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Elaine Ruth Zindler
Jul 3, 2022
Elaine Ruth (Meister) Zindler was born January 28, 1951, in Scottsbluff, NE to Barbara and Leonard Meister, Jr. Elaine attended Mitchell High and spent her time on a small farm where they fed 5,000 head of sheep. She had several jobs over the years. Some notable jobs she held were as a Special Deputy for the State of Montana, Newspaper...
Donna Jean Lehman
Jul 2, 2022
Donna Jean Lehman passed away from cancer on July 2, 2022, at the age of 96. Donna was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on March 22, 1926, to Marion C. Vanderlinden and Enola L. Thompson. Her parents divorced when she was very young, and her mother married John McDonald who became her beloved Daddy. The family relocated to the suburbs of...
Margaret Eva Hovland
Jun 30, 2022
Margaret Eva "Marge" Frank was born March 14, 1937, in Killdeer, ND the 3rd of 4 children born to Frank J Frank, Jr. & Catherine (Hegel) Frank. Marge passed away on June 30, 2022, at The Springs Footsteps Memory Care in Bozeman, MT after a long battle with Alzheimer’s/Dementia.
Mom was raised in Dickinson, ND, attending St. Joseph's Elementary and...
Richard Thomas Rogers
Jun 28, 2022
Richard Thomas Rogers lost his battle with cancer on June 28, 2022. He was born in Long Island, NY on June 21, 1954 and was raised by foster parents. Rich enlisted in the US Navy right after high school where he served a couple of years before being medically discharged. He met the love of his life while serving in...
Dylan Joseph Jardin
Jun 28, 2022
Dylan Joseph Jardin, 25, of Bozeman, Montana, passed unexpectedly on June 28, 2022, from heart complications. His loss was completely unforeseen and the family is deeply saddened and shocked. Dylan was born on February 28, 1997, to Michele Marie Paciello and Joseph Souza Jardin in Binghamton, New York. He was a passionate person who always put his family and friends...
James J. Folda
Jun 25, 2022
James Jacob Folda, 62 years young, passed away peacefully on June 25th at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital by way of complications resulting from pneumonia. He was a lifelong Montana native, who loved the outdoors as much as life itself. An avid archery hunter, fisherman, and all around wilderness expert. If you couldn't find him in a kitchen cooking or at home...
Cheryl Lynn Marlow
Jun 23, 2022
Cheryl Lynn Marlow, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away on June 23, 2022, surrounded by her loving family, after a year-long battle with Pancreatic Cancer.
Lynn was born in Rexburg, Idaho, on May 3, 1951, to Guy LaVerl Fullmer and Ruth Elizabeth Allen. She was the youngest of 6 children and was raised in Star Valley,...
Jeanette Kay Thayer
Jun 22, 2022
Jeanette ‘Kay’ Thayer, age 84, of Bozeman passed away peacefully on June 22, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer. She was with her oldest son, Russ, and the caring staff of Bozeman Deaconess at the time of her passing. Kay was born in Bozeman on October 15, 1937, the middle child to Bill and Rae Jenkins. She was a...
Barbara Joan Fitch
Jun 22, 2022
Barb, Barbie, Babs, passed away at a very young 75 years on June 22, 2022. Her beautifully feisty (and stubborn!) spirit battled her cancer until the absolute end when her body decided it had endured enough. With the wonderful support of friends and family and hospice, she was able spend her last days in the comfort of her home in...
Steven John Goodpaster
Jun 21, 2022
Steven Goodpaster passed away in his home on June 21st 2022. He was a man with incredible work ethic, from Lewistown Mt. He had a passion for camping, 4 wheeling, fishing, and panning for saphires in the Belt mountains. He was meticulous, loved being in his shop, music, and playing pool with his amazing family. He has joined his wife...
Sean Carter Hasselstrom
Jun 17, 2022
Sean Carter Hasselstrom, 42, of Colorado, passed away June 17th. Sean was a young man with a heart of gold, who will be greatly missed. He loved his moments in nature by the mountains and rivers. He also enjoyed snowboarding, biking, hiking and rock climbing. He was a very dedicated bodybuilder, spent many hours at the gym, was very compassionate...
Lucille Jueanne Sorensen
Jun 11, 2022
Lucille "Lucy" Sorensen, 90, passed away peacefully June 11, 2022. The oldest of 3 girls, she was born in Norma, ND to Arthur and Margaret Hansen. She married Ralph Sorensen and raised their 5 children in Wolf Point, MT where Ralph had established an Optometry practice. Sadly, Ralph passed away in 1972 at the age of 45. After that devastating...
Adrian Joseph Petrie
Jun 4, 2022
Adrian Joseph Petrie, 66, of Bozeman, passed away June 4, 2022. Memorial Service will be held at Dahl Funeral & Cremation Service, Friday, July 8, 2022 at 3 PM.
Ernest Robert Vyse
Jun 2, 2022
Beloved father, friend, teacher and family member Ernie Vyse passed peacefully in his sleep in Bozeman on June 2, 2022, after losing the love of his life of 59 years, Ruth, on April 18th of this year.
Ernie was born in Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada, where his lifelong love of the outdoors began. He loved fishing and hunting with his father,...
Robert Ralph Rupert, Jr.
Jun 2, 2022
Robert “Bob” Ralph Rupert, Jr., 67, of Bozeman passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Thursday, June 2nd after a year-long battle with gastric cancer.
Bob was preceded in death by his father, Robert Ralph Sr. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy (Carl) Rupert of Pottstown, PA; his wife of 44 years, Sue (Traunero); three sons, Christopher...
Bernice L Payne
May 31, 2022
Bernice Lorene (Elliott) Payne, 89, of Gallatin Gateway, MT, for nearly 52 of those years, passed May 31, 2022, at Madison Valley Manor in Ennis, MT, deeply mourning the loss of her beloved husband Ralph who passed May 16, 2022.
She was born August 3, 1932, to Thurman and Jewell Grace (Butler) Elliott at her Grandma Elliott's home near Huron, Polk...
Douglas Ellis Daniels
May 27, 2022
Douglas E. Daniels was born March 31, 1943, the second son of Eugene and Vera Daniels in Missoula, MT. He attended elementary school in Ovando, and Missoula, MT. He graduated from Missoula High School and then attended college on a wrestling scholarship at Montana State, Bozeman, MT. He also squeezed in one quarter at University of Montana, Ohio State extension...
Sharon Anderson Iverson
May 24, 2022
The youngest of five children born to Paul Eugene Anderson and Berniece Allred, Sharon was an energetic child. She found her singing voice early and began performing, playing the violin, helping at her dad’s office supply store, and winning hopscotch competitions at her Brigham City, Utah elementary school.
By junior high, she added speech festivals, playing in the orchestra and...
Jennifer C Wilke
May 24, 2022
Jennifer C. Wilke moved to Lincoln, Montana in 1977 when she was six years old. She attended Lincoln schools and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1989 as the class Valedictorian. Jennifer earned a Full scholarship to MSU from the United States Air Force. She attended MSU and graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics. On August 24, 1996, Jennifer married,...
Emmett Stanford Lessley
May 23, 2022
Emmett S. Lessley, 84, left us on May 23, 2022, after a very bad winter. He was born in Murray, Utah, March 26, 1938, to Frank and Jenni Lessley.
Emmett was in the Army, was a champion heavyweight weightlifter and loved to hunt, camp, fish and canoe.
Emmett is survived by his wife Jeri, sons Scott and Kevin, and best dog Amber....
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