Hamilton – Joane Boughton Cosper, of Hamilton, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2023, surrounded by her family.
Joane was born on August 14, 1941, in Berwyn Illinois, the daughter of Donald W. Boughton and Melva Hewetson. Her early years were spent in Hinsdale and Elmhurst, Illinois. She graduated, in 1959, from York High School and spent her first year of college at William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri. She then transferred to Drake University, in Des Moines, Iowa. It was there that she met her future husband Alan on a blind date. Following their marriage on February 3, 1962, in Elmhurst, the couple moved to Sacramento, California, where she continued her education, graduating from Sacramento State University, in 1965, with a degree in Home Economics with a minor in business. In 1967, son David was born with daughter Debra arriving in 1970. In 1997, after their retirement, they moved to Hamilton, Montana, where she lived until her death.
Joane is survived by her husband, Alan; son, David (Shawna); daughter, Debra Ferrera (Joel); Grandchildren: Julia Roth (Tristan), Trenton Ferrera (Stephanie), Noel Ferrera, Natalie Cosper; and a great grandson, Levi Roth.
No formal services will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to the Hamilton Elks Lodge, 203 State St., Hamilton, MT 59840. Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.