Rosalee B. Richardson
1935 - 2011
Rosalee B. Richardson passed away Sunday morning, Sept. 25, age 76, at Barrett Memorial Hospital, with her loving family by her side.
She was born to Walter and Ruth Bastian in Dillon, July 4,1935 as a “firecracker baby.” She was raised in Armstead, where she helped out at the family business, The Reno Bar and Grill.
Rosalee later moved to Dillon, and that is where she met and married Henry “Heinie” Richardson in 1955. They later divorced but remained close friends.
Rosalee proudly worked for Beaverhead County for 45 years. She was Deputy Clerk and Recorder from 1953 to1957 and 1965 to 1990. She became Clerk and Recorder in 1991, and remained in that position until her retirement in 2006. She made many lifelong friends while working at the courthouse. Those friendships were very important to her and remained dear to her heart.
Rosalee was a member of the Montana Association of Clerk and Recorders. She was also an active member of the Dillon Elk’s Lodge, and participated in many Elk’s activities.
Rosalee had a special place in her heart for all her furry friends. She loved and spoiled them all.
Rosalee was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Ruth Bastian.
Rosalee is survived by her children Mike (Candi) Richardson, Dillon, and Kim (Jim) Salmonsen, Butte; grandchildren, Brady and Kadi Richardson, Casey Schilling and Kyle Salmonsen; special friends, Heinie Richardson and Dick Newton; a sister, Lorraine (Jim) Davis, Glendale, Ariz., as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in memory of Rosalee to the Beaverhead County Humane Society or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Brundage Funeral Home with the Elk’s Eleventh Hour Ceremony starting at 7:30 p.m..
There will be a memorial service tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Brundage Funeral Home with interment immediately following.
A guestbook is available online at www.brundagefuneralhome.com.
Lucile Lockridge Wellman
1910 - 2011
Lucile Wellman, age 101, passed away on Sept. 25.
Lucile Lockridge Wellman was born on April 13, 1910, in her parents ranch home east of Cameron. Nolen and Susie Lockridge had three daughters, Helen, Ethelyn and Lucile.
Lucile went to school at the Bear Creek Schoolhouse, graduated from Ennis High School, and attended Western Montana College in Dillon.
On Sept. 21, 1942, she married Fred Wellman who was born in Geneva, Neb., and later moved to the Bear Creek area from Wilsal. They lived on the family ranch throughout their married life. Fred passed away on Sept. 24, 1974.
Being an incredibly gifted musician, Lucile played the piano as a member of a dance band for local dances, weekly at the nursing home, often at community parties, and for many years she was the organist for Sunday service at the Presbyterian Church in Ennis.
Lucile is survived by two daughters, Sue (Tom) Webster and Janet Wellman; five grandchildren, Dan (Teresa) Webster, Roy Webster, Scott (Amanda) Wessel, Susan Wessel, and Fred (Kandis) Wessel; and three great-grandchildren, Cole and Kelly Webster, and Cody Wessel; and many other relatives.
Memorials are suggested to the Madison Valley Presbyterian Church of Ennis, or the Tobacco Root Mountain Care Center in Sheridan.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Madison Valley Presbyterian Church in Ennis, with Rev. Jean Johnson officiating.
Interment will follow in the Madison Valley Cemetery in Ennis.
K&L Mortuaries of Ennis is assisting with arrangements.
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