Local Obituaries for Families in Beaverhead County
Barbara Darlene (Simmons) Huntley
February 1, 2024
Barbara Darlene Simmons Huntley
As the morning sun crested the horizon on February 1, 2024, surrounded by her children, Barbara Huntley (93 yrs.) peacefully passed at her home in Sun City West, Arizona and was welcomed into the arms of her Lord and Savior.
Barbara was born March 26, 1930 in Mackay, Idaho to Darwin & Zula Simmons. After numerous moves, her...
Raymond Ralph Weaver
January 23, 2024
RAYMOND RALPH WEAVER
(April 18, 1941 - January 23, 2024)
Raymond Ralph Weaver was born on April 18, 1941 in Missoula, MT. His mother was Lucille Harrison and his father was Darrell Duane Weaver. His father was employed at the LOLO Ranger Station by the US Forest Service. Raymond was the first born twin. His brother Richard entered the...
Edith Joanne Meier
January 18, 2024
Edith Joanne Meier of Dillon, Montana passed away January 18, 2024, at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare.
Joanne, as she was known by, was born on April 22, 1940 in Butte, Montana. In 1958 Joanne graduated from Beaverhead County High School. She went on to graduate from Nursing School in Anchorage, Alaska.
Joanne married Carl "Bud" Meier...
Arthur Duane Soelter
January 17, 2024
Arthur Duane Soelter - a.k.a, Artie, Little Artie or Star - was born in Billings on Aug.25, 1962 to Vance Lee Soelter and Patricia Ann Soelter. He passed away on Jan. 17, 2024, at the age of 61, in Dillon, Where he had resided for the past few years.
Art lived in East Helena for a while before moving to Boulder,...
Iris Helen McCauley
January 16, 2024
Iris Helen McCauley (October 11, 1940 - January 16, 2024)
Iris Helen McCauley, 83, passed away on January 16, 2024, in Lima, Montana. Iris was born in Kalispell, Montana on October 11, 1940, to Doyle and Helen Sampson. She spent some time as a very small child in Tacoma, Washington during WWII while her parents were supporting the war effort. Returning...
Darlene May Rhoads (Hughes)
January 10, 2024
DARLENE MAY RHOADS
Darlene May Karr Rhoads (Hughes) was born in Cheney, Washington on May 28th, 1939 to Lester and Charlotte Karr. She passed away peacefully on January 10th, 2024 at the age of 84.
Darlene's father was an accomplished mechanic, a trait that was passed down to all of her sons. Darlene's mother was an incredible cook,...
Roger Cox
January 9, 2024
Roger Eugene Cox, 94, of Polaris, Montana, passed away Tuesday, January 9th, 2024, at Barrett Hospital surrounded by family. Roger was born November 7, 1929, to Lawrence and Elizabeth (Genter) Cox in Greenville, OH. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1947. He married the love of his life on February 6, 1948.
In 1958, he was asked to...
Glen Hacker
January 7, 2024
Glen Robert Hacker
October 22, 2024 ~ January 07, 2024
Twin Falls, Idaho ~ Dillon, Montana
Sandra Kriete
January 2, 2024
On January 2nd an angel returned home. Sandra Rae Williams left in her wake her sister from another Mister, and best friend Faye Stilley. Her horde of children Robert, Joseph, James, Scott and Sylas will forever feel the loss of their mother. Patricia, Niki, Haley, Donny and Roe will feel the loss of their guardian. Her family was a large...
Gary Thornton
January 2, 2024
Gary Wayne Thornton
Aug 17, 1954 --- Jan 02, 2024
Gary Wayne Thornton passed away January 2nd 2024 with his loving wife Debbie; and the forever faithful dog Dakota by his side.
Gary was born August 17th 1954 to James E. and Beverly Thornton in Gardner Massachusetts. The family later moved to Montana and Gary, as a young man found...
James Foster
December 29, 2023
James W. Foster
May16, 1944 ~ December 29, 2023
James "Jim"passed away at Pioneer Care and Rehabilitation Facility in Dillon, Friday 12/29/23. He is survived by his daughter, son and their families. Jim is a retired Postmaster, who moved to Montana in 1999, after hunting here since 1978. Jim will be remembered for his love of hunting, fishing...
Judith Staudenmeyer
December 29, 2023
Judith Annette Forsythe Staudenmeyer
Judy Staudenmeyer passed away peacefully on December 29, 2023, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Judy was born April 26, 1943, in Butte, Montana, to June Roe and Andy Forsythe. As a young girl, she spent summers in the Centennial Valley on the...
Roberta Jo "Bobbie" Dawson
December 27, 2023
Roberta Jo "Bobbie" Dawson died on December 27, 2023.
Bobbie was born to Steven and Margery Manley on January 02, 1951. She was the second child born to the pair and eventually had four younger siblings. She graduated from Butte High School in 1969. Bobbie was married in 1971 to Charles Dawson and gave birth to her daughter Vonnie, in...
Carol McLaren
December 27, 2023
Carol V. McLaren 8/17/29-12/27/23
Longtime Dillon resident Carol Vivienne Giudici McLaren passed away December 27th, 2023, at age 94.
Carol was born in Butte on August 17, 1929, to Dillon residents, Phillip Isadore and Florence (Nelson) Giudici. The family later moved to Butte along with their second child Philip Ray. There, Carol attended Blaine Elementary School. Her family remained in...
Anna Burkenpas
December 26, 2023
Anna Joy Burkenpas, 84, of Dillon, Montana, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Providence Saint Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana. Anna was born February 28, 1939 to Glenn Rosborough and Mary Eloise McCleery in Anaconda, Montana. She graduated Anaconda High School in 1957. She met Darrell Burkenpas in 1952 and the couple...
John Genta
December 26, 2023
John Michael Genta
December 12, 1949 ~ December 26, 2023
John was born on December 12th 1949 in Superior, Wyoming to Francis John Genta and Jean (Delcomte)Genta.
John was a hard worker all around, working many different jobs throughout his life. He worked for Arco mines (Butte), Hagenbarth Ranch, John Erb Ranch, Coleman Construction and Gerald Jones Ranch.
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Skip Bybee
December 26, 2023
Skip Bybee finished his last tour of the Dillon downtown drinking establishments over the Christmas holiday. As was his quiet unassuming nature, he chose to slip away in the night leaving us to figure out how to fill the gap in our lives he left. Who will support our veterans, donate beadwork and artwork to all types of causes, spoil...
Billy Lorengo
December 21, 2023
Billy Jean (Shafer) Lorengo (age 90) passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Boise, ID, on December 21, 2023.
Billy was born August 3, 1933, in Gause, TX, to Franklin Shafer and Johnnie Belle (Shafer) Wilson. She is preceded in death by her parents and her only sister, Shirely (Shafer) York, who died in September...
Robert Wooley
December 16, 2023
Robert Lee Wooley, of Dillon, Montana passed away in his home on December 16, 2023, with his wife by his side and family nearby. He was the son of Clair and Louise Wooley, born on February 26, 1944, in Newark, NJ. Robert had an equal love for both the East and West of the United States. In the East he...
Linda Strupp
December 13, 2023
Linda Lou Bjorni Strupp
Linda Strupp passed on peacefully on December 13, 2023, with her partner, David Bandelier, by her side.
She was born in Dillon, MT to William and Mary (Fournier) Bjorni on July 2, 1953. The youngest of three siblings, she was raised on the family's Spring Creek Ranch on Horse Prairie, MT. After graduating from Beaverhead...
