Kathleen ‘Kate’ Lupher McNally — April 14, 1950 - April 15, 2025

    Kathleen “Kate” Lupher McNally, 75, passed away on April 15 in Las Cruces, N.M.
    She was born to Cub and Virginia Lupher on April 14,1950, in Eugene, Ore. She attended school in Springfield, Ore., and graduated from Springfield High School in 1968. She married Dick Taggart in 1970, and they had one daughter, Elaina. Kate worked for the Emporium for many years in Springfield. She and Dick later divorced, and Kate moved to Deer Lodge.
    She first worked for the Old Montana Prison Museum and later at City Hall. She met Bob McNally in Deer Lodge, and they were married in 2003.
    She purchased the house that her great grandfather, Billy Zosel, built in Deer Lodge and started refurbishing it into a Bed and Breakfast. After suffering a stroke in 2017, she moved to Las Cruces to be closer to family.
    Kate was preceded in death by her husband, Bob; her parents, Cub and Virginia; brother, John Lupher; and stepson, Mark McNally.
    She is survived by her daughter, Elaina Aragon (Gene) of Las Cruces; sister, Sharon Lupher (Rodger St. Germain) of Junction City, Ore.; stepsons, Russell Rubert (Shaunna) of St. Anthony, Idaho, Shawn McNally (Misty) of Page, Ariz., with numerous grandchildren and great-grand children.
    She loved her friends in Deer Lodge and Springfield, and those who knew her well will remember that famous “Margaret Hamilton” look.
    A celebration of life will be held at a later date.