Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County

September 2, 2016

Lorrayne Rebich Obituary Agnes Lorrayne Pierce was born on March 24, 1925 and passed away peacefully on September 2, 2016 in Dillon, MT. Lorrayne was the daughter of Thomas R. and Agnes Kau Pierce of the Horse Prairie Valley and she lived all her life in Beaverhead County. She grew up on the family ranch in Horse Prairie and in...

August 30, 2016

Joy Muggenburg, 84 of Hagerstown, Maryland passed August 30th, 2016. She was born in St. Anthony, Idaho on September 1st, 1931. A graveside committal will take place on September 3rd, 2019 at 2:00PM here at Mountain View Cemetery.

August 26, 2016

Walter Marion Hungate died August 25th, 2016 in Bozeman Health Hospital. He was born in Dell, MT on December 10, 1937 to Beth “Goldie” Anderson and Walter Marion Hungate and was raised in Lima, MT. In 1956 he joined the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged in 1960. Walter was a Section Foreman and Inspector for Union Pacific Railroad and...

August 26, 2016

Beverly Hren passed away August 25, 2016 at Barrett Memorial Hospital. Beverly was born in Lima Montana on January 20, 1932. She attended schools in Lima and enjoyed hunting and fishing with her Dad. She earned a teaching degree from Western Montana College. In 1952 she married John Hren Jr. John and Beverly made their home on the family ranch...

August 23, 2016

August 22, 2016

Miriam Morse Ausmus passed peacefully at the Legacy Assisted Living on August 22, 2016 of natural causes. Miriam was born August 11, 1928 in Dillon to area ranchers, Howard E. and Hazel (Maurer) Morse. Her grandparents, J.E. and Florence (Thorpe) Morse, were early pioneers who arrived in Montana during the 1880’s and were among the founders of the city of...

August 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...

August 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...

August 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...

July 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...

July 26, 2016

Judith Leona Millhon age 66 passed away on Tuesday July 26, 2016 at the Tobacco Root Mountain Care Center in Sheridan, Montana.

July 19, 2016

Sharon Rose Lewis age 68 died on Tuesday July 19, 2016 at Parkview Acres Convalescent Center in Dillon, Montana.

July 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...

July 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...

July 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...

July 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...

June 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,...

June 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...

June 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...

June 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...