OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Bozeman, MT, Gallatin County & Surrounding Areas
Joy Ellen Shellenberg
Apr 30, 2022
Joy Ellen Shellenberg died peacefully on April 30, 2022. She was born in Austin, Montana on January 21, 1932 to Robert E. (Mike) and Ruth Otten. She was the third of four sisters. She grew up in the country where icicles were needed to make birthday ice cream, the woodstove provided both heat and bath water, and a one-room schoolhouse...
Nathan Michael Stoltz
Apr 29, 2022
Sadly, on April 29, 2022, we lost our dear son, Nathan Michael Stoltz. He passed away at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital with family by his side. He is survived by his father and mother Burton and Lisa Stoltz, his sister Whitney Stoltz (TJ) from Butte, and his brothers Cory (Kinzie) and Danny both from Libby. His dear brother Christopher Stoltz...
Noel Ryan Lacey
Apr 25, 2022
The world was not ready when Noel F. Ryan Lacey stepped onto the stage in Stillwater, Oklahoma on March 27, 1978. As the first and only son to John Gilbert and Dixie Marie, he composed and performed his first song for his mother when he was around four years old. Music has rocked and rolled better ever since. While growing...
Ruth Leslie Vyse,
Apr 18, 2022
When you look up at the evening sky tonight you will notice a star missing…the shining light that was the most thoughtful, generous and selfless.Beloved wife, mother and friend Ruth Vyse passed away April 18, 2022. She went peacefully and was in the company of Ernie, her husband of 59 years.Born to Fridjohn and Eunice Johnson, Ruth grew up in...
Irene Virginia Bezold
Apr 9, 2022
Irene Virginia Bezold, 90, passed away peacefully in her sleep after many years battling emphysema on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
She was born on September 9, 1931, to Harry Beeby and Ethel (Green) Beeby in Philadelphia, PA. Irene was the youngest of five children.
Irene and her husband Frank met when they were 14 years and got married when they were...
Maurice Dornberg
Apr 8, 2022
May His Memory Be For A Blessing...
Beloved Maurice, “Maury”, Dornberg passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022, at the age of 93, in the presence of his son David.
Maury was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on February 26, 1929, to Abraham Dornberg and Sylvia Lubelchek. He was the second of their three sons. In high school, Maury and his two...
Kenneth James Ahrendes
Mar 29, 2022
Kenneth “Kenny” James Ahrendes was born on April 4, 1974, in Bozeman, MT, the son of Frank and Daphne Ahrendes and joined his older brother Jason completing their family. Kenny unexpectedly went to be with Jesus on March 29, 2022. He attended Bozeman High School. He proudly served in the Army National Guard. His training was in the Armored Division...
Linda May Marty
Mar 28, 2022
Linda May Marty, 70, passed away March 28, 2022. She was born May 10, 1951, in Yakima, WA, to Richard JD and Iola (Cain) Wise.
Linda was preceded in death by her father and mother, brothers Richard Wise Jr. and Gary Wise, and sisters Cindy and Sharon Joy. She is survived by her children Steven Kost, Spenser Kost, Garan (Erica), Richard...
Milton Michael Mozen
Mar 28, 2022
Milton “Milt” Michael Mozen, 92, died on March 28, 2022, of natural cause at his home in Bozeman, MT. Milt was born in Negaunee, MI on September 13, 1929. Son of Sarah Schwartzburg Mozen and Harry Mozen, he was the youngest of five siblings.
Milt graduated with a Bachelor of Science with honors from the University of Toledo in 1951,...
Eric Charles Rasmussen
Mar 26, 2022
On Saturday, March 26, 2022, Eric Rasmussen entered our Lords arms after a long battle with brain cancer, surrounded by his family and loved ones. The sun rose and the world welcomed Eric on March 20, 1983, a day the world became a little brighter to everyone he was near. Eric loved skiing, photography and had a natural talent for...
Johanna Agnes Prindiville
Mar 22, 2022
The world is quieter after the death of Johanna (Scanlon) Prindiville on March 22, 2022, in Bozeman, MT.
Johanna was born on August 24, 1935, in County Cork, Ireland, to Richard and Nora Scanlon. To hear her tell it (and, if you knew Johanna, you heard her tell it), her early years were idyllic ones, marred only by the death...
Rick Thompson
Mar 18, 2022
Rick Thompson lost his courageous year-long battle with pancreatic cancer passing away Friday, March 18, 2022, at Peace Hospice, Great Falls, Montana.
Rick was born 72 years ago to Elmer and Bernice (Housel) Thompson. Raised in Lewistown, MT, Rick spent his childhood exploring old mining towns, the mountains, riding motorcycles, fishing and hunting with his family. At 16 he became...
David Gaskin
Mar 13, 2022
David Leroy Gaskin passed away in Bozeman, MT, on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at the age of 79 after a long battle with ischemic heart disease. Never one to be the center of attention, Heavenly Father got the last laugh when He called Dave home just after giving the opening prayer at church. David was born May 18, 1942 in...
Donald Claude Thelen, Sr.
Mar 12, 2022
Donald “Don” Claude Thelen, Sr. of Manhattan, Montana passed away at the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital on March 12, 2022, after a debilitating stroke.
Don was born during a blizzard on March 18, 1933, in the family home, a 100-year-old farmhouse in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. He was the son of Peter Francis Thelen and Louise Thelma (Lyneis) Thelen. He attended...
Patricia Kay Detonancour
Mar 12, 2022
Patricia “Patsy” DeTonancour passed away March 12 at home in West Yellowstone, MT.
Patsy was born February 9, 1946, in Anaconda, MT to James and Petra Pollock. She attended Beaverdam elementary and Anaconda public schools.
Patsy married Don DeTonancour June 30, 1962. Together they raised three sons in Anaconda. After the smelter closed Don and Patsy moved to Idaho Falls. When...
Charles Burton Severn
Mar 11, 2022
After valiantly battling a number of health challenges, Charles Burton Severn passed away to join his beloved wife on March 11, 2022. Chuck was born on April 11, 1939, in Breckenridge, MN to Kenneth and Doris Severn. He spent his childhood years in Fergus Falls, MN actively engaged in many sports, and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1957....

Mary Lillian Harrington
Mar 8, 2022
Mary Lillian Harrington, 90, of Manhattan, passed away March 8, 2022. She was born in Butte, MT and graduated from Butte High School.
Mary owned Log Cabin bar in Racetrack, MT for 35 years and has lived in Butte and Manhattan, MT.
Mary will be remembered most for her friendly atmosphere and cooking at the bar.
Mary is preceded in death by her...
Mary Louise Pierre
Mar 8, 2022
Mary Louise Pierre, a sixty-year resident of Bozeman, Montana, passed away from natural causes at the age of 85 on March 8, 2022. She was born on December 11, 1936, in Eureka, California, and was raised in the small, redwood-forest town of Weott, CA. Her father died when she was nine-years-old, leaving her to help care for her four rambunctious...
Shirley Louise Neupert
Mar 7, 2022
Shirley Neupert, 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Highgate Senior Living in Bozeman, Montana. Born in 1929 in Hamburg, New York to Ralph and Dorothy (Holder) Harrington, Shirley grew up surrounded by her father’s nursery business with greenhouses, a tennis court, and an irrigation pond for swimming. She graduated Ohio Wesleyan University 1951 and married Charlie...
Gretchen Joan Lund
Feb 24, 2022
Gretchen Joan “Jo” Lund passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022, in Bozeman, MT.
Born August 29, 1927, in Sheridan, WY to Andrew David Hindman and Frieda Roth Hindman. Jo was raised on the family homestead on Spring Willow Divide East of Sheridan, along with her brother Kenneth Roth Hindman. Jo lost her father when she was only 14, but continued to...