 2016
Leonard Edward Lashlee 74 passed away on July 17, 2016 surrounded by his loving family after a ferocious battle with lung cancer. Leonard was born on April 15th in Bakersfield California, to Horace Lashlee and Trudee Lee Lashlee. He grew up in southern California. He served in the Army Special Forces Germany, France and Vietnam. He was a personal bodyguard...
Nancy Bailey
Jul 10, 2016
Nancy McConahay Peterson Bailey, 85 Nancy Bailey died peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2016. She was born on November 6, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jessie (Stewart) and William C. McConahay. She graduated from East High School in Salt Lake in 1947. In 1951, she earned a bachelor’s degree in earth science from the University of Utah, where...
Robert Meine
Jul 2, 2016
Robert E. “Bob” Meine left us peacefully during the early morning hours of Saturday, July 2nd , with his family by his side. Bob was the third child, born November 12, 1927, of Henry M. and Frances Boetticher Meine. Siblings are Evelyn Meine Carr of Medford, Oregon; Henry F. “Hank” Meine, deceased; and Jack (Glenna) Meine of Hammon, Idaho. The...
John Kelly
Jun 21, 2016
John B Kelly John was born on February 22nd, 1935 in Arpan, South Dakota. He passed on June 21st, 2016 in Dillon, Montana after a long battle of Alzheimer’s. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He had deep passion for the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. John was a college graduate, an engineer, a gunsmith, a taxidermist,...
Daniel Block
Jun 20, 2016
Daniel Garth Hodgson Block was born in Wisconsin Rapids on November 21, 1919 and lived on a farm at Rudolf until he was four when the family moved to Milwaukee. He graduated from Solomon Juneau High School in 1937 and attended Milwaukee State Teachers College for four years. When WW II began he enlisted in the Eighth Air Force on...
Warren Smith
Jun 10, 2016
Reverend Warren Paul Smith died on June 10, 2016 at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare in Dillon, Montana. He was 88. He was born on January 21, 1928 in Oak Park, Illinois, the son of Varo Joy and Faye Smith. After a few years in the Chicago area, Warren’s father, a Methodist minister, moved the family back to Kansas. Warren lived...
Kelly Brewer
Jun 5, 2016
“Nana” Kelly Brewer was a free spirit who came to Dillon, MT from the Big Island of Hawaii in 2006. Along with her companion German Shepard Dog “Bear”, Kelly rooted herself into the community, making Dillon, Montana and all of its beauty her new home. Sadly, Kelly passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016. The discovery of aggressive pancreatic cancer a...
Jay Nelson
Jun 1, 2016
Jay Frederick Nelson was born July 3, 1923 in Butte Mt to Fred and Margaret (Woolaghan) Nelson of the Big Hole Valley. He passed away June 1, 2016 at his home in Jackson surrounded by his loving family. Jay spent all his life in his beloved Big Hole Valley. In 1941 he married Jean Renz of Dillon. In June 1943...
Lois Schuler
May 30, 2016
Lois Jane Rider Schuler, longtime resident of Dillon died peacefully Monday May 30, 2016 at Parkview Acres Rest Home in Dillon. She was born on September 22, 1922 in Harding County, South Dakota to Dean and Leota (Elliott) Rider and moved to Dillon in her teen years. After graduating from Beaverhead County High School Lois attended Butte Business College, receiving...
Michele Blanchard
May 30, 2016
Michele Louise Blanchard, age 71, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016 in Dillon, Montana. Michele was born in Stockton, California to John Nicholas Bisbikis and Marjorie Louise Fish on March 18, 1945. Michele graduated from Stag High School and finished 2 years at Delta Jr. College in Stockton. She retired after 30 years of dedicated work to Pacific Bell Phone...
Virginia Foster
May 29, 2016
Virginia I. Faller Foster, age 88, said her loving goodbyes surrounded by her family on May 29th 2016 at Brendan House, Kalispell, MT. Virginia was the youngest child of five girls born to Joseph and Anna Marie Shields Faller on Feb. 22 1928 in their family home at 700 E Glendale, Dillon, MT. She was educated in Dillon Schools and...
Howard Gaines
May 25, 2016
Howard Kay Gaines, age 65, of Dillon, passed away Wednesday May 25, 2016 of heart complications at Barrett Hospital. Howard was born in Painesville, Ohio on July 4, 1950 to Wayne Robert Gaines and Beulah Yvonne Anderson Gaines. Howard spent his younger years in Ohio and Pennsylvania with his 10 younger siblings. Howard moved to Dillon where he worked on...
Marian Munson
May 13, 2016
Marian Lillian Munson, 92, passed away peacefully at Barrett Memorial hospital on Friday, May 13th, in Dillon, Montana following a brief illness. She was born in Idaho Falls on January 27, 1924 to Frank and Anne Seybold. Marian resided in Dillon from the age of 9 until her death. Throughout the years, Marian held numerous cleaning jobs at hotels, businesses,...
