Obituaries

Death Notice

Melvin Salmonsen

Melvin Salmonsen passed away Sunday April 1, 2018 at the age of 83 in Dillon at Pioneer Care and Rehabilitation. Full obituary to follow. Graveside service will be Thursday April 5, 1 p.m., at Mountain View Cemetery. There is a guestbook available online at brundagefuneralhome.com brundagefuneralhome.com

Rella Marie Pelletier 1950 – 2018

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Rella (Michaud) Pelletier, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at her home in Dillon, surrounded by her loving family.

She recently celebrated her 86th birthday, or her 21st, because she was born on Leap year 1932. She joked that she would have liked to have made it to age

22. She was born in St. Francis New Brunswick, Canada, to Nora and Leo Michaud. She was the oldest of 14 children. On August 8, 1950, she married Hermel Pelletier. They were married for 50 years, until Mel’s death in July 2001.

Joann Margaret McCarvel Nelson 1934 – 2018

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Joann Margaret McCarvel Nelson, born June 7, 1934, in Anaconda, Montana passed away on March 24, 2018 in Kalispell, Montana surrounded by her loved ones. Joann was the daughter of former Mayor of Anaconda, Thomas McCarvel and Margaret Ridge McCarvel. Joann was 100% Irish Catholic. She attended St. Paul’s Grade School in Anaconda, Anaconda Central High School, Montana Tech, in Butte, University of Montana Western in Dillon, Montana State University and Blackfoot Community College.

Patrick Finnegan 1942 – 2018

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Patrick Finnegan passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 24, 2018. Pat was born to Harold and Elizabeth Foley Finnegan on February 17, 1942 in Butte, Montana.

Pat served his country in the U.S. Air Force and later was a master mechanic for Anaconda Company Mining and later Stauffer Chemical in Butte.

Survivors include his children Patrick (Tammy) and Melinda (Cory) St Pierre and grandchildren Chase and Connor of Butte. Sisters Judy and Kevin Getz of Butte and Connie Plutt and her children JP, Jim, Ernie, Kathy, Kelly and Kristy.

James Michael Moses 1952 – 2018

James Michael Moses, of Dillon, passed away March 25. He was born Jan. 3, 1952. He is survived by his children: Britnee (Jake) Moses Butte, of Avon; Toby “Tyler” (Kristen) Moses, of Kimberly, ID; and Colter “Toad” (Brittany) Moses, of Leadore, ID. Services will take place later in the spring. A guestbook is available online at www.brundagefuneralhome.com.

Patricia Miller 1929 – 2018

Patricia Mae Saling Hunt Miller passed away March 14. She is survived by: her daughter, Marcia Hagenbuch (Chris), of Grangeville, ID; and her sons, Doug (Diane) Hunt, of Sisters, OR, Terry (Virgina, deceased), of Renton WA, and Mike, of Dillon. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.

Gary Lee Stoddard 1951 – 2018

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Gary Lee Stoddard, 67, was born January 2, 1951, to Lee and Emma Stoddard in Durango, Colorado.

The family lived near Durango until (circa) 1965, when they moved to Whitehall, where Gary attended high school. It was during his schooling there that his mother passed away in his sophomore year, and his father passed away a year later. Shortly after, the Rust family of Whitehall took him in as one of their own. Francis and “Ma” Rust, siblings Bill, David, Paul and Linda soon became his lifelong family.

Johanna Vinson 1932 – 2018

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Johanna Vinson passed away March 5, at Pioneer Care in Dillon. She was 85.

Johanna was born October 2, 1932, in Kulmbach, Germany. Losing her father in Italy during WWII, she grew up with her mother and four siblings in the not-so-pleasant times. At the age of 14, she went to work in a factory in Germany to help support her family.