September 21, 2021

On the evening of September 21, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer, Judi left this life just as she lived it, with dignity and strength. Judith Lee was born to Ralph (Speed) and Lee Simons on November 12, 1947, in Townsend, MT. She would be joined by a sister, Sue, before the family moved to Boulder in 1954. Judi...

September 20, 2021

Nick Novich passed away on September 20th 2021, he was 92 at the time of his passing. Nick battled dementia for the last several years. Nick was born on September 1st 1929 on the family ranch off the Burma Road by the Big Hole River to parents Sam and Boya Novich. He spent all of his early years helping his...

September 15, 2021

John James “Jack” Smith of Whitehall passed away Wednesday, September 15th, 2021 with family in Butte. Jack was born on February 2nd, 1930 in Whitehall, to Albert H. and Edith (Hopper) Smith. Jack grew up on the family farm, just south of town, with his six siblings and attended Whitehall schools. His school days and childhood were cut short when...

September 14, 2021

September 13, 2021

Paul was born on February 26, 1938 in Vernal, Utah to his parents Marion Christensen and Violette Eva Francis. Paul passed away September 13, 2021 at Madison Valley Medical Center in Ennis, Montana from complications of CoVid. As a young teen, Paul ran wild mustangs in the Unitah Mountains of Utah with his cousins. He loved to tell his family...

September 10, 2021

Julianna Francis (Kessler) Ridder passed away on Thursday Sept. 9, 2021. She was born on April 16, 1933, at the farm home of George and Frances (Berning) Kessler. She was one of eight children. Julie attended Elementary School in Marienthal, KS and went to High School in Leoti, KS. After graduating she worked as a nurse’s aide at St. Catherine’s...

August 19, 2021

A Parish Vigil Service will be held Tuesday, August 24, at 7:00 PM at the St. Mary Catholic Church at Laurin. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, August 25, at 11:30 AM at St Mary Catholic Church at Laurin. Interment will be in the Laurin Cemetery.

August 15, 2021

Laura was born December 9, 1964 in Lakeport, California. Laura was a rubella baby born at 2Lbs 9Oz as a consequence she was legally blind, profoundly deaf and with special needs. She received her heavenly wings August 15th 2021 in Butte, Montana. Laura is survived by her mother Kathleen "Casey" Baril, father and mother Robert and Alice Reimard of Sheridan,...

August 11, 2021

Donnie Grant Welborn of Lima, MT (55) born February 24, 1966 was taken from us suddenly in the early morning of August 11th after he had an accident at the ranch where he has recently been employed. We can try to find solace in the fact that he was sent to the lord doing what he was put on this...

July 29, 2021

Born 9-14-53 in Deer Lodge to Richard and June Wallace, attended Deer Lodge Schools and graduated in 1971 from Powell County High School. Married Ed Plapp in Deer Lodge in 1971, later divorced.Raised son Ryan McDowell in Helena then married Sam Miller in Whitehall in 1998. Worked at American Federal in Helena and Butte, retiring after 25 years in 2011....

July 29, 2021

Fred Anderson, a long-time resident of Whitehall, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Homestead in Rexburg, Idaho on July 29, 2021 with his family by his side. John Frederick Anderson was born on October 13, 1933 to Hans Anderson and Marie Margaret Mikkelsen Anderson and was the oldest of 5 children. His first childhood home was in Fish...

July 22, 2021

Aileen Marian Shaw passed away July 22, 2021, at St. James Hospital in Butte MT, surrounded by her husband Walter Shaw and her family. Aileen was born in Butte, MT on July 17, 1945 and lived in Bearmouth, MT, later moving to Gardner, then on to Twin Bridges. She met the love of her life, Walter Shaw and they married...

July 16, 2021

Kathryn Louise Flick of Sheridan passed to her heavenly home July 16, 2021. Kathy was born in Los Angeles, Calif. to Charles and Melba McCoy. In 1950 Kathy married her high school sweetheart William C. “Bill” Flick. In 1959 they moved to San Diego were they lived for 19 ½ years and raised their four children. Kathy made life-long friends...

July 15, 2021

Margaret Rose Pritchard, 72, of Sheridan, Montana passed away from natural causes in Dillon, Montana on July 15, 2021. Margaret was born in Hawthorn, Nevada on February 13, 1949 to Lois and Ike Furgason. Margaret grew up in various locations throughout the mountain west as her father traveled for work. She attended middle and high schools in Ogden, Utah. Soon...

July 12, 2021

Howard F Robertson, 74, of Whitehall, MT, passed away of Respiratory Failure on July12, 2021 with his family by his side. Howie also known as “Howard the duck” was born in Butte, MT to Howard and Marjorie Robertson on May 24th, 1947. His family later moved to Whitehall, MT in the summer of 1968. Howie met Doris Holm in 1965...

July 10, 2021

Darlene Joy Olson passed away on the evening of July 10, 2021, at her home in Whitehall. She was born to Mildred (Erickson) Stadem and Severt Stadem on March 23, 1939, in Bryant, South Dakota. She graduated from Bryant High School in 1957. On May 1, 1957, she married Roger Odean Olson in Bryant. They worked the family farm, and...

July 9, 2021

The world became brighter with the birth of Leona Mildred Weldele Harmon on February 27, 1942. Born the twelfth child of thirteen to George and Myrtle (Vick) Weldele of Scobey, MT, she passed peacefully on July 9th, 2021. Leona was a bubbly little girl, always talking and asking questions. She loved the outdoors, making mud pies and playing games with...

June 24, 2021

He loved to dance and everyone knew when he was on the dance floor. Stomping his feet, a big smile on his face, moving around the dance floor with his favorite partner, Terrie. They shared their last dance on May 15th, 2021 at the Black Tie, Blue Jean event in Whitehall. Whitehall – Robert Edward Casagrande, age 74, passed away...

June 19, 2021

Third generation Harrison rancher William T (Bill) Jackson, 96, passed away peacefully June 19, 2021 leaving his Pleasant View Ranch in the hands of the next generations. Bill was born the second son to Joel and Virginia (Ellis) Jackson on the ranch two miles north of Harrison, Montana on October 24,1924. His fathers diary entry listed the high and low...

June 13, 2021

Myron Dean Evenson passed away peacefully on June 13, 2021 in Ennis, Montana, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born to Arthur J. Evenson and Jane Francis Hurley on September 26, 1947 in Akeley, Minnesota. He was raised in the Gallatin Valley. He worked for Bozeman Coca-Cola and other jobs growing up. One of his favorite memories was...