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Julia Belle Stratton
Feb 9, 2023
Julia Belle “Judy” passed away February 9 from natural causes. She was born July 21,1929, at home in Pleasant Valley, south of Whitehall, to William and Myrtle Gillespie. Arriving two years after the death of brother Donald, she joined her older brother, Raymond. She was raised to be a typical ranch girl, helping with all aspects of that life. Judy...
Edna Earl Smith
Feb 3, 2023
Edna Earl Pelton Smith was born on Nov 15, 1926. She was the fifth child of seven born to Clarence Addison Pelton and Myrtle Daisy Stout Pelton in Dallas Co. Texas.
She graduated from Amon Carter Riverside High School in Fort Worth Texas in 1945. She loved painting at the Art Center in Ft Worth and worked at a studio,...
Kenneth Lloyd Ypma
Feb 2, 2023
On the morning of February 2, 2023, Kenneth Lloyd Ypma died peacefully in his home at the age of 83.
Ken was born March 16, 1939, in Bozeman Montana, to Ray and Dorothy Ypma. Ken lived in and around the Gallatin Valley his entire life. Ken attended school in Churchill Montana at Manhattan Christian School, where he excelled as a...
Gayle Lynn Hanson
Jan 22, 2023
Our beloved mother and grandmother passed away on January 22, 2023.
Gayle Lynn Sorensen was born August 14, 1940, in Sugar City Idaho to Edward Ray Sorensen and Melba Lily Reynolds. She had 4 loving siblings, Jimmy, Lanny, Genevieve and Duane. She loved Idaho and called it home for the next 24 years. She met the love of her life James...
Shirley A Kesting
Jan 20, 2023
Shirley A. Kesting, 88, of Homosassa, FL., passed away on January 20, 2023. Shirley was born in Allentown, PA., to Martin and Bertha Wieser on July 3, 1935.
Shirley, along with her husband Jack, moved to McAllister, MT. in 84’ running the McAllister store and cabins for several years before moving into Ennis, where Shirley worked at the Ennis nursing home...
Carmen Greenlee
Jan 12, 2023
Carmen Greenlee, 82, of Raynolds Pass, Montana, was received by our Lord on January 12, 2023.
Carmen Teresa Loera Greenlee was born in Hanford, California, June 22, 1940, to Cecil and Emily (Munoz) Loera, the youngest of five children. After Carmen graduated from high school in San Jose, CA, she moved to Sacramento, CA, for college where she married David Richer...
Mary Jo Johnson
Jan 4, 2023
Mary Jo Johnson was born in Minot, ND on May 21st, 1947, to Clarence and Lorraine Friese. She spent her early years in Garrison, ND. Her favorite memories growing up were adventures on the farm with her cousins.
When Mary Jo was going into 5th grade, her father and a family friend bought a bakery in Glasgow, MT. She attended St....
Mary Jeanne Maclaurin
Dec 29, 2022
On the coldest day of the year 1927 Mary Jeanne was born January 25 to Robert and Tressie Brunker of Ridgeway, Wisconson. At the age of four she suffered the loss of her baby brother Bernard of eight days, and the subsequent tragic death of her mother, and a single father. The Great Depression caused the loss of the family...
David Brice Swank
Dec 25, 2022
David Swank passed away December 25, 2022 at the Tobacco Root Mountain Care Center in Sheridan, Montana.
Cremation has taken place and there will be no services.
Dorothy Louise Strong Bradley
Dec 3, 2022
Dorothy Louise Strong Bradley, our unique and celebrated mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and beloved friend, passed away on December 3, 2022, forty-five days from her 100th birthday.
Dorothy was born January 17, 1923 in Livingston, MT to Donald A. and Agnes M. Strong. The family grew with three brothers: Wesley, Dennis and Donald. Her formative years were spent with her large...
Robert E Sims
Dec 1, 2022
Robert (Bob) Sims passed away on December 1, 2022. He is survived by Connie, his wife of 57 years, his daughter Marlene Welch, his son-in-law Cory Welch, and grandson Caleb.
Bob's family moved to Florida in 1955, and he later attended the University of Florida, earning a Master's of Engineering in 1965. Bob worked at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft for nearly...
Julian Wilson Norville
Nov 26, 2022
Julian was born on April 5, 1926, to Hugh Weston and Helen May Norville in Grand Rapids, North Dakota. They lived in Larimore, North Dakota then in Lodgegrass, Montana, for a number of years before moving to Waterloo, Montana.
Julian attended high school in Whitehall, Montana. After graduation, he studied mechanical engineering for two years at MSU before moving to Cardwell,...
Beverly Elaine Smith
Nov 17, 2022
Beverly Smith passed away peacefully November 17, 2022 at Barrett Hospital.
She was born Beverly Elaine Parks on April 16, 1928 to Eldwin and Tennie Parks in Shelley, Idaho and lived briefly in Rigby, Idaho; before the family relocated to Whitehall, Montana. There she grew up the 2nd of 5 children. She drove a team of horses helping her father...
George Melvin Armstrong
Nov 16, 2022
George Melvin Armstrong, Jr. went to be with His Lord and Savior on November 16, 2022, surrounded by his family who loved him dearly.
He was born the second of six children to George and Juanita Armstrong. He went through grade 8 at Cardwell the graduated from Whitehall High School. While working for the forest service, he started operating the family...
John F Kent
Nov 12, 2022
John (Jack) F. Kent passed away peacefully on November 12, 2022, surrounded by family.
Jack was born in Varney, MT on May 10, 1935. Jack and his brother Neil were raised on the family ranch in Varney by their parents, Roger and Ruth Kent. Jack attended school and graduated from Ennis Schools in 1953. After high school Jack entered the...
Leslie H George
Nov 12, 2022
Leslie Howard George, born Jan. 17, 1949, West Grove, PA. Died Nov. 12, 2022, Sheridan, MT, age 73.
That was all he thought was necessary for his obituary. But we think there is a lot more to say about the life in between those two dates.
Les was the only child of Leslie Marshall and Charlotte George. He grew up in Pennsylvania...
John Tutsch
Nov 11, 2022
On Friday, November 11, 2022, John “Big Dad” Tutsch,62, passed peacefully at home in Alder, Montana. As the dutiful provider that he was, his wishes to be surrounded by his children and grandchildren were honored.
Big Dad was born in Anaconda, Montana and spent much of his early years in Dillon. Those who knew him, know he played just as hard...
Kathleen A Worley
Nov 7, 2022
Kathleen (Kathy) Worley, age 78 of Ennis, Montana passed away peacefully on November 7th, 2022. Kathy was born on January 14th, 1944, to Gladys Gentry Geisler and Lloyd Geisler. She was born and raised in Burbank, CA & graduated from Burbank High School in 1961. She met Dwight Worley and they were married in 1963 in Las Vegas, NV.
Of this...
Joseph H Gillispie
Nov 2, 2022
Joseph Gillispie passed away at home in McAllister on November 2, 2022. He was with family and two beloved retrievers, Bingo and Saca.
Joseph Henry Gillispie was born in the Falls City, Nebraska at Nebraska Hospital on November 19, 1927 to parents Dr. James Charles Gillispie and Rose Mary (Redfern) Gillispie. The youngest of 4 children, Joe attended elementary school in...
Wesley H Orr
Oct 29, 2022
It has always been a revelation to me finding out all the things you didn’t know about friends or aquaintences in their obituaries! But then who is more qualified to tell the story?!
I was born October 14, 1940 in Deadwood, SD. The first of 2 boys and 3 wonderful girls born to Ross and Luella Orr. We grew up in...
