Funeral Homes in Deer Lodge, MT

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: (dennis eichhorn), (eric funk), (jean parker), and (phil jackson).

Deer Lodge (Salish: sncwe) is a city in and the county seat of Powell County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,111 at the 2010 census. The city is perhaps best known as the home of the Montana State Prison, a major local employer. The Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs, and former state tuberculosis sanitarium is in nearby Galen are the result of the power the western part of the state held over Montana at statehood due to the copper and mineral wealth in that area. Deer Lodge was also once an important railroad town, serving as a division headquarters for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("the Milwaukee Road") before the railroad's local abandonment in 1980.The current Montana State Prison occupies a campus 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of town. The former prison site, at the south end of Deer Lodge's Main Street, is now the Old Prison Museum. In addition to a former cellblock building, the museum complex includes a theater, antique and automobile museums, and a former Milwaukee Road "Little Joe" electric locomotive.Deer Lodge is also the location of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, dedicated to the interpretation of the frontier cattle ranching era. This site was the home of Conrad Kohrs, one of the famous "Cattle Kings" of Montana whose land holdings once stretched over a million acres (4,000 km²) of Montana, Wyoming, and Alberta, Canada. The Grant-Kohrs ranch was built in 1862 by Johnny Grant, a Scottish/French/Metis fur-trader and trapper who encouraged his people to settle in Deer Lodge because of its pleasant climate and large areas of bunch grass prairie, ideal for raising cattle and horses. The city's name derives from a geological formation known as Warm Springs Mound which contained natural saline that made for a natural salt lick for the local deer population, the protected valley in which Deer Lodge is located was where most of the local wildlife would winter as the temperatures lowered in the high country.Deer Lodge was the site of the College of Montana, the first institution of higher learning in the state.

Deer Lodge Obituaries

It was disclosed by Napa Valley Register on September 6th, 2019 that Janice Schmutz (Beck) passed away in Napa, California.  Ms. Schmutz was 95 years old and was born in Deer Lodge, MT.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Janice's life.

It was disclosed by Napa Valley Register on January 11th, 2017 that Barbara Ann Knox (Hole) perished in Napa, California.  Ms. Knox was 70 years old and was born in Deer Lodge, MT.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Barbara Ann's life.

It was written by Skagit Valley Herald on September 22nd, 2016 that John Charles Campbell died in Washington.  Campbell was 27 years old and was born in Deer Lodge, MT.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John Charles's life.

It was written on August 10th, 2016 that Garr T Dr Phelps perished in Deer Lodge, Montana.  Phelps was 79 years old and was born in Latonia, KY.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Garr T Dr's life.

It was noted by Ellensburg Daily Record on February 23rd, 2015 that Betty Lou Burnett (Greetan) passed on in Wenatchee, Washington.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Betty Lou's life.

It was reported by Great Falls Tribune on November 25th, 2014 that Elizabeth Irene Bauman (Jensen) perished in Deer Lodge, Montana.  Ms. Bauman was 75 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Elizabeth Irene's life.

It was written by Tri-City Herald on November 25th, 2014 that Fred Beierle died in Prosser, Washington.  Beierle was 83 years old and was born in Deer Lodge, MT.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Fred's life.

It was reported by Tri-City Herald on November 25th, 2014 that Fred Beierle passed away in Prosser, Washington.  Beierle was 83 years old and was born in Deer Lodge, MT.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Fred's life.

It was disclosed by Tri-City Herald on July 2nd, 2014 that Patricia C Green (Parker) passed away in Kennewick, Washington.  Ms. Green was 85 years old and was born in Deer Lodge, MT.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Patricia C's life.

It was noted by Tri-City Herald on June 20th, 2014 that Connie Eileen Livingston passed on in Kennewick, Washington.  Livingston was 48 years old and was born in Deer Lodge, MT.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Connie Eileen's life.

History

Deer Lodge was also once an important railroad town, serving as a division headquarters for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("the Milwaukee Road") before the railroad's local abandonment in 1980. The city is perhaps best known as the home of the Montana State Prison, a major local employer. The population was 3,421 at the 2000 United States Census census. The Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs, and former state tuberculosis sanitarium is in nearby Galen are the result of the power the western part of the state held over Montana at statehood due to the copper and mineral wealth in that area.