OBITUARIES

May 18, 2020

Lailyn Lee “Lari” Miller passed away on May 18, 2020. She was born July 22, 1933 in Glasgow, Montana, the only child of Lawrence W. Swanby and H. Gwendolyn Campbell Swanby. As a child her family moved numerous times, and settled in Three Forks, Montana. Larilyn graduated from Three Forks High School and attended the University of Montana in Missoula....

May 15, 2020

May 12, 2020

Marion “Shirley” Lytle was born on July 23, 1933 in Wayne, Michigan. She passed peacefully surrounded by her children on May 12, 2020. Shirley traveled for many years as an Air Force wife. During this time, she cared for her five children who were born all over the world. In 1972 Shirley and family moved to Bozeman and had since...

May 11, 2020

Anna Marie LaFountaine, 67, passed away May 11, 2020. Anna was born October 14, 1952 to Alex and Barbara Jean (Ford Bailey) LaFountaine.in Helena, Montana. No services are planned.

May 6, 2020

On the morning of Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Lois Czech passed away peacefully in Conrad, Montana at the age of 87. She would have been 88 on Mother's Day. Lois was born at her home in Glenwoodville, Alberta Canada to her parents, Frank and Leah Rodgers. She met and fell in love with Joseph Czech and they were married in...

May 6, 2020

On May 6, 2020, Sandra Darlene Goodpaster passed into the next life, she was 69 years young. Born on February 14, 1951, Valentine's Day, in Great Falls, MT to Pearl and Roy Hovden, she grew up in Lewistown where she met her husband, Steve, of almost 50 years. Sandy attended college in Great Falls, where she majored in Art, before...

May 4, 2020

Ronica Lee Henning, age 67, passed away on May 4, 2020 from a heart issue. Born on June 3, 1952 in Bottineau, North Dakota, she was the daughter of Neil and Lois Mikelson. Ronica was raised on a farm outside Souris, ND with her brothers and sister, and attended public school in both Souris and Minot. She married her longtime...

May 3, 2020

Janet “Jan” Claire Pelser passed away at her home in Bozeman, Montana surrounded by her family on Sunday, May 3, 2020. She was born July 30, 1947 in Portland, Oregon to Donald and Margaret Leech. She attended and graduated from Central Valley High School in California. She met the love of her life and best friend, Chuck Pelser, married him...

May 2, 2020

On May 2, 2020, Joe passed away peacefully in Tucson, AZ. He was born in Bozeman, at home, November 24, 1924, a third generation Montanan. Young at heart, at age 95 he still loved to tell a good story. He grew up in Bozeman, playing in the fields around the Story Mill, developing his life-long love of sports, and enjoying...

Apr 30, 2020

Myrtle Inez Kennedy (Myrt) left for heaven after a brief illness, on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at the age of 84 years. Mom was born on July 17, 1935 to George Augustus and Annie Mae Sutton Hindman, in Cleveland, Tennessee, near Chattanooga. She was born into hard times and she and her younger siblings were lovingly raised by Mr. and...

Apr 29, 2020

It is with broken hearts that the family of Michael "Jay" White announce the passing of our beloved patriarch on April 29, 2020 at 4:58 pm MST in the care of his doctors. He was in the comfort of his wife and youngest daughter while they held his hands and rubbed his forehead as he took his last breaths on...

Apr 29, 2020

Sandra “Sandi” Jean Kraft passed away at home on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at age 73 after an extended battle with illness. Sandi was born in Rockford, IL on June 28, 1946 to Thomas and Faith Savage. Her family moved from Illinois, eventually settling in West Yellowstone, MT. After graduating from Ashton High School in Ashton, ID, Sandi moved to...

Apr 27, 2020

William Julian “Bill” O’Connor was born to the late Frank O’Connor and Gertrude Mary (Zabrocki) on September 22, 1953, in Livingston, MT. Bill passed away at the age of 66 on April 27, 2020, at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital in Bozeman, MT, after contracting the coronavirus. Bill graduated from Park High School in Livingston, and thereafter attended U of M Western...

Apr 26, 2020

Cynthia L. Grund Sherman passed away from illness on April 26, 2020, in Bozeman, Montana, with her son and daughter by her side. Born on April 28, 1950, Cindy was 69 and is predeceased by parents Mona McCoy of Las Vegas and Keith Grund of Basin, Montana; brother Staci McCoy; and former husband and father of her children Archie “Paul”...

Apr 24, 2020

On April 24, 2020, the Lord called Kelly to come home. Kelly was born February 14, 1971 in Sidney, MT to Mike and Pam Corbett. He grew up in Gallatin County and graduated from Belgrade High School in 1989. Kelly worked in the Lumber, Hardware, and Construction industry for most of his life, where he met many friends that became...

Apr 23, 2020

Bruce Arthur Marcott, 62, of Belgrade, passed away April 23, 2020. Bruce was born April 28, 1957 in Medford, WI to Wilfred and LaVerna (Thieme) Marcott. Bruce grew up in Owen and Curtiss, Wisconsin and graduated from Owen-Withee High School Class of 1975. After graduation he found his way to Montana for his love of hunting and fishing. Bruce is...

Apr 18, 2020

Dr. Bettie C. Stanislao was born in Alexandria, Louisiana June 12, 1934. Bettie spent most of her early years in Urian, LA where she attended grade school and High School. Upon graduation from High School, Bettie enrolled in Northwestern College of Louisiana where she received a B.S. degree and later received a teacher’s Certificate in 1952. Bettie accepted employment as...

Apr 17, 2020

Nellie LaVone (Bailey) Sharpe was born November 5, 1926, near Rush Springs, OK. She was the second child of Elmer and Essie (Wiley) Bailey. Nellie was preceded in death by her husband Dr. William Sharpe, her parents and three brothers James, Bob, and Jabe. She is survived by son WIlliam Joseph Sharpe of Bozeman, MT and several nieces and nephews....

Apr 15, 2020

Shirley Anne Sebastian passed from this world on April 15, 2020 after a journey with liver cancer. She was born in Great Falls, MT in 1951, the second oldest of six children. She grew up on a small ranch outside of Sand Coulee, MT where she spent countless hours riding horses and doing her fair share of the ranch work....

Apr 14, 2020

Frank Micheal Mecca passed on April 14, 2020 in Bozeman, MT. Born July 12, 1949 Frank Mecca lived a life full of transformation with ups and downs, and a message that it's never too late for God to do His work in your heart. Frank was soft spoken in his childhood, quick to skip to the good stuff, where he...