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Betty Osborne, 79
Elizabeth Ann ``Betty" Osborne died Friday morning at St. James Healthcare.
She was born in Lewistown on July 21, 1922, one of 14 children to Thomas and Cecil (Perry) Hawkins. Of her childhood, she always said, ``The first one up was the best one dressed."
Her formal education took place in Whitehall, until she married
William John Osborne on July 26, 1938. They loved and laughed through raising four children and 58 years of marriage until John's passing in 1996.
She was a longtime Butte resident until moving to Whitehall in 1998 to be closer to her daughter.
Betty enjoyed crossword puzzles, fishing, camping, a good joke and a touch of R&R. Her hearty laugh and quick wit made her special and she will be truly missed.
She was preceded in death by her husband John; her parents; grandson, Frank Rogers; brothers, Joey, Bob and Bill Hawkins; sisters, Ester Hawkins and Corrinne Finnell.
She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Sharon and Steve and Janet Osborne, Butte; daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Rich Choquette, Whitehall, and Jonni Beth Hernandez, Grand Junction, Colo.; grand children, Tami Daly, Bill Osborne, Michelle Verall, Todd Choquette, Beth Halvorsen, Shera Konen, Lori Layne, Brittany Choquette, Jonette Marshall, Dawnelle Hernandez, Brandi Hernandez, Chris Bargman, Rick Osborne, Shawn LaMere, Shelly Weldon and Tanya LaMere; 41 greatgrandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, Conner; sisters and brothers-in-law, Peggy Taylor, Martha and Bill Clover, Dovie and Ray Peel, and Nancy and Wally Landon; brother and sisters-in-law, Tom and Ruth, George and Mae, Jerry and Joan, and Harry and Charlotte Hawkins; special friends, Rick and Cori Bishop, Whitehall, and Jim and Joyce Ruckdaschel, Butte.
Betty left a legacy to her loved ones of ``Work hard, laugh a lot, and meet trouble head on with fire in your eyes."
At her request, there will be no services. She will be cremated and her ashes spread on the Madison River with her beloved John. A private family service will follow. Memorials: charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Scott's Funeral Home, Whitehall.
Stuart Markle, 85
ANACONDA -- Stuart Preston Markle died Friday at Community Hospital.
Stuart was born April 7, 1916, in LaCrosse, Wis. He attended schools there and in 1941 married
Ruth Pertzsch in LaCrosse. In January 1942, he enlisted in the Navy, served during World War II, and spent 30 years in the Naval Reserve.
In 1948, Stuart began working as a State Game Warden in the Anaconda area. He retired in 1976.
He belonged to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Anaconda Rifle and Pistol Club, Anaconda Sportsmen's Club, American Legion Post No. 21, and the National Rifle Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and a sister.
Survivors include his wife Ruth, Anaconda; sister, Elizabeth Ruklic, Tucson, Ariz.; brothers-in-law, Donald Pertzsch, Onalaska, Wis., and Russell Pertzsch and wife Esther of Onalaska; sisters-in-law, Luella Markle and Katherine Zimmerman, both of Winnebago, Minn., Arlene Markle, Phillips, Wis., and Marjorie Zantow, West Salem, Wis.; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
Memorial services will be at Anaconda Redeemer Lutheran Church Wednesday at 11 a.m. Military honors will be presented by the Anaconda American Legion Post No. 21 Color Guard. Inurnment will be held later in LaCrosse.
Memorials: Redeemer Lutheran Church, Anaconda Pintler Hospice or donor's choice.
Ann Malesich, 85
DILLON --Ann T. Malesich died Thursday at her home.
She was born Aug. 18, 1915, to Martin and Katie Markovich. She attended local schools, and on Nov. 10, 1935, she married
John W. Malesich. He died in October 1988.
Ann worked at various businesses in Dillon including Beaverhead Cleaners, Gleed Motors, Harrington Refrigeration and J.C. Penney.
The couple lived in Dillon until 1944 when John entered the service. They spent two years in Hanford, Wash., and Georgia and then moved back to Dillon to raise their family.
Ann did clothing alterations for Eliel's Department Store and Parisian Cleaners. She belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary and Lady Elks and was an active member of the Saint Rose Women's Auxiliary for many years.
She enjoyed Cubs baseball and was very much a part of the team since its inception. She was an avid sports fan of all the Dillon Athletic activities. She also enjoyed knit ting, travelling, and bowling. She will be sadly missed by her friends and family.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years; brother, Martin Markovich; and sister, Katie Spolar.
She is survived by sisters and brothers-in law, Margaret and Tony Stosich, Barbara and Ronald Kenison, Mary and Peter Petritz, and George Spolar, all of Butte; sons and daughter-in-law, Robert Malesich, Holyoke, Colo., and Martin and Marsha Malesich, Dillon; grandchildren, Sonya Miller, Kalispell, Mark Malesich, Bozeman, Ingrid Malesich, Dillon, Ed Pittman, Mays Landing, N.J., Lori Tarasovich, Virginia, and Jamie and Leslie Malesich, Denver, Colo.
The Rosary will be recited at the Brundage Funeral Home Monday at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Saint Rose Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Memorials: American Legion Dillon Cubs.
Frank Ramey III
A Mass of Christian Burial for Frank Ramey III will be celebrated Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church. Burial will follow in Holy Cross cemetery.
Frankie died Nov. 27 in Anchorage, Alaska.
A gathering of family and friends will be held at Clark Park at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Mary Antonich, 82
ANACONDA -- Mary C. Antonich of Anaconda died Thursday in St. James Healthcare in Butte.
She was born in Anaconda on July 11, 1919, to Thomas and Kathryn Kovacich. She graduated from Anaconda High and Columbus School of Nursing in Great Falls.
She worked as a nurse at St. Ann's Hospital for many years until her retirement in 1979. She was dedicated to her profession and the healing of countless people in Anaconda.
Mary was a loving and caring person who loved and enjoyed her family, friends and community. She enjoyed her many travels to be with her children and grandsons. She never missed an opportunity to socialize with her friends, especially her Birthday Club. She was actively involved in the Anaconda Catholic Community, Croatian Fraternal Union, Daughters of Isabella and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Frank.
Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Marianne and James Lyon of Yountville, Calif., Susan and Greg Viskovich of San Ramon, Calif.; son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Karen Antonich of Albuquerque, N.M.; and her two very special grandsons, Taylor and Drew Antonich; sister and brother-in-law, Fran and Clarence Monaco of Spokane; brother and sister-in-law, Vince and Harriet Kovacich of Spokane; sisters-in-law, Catherine McLaen, Helen Michelotti, Darlene Antonich; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends may call to pay their respects in the Longfellow Finnegan Funeral Home beginning at 4 p.m. Sunday. The Daughters of Isabella will recite the rosary at 4 p.m. The parish vigil service follows at 7:30 p.m. The funeral will begin in the funeral home Monday at 10:15 a.m. and proceed to St. Peter Church where the Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Burial: Mount Olivet cemetery.
Orville Shanholtzer
HELENA -- Orville Eugene Shanholtzer died Wednesday evening at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Helena.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday in the Helena Funeral Chapel, 314 N. Rodney, Helena. Graveside services will follow at Montana State Veterans cemetery at Fort Harrison.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Elizabeth Waring, 94
Elizabeth Dorward Hutton Waring died peacefully in her sleep at the Butte Convalescent Center on Thursday.
Born into a tenant farmer's family in Liff Village, five miles from Dundee, Scotland, in 1908, Beth Waring was raised as a hardworking farm girl, delivering milk, digging potatoes, and caring for her younger brother and sisters. At age 16, Beth was working full-time as a domestic servant for the village doctor, and then became a caregiver at the nearby mental hospital.
In 1929, Beth and her sister Meg followed their older sister Jean to the New World, arriving in Vancouver, British Columbia, at age 21. There she worked as a laundress, meat-canner, and retail clerk through the worst days of the Great Depression. She met George H. Waring of St. John, New Brunswick, at a local dance and was married
in 1936. The two established a successful small bookstore in Vancouver just before World War II. Her husband was called to the war effort in 1940, so Beth raised her son alone through the war years.
Beth accompanied her husband to Seattle at war's end and the two worked as housekeepers, and managed several apartment houses in the lower Queen Anne neighborhood until his death in 1967. She continued to work as a janitress until a life-threatening traffic accident forced her into a long recuperation in 1970.
Beth resided on the Butte Hill with her son from 1976 until she entered the Butte Convalescent Center in the 1990s. All who knew Beth remember her love of Scots music, company, and gathering friends about the table. Her life was one dedicated to hard work, love of family and friends, and service to those in need.
Beth is survived by her sisters, Jessie and Nell, brothers, David and Dennis, and special niece, Aileen, and extended family all in Dundeee.
In Butte, Beth is survived by son, George H. Waring and his wife Mary Kay Craig, his sister-in-law, Sue Gassenberg; special friend, Sister Pat Perko, BVM, and Beth's attentive grand god children, Jerry, Tia and Tamara Hayden.
We extend to all at the Butte Convalescent Center who compassionately and lovingly cared for Beth during her Alzheimer's-afflicted years our most profound gratitude. Bless you, one and all. We know you share our grief at Beth's passing.
A memorial service for Beth will be Saturday at 9 a.m. in the chapel at Holy Spirit Parish with Sister Pat Perko presiding.
Memorials, if desired, may be sent to the Butte Humane Society, BARC, or the Butte Food Bank.
Mary Duganz, 75
Mary E. Duganz died Nov. 30 in Glendale, Ariz., surrounded by her family.
She was born Aug. 28, 1927, in Belvidere, S.D. Her early years were spent on a ranch homesteaded by her father, Alex Larvie. The family later relocated to Butte, where Mary attended Girls Central. She continued her education at Carroll College. Graduating in 1948, she began her career as a registered nurse.
Her vocation was serving her fellow man, beginning in the tubercular wards of Galen State Hospital, and later at Montana State Hospital, Warm Springs, where she worked until her retirement.
Mary married
Robert Duganz on Sept. 24, 1948, and they raised three daughters and three sons. The boys came at once -- she gave birth to triplets on July 20, 1956, in Anaconda. This was the second set of same-sex triplets to be born in the state of Montana.
She leaves behind her husband of 54 years, Robert; children, Cathleen and Bill Belanger, Janey Duganz and Mary Anne Duganz of Phoenix, Ariz., James and Renee Duganz of Gresham, Ore., Michael and Kathleen Duganz of Anaconda; grand children, Robert (Melissa), Benjamin, Patrick, Sarah, Joey, Jeremy and Kendra; sister, Fleeta Cooper of Auburndale, Fla.; sister-in-law, Florence (Tootie) Larvie of Anaconda; brothers, Earl Larvie, Butte, Francis Larvie, Boise, and David Larvie of Charleston, N.C.; and friends, Karen Redman, Lilly (Red) DeLude, Julie Stosich and Audrey O Neill.
Mary also leaves behind her buddies, Vic and Sadie. It took Mom 69 years to allow a pet to get in bed with her.
She was preceded in death by her parents Alex and Alta; brothers Arthur (Doc) and Roger; and son Bobby.
Mass was conducted at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Glendale, Ariz. Pallbearers were her son James, son-in-law Bill, grand sons Robert, Benjamin, Joey and Jeremy. Cremation followed the services.
A memorial service will be held in Anaconda at a later date.
