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Valeria Gale Bickwermert
Dec 24, 2022
Valeria "Val" Bickwermert, 72, of Belgrade, MT passed away Christmas Eve, December 24, 2022. She was born February 8, 1950, in Louisville, KY. Val and her younger brother were adopted at an early age to Charles and Louise Johnson. Val graduated from Atherton High School in Louisville, KY. She then moved to Owensboro, KY, and graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College...
Anne Marie Reider
Dec 22, 2022
Anne Marie Reider passed away peacefully on December 22, 2022 in her home in the City of Bozeman, where she spent the last 22 years pursuing her love of skiing, hiking and gardening. Anne Marie was born the middle of three children on her parents’ dairy farm, in St. Albans, VT. Her family moved to Rockland County, New York when...
Tia Lynne Sharpe
Dec 19, 2022
Tia L. Sharpe, 60, of Belgrade, MT, passed of natural causes at her home on December 19, 2022.
She was born on September 14,1962, to Richard Robbins and Joy Engelbach in Las Vegas, NV. Tia graduated from Butte High School in 1980. She moved to Bozeman where she began her journey to become an Electrical Engineer, and graduated from MSU in...
James Gibbons Mccall
Dec 18, 2022
Our beloved Father, Grandfather and Favorite Uncle, age 92, passed away at his home in Bozeman, MT on December 18, 2022.
Jim was born the eldest of seven children on January 23,1930 in Gary, IN to James and Gracie McCall. He grew up in Gary on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan. When he was 16 years old he and his...
Michael Andre Priest
Dec 17, 2022
Michael Andre Priest, 77, of Eveleth, MN died suddenly on Saturday December 17, 2022, in Bozeman, MT of an unrecoverable and immensely surprising cardiac event after a full week of vacation where he enjoyed many of his favorite things including sharing time with family, alpine skiing, listening to live music, visiting breweries, and thrift shopping.
Michael “Mike” was born on...
Douglas Joseph Chyatte
Dec 14, 2022
On December 14, 2022, Douglas Joseph Chyatte, husband, father, son, brother, and uncle passed away. He was forty-two years old. He was born to Douglas and Debra Chyatte in Rochester, Minnesota, on July 28, 1980. He graduated from Orange High School in Orange, Ohio. Douglas was a proud father of two children. He is survived by his wife, Kate, his...
John Parker Kurlinski, M.D.
Dec 7, 2022
John Parker Kurlinski, M.D., known affectionately as “Kurli” to all who knew him, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 74 in his beloved second home of Big Sky, Montana.
Kurli was born January 17, 1948 in Buckhannon, West Virginia to parents John Peter Kurlinski and Jean Holloway Kurlinski who preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife...
Walker James Nelson
Dec 5, 2022
Walker James Nelson, whose wit and stoicism left an indelible mark on all who knew him, died on Monday morning following a yearslong struggle with depression. He was 19.
Much loved and dearly missed, Walker was born on May 31, 2003 in Bozeman. He attended Longfellow Elementary School, Sacajawea Middle School, and graduated from Bozeman High School, Class of 2022.
Walker took...
Jon Wade Mcdonald
Dec 4, 2022
Jon Wade McDonald was born and raised in Bozeman, Montana, for 77 years. On Sunday, December 4th, 2022, he passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family, from COPD.
Wade belonged to numerous clubs including Bozeman Pacers Car Club, Livingston Bros. Motorcycle Club, NRA, and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Post #326. He was a loyal friend,...
Jack O. Rogers
Dec 3, 2022
Jack O. Rogers, 82, died on December 3, 2022, at his home in Belgrade, MT. Jack’s 24 year battle with prostate cancer made him one of the longest living survivors and was studied by several cancer centers in the United States.
Jack was born June 6, 1940, in Townsend, MT, a son of Heber O. Rogers and Gertrude Miller. He...
William Carl Althans
Nov 25, 2022
William Carl Althans, age 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 25, 2022, in Manhattan, Montana, surrounded by his loving and devoted family. Bill (as he liked to be called) was born November 7, 1934, in Cuyahoga County and raised in Gates Mills, Ohio. He was the second of two children of the late Mildred Bernice (Bartels) and Carl William...
Jacqueline Sue Cating
Nov 17, 2022
Jacqueline Sue Cating passed peacefully on November 17, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born and raised in Warren, Ohio and became a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School’s Class of 1981. She will be remembered most for her heart of gold, her endearing mixture of laughter, tenacity, loyalty, willfulness, high-spiritedness, stubbornness, and her seemingly endless supply of...
Patricia Monger
Nov 7, 2022
The matriarch of the pioneer Irish Toohey family passed away peacefully on November 7, 2022. Patricia was born in Bozeman, Montana, on February 17, 1935, to William Thomas Toohey and Elsie Marie (Figgins) Toohey. She joined brothers Jack and Jim. She graduated from Holy Rosary High School in 1953, where she was active in all musical and school events, including...
Bonnie Jean Jackson
Nov 5, 2022
The warm, chocolatey smell of cookies often filled the kitchen of Bonnie Jean (Rose) Jackson, 65, who died peacefully from ovarian cancer with her husband at her side on November 5, 2022. Although Bonnie had numerous accomplishments in her lifetime, everyone remembered the chocolate chip cookies she baked for her students, athletes, family, and friends.
Bonnie was born May 7, 1957,...
Vic N. Cundy
Nov 5, 2022
Vic Newcomb Cundy, a long-time resident of Rock Springs, WY, and more recently, Bozeman, MT, passed away peacefully on November 5, 2022, at the age of 97.
Vic was born in Lionkol, WY on May 11, 1925, to Felix George Cundy and Cecelia Marie Smidt Cundy. He was the youngest child in his family, and was preceded in death by his...
Fredric Michael Leopold
Nov 5, 2022
Fredric Leopold was born on November 15, 1938 in New York City, the eldest son of Pauline and Louis Leopold. Having grown up on Long Island, NY, he was lucky enough to have moved to Bozeman, Montana in 2010 and enjoy 12 years filled with hiking the limitless mountain trails and skiing the unbelievably light (“cold smoke”) powder at Bridger...
Gail Virtus Mary Richards
Nov 4, 2022
Gail Virtus Mary Richards, 61, passed away November 4, 2022, in Bozeman, MT.
She’s imperfect but she tries
She is good but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken and won’t ask for help
She is messy but she’s kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone now, but...
Gerrianne Shanks
Nov 4, 2022
Gerrianne “Jan” Shanks passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 4th in the care of the staff at Edgewood Vista Memory Care Center in Belgrade, Montana.
Jan was born on the 29th of December,1938 to Lloyd and Geraldine Porter in Seattle where she met her husband Lloyd Shanks when he was stationed there. They were married on April 13,1957...
April Fawn Purdy Prentice
Nov 1, 2022
April Fawn Purdy Prentice, 43, loving mother of three, passed away November 1, 2022. She is survived by her children, Heaven Reel (24) and Destiny Reel (22), her “Gam” daughters Alma Ramirez (6), Keyana Reel (5), Lillith Coon and her partner Jimmy Thomas. She is now reunited with her son Dakota Thompson.
April was born July 6, 1979 in Sacramento,...
Dennis Claude "Buzzard" Dungan
Oct 30, 2022
Every once in a while, the universe conspires to create an extraordinary human being. Someone whose very existence is geared towards spreading love, kindness, grace and humility. Someone who was blessed to travel to faraway places, experience adventure, hone their craft in the company of other talented individuals, create family out of friendships, and touch hundreds of hearts along the...
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