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Debra Miller
Nov 2, 2019
Dr. Debra “Deb” Miller, 63, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 02, 2019 in Butte, MT. Deb earned her PhD in Sociology from Kent State University. She was an Award-Winning Professor and Department Head of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell, MT. Deb’s passions were her family and reading. She was devoted to...
Walter B. Knighton, Iii
Nov 2, 2019
Bud Knighton, 92, died November 2, 2019, in Bozeman, Montana. A memorial service will take place at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bozeman on Saturday, November 23rd at 11:00 am, followed by a luncheon reception at Valley View Golf Club. Bud was born January 23, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bud served in the 3rd Marine Division from 1944 to 1947...
Dante Demartile
Oct 31, 2019
Dante DeMartile was born June 15, 1956 in Vallejo, CA, to Daniel and Alma (Manger) DeMartile. He was raised and educated in California, graduated from John Swett High School in Crockett, CA. He had a rough and tumble life and the better half of his younger years were spent incarcerated. Dante was a very stubborn man. His early years were...
Ellis Jason "Jake" Callantine
Oct 31, 2019
Ellis Jason “Jake” Callantine, age 95, died suddenly after experiencing chest pain. He was taken to the hospital from his residence at the Skyline Lodge in Choteau where he passed away. Born March 3, 1924 in Bozeman to Ellis J. Callantine and Rachel E. (Gates) Callantine. He was the second of five children. He graduated from Gallatin Valley High School,...
Donna Lorraine Lutey
Oct 28, 2019
Again, cancer has won. Donna Lorraine Lutey, 70, the toughest woman we’ve ever known, stepped away from the kitchen table Sunday morning to lay down in her easy chair, for just a minute, which turned into hours and then midnight as we clutched her hands and counted her breaths to the very last, 11 minutes into October 28th. We are...
James Gordon Young
Oct 26, 2019
James Gordon Young was born June 7, 1924 in Havre, MT and died October 26, 2019 in Belgrade, MT. He was the son of Gordon and Ruth (Solomon) Young. Jim received his education in Havre, MT. Jim served in the Navy as a mechanics mate. He worked for Pacific Hide and Fur for over 27 years as a manager and...
Richard Allen Logan
Oct 24, 2019
Richard was born to Edith May Dunham and Thomas Logan. He has two sisters, Bethanne and Deborah Logan, awaiting his arrival at the heavenly gates. Richard met his wife Joyce in Syracuse, NY where he worked as head housekeeper at St. Joseph's Hospital. Richard is survived by Joyce, loving daughter Bethany, Goddaughter Justine Catanzaro and two stepchildren, Dawn and Bryant...
Jacob "Jake" Otto Allmendinger
Oct 19, 2019
Deputy Jake Allmendinger 31, of Belgrade, MT went to be with the Lord on the evening of October 19, 2019. Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be Called Children of God. Matthew 5:9 Jake passed away in a tragic accident while on duty, trying to save a stranded motorist near Fairy Lake. Jake was born in Bismarck, ND on...
Joseph Braverman
Oct 12, 2019
Joseph Braverman began his great race through life on April 13, 1949 in Chicago, IL. He crossed the finish line on October 12, 2019 in Bozeman MT, losing the final leg of the race to Alzheimer’s Disease. His parents, Gertrude (Kopca) and Harold Braverman, raised him, along with his sisters Beverly and Denise, on the southwest side of Chicago. He...
Steven R. Gamble
Oct 10, 2019
Steven R. Gamble, loving husband, son, brother, uncle, friend, cowboy, great adventurer and entrepreneur, passed away on October 10, 2019 at the young age of 60. Steve was born to Harry and Erma Gamble on April 14, 1959 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. After graduating from high school and starting college at East Tennessee State University, Steve wanted more. He packed...
James Daniel Barnett
Oct 8, 2019
On Tuesday, October 8, 2019, James Daniel Barnett passed away due to heart failure in West Yellowstone, Montana at the age of 68. JD was born on February 15, 1951 to Jack and Judy (McAllister) Barnett in Watonga, Oklahoma. He graduated from Brazosport High School in Freeport, Texas and served a two-year mission in Austria. He attended Texas Tech and...
John "Bull" Keserich
Oct 5, 2019
John “Bull” Keserich—husband, father, and businessman—died unexpectedly at his home outside of Bozeman on Saturday morning, October 5, 2019, age seventy-two. He was born John Francis Keserich on June 15, 1947 in Denver, CO, the son of Nicholas and Ethel (Naples) Keserich. John grew up in Salida, CO with his parents and older brother, Milan. The boys’ father was a...
Phyllis Cortner
Sep 30, 2019
Our beautiful “Mom” and “Grannie” left us on September 30, 2019. Phyllis was born the fifth of nine children on September 25, 1926 to Orville and Sarah Burris at the family home near Boyd, Montana. Upon graduation from Joliet High School in 1944, she worked for 17 years at the Busy Bee and Red Lodge Café. She was a devoted...
Joseph Raymond Lovas
Sep 23, 2019
Joseph Raymond Lovas, 77, of Bozeman, Montana peacefully went home to our Lord, Monday, September 23, 2019. A Rosary will begin at 11:30 followed by a noon funeral mass on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Belgrade, Montana, celebrated by Father Eric Gilbaugh and concelebrated by Deacon Warner Holm. Burial will follow at Sunset Hills Cemetery...
Agnes Valkay Persson
Sep 23, 2019
Agnes Valkay Persson was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1925. She studied art with Istvan Szonyi, at the Hungarian Academy of Art. In Hungary during World War II she survived the senseless cruelties of the fascist and communist occupations and succeeded in escaping to study and work in Stockholm, Sweden. She worked as a multilingual science librarian at Lumalampan, in...
Michael Joseph Stack, Jr.
Sep 22, 2019
Michael Joseph Stack, Jr. passed away peacefully in his Bozeman home on September 22, 2019 at the age of 77. He was born to Michael Joseph Stack, Sr. and Helen Sutton in San Francisco, CA on March 29, 1942. Michael grew up in the town of Palo Alto, CA. He went on to receive his associate degree in Hotel and...
Russell Warren Engel
Sep 21, 2019
Russell Warren Engel passed away in Bozeman, MT on September 21, 2019 at the age of 101. Russell was born April 27, 1918 to Peter Engel and Jennie Adsit in Vesta, MN. He grew up near Clarissa, MN where he attended a one room schoolhouse one mile from his home. Upon graduating high school Russell went on to receive a...
Father Joseph Byron Oblinger
Sep 18, 2019
Father Joseph B. Oblinger died at his residence in Bozeman, Montana, the morning of September 18, 2019. In May 2019 he celebrated his 98th birthday and his 73rd anniversary of ordination; thereby being the Diocese of Helena priest oldest in age and longest ordained. Joseph B. Oblinger was born in Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, on May 25, 1921, the son...
Christopher Alan Mcbee
Sep 15, 2019
Chris McBee, 70, of Bozeman, passed away September 15, 2019 of stomach cancer. Chris had a near death experience a week before he died. When he woke from his near-death experience, he proclaimed "hallelujah, hallelujah, it's so beautiful," and that's when he knew he was "going home to his Lord in Heaven." Chris McBee was born in Berkeley, California on...
Kristi Marie White
Sep 15, 2019
On September 15, 2019, the world stopped turning when our beloved Kristi Marie White left this world far too soon, to be in the arms of the Lord. Kristi was born in Bozeman, MT on June 8, 1962 to her parents, Bud and Randi Simpson. Her dad was so delighted to finally be getting his little girl and we can...
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