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Josette Geer
Mar 18, 2010
Josette Elizabeth Geer, 40, of Bozeman, passed away March 18, 2010. She was born March 22, 1969 in Philadelphia, PA. Later she moved with her family to Grass Valley, California, where she graduated from high school. Josette moved to Montana 14 years ago. While in Bozeman she raised her daughter, attended MSU, worked as a floral designer at the Posy...
Ordean Wangrud
Mar 8, 2010
Ordean Theron Wangrud, our sweet husband, brother, daddy, grandfather and friend passed away on March 8, 2010. Ordean was born June 28, 1935 to Lena and Al Wangrud in Scobey, MT where he grew up playing sports with his older brother Larry and younger brother Ron. After attending college in Minot, ND, he returned to Scobey where he met and...
Ralph Lindemeier
Mar 8, 2010
Ralph Henry Lindemeier, 77, known to many of those who loved him as #8220;Papa Ralph#8221;, passed away at his home in Bozeman, MT on March 8, 2010. His gentle, loving spirit will be deeply missed by all those who were fortunate enough to have known him. He was born in Carver County, MN on June 15, 1932 to Ernst and...
Hildred 'Babe' Lenehan
Mar 4, 2010
Babe Lenehan, 92, died in her longtime Belgrade home on March 4, 2010. She was born January 6, 1918 at the family home in Bear Canyon. There she was raised with her siblings, twin sister, M. Pose Dougherty, and brothers Bill and Lester. She graduated from Belgrade High School. She then married the love of her life, Art on October...
Joann Gogal
Feb 28, 2010
Joann A. Gogal, 59, of Bozeman, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, February 28, 2010. She was born November 14, 1950 in Rochester, NY to Grandville Leroy #8220;Roy#8221; and Pauline Pearl (Wasylishyn) Ackley. She graduated from Charlotte High School in 1968. Following high school she married Thomas Gogal and the couple made their home in Bozeman, where she raised her two girls...
Norris Larson
Feb 28, 2010
Norris Norman Larson Died on February 28, 2010 at Highgate Senior Living in Bozeman, MT. Norris was born November 28, 1925 to Lars Peter and Lydia (Roras) Larson at their farm home in Elkader, Iowa. He was baptized at Highland Lutheran Church. He attended rural school near his home. His formal education was cut short because of his father#8217;s failing...
Paul Forsythe
Feb 22, 2010
Paul Lyon Forsythe passed away on Monday, February 22, 2010. Paul was born on July 16, 1926 in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Harry and Mary (Rogers) Forsythe. Paul was the third oldest of eight children. He had four brothers #8211; Richard, Marvin, Marvin#8217;s twin that died at birth, and Donald, and three sisters; Madeline, Blanch and Carol. Paul attended...
Joseph Emmett Mckay
Feb 18, 2010
Joseph Emmett McKay life long resident of Bozeman passed away on February 18, 2010. Joe was born to James and Mildred McKay on April 3, 1920 in Bozeman. Joe was 89. He married Kathryn (Berry) of Butte on December 12, 1942 in San Francisco, CA. Together they had a daughter and four sons. They were married 67 years. Joe graduated...
Ernest 'Wayne' Harris
Feb 14, 2010
Ernest Wayne Harris, 84, of Belgrade, Montana passed away Sunday, February 14, 2010. Wayne was born February 28, 1925 in Clyde Park, Montana to Tony and Ada (Bullock) Delano. He graduated from Bozeman High School and then attended the University of Illinois in Champaign for Diesel Mechanics. He joined the Navy in 1943 and fought in three frontline invasions. He...
Homer 'Jim' Chollar
Feb 13, 2010
Homer B. #8220;Jim#8221; Chollar passed away Feb 13, 2010. Jim was born Dec 16, 1916, in Three Forks, MT to Homer and Emma (Rheinhardt) Chollar. He attended school in Three Forks and joined the US Navy in 1934 and served on the USS Detroit until his discharge in 1938. After working in various occupations Jim went back to sea in...
Bill Mcmanis
Feb 12, 2010
Bill Edwin McManis lost his three-and-a-half year battle with cancer on Friday, February 12, 2010, in Bozeman, Montana. He fought valiantly, and his spirit throughout the struggle is an inspiration to all who knew him. As his Oncologist, Dr. Jack Hensold, said, We gave it a good run, Bill. Bill was born May 9, 1935 to Craig and Grace (Judd)...
Dennis Bohne
Feb 11, 2010
Dennis Bohne, 66, of Bozeman passed away January 11, 2010. He was born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on October 2, 1943 to Vernon and Shirley Bohne. Dennis retired from the United States Air Force, and at the time of his retirement was a Master Sergeant. He worked as a bookkeeper and accountant for Total Energy in Bozeman. Survivors include his...
Madeline 'Lal' Landes
Feb 7, 2010
Madeline Ann 'Lal' Bing Landes, 91, died Sunday, February 7, in Bozeman, Montana, at the Hamilton House where she had been lovingly cared for during the past seven years. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, on April 15, 1918, Madeline was the daughter of British immigrants Robert Valentine and Hilda France Walter Bing, the fourth of six children. Madeline attended Regina...
Jeannie Taylor
Feb 7, 2010
Jeannie Lou Taylor went to heaven on Feb. 7, 2010. Born in Livingston, Jan. 3, 1950, to Charles and Georgia (Sarver) Taylor, she spent her early years on the ranch in Tom Miner Basin. She graduated from Gardiner High School in 1968, then attended Bozeman VoTech, where she proudly earned her LPN. For Jeannie, nursing and life were all about...
Avis Zopfi
Feb 5, 2010
Avis (Butler) Zopfi, 97, of Bozeman, Montana passed away Friday, February 5, 2010. Avis was born and grew up in Williston, North Dakota in 1912. She enjoyed a very happy childhood with three siblings and loving parents. She attended college for two years at Valley City, ND and taught a combination of third and fourth grades in Alexander, ND for...
Linda Davis
Feb 3, 2010
Linda Ann (Heilman) Davis, 55, of Bozeman, passed away February 3rd, 2010 surrounded by family. She was born October 7, 1954 in Hoven, South Dakota to Francis and Otillia (Imberi) Heilman Sr. Linda graduated from Bowdle High School, South Dakota in 1973. She married and later divorced Dean Turner. She then married Phillip Davis Sr on April 1, 1979 in...
Wilson 'Kyle' Ritchey
Feb 3, 2010
#8220;Better to live one day as a tiger, than one thousand years as a sheep#8221; Tibetan Proverb Wilson Kyle Ritchey died in Bozeman, Montana on Wednesday, February 3, 2010. He was born in the old Bozeman hospital on October 23, 1983. Kyle lived in West Yellowstone, Montana until 1999, at which time he and his family moved to Bozeman. He...
Bernice Gilman
Jan 28, 2010
On January 28, 2010, while she slept, the Angels came to Spring Meadows Assisted Living and guided Bernice (Bea) Gilman to Heaven to meet her Lord Jesus Christ. She was 94. Bea was born on May 17, 1915 to Isaac Hagel and Emma Alice (Trober) Fancher, in Blair Township, Clay County, Illinois. She spent her childhood and early adult life...
Russell Leonard
Jan 25, 2010
Russell Eugene Leonard, 77, of Bozeman passed away Monday, January 25, 2010. Born in Winslow, Arizona on May 20, 1932, he was the eldest of two boys born to Francis and Edith Leonard. Russ served in the Marine#8217;s on the front line during the Korean War. He survived even though two of his platoons lost their lives during the conflict....
Loretta Reiser
Jan 25, 2010
Freda Loretta Reiser of Bozeman passed away Monday, January 25, 2010, surrounded by her family, from congestive heart failure. She was born in Deer Lodge, MT to Joseph W. and Freda M. Clawson on April 24, 1933. She lived and went to school in Drummond, MT. After graduation from high school, she moved to Bozeman to attend Montana State College...
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