Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Doris Jenkins, 88, died May 21, 2021, in Denver, Colorado from a short illness. Born in Butte, MT in the first month, 18th day of 1933, she was the 6th child of John and Blanche (Kendall) Hofbauer. A longtime resident of both Butte and Whitehall, Doris always had a smile to offer and was known for her kind and gentle soul: just don't make a mess in her house. She attended the Aldersgate Methodist Church in Butte and the Grace Methodist church in Denver and was a member of the Aracia Order of...
Nona Drew, 84, of Missoula, passed away the afternoon of Saturday, May 15, 2021, at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish. She was surrounded by her family and her circle of love. She was the daughter of Earl and Irma (Thompson) Larson, she was born in Butte, MT. She grew up and attended school in Whitehall, MT, graduating in 1955. An enthusiastic member of the Whitehall Whiz 4-H Club, she qualified for a trip to the National 4-H Congress held in Chicago. She attended the UofM receiving a degree...
David C. Rankin passed away on May 17, 2021 following a long battle with stage 4 lung cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Doris Connolly Rankin. He is survived by his wife Frances, daughter Danielle Rankin, step daughters: Rachel Nuebel, Anita Blackburn, Jeannette Hobson, Sophia Pallas, Danna Pallas; two brothers Dean and Dennis Rankin, two nieces, three grandchildren, and several cousins. Visitation was held Sunday evening, May 23, from 7-9 PM at the K&L Mortuary Chapel...
Huguette Roberte (Fauveau) Coghlan died on May 17, 2021. She was at peace and ready to meet the Lord. She was born in Courbevoie, a small town near Paris, the daughter of Robert Louis Fauveau and Lucienne Linette Fauveau. She had one brother, Serge Fauveau. It must be noted that Huguette lived through WWII and met an American soldier named Rodger Murray Rusher. After the war, they were married on September 22, 1945. As a war bride, she moved to Roundup, MT where Rod lived. She lived on a ranch...
It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved Elliott. Elliott Jeffrey Sherwin, age 4, died on May 9, 2021 in Whitehall, Montana. Elliott was born December 8, 2016 to Emily Ann Sherwin. A precocious and outgoing child, Elliott was known by his friends and family to be smart, funny and oh so adventurous. He lived life to the fullest and left a lasting impression on everyone he met. Elliott loved reading about dinosaurs, volcanoes, and mighty machines. He enjoyed life, family...
Edward Armstrong of Cardwell, MT passed away on May 3rd, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. Ed was born August 10th, 1951 in Natick, Massachusetts to Charles M and June Armstrong. He was raised on the family ranch. In his youth he was involved in FFA, 4-H Club, and sports. He graduated in 1969. Ed worked on the ranch, was a mason, carpenter, and held various other jobs. In 1983 he married the love of his life, Ellie. Together they raised four children. Ed was called to the road for...
Bunny Allen (B.A.) McBride of Cape Coral, Florida and Solon, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Arden Courts in Fort Meyers, Florida. A celebration of life will be held at a date to be determined in the future in Iowa City, Iowa. Bunny was born in Butte, Montana on April 8, 1938 to Flossie and Lawrence "Mac" McBride. He spent his youth hiking, camping, and fishing throughout Montana. He graduated from Whitehall High School in 1956 in Whitehall, Montana. He received a Bache...
George Lee Hatch passed away February 9th of sepsis in a Naples, Florida hospital. Catherine, his wife of 52 years and best friend, was at his side. George lived life to the fullest. Moderation was not in his vocabulary. He went in the army at 17 and served in Korea. He worked hard and played hard. He had been a painter, iron worker, truck driver, salesman, sampler in the underground mines, farmer, and surveyor - just to mention a few. He was a lover of nature and animals of all kinds. He was a...
Paul Millarke, husband of former Whitehall resident Linda Weber Millarke, passed away on April 2nd. Paul was born in Watsonville, California and graduated from Watsonville High School in 1958. He attended San Jose State university and earned a BS in Civil Engineering in 1963 and an MS in Applied Mechanics in 1966. Linda was attending junior college in the Watsonville area when she met Paul. They were married in the fall of 1963. Paul worked for municipal and county governments and spent most of...
Our dearly loved Mom always seemed to do a number of things in her life her way and March 25th would prove to be no different. Mom started her day as each day previously; however, on this particular day things would turn out to be things done her way. On a day some decisions were to be made regarding her care, little did her children know, her prayers would be answered and, as a grandson put it, "she was done having decisions made for her." And in the early morning of March 25, 2021, she got...
John Raisor was born January 3, 1956, and, after a short illness, tragically died April 23, 2021 at 5:20 PM. He is preceded in death by his parents, Arvila and Ralph Raisor; sister, Ruth Raisor; and brother, Richard Raisor. He is survived by his wife, Margy Raisor; siblings, Sunny Raisor, Violet and Charles Blaine, Ed and Annie Raisor, Lori Raisor, Pat Raisor, and Joe and Theresa Raisor; children, Kim Kelley, Mike and Kristen Kelley, Rick and Mikel Kelley, Shannon and Tera Kelley and Dustin...
On April 24, 2021 our beautiful daughter, sister, aunt, and friend passed away from respiratory failure due to complications of COVID-19. Her illness was brief and she passed away peacefully with her family by her side. She was born in Helena, MT on October 14, 1973 to Dave and Sheryl Duffy. She attended school in the Helena area, then moved to Belgrade, MT where she graduated in 1992. To her, the Gallatin Valley will always be considered "home." After graduation, she attended Trinity Bible...
Lloyd Irvin Laughery, age 74, of Sentinel Butte, North Dakota, formerly of Whitehall, Montana, passed away at St. Alexius Bismarck on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, May 7, 2021 at the United Community Church in Beach, North Dakota with Pastor Warren Maxted officiating. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at First Christian Church in Whitehall with Pastor Michael Coombe officiating. Silha Funeral Home of Beach...
Edwin “Ed” Morgan, 80, passed away in Bozeman on Monday, March 29, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Lindley Center, 1102 E. Curtiss St. in Bozeman, at 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 11. Arrangements are in the care of Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service. www.dokkennelson.com...
Our matriarch, our salt of the Earth, danced her way beyond the stars to be reunited with so many gone before her. Joyce, age 87, was born to Dee and Laura (Patrick) Ramey in South Boulder at a time when sacrifice, resourcefulness and integrity were an expected part of life. She attended school at Cardwell School and Whitehall High School. She took her first job at age eleven when she moved to a local ranch to care for three children and cook for their ranch hands. Honing those skills over her l...
Ronald A. Wilkinson, 77, of Cardwell, Montana passed away February 23rd in Butte, with his wife and daughter at his bedside. Ron was born to Roy and Elva Wilkinson on September 25th, 1943 at the Whitehall Hospital. He attended Cardwell School through 8th grade and then attended Whitehall High School, graduating in 1961. He was in the Army, stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska where he had many great stories to tell of the cold and snow. He graduated college from Northern in Havre with a degree in...
Lawrence (Larry) McCaffery passed away February 10, 2021 with his wife, Janelle, of 15 years by his side at St. James Hospital in comfort care. Larry was born July 6, 1947 to Marion and Jack McCaffery. He attended St. Ann's' Elementary, East Jr. High and Butte Public High School graduating in 1965. Larry attended Montana Tech, MSU and U of M with a particular love of his history classes. When Larry was young he was a kid's kid in every way and loved to work and play hard. He worked hard for badg...
Sidney native and Butte resident, Russ Sorensen (74) passed away quietly at home, February 22, 2021 from cancer. Born in Sidney, MT on December 11, 1946 to Leslie and Jewel Gabrielson Sorensen, Russ began life on the family farm in the Ridgelawn community north of town. The fourth child in a family of six, Russ was actively engaged in everything from kitchen chores, to gardening and field work. He was an avid fisherman and hunter with his father and brothers during that time. Russ attended the n...
Al Anderson, 13 days shy of his 70th birthday, with the Jefferson River in front of him and the Tobacco Root Mountains as background, stepped from the waters of this life into his afterlife. No one could have expected it. He was born in Fridley, MN on January 29, 1951 to Hazel and Larry Anderson. He met his soulmate and wife of 55+ years at Fridley High School. After graduating he went to the University of Montana on a ski jumping scholarship while he pursued his education degree. He taught...
Sue Norville was a wonderful, giving person. A line from her February 10 Obituary fits her perfectly “No one was ever a stranger, and they (Sue and Julian) often opened their home for people needing a meal or a place to stay”. For over 35 years, when I had friends, family, or geology students visit or work with me in the Cardwell area, Sue made a place for us in her house or trailer and fed us, sometimes for several weeks. She put Carolyn and me up and fed us when our own house at Lucy’s Corner was being rented out. We will always remem...
Carol Helen Focher, age 80, of Helena, passed away February 10, 2021 from a battle with cancer since October 2019. Carol was born December 31, 1940 in Virginia, MN to Nilo and Tyne (Hietala) Palmi. She was raised in Minnesota with her brothers Ron and Roger Palmi. After she graduated high school, Carol went to nursing school in Minnesota and obtained her LPN license. Carol married Curtis Griffis in 1959 and moved to Montana where they raised their four children. The family loved to spend time...
George Allen Clements passed away on January 26, 2021. George was 57. George was born on January 3, 1964 to Ralph and Patricia Clements. George grew up in Silver Star and after graduating from Twin Bridges High School, he went on to join the Navy. In 1986 he met Patty Kelly, and they wed in 1988 before going on to have four children: Natasha Richter, Brandon Clements, Tanner Clements, and Duston Clements. After serving in the Navy, George returned to Montana where he worked at the Golden...
On Saturday, January 30, 2021, Nancy Sue Norville (known to everyone as Sue), loving wife and mother of four children, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 80. Sue was born on March 16, 1940 in Glorieta, NM to the late Calvin "Shorty" Curry and Lena May (Cozart) Curry. She had two sisters, Bonnie and Carol. Her family moved to Pony, MT when she was one, where her Dad worked as a ranch hand. She attended school in Pony through the 8th grade and then moved to Three Forks where she com...
Steve was born on November 11th, 1956 in Livingston, MT. He was the third child of six, born to Bill and Gen. They moved around quite a bit as a family, living near Mammoth and Livingston before settling in Whitehall. The family spent most of their time riding horses, farming and ranching, working on cars, and playing music together. Steve graduated from Whitehall High School in 1976. He married Wanda in 1978 and they spent nine years together. During that time, they welcomed two children,...
Whitehall's self-appointed town mayor, local historian, face of the VFW, the Grinch in the town of Whoville, the beloved town grump; William "Bill" Lee Carhuff III passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 in Missoula, Montana. If you knew Bill you knew his three boys, though we are pretty sure you all know those boys in your own way. Bill had his own unique advice, facts and saying he loved to share with all those who listened, though the boys will always say "dad doesn't want us lilydicking...
