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Dustin Kjersem
Oct 12, 2024
Dustin Mitchell Kjersem was born November 10th, 1988 in Bozeman Montana to Jay Kjersem and Janet Price. He was brought home to three older sisters who adored him. Dustin hit the ground running. As soon as he figured out how to put on his shoes, he never wanted to take them off. Dustin wanted to be ready to “GO”!
Dustin's family...
Martha Wood
Oct 12, 2024
Martha (Marty) Jean Wood, 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 12, 2024, and ran into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ. Known affectionately as the neighborhood grandmother, she had a special bond with many local children, never missing a birthday or milestone in their lives. A talented musician, Marty shared her love for music as a teacher, often...
Gordon Charles Lehmann
Oct 10, 2024
Gordon Charles (Butch) Lehmann, 72, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on October 10, 2024, while at home in Gallatin Gateway, Montana, after bravely fighting heart failure.
Born in Gaylord, Michigan to Clarence and Rose (nee Masonovich) Lehmann, Gordon worked alongside his parents at their family’s restaurant and developed a passion for cooking. Gordon graduated from Gaylord High School in...
Mary Ann Heagney
Oct 10, 2024
Mary Ann Heagney passed away peacefully on October 10th, 2024, at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital surrounded by her husband, two daughters and son-in-law. She was 65 years old. Remembered as a loving, nurturing, and bright woman, she will be missed by her family and many beloved friends.
Mary Ann was born on April 13th, 1959, at Saint James Hospital in Butte,...
Edward Robert Heimburg LCDR (Ret)
Oct 10, 2024
After a long life and a short illness Ed passed away peacefully at his home on October 10th, 2024.
Edward "Ed" was born in Brooklyn, NY to Edward and Anna Heimburg on July 8th, 1933. He spent his youth in Queens living in a townhouse with his parents, grandparents, Uncle Arthur, Aunt Charlotte, and his loving sister, Doris. He always recounted...
Jerry Dale Heitz
Oct 9, 2024
Jerry D. Heitz, 84, of Bozeman passed away on October 9, 2024, at the Bozeman hospital, surrounded by his wife and daughter. Cremation has been entrusted to Dahl Funeral and Cremation. Jerry was born on November 20, 1939, in Prairie County as the oldest child to Raymond and Lorraine (Rath) Heitz.
He helped raise sheep, cattle and horses. On April 27,...
David Stanley Sprague
Oct 9, 2024
David Sprague passed peacefully in his home on October 9th, 2024. He was 90 years old. A dynamic and gregarious man, he touched the lives of all those he crossed paths with.
Dave was born on August 6, 1934, to Stanley and Margaret Sprague on a farm north of Osakis, Minnesota. He often recalled how he almost didn’t survive the home...
James Frame
Oct 4, 2024
We celebrate the life of James Donald Frame, 82, born on August 24, 1942 in Council Bluff, Iowa to Donald Paul Frame and Lois Marie Kirkpatrick.
Jim was always very close with his mother and cared for her to the end. Jim’s father, Donald P. Frame, was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War and...
Daniel Levengood Astheimer
Sep 30, 2024
Daniel Astheimer, 73, of Bozeman, passed at his home September 30, 2024, following a lengthy illness. Additional details will be forthcoming.
Gary Mark Guest
Sep 25, 2024
Dr. Gary M. Guest, DC, passed away on September 25th, 2024, after a 3-year struggle with mental illness and cancer. He is survived by his wife, Florence; his two sons, Arlen and Benjamin; his parents, Jerry and Shirley Guest; his sisters, Rebecca and Roberta; his brothers, Randy and Lee; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends.
Many of you will remember Gary...
John Francis Nash
Sep 20, 2024
John Francis Nash, known as Jack, 86, of Bozeman, Montana, passed away peacefully on September 20th, 2024, in Bozeman surrounded by family.
Jack was born in 1938 in Townsend, Montana, the son of Dr. Frank and Doris Nash. He was the first baby boy born in the new Townsend hospital where his father was a doctor.
Jack graduated from Broadwater County High...
Audelle Schneider Estes
Sep 20, 2024
Audelle Schneider Foust Estes, 95, of Bozeman, Montana, died at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital on September 20, 2024.
She was born in Baker, Montana in 1929 to Elmer Schneider and Audrey Dickey, and was their only child. Audelle attended schools in Baker, graduating in 1947. She moved to Bozeman and started college at Montana State College (now University). She married Jack Foust...
Mona Jeanne King Morgan
Sep 9, 2024
Mona Jeanne King Morgan passed away on September 9, 2024 of natural causes; she was 88 years old.
Mona was born on April 17, 1936, in Newark, New Jersey. Mona grew up in Summit, New Jersey. She had an active childhood with her two brothers and sister. She spent time swimming and playing her favorite sport, tennis. She graduated from the...
Dan E Kelley
Sep 9, 2024
Dan E Kelley, 77, passed away on September 9, 2024, after a life filled with laughter, love for his family and friends, and an enduring appetite to experience the world and share it with those he loved.
Dan was born on January 2, 1947, in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Helen Bernice Kelley and Carroll “Casey” Kelley, a World War II...
June Droge
Sep 8, 2024
June Elaine Droge, daughter of Alden and Muriel Balfour, was born August 6, 1929, in Missoula, Montana. June, her brother Monte, and sister Elda were raised on a farm in the Moiese Valley during the depression years. Good memories of her childhood were not dulled by hardships of the depression but did give her a lifelong sense of frugality; a...
Lynette Joy Johnson
Sep 6, 2024
Lynette Joy Johnson, 60, of Bozeman, Montana passed away as a result of a car/pedestrian accident on Friday, September 6, 2024, in Bozeman. Cremation was entrusted to Dahl Funeral and Cremation Service. A Celebration of Joy’s Life will be held at 3PM on Friday, September 13th, at Dahl Funeral & Cremation Service, Bozeman and livestreamed at www.dahlcares.com.
Lynette was born August...
Stanlie June Kreitinger
Sep 4, 2024
Stanlie June (McKirdy) Kreitinger, of Three Forks, MT, passed away at the age of 90 on September 4, 2024, with peace and joy in her heart.
Stanlie was preceded in death by her parents, and 14 of her brothers and sisters. She is survived by her husband of 71 years, John (Jack) Kreitinger: her six children, Tom Kreitinger, Jackie (Kreitinger) Boshka,...
Keiko Yoshida Williams
Aug 31, 2024
Keiko Yoshida Williams passed away at home in Bozeman on Aug. 31, 2024, with family at her side. She was 93.
Keiko was born in Hiroshima, Japan, on Jan. 5, 1931, to Izumi and Tsutayo Yoshida. She was the middle of five children. Keiko’s young life was scored by her parents’ musical talents and marked by their daily tea ceremonies, by...
Janet Ann Lewis
Aug 29, 2024
Janet Ann Lewis, 64, of Bozeman, passed away August 29, 2024. Janet was born at The Doctor's Hospital in Washington, DC on September 4, 1959, to Wilfred and Joan Lloyd Lewis. She grew up in Washington, DC and Kabul, Afghanistan and graduated high school in June 1977 from School without Walls in Washington, DC. She went on to receive a...
Fred L. Richtsmeier
Aug 25, 2024
Fred Lewis Richtsmeier, age 55, of Bozeman, MT passed away of natural causes at home on Sunday, August 25, 2024.
Fred Richtsmeier was born in Saint Joseph, MO on January 4, 1969. He was the son of Larry Richtsmeier and Karen Steele. The young family moved to Forest City, IA in the summer of 1969 where Fred would grow up and...
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