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Maria "Mia" Anne Browning
Aug 1, 2023
Maria “Mia” Anne Browning, age 5, passed away on August 1, 2023, at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital in Bozeman, MT. Maria was born on February 2, 2018, to parents Sally Browning and Sawyer Browning, and sister to Emma Browning.
Maria was an energetic, free-spirited little girl who loved her family, dirt bike, her kitten Baby, and their funny farm of animals. She...
Myra Ellen Bishir-Olson
Jul 28, 2023
Myra Ellen Bishir-Olson, 70, of Bozeman passed away on July 28, 2023. A Visitation will be from 10 to 11 AM at Dahl Funeral & Cremation Service with a Funeral Service to follow at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 12th. A burial will be held later in Rochelle, IL.
Myra was born on September 24, 1952, in Rochelle, IL to Myron and...
Barbara J. "Bobbie" Dirks
Jul 25, 2023
Dr. Barbara “Bobbie” Jeanne Dirks, a resident of Virginia City, died on July 25, 2023 of pulmonary aspergillosis, five years after bravely and successfully beating malignant melanoma.
She was born in Jersey City, NJ, on November 10th, 1943, to Edward and Jewel Dirks, a chemical engineer, and a nurse. Seven years later, they welcomed her only sibling, Karen Eileen Dirks. Bobbie...
John Henry Sizemore
Jul 23, 2023
John Henry Sizemore, 72, of Bozeman, MT passed away on July 23, 2023. Cremation has been entrusted to Dahl Funeral & Cremation Service.
John was born on November 18, 1950, in Manchester, KY to A.C and Savannah (Cottongim) Sizemore. Raised in Manchester, he went on to trucking school right out of high school and never looked back. He was a long-haul...
Jerry William Calvert
Jul 17, 2023
Always forward thinking, Jerry Calvert wrote his own obituary 7/19/20 and of course, revised it 6/12/23. It began.
Jerry W. Calvert, aged ++++, passed away on +++++ due to ++++++ (hopefully, while downhill skiing or fly fishing).
As it happened, Monday, July 17, 2023, on a perfect summer day, a few months shy of his 81st birthday, Jerry collapsed and...
James Beadle
Jul 11, 2023
James Henry Beadle, 88, of Bozeman, passed peacefully in the presence of family July 11, 2023. Jim was born in Billings, Montana, April 6, 1935, to Edgar and Ina (Cosman) Beadle. He grew up in Red Lodge and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Montana, followed by a Master’s of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School.
Jim served as a...
Kathryn Elizabeth Hoffman
Jul 10, 2023
We mourn the loss of Kathryn Elizabeth Hoffman, born on February 10, 1945, and passed away on July 10, 2023. Kathryn was a woman of great strength, wisdom, and wit. Her sharp intellect and charming sense of humor lit up any room she entered. We bid her a sorrowful farewell, but her spirit and memory will live on in the...
Roger Clark Healey
Jul 8, 2023
Roger Healey has sidled up to the Pearly Gates, opened his notebook and is reading jokes to Saint Peter! He was born April 2nd, 1952, “A day late and fooled them!” to Leonard and Rosemary Healey in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His heart quietly beat its last on July 8th, 2023.
He was a gentle man, but often funny, with his quips made...
Lee Roy Weiss
Jul 5, 2023
Lee Weiss, 67, of Cocoa Beach, FL, passed away suddenly on July 5, 2023, at his beloved son’s home in Bozeman.
Dad was English. He was quite proud of that. He was born in London, England, on January 5, 1956, to Gilbert Weiss and Doreen Hill. Gilbert was an American airman stationed in England who met and fell instantly in love...
Gregory Daniel Meyer
Jul 5, 2023
Greg Meyer
January 29, 1969 – July 5, 2023
Gregory Daniel Meyer, 54, died unexpectedly from cardiac issues Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at his home in Bozeman, Montana. He grew up in Williamsville, New York but his heart was always drawn to the mountains and the water of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest.
Greg was passionate about the outdoors and headed west...
Virginia Ann Thoresen
Jun 27, 2023
Virginia Thoresen was born October 6, 1923, in Wolf Point, MT to Trygve & Amanda Thoresen. Virginia, her parents, and her sister June moved to Chinook, MT where they grew sugar beets on their family farm. Virginia recalled fondly helping her dad on the farm. She learned to ski and enjoyed skiing with her sister throughout the Montana winters. When...
Michael Glenn Schuler
Jun 25, 2023
Michael Glenn Schuler, generous, caring, loving, strong, and independent, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Bozeman, Montana, on June 25, 2023. He was 65.
Concerned about homelessness, especially for the humans and animals in Bozeman, Michael would pay for persons' rooms so they could spend a night in a hotel and get off the streets. He rescued...
Jonathan "Bo" Beck
Jun 22, 2023
Always full of surprises, Bo Beck passed away suddenly in his sleep on June 22nd, 2023. Bo's good humor and generous spirit touched everyone he met. Always ready for an adventure, Bo never let life's challenges hold him back. Bo embodied his own standard by being "the Model of Awesome". Bo was born in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on September 4th,...
Ethel Hanson
Jun 13, 2023
Ethel M. (Hoell) Pasha Hanson, 88, passed away at home in the presence of family June 13, 2023. She was born at the home ranch in Bear Canyon east of Bozeman on April 18, 1935, the daughter of Frances (Planisheck) and Emil J. Hoell. Ethel graduated from the 8th grade at the one room LaMotte school. She then attended Gallatin...
Susan Houser
Jun 12, 2023
Susan Zook Houser, 79, of Bozeman, MT, passed away unexpectedly on June 12, 2023, with her loving husband, Steve, by her side. She was born to Peter and Louise (Gilliard) Zook on September 30, 1943, in Los Angeles, CA. Susan graduated with a bachelor’s degree from USC. She worked at a law office for several years, before finding her calling...
John Vital Jaumotte
Jun 8, 2023
Scholar and local handyman John Vital Jaumotte’s love of the land didn’t come to an end with his death. John passed away on June 8th, 2023, at age 70, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor his legacy by cherishing the rolling Montana hills and mountains for generations to come. John was...
Donald Gene Kieckbusch, Sr.
Jun 5, 2023
Air Force veteran, dedicated educator, successful coach, lifelong outdoorsman, diligent livestock brand inspector and devoted family man, Donald G. Kieckbusch of Manhattan, passed away June 5, after a lengthy battle against the ravages of Parkinson’s Disease. With the exception of four years spent in the U.S. military, Don spent his entire life in the three adjoining Montana counties of Broadwater,...
Thomas Parker
Jun 3, 2023
Tom Parker was born December 29, 1944. He passed away on June 3, 2023. At his request his death notice is to read simply “He died.” Those who knew him well add this: “Goodbye, Tom. It was indeed good to know you. May your deep faith now have found perfect rest.” Services are pending and will be announced.
Matthew Frederick Minch
Jun 3, 2023
It is with deep sorrow that we report the death of Matthew “Matt” Minch of Gardiner, Montana on June 3, 2023, just shy of his 88th birthday. He had been a very skilled and influential fly fisherman and fly tying aficionado of the modern era.
Matt began fishing as a young man, learning his craft on Pennsylvania streams & rivers. He...
James Bailey
May 30, 2023
Prof. James Allen Bailey of Belgrade, MT, finally let go the mortal coil on May 30, 2023. He had just finished mowing the lawn and sat down to rest on the back porch to gaze at his “shining mountains,” fell asleep and did not wake up. He died knowing the Cubs had won that day. He was aged 89 years...
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