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Local Obituaries for Bozeman, MT, Gallatin County & Surrounding Areas
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...
Benjamin Matthew Lukes
May 26, 2023
Benjamin Matthew Lukes, “Ben”, age 88, passed away in Bozeman on May 26, 2023, of congestive heart failure. He was born September 15, 1934 in Reynolds Township, Long Prairie, MN, the fourth son of Anton J. and Sylvia E. (Brooks) Lukes. He attended district 15 grade school in Gutches Grove and graduated from Long Prairie High School in 1952. He...
Gregory Robert Wiedeman
May 25, 2023
Heaven gained another amazing fisherman on May 25,2023. Greg Wiedeman, 59, of Manhattan, MT, passed away unexpectedly while getting ready for work. Greg was born in Wausau, Wisconsin on October 1, 1963 to Bob and Faith Wiedeman. His family moved to Montana in the early seventies. Greg graduated from Manhattan High School in 1982. He then moved back to Wisconsin...
John Kasmirz Greever
May 25, 2023
John Kasmirz Greever, 68, of Bozeman, passed away May 25th. Per his request no services are planned. Cremation has been entrusted to Dahl Funeral & Cremation Service.
Nancy Wood
May 18, 2023
In the early morning hours of May 18, 2023, Mom passed peacefully in her sleep. She was in the loving care of her family at her home in Bear Canyon. She was 89.
Nancy was born in Bozeman, MT, on April 1, 1934, to John Roscoe Wheat and Laura Lasater Wheat. In 1937, her mother married Earl Pierce and three more...
Byron Richard Blackwell
May 18, 2023
Byron Richard "Dick" Blackwell, 84, of Bozeman, Montana, passed away on May 18, 2023. Per his request no services are planned. Cremation has been entrusted to Dahl Funeral & Cremation Service.
He was born on October 10, 1938 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Byron Wayne and Josephine Flygare Blackwell. Dick grew up in San Francisco and graduated...
Gordon Lee Smith
May 17, 2023
Gordon Lee Smith passed away May 17,2023, in Sherman, Texas, where he was living with his youngest daughter and her family. He was 91 years old.
He was born to good parents, Lee and Lydia Scasta Smith, on April 20,1932, in Bryan, Texas. He grew up in Bryan and graduated from Texas A&M University, class of ’53. He married Glenda...
Marc Keyes
May 15, 2023
Marc Dayton Keyes, 74, of Bozeman passed away on May 15, 2023. Cremation has been entrusted to Dahl Funeral & Cremation.
Marc was born on January 29, 1949, in Ellensburg, WA to Wendell and Lois (Kaynor) Keyes. Raised with three other siblings in a tight family, he would go on to join the military shortly after high school.
Marc was a Vietnam...
Maxine Byler
May 10, 2023
Maxine Byler, 93, of Sheridan, MT, passed away May 10, 2023, at the Tobacco Root Mountains Care Center.
Maxine was born in Corvallis, Oregon, the oldest of the five children to Ernest and Doris (nee Michaelson) Hunter. She married Gene Byler in 1948, and they spent time in Oregon and British Columbia before moving to Montana. Maxine and Gene had five...
Zachary Joseph Quigley-Stepanik
May 9, 2023
Zachary Quigley-Stepanik, 39, of Bozeman, MT, passed away May 9, 2023. A full obituary is forthcoming and a Celebration of Zach's LIfe will be held this Summer.
Edward M Wrzesinski
May 4, 2023
Edward Merle Wrzesinski was born on October 27, 1945, to Casimer and Blanche (Spearin) Wrzesinski and raised on the Wrzesinski family homestead in the Snowy Mountains of Montana. He passed on to the next great adventure on May 4, 2023.
In 1963, he joined the United States Navy in the early days of the Vietnam War and served two tours...
Donna Ventura
Apr 29, 2023
Donna Ventura, 64, of Belgrade, MT, passed on April 29, 2023, with her loving family at her side. Born in St. Louis, MO, to Richard and Ruth Stelmar, she was one of five children. She earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Missouri, followed by a Master’s Degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC. Her first job was...
Steven Kenneth Fisher
Apr 24, 2023
Steve was born July 25, 1947, in Bozeman, MT. He attended Belgrade and Bozeman schools and graduated from Bozeman Senior High School. Shortly after graduation in June 1965, Steve enlisted in the Marine Corps and headed to MCRD San Diego, CA for boot camp. Steve served two tours in Viet Nam which changed him forever. He was exposed to Agent...
Roselyn J Azure
Apr 19, 2023
Roselyn Azure, 76 years of age, peacefully passed on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital.
Roselyn was born August 19, 1946, in Browning, MT to Francis and Annie Wall. She was the second youngest of eight children. Roselyn was educated in the Browning, MT school system. She graduated high school at 17 years of age.
After high school Roselyn...
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