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2   | JULY 2021                                                                                                                                                                       IN MEMORIAM

                                                                 Amundson - Burke

              In Memoriam
                                                                  Joann Royce Amundson                William Antonioli               Darlene Elizabeth               Mary Margaret Brandl
                                                                  Sept. 27, 1937 - June 9, 2021   March 10, 1921 - July 22, 2020    Hurkes Panion Berube                  Died June 1, 2021
                                                                                                                                               BUTTE
                           PICTURE TRIBUTES                                                                                         Oct. 27, 1930 - May 23, 2021

       Amundson - Burke                                 Page 2
       Callow - Ferguson                                Page 3
       Ferry - Johnson                                  Page 4
       Johnson - Morris                                 Page 5
       Morris - Rice                                    Page 6
       Riley - Strozzi                                  Page 7
       Terry - Wold                                     Page 8

                                                                 Shane Michael Anderson                Virginia Garrity               Adam Tyler Bleken               Robert “Buzz” Brodie
                                                                  Dec. 31, 1975 - May 9, 2021            Nelson Bair                           BUTTE                 Dec. 12, 1933 - June 21, 2021
                                                                                                  April 16, 1948 - April 12, 2021   Oct. 11, 1988 - May 19, 2021
                             TEXT TRIBUTES
                                 Page 9

                           ABOUT THIS SECTION

           In Memoriam started in July 2019 and publishes six
         times a year. The section honors the memories of the
         community members we’ve lost during the prior two-      Steven Arthur Anderson               Ricky “Rick” Lee                    Debra Bleken                 Timothy John Burke
             month period. This edition includes those whose     Feb. 24, 1990 - June 18, 2021           Berkopec                   July 27, 1964 - June 10, 2021       LITHIA SPRINGS, GA
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Callow - Ferguson

       Kevin Callow               Darleen Mae Casebolt           Dolores “Dodie” Mae Cox                Helen Davis             Patrick Joseph Driscoll             Wayne “Bapa” Estep
Sept. 21, 1941 - May 24, 2021    June 12, 1931 - June 19, 2021   April 10, 1926 - May 31, 2021    Oct. 3, 1928 - May 8, 2021     Feb. 21, 1955 - May 8, 2021      Nov. 10, 1942 - June 11, 2021

     Sally (Lila Mae)               John Carl Cashell            John Edward Crossman                  Con Dennehy                   Anna Elizabeth                William “Bill” Eva Jr.
    Johnson Campbell             Aug. 6, 1936 - April 29, 2021    Oct. 4, 1932 - May 2, 2021     June 20, 1943 - June 4, 2021         (Clouse) Eich               Aug. 10, 1958 - April 12, 2021
  Jan. 1, 1924 - June 5, 2021                                                                                                   March 26, 1943 - May 4, 2021

   Clyde N. Casagranda           Christopher L. Costello               Donna Darby                   Delores S. Drew             Dorothy Marie Esheim             Joseph “Joe” Ferguson
 Dec. 30, 1929 - June 15, 2021   Sept. 7, 1965 - May 14, 2021    July 15, 1927 - May 24, 2021              BUTTE                Jan. 12, 1924 - June 15, 2021             ANACONDA
                                                                                                 June 5, 1937 - June 5, 2021                                           Died May 14, 2021

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Ferry - Johnson

     John A. “Jack” Ferry                 Frederick T.                     Lisa Hannegan                Jack Anthony Hurst             Leroy “Jake” Jacobson                  Doris Jenkins
      LOS ALTOS, CA                      “Butch” Girard               Nov. 21, 1954 - May 7, 2021              FOLSOM, LA                     PHILIPSBURG                Jan. 1, 1933 - May 21, 2021
Aug. 27, 1924 - May 26, 2021                    DIVIDE                                                April 14, 1946 - June 13, 2021   Dec. 5, 1941 - May 20, 2021
                                    Nov. 17, 1954 - March 21, 2021

          Gene Fogarty                  Frances Grachan              Tina Deane Dye Hellekson         William T. “Bill” Jackson             Donald Jenkins                 Cherilee Johnson
    Dec. 7, 1933 - April 29, 2021             SUPERIOR                Dec. 12, 1962 - June 11, 2021             HARRISON               Aug. 10, 1929 - June 11, 2021           IDAHO FALLS
                                     July 21, 1937 - June 6, 2021                                     Oct. 24, 1924 - June 19, 2021                                    March 27, 1948 - June 15, 2021

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Johnson - Morris

   Robert L. “Bondo”            Margaret Marie Laughlin                John “Jack”                Anthony Walter Manninen          John Richards Meeks                   Janet Morris
       Johnson                  Dec. 27, 1939 - April 30, 2021        Edward Lowney                           BUTTE                         BUTTE                  Oct. 27, 1956 - June 11, 2021
March 6, 1948 - May 25, 2021                                     Dec. 20, 1948 - May 17, 2021      Aug. 25, 1943 - June 6, 2021   Nov. 8, 1944 - May 11, 2021

 Michael Edward Kahoe           Violet “Snooky” Lazetich              Walter Lowney                   Norman “Mick”               Kathleen L. “Sis” Molek           Sallie Marlene Morris
 July 3, 1950 - Jan. 23, 2021   Jan. 29, 1929 - May 24, 2021     Sept. 17, 1941 - July 26, 2020       Michael McGinnis                       BUXTON                 Oct. 2, 1933 - May 8, 2021
                                                                                                  March 11, 1944 - May 14, 2021   July 28, 1938 - April 29, 2021

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 Jan. 26, 1935 - June 6, 2021   Sept. 1, 1986 - May 29, 2021     June 29, 1934 - May 30, 2021

  Richard Joseph Lane             Jolenen Kay Linscott           Marvin Faulden Lundberg
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Morris - Rice

Ronald Bruce Nelson Sr.            Mary Burke Orizotti            Mary Chris Ozanne                  Christy Shykes               John Joseph Peters            Timothy Walter Reardon
Sept. 22, 1937 - June 17, 2021           MISSOULA                          BUTTE                     Singer Parrish                        BUTTE                June 22, 1948 - May 29, 2021
                                      Died June 1, 2021        April 16, 1942 - May 16, 2021         COPPERAS COVE              July 26, 1966 - May 24, 2021
                                                                                                Aug. 4, 1956 - June 8, 2021

         Elva Laverne              Edith Caroline Oswald        Robert “Lee” Parrett                  Clay Parsons                   Darrell Rautio                     Toria Rice
         Richards One              May 6, 1926 - May 7, 2021              BUTTE                March 12, 1963 - Dec. 30, 2020   July 2, 1968 - April 23, 2021   Aug. 25, 1982 - May 1, 2021
    April 18, 1930 - May 3, 2021                               Oct. 28, 1931 - May 4, 2021

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Riley - Strozzi

  Daniel J. “Dan” Riley             Ronda Marie Rowe                   Henry “Hank”               William Ambler St. Marks          Edwin Charles Stretch           Robert Donald Strong
            BUTTE                 Oct. 11, 1933 - May 5, 2021         Stanton Slosson                    PINEHURST, ID             Sept. 15, 1936 - May 26, 2021             ANACONDA
 April 8, 1937 - May 28, 2021                                    June 20, 1942 - June 21, 2021     Feb. 16, 1953 - April 8, 2021                                   Sept. 12, 1933 - April 30, 2021

    Jeanette “Kookie”                 Beverly Marie                    Walter Joseph                   David Stolingwa                Patrick M. Stretch              Robert Neil Strozzi
    Hughes Roberson                  (Tover) Rudolph                   “Sam” Smith                      KENNEWICK, WA                SPOKANE VALLEY, WA            Oct. 16, 1932 - June 11, 2021
      Died June 6, 2021         March 19, 1927 - June 11, 2021            HAMILTON                 Feb. 26, 1963 - June 7, 2021    March 2, 1957 - May 30, 2021
                                                                 May 24, 1935 - April 28, 2021

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Terry - Wold
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      “Nancy” Thurmond             Oct. 24, 1947 - May 25, 2021                   BUTTE                                                                                       aren’t affected from these
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     Text Tributes

          Joan Brennan
    Aug. 28, 1939 - May 2, 2021

         Wayne C. Clark
    Nov. 12, 1954 - May 8, 2021

  Marthanne “Marty” Keogh
    June 7, 1939 - May 25, 2021

    Donald George Murray
    Sept. 4, 1943 - May 11, 2021

           Roger Oettli
    Nov. 25, 1950 - May 15, 2021

  Stephen Anthony Rotering
    April 8, 1948 - April 17, 2021

      Susan Kavran Tapio
    July 6, 1952 - May 24, 2021
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                                                                                              The importance of a trust
                                                                                              D
                                                                                                    eveloping a trust is
                                                                                                    another beneficial
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                                                                                                 While your lawyer or fi-
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                                                                                                What to leave out of a will
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                                                                                                         hile you want to be as detailed as   Do Not Arrange Care for Special
                                                                                                         possible when creating your last     Needs Person
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                                                                                                                                                Another misconception that many
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                                                                                                  Mistakes like entering your funeral in-
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                                                                                                family members problems and lead to
                                                                                                                                              Joint Accounts
                                                                                                your last wishes being missed. In most
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                                                                                                after someone is laid to rest.                one else, typically at the time of one’s
                                                                                                  Your loved ones may not even see your       death, the funds are solely taken over by
                                                                                                desires until after the funeral. Instead of   the survivor. The transfer is generally
                                                                                                documenting them into your will, hold a       seamless and rarely goes through probate.

What is a fiduciary?
                                                                                                conversation with your family to explain        However, you can leave an account
                                                                                                your vision. Or you can create a separate     of your own by including a recipient as
                                                                                                document with the chosen executor of          a payable-on-death beneficiary. After
                                                                                                your estate, so they have a recording to      death, the person must visit the bank
                                                                                                follow.                                       and present a death certificate and

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      he American Bar As-        up debts, investments and money will be left and your            Here are other factors that should be       identification to receive the account you
      sociation defines an       life insurance policies can view on how it should be           handled individually rather than docu-        contributed.
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as someone that acts for                                         • Be transparent regard-
the benefit of another.          Are They Organized?           ing debt, life insurance
   In terms of estate plan-
ning, trustees, executors
and personal representa-
                                    Another aspect to con-
                                                               policies and assets.

                                 sider is a potential man- Can They Afford It?
                                                                                                Longfellow Finnegan Riddle
tives are all considered
fiduciaries. Before you
                                 ager’s organizational skills.
                                 They are generally required     The last thing you want        “We handle all the details: you focus on family and friends”
appoint a loved one to           to keep track of extensive is to strain someone else’s
take care of your assets
and finances after you’re
                                 documentation and set- finances as they attempt to
                                 ting and attending meet- manage yours.
                                                                                                            Funeral Home & Cremation Services
gone, learn their respon-        ings with bankers, lawyers      If you’re fiduciary lives                       107 Oak St. Anaconda, MT • 406-563-3371
sibilities.                      and other experts. Ensure out of town, consider the
   The American Associa-         someone has an excep- expenses they would face
tion of Retired Persons re-      tional record with their fi- when traveling back and
minds us to contemplate the      nances and punctuality so forth to address details that
difficulties associated with     the task of estate manager require attention.
wrapping up a lifetime of
financial affairs. The group
suggests asking these es-
                                 isn’t overwhelming.

                                 Do They Understand
                                                                 When considering mul-
                                                               tiple executors to manage
                                                               your estate, it’s vital to
                                                                                                                 WHO WE ARE
sential questions when con-      Your Wishes?                  have an open and honest
sidering the decision of who                                   discussion with each. Sit-             At times we encourage and empower,
will be in charge.                  Whether you choose ting down for a conversa-                other times we need to just listen and let you talk.
                                 one executor or spread the tion about death can be dif-
Do They Have Time?               responsibilities     among ficult, especially for family
                                 others, being clear about members.                                  We aspire to be aware of your family’s needs
  Managing an estate is not      your wishes is crucial. You     However, approaching
always a definite process.       should cover the entirety the subject of estate plan-                       through an emotional time
In some cases, executors         of your estate planning re- ning and the importance
are required to make mul-        garding plans such as the of preparing to make the
tiple trips to county offices,   following.                    situation easier for loved
postal facilities and some-         • Discuss your vision for ones can help create a
                                                                                                        Kyle Zimmerman, Manager-Funeral Director
times financial institutes.      your funeral ceremony and more comfortable meet-                     Anaconda • Philipsburg • Drummond • Deer Lodge
The method of sorting            the related expenses.         ing.                                         www.longfellowfinneganriddle.com
through documents to tie            • Explain how much                    - Green Shoot Media
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