OBITUARIES

Sep 20, 2020

A light in our lives has been dimmed and our hearts are broken as we mourn the loss of our beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. Jason Erling Tangen was born April 3, 1972 in Bellevue, WA and died September 20, 2020 in Bozeman, MT after a brief illness. He grew up in Beaverton, Oregon, graduating from Beaverton...

Sep 19, 2020

Fred Joseph Bucher, 65, passed away September 19, 2020 in Belgrade, MT. Fred was born in Lewistown, MT to Anthony Paul & Yvonne Josephine Bucher on April 9, 1955 and lived in Geraldine, MT until 1969, moved to Washington and then back to Belgrade, MT in 1995. Over the years Fred helped with Boy Scout activities and enjoyed riding motorcycles...

Sep 14, 2020

Suzy always had a song to sing, loved to dance and put smiles on faces. She enjoyed golfing (her league friends more than her game), her flower garden, and being outside with her bird feeders. Suzy raised her family and built many close friendships in Illinois. Then a call to adventure and true love sent her west to her beloved...

Sep 11, 2020

Heaven gained a camo-clad angel in the early hours of September 11, 2020. Michael Conway Scott of Manhattan, MT was 77 years old when he lost his battle with cancer. Michael was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN. He made is home in Ashland, MT in 1978. He was first and foremost a devoted husband and father, an avid outdoorsman,...

Sep 4, 2020

Jim Verzuh, beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and friend passed away on September 3, 2020. He was a devoted husband to his wife Julie Welle Verzuh, who predeceased him in 2019. Jim was born in June 1935, in the Colorado mining town of Crested Butte. He spent his youth here, with his younger sister Nancy, and his father and mother, Rudy,...

Aug 31, 2020

Henry E. Goldhahn, 95, passed away on August 31, 2020, surrounded by family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth (Beattie), his parents, John & Rose (Zigan) Goldhahn and his 7 brothers and sisters: Harold, Lillian, John, Robert, Elizabeth, Charles, and James. He leaves behind his 4 children: Stacy Mitchell, Dena Richter (Del), Alan Goldhahn (Leanne), all from...

Aug 30, 2020

Stephan J. Groome passed away on August 30, 2020, in Bozeman, MT. He is survived by his wife Kris, his daughter Heather,.and his granddaughter Audra. His life was marked by the joy and love of family, friends, and a Savior who he dedicated his life to. He was a quiet and compassionate man, full of wisdom, that brought out the...

Aug 28, 2020

Becky Stricker passed peacefully August 28, 2020 surrounded by the love that was her life. Becky was born May 24, 1960 in Bozeman, MT to Roger & Arlene (Ricci) Johnson and was one of three children. She graduated from Bozeman Senior High and was blessed to call Bozeman, the Bridger Mountains, and the Gallatin Valley home for the entirety (majority)...

Aug 24, 2020

Tom Duffy, the owner of Excel Drilling and Bozeman Hot Springs gave his life in a helicopter crash while fighting fires in Oregon on August 24, 2020. He was 40 years old and died a hero. Anyone who knew Tom knew he was larger than life, both in stature (6’10”) and in everything he did. When God opened a door...

Aug 24, 2020

Judith Ann (Smith) Burton, 72 of Belgrade MT, passed away on August 24, 2020 after losing her battle to cancer. Putting her complete faith in God, Judy had remained strong. She fought her diagnosis and continued her determined, feisty attitude even after receiving a low chance of survival. Judy grew up in Indiana, PA and later moved to Bucks County...

Aug 22, 2020

The world has lost one of the really good ones. Robert Leonard Harr was born October 2, 1935 in Rockford, Illinois. His family, which included a younger sister Sheila, settled in the Loves Park area of Rockford where he completed high school before joining the Marines in 1954 and serving four years. Bob became a salesman in the building industry...

Aug 19, 2020

Tomas Timothy Gonder, 64, retired Vietnam Veteran of Bozeman, MT, passed away unexpectedly on August 19, 2020. Born to Joseph & Grace Gonder on January 10, 1956 in Livingston, MT, Tom graduated from Park County High where he later married the love of his life Shellie Miller and had three boys: Jason, Mike, & Christopher. Tom enlisted in the Army...

Aug 15, 2020

Jerome K. Marcotte, known as Jer, fell into his Savior's arms on August 15, 2020 in Bozeman, MT. This wonderful man was brought into the light of this world on July 25, 1961 in Bozeman, MT to Dr. Kenneth and Colleen Marcotte at the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. Jer loved his wife, Tamara, of 34 and a half years and his...

Aug 14, 2020

Betty Jean Brown passed away on August 14, 2020. Betty was born on December 25, 1964, in route to the hospital in McDermitt (Humboldt County) Nevada, to James Richard Brown and Terry Carolyn (Sales) Brown. They lived in Winnemucca, NV. Betty moved to Bozeman in early 2000. She took pride in the beautiful flowers she tended outside her apartment on...

Aug 12, 2020

John Allen, 89, of Bozeman, passed away August 12, 2020. No services will be held. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in John's name to The Nature Conservancy in Montana, 40 E Main St #200, Bozeman, MT 59715.

Aug 11, 2020

Roberta “Bobbie” Gier was peacefully taken to the Lord with her family by her side on August 11, 2020 after losing her battle with mantle cell lymphoma. She was born to Frank and Virgie Harbert on February 2, 1947 in Eureka, California and had two adoring brothers, Donald (“Donnie”) Harbert and Donald (“Gene”) Reno. On February 9, 1963, she married...

Aug 10, 2020

Charles “Chuck” J. Kovala, age 81, of Winona, MN, passed away of natural causes while fishing on the Gallatin River in Big Sky, MT on August 10, 2020. He was born on October 10, 1938 in Ashland, WI, the son of Arne and Pearl (Pintamo) Kovala. He grew up in Richmond, CA and graduated from Ashland High School. He attended...

Aug 9, 2020

Aug 6, 2020

Norman Joseph Sharber, the self-declared hundred-and-forty-second-best dad, cook, and husband, departed from this world in early morning August 6th at his home in Bozeman, MT, due to illness. His soul has ascended to aggravate the angels and where he “gets to play forever with his two daughters: rows of Hannahs and Rachels all lined up, one for each year of...

Aug 3, 2020

Our mother Laura (Wallace) Jones, age 83, passed away peacefully on the morning of Monday, August 3, 2020, at Highgate Senior Living, in Bozeman, MT. Laura was born in Townsend, MT on September 22, 1936 to Howard and Ruby Wallace. She was raised with her seven siblings on the family Park Trail Ranch, near Toston, MT. Her family moved to...