OBITUARIES

Dec 23, 2021

Michael Shawn Wirtz, 47, of Bozeman, MT passed away surrounded by family, Thursday, December 23, 2021. Mike was born June 30, 1974, in Bozeman, MT to Kenneth and Mary Wirtz. He graduated from Bozeman Senior High School in 1993. He resided his whole life in the valley but loved spending time back in North Dakota on the Lowdermilk’s family farm....

Dec 23, 2021

Herb Kelsey was born on October 12, 1949, in Bend, Oregon. He passed away peacefully Thursday, December 23, 2021, at the age of 72. After being raised by Frances and Leo Kelsey in Bridger, Montana, he graduated high school and attended college at what is now MSU-Bozeman. Herb married his wife of 49 years, Jackie Frank, on April 24, 1972,...

Dec 18, 2021

John Curtis Palmer, 71, of Belgrade, passed away December 18, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, July 15th, at 3:00 PM at the Gallatin Gateway Community Center. Lunch will be served; guests are encouraged to bring side dishes.

Dec 15, 2021

Dale Lynn sadly passed away on December 15, 2021, after a long fight with cancer. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Dale Lynn loved her kids and grandkids and was always trying to make life special for her family. Dale Lynn was born in 1957 in Bozeman, Montana to Jack Foust and Audelle Schneider Estes. She...

Dec 2, 2021

Creg Yonker, 65, of Bozeman, passed away December 2, 2021. Creg’s family, friends, and contractors who knew and loved Creg are all encouraged to come together to honor the man, remember him, and share their experiences with Creg. Creg’s sister, Tami, and brother, Kent, are looking forward to sharing and hearing Creg stories. A Celebration of Creg’s Life will be...

Nov 30, 2021

Omar Thomas Dickson, 89, passed away in Bozeman, MT on November 30, 2021, due to complications from Alzheimer’s. Tom was born October 8, 1932, to David N. Dickson and Mary Irene Dickson (White) in the small village of Ripley, OH, on the north bank of the Ohio River where he grew up with one older sister Mayme F. (Shuler) and...

Nov 30, 2021

Barbara Jean (Cain) Wood went to be with the Lord on November 30, 2021, after a three-week battle with COVID. She was born in Bozeman, MT on March 18, 1952, to Clair and Mary (VanSpyk) Cain. She was the third of four children. She grew up in Bozeman and moved to Belgrade as an adult. Barb married Leo Walter "Walt"...

Nov 29, 2021

Mark Howard Roemer, 69, died peacefully at his home in Bozeman, MT, on Monday, November 29, 2021, under the care of Hospice. Mark had struggled with a number of health issues the past few years. Mark was born on February 26, 1952, in Sparta, WI, to Howard W. and Margaret M. (Vedvik) Roemer. As a young child, Mark moved with...

Nov 21, 2021

Vernor Stephen Sande, 94, walked into the arms of Jesus, His Savior, on November 21, 2021. Vernor was born in Lewistown, MT, on April 23, 1927, to Stephen and Mabel Sande. He grew up in Winifred, MT. After graduating as valedictorian from Florence High School, MT, in 1945, he served in the army for two years at the end of...

Nov 19, 2021

On Thursday, November 19, 2021, Marilyn Martin Sorrenti, loving and beloved wife, mother, sister and friend, died at the age of 71. Marilyn was born on March 26, 1950, in Oakland, California, to Wesley and Nancy (Challinor) Martin. When she was four, the family returned to their previous home in Montana and Marilyn grew up in Bozeman. When she was...

Nov 19, 2021

It is with great sorrow that the family of Jean A. Wangrud announces her passing after a short battle with cancer in Bozeman, MT on Friday, November 19, 2021, at the age of 87 years. Jean passed away peacefully at home with her two daughters by her side. Jean was born September 1934 in Miles City, MT to Herman and...

Nov 16, 2021

Brenda Lee Kraenzel Sailer, 71, of Bozeman, MT, passed away November 16, 2021, with loving family by her side. Brenda was born in 1950 to Reinhold and Katie Kraenzel of Hebron, ND. She graduated from Hebron High School in 1968, where she met her high school sweetheart and love of her life Dale David Sailer. They married in Oklahoma in...

Nov 15, 2021

Noted sculptor Floyd Tennison DeWitt died at his Bozeman home on November 14. It was a Sunday morning; Chopin was playing and people who loved him held his hands. He was 87. Floyd was born in Wolf Point, MT, where his mother was a nurse, and his father was a full-time barber and farmed the nearby Missouri River bottomland. Floyd...

Nov 14, 2021

Dr. Clarence Walter Newman, Montana State University emeritus professor of animal science and author passed in his hometown of Bozeman, MT on November 14, 2021, at the age of 89. Walter is survived by his two sons, Steven (Debra) and Craig (Debi), grandsons Russell and Thomas, stepdaughter Carrie Miller, step grandchildren Angie Gross (Brian), Amber Keith, Sean Miller, and Jenny...

Nov 14, 2021

Dr. Thomas Leslie Dolan, of Billings, MT passed away after a long battle with health issues on Sunday, November 14, 2021, in Bozeman, MT. Tom was born on September 15, 1952, in Glasgow, MT to Oscar and Florence Dolan. He grew up in Great Falls and graduated from Great Falls High in 1970. He then went to Concordia College and...

Nov 12, 2021

Marjorie Ann O'Leary passed away peacefully on Friday, November 12th from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Marjorie was born to Emmett and Margaret Logan on August 30, 1934, in Anaconda, MT. She attended Anaconda's Catholic schools including graduating as part of the inaugural class at Anaconda Central High School in 1952. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education...

Nov 10, 2021

Willy “Bill” Self definitely left his mark on this world. He wasn't a financial giant, or a celebrity, unless you ran in fly fishing circles, in which case he was little less than a god. He left his mark in the hearts of those he touched, whether it was through his work, in a drift boat on a river or...

Nov 6, 2021

Martha Priscilla Story Drysdale died peacefully at her home in Bozeman, surrounded by loving family, November 6, 2021. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 20th, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Emigrant, MT with a Celebration of Life and Committal of the ashes to follow at the family summer home (Wiki...

Nov 2, 2021

James Paul Kovatch, 65, slipped away from us on November 2, 2021. He had been ill for a year. When the physician told him of the diagnosis Jim hollered “take it out!” Jim's doctor called Jim a Warrior. Jim said that he was stubborn. Jim said he did not want anyone to say “sorry” or “cancer.” With the help of...

Nov 1, 2021