Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County

April 23, 2017

John Frank Lecoeuvre, 76 “Lodgepole John” as he was known to most passed away at his home on April 23, 2017 his good friend Hester Hildreth, attending him throughout his final illness, was at his side. He was born on July 22, 1940 in Worchester, Massachusetts to John and Marilyn Brodeur Lecoeuvre. He will be greatly missed. At his request...

April 22, 2017

Peter Gordon Miller died on April 22, 2017, at his home in Dillon. He was 79 years old. He was born December 3, 1937, in Dillon, to George Walter Miller and Mary Katherine White Miller. His very early years were lived in Denver, Colorado, and Fremont, Nebraska. When he was about 4 or 5 years old, the family moved back...

April 19, 2017

Virginia “Big Mom” Scalzone was born August 27, 1919 in Philadelphia, PA to Italian immigrants. She was the oldest of nine kids and went to work to help support the family when she was 14 during the years of the Great Depression. With the start of WW II, Virginia worked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard building airplanes – Virginia was...

April 13, 2017

Lei Lani Johnson (Brown) 79 passed away peacefully, April 13, 2017 at Barrett Hospital in Dillon, MT. Lani was born July 29, 1937 in Banning, CA to Walter H. Brown and Helen Daisy Brown (Rawlins). She moved to New York State, where she learned to swim in a pond at 4 years old. She attended grade school in Othello, WA...

April 11, 2017

Longtime area resident Helen Brown passed away April 11, 2017 at Parkview/Kindred Care Center. Helen was born to Danish immigrants Nels and Maren Christensen in 1922. Helen attended local schools and graduated from Beaverhead County High School in 1941. After her marriage to Fred W. (Buster) Brown in 1946 Helen moved to the Brown Ranch on the Blacktail where she...

April 7, 2017

Donna Geneva Burton Potter passed away April 7, 2017. Donna was born to Orson and Theo (Rasmussen) Burton on October 12, 1930 in Greendale, Utah. She married Von "Skip" Potter in Green River, Wyoming on November 4, 1947. Donna was proceeded in death by her husband Skip, grandchildren Eddy and Tana, parents Orson and Theo, sister Reva, brothers Earl, Gareth,...

March 24, 2017

Carl W. Meier of Dillon, Montana passed away March 24, 2017, at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation - Parkview. Bud, as he was affectionately known, was born on August 21, 1920 in Duluth, Minnesota. In 1935 Bud and his family moved to Alaska to settle in the Matanuska Valley. He worked on the family Dairy Farm, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and...

March 20, 2017

Phyllis Davis Burwell died March 20, 2017 at the age of 91. She was the second of twin girls born to William and Rhoda Stutsman Davis on a farm on the East Bench in Dillon on April 25, 1925. She attended Dillon schools and graduated from Beaverhead County High School in 1943. After graduation, she worked at the Beaverhead County...

March 16, 2017

Mary Joyce, Ward, Miller, Lockyer of Dillon, MT Born March 6th, 1930 - Died March 16th, 2017. Mary so greatly enjoyed life and has went to be with her lord and savior Jesus Christ. She will be greatly missed by her dear friends and loving family. Mary was born in Austin, MInnesota lived in Grant, Mt moved to Lima, Mt...

March 9, 2017

Shirley Bea Toland Davis was born October 4th, 1935 to Dillard McClenney Toland and Gyona Almeda Scott Toland in Texas. She died unexpectedly on March 9th, 2017 in Dillon, Montana. Shirley Married Asa Edwin Davis on February 27, 1954 in Bredckenridge, Texas. They had three children, Steven Walter (Susan) Davis, Kirk Edwin (Marilyn) Davis, and Gail Lynn Davis (Joe) Barnhart....

March 8, 2017

Joseph George Rebich Jr. (Nonie), son of Mary (Malesich) and Joseph G. Rebich, passed away on March 8, 2017. Joe was born on the family ranch south of Dillon on February 3, 1934. He ranched his entire life, enjoying all of the farming. He served in the Army from 1956-1958, stationed in the South Carolina. Joe never married but was...

March 8, 2017

Charles Edward "Chuck" Dishno was born August 4, 1934, in Bly, Oregon. Chuck was very proud of the fact that he was 4th in his high school graduation class...of four; he like to say he was the top of the lower 25%. Although Chuck came to Dillon from Oregon, via California, he came with genuine Montana bon a fides. His...

February 25, 2017

LoyDean Piper, age 83, passed away on February 25, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband John Piper and her sister Marlys Ricks. She is survived by brothers James (Elaine) Munday and Russell (Sonja) Munday, son Randy Piper, and numerous nieces and nephews. LoyDean was a 25-year employee of Safeway. Because of her top-tier checking service in no-look,...

February 23, 2017

February 19, 2017

Elaine Olson Brackenbury passed away February 19, 2017. She was born April 20, 1934 in Bridge, Idaho in the old Post Office where her family was living at the time and her mother Genieva was the Post Mistress. The family moved to various places in Idaho including Blackfoot, but later returned to Bridge where her father Frank was the last...

February 6, 2017

Richard (Dick) Otto Gosman passed away peacefully on February 6, 2017 at Legacy Assisted Living. Dick was born in Butte, Montana on February 23, 1925 to Ruth and Frank Gosman. Dick and his brother Bob were raised in Lima. Dick was a World War II veteran, serving in the Marines from 1943 to 1945. He married Gertrude Knox on August...

February 5, 2017

February 3, 2017

On Friday the third of February Kathleen (Kathy) Griffis, beloved wife, mom, sister,aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother went to be Jesus after a battle with cancer. Love you mom.

January 29, 2017

James H. Anderson has passed away on January 29, 2017 after complications from heart surgery. Jim was born on December 6, 1936 in Blackduck, Minnesota. Jim and his wife moved to Montana in 1962. He was a teacher, high school coach and carpenter. Jim served in the Army and spent time in Korea. He was married to Pat Wolden in...

January 25, 2017

Kay Skradski (Hanninen) Kay left us unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. We all believe that she was ready to join our Dad, Mike, in heaven. Our parents were married for 48 years and they were always an inspiration to us that "true love" exists in this day and age. Their relationship gave us a goal to try and achieve...