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Juliana Regina Welle Verzuh
Apr 13, 2019
Juliana Regina Welle Verzuh passed away peacefully on April 13th, 2019 in her home surrounded by family and loved ones. Julie was born February 20, 1933 on a farm in Spring Hill, MN, the fifth in a German-American family of eight children. Although her first language was German, she taught herself to read English by age five and attended a...
Rosella "Rosie" Ann Steiner
Apr 11, 2019
Rosella “Rosie” Ann Steiner, age 83 and a long-time resident of Bozeman, MT, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 11, 2019. In 1936, Rosie was born to Fred and Rose Hamann in Taylor, ND. She was a middle child of 15 children. She grew up in Dickinson, ND, and Rosie spent most of her youth taking care of her younger...
Clinton Burris "Burr" Blackwood
Apr 11, 2019
Clinton Burris “Burr” Blackwood was a life-long resident of Gallatin Valley. He made his entrance June 3, 1926 in Bozeman, MT. He was born on the “place” and lived there all but a couple years of his life. He passed away April 11, 2019. He was the oldest son of Walter Clinton and Mildred Matson Blackwood. He attended Middle Creek...
Roseann (Hurd) Marsh
Apr 8, 2019
RoseAnn (Hurd) Marsh, a devoted wife and loving mother of three and resident of Belgrade, MT, died unexpectedly on April 8, 2019 at the age of 79. RoseAnn was born in Hornick, IA on November 3, 1939 to Walker Henry Hurd and Leola (Cutler) Hurd. On August 5, 1958, she married Edmond, in San Diego, CA, who was on leave...
Mary Jo Mccrea
Apr 8, 2019
Mary Jo McCrea died peacefully at the age of 83 on April 8, 2019 at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, with loved ones at her side. Mary Jo was born in Shelley, Idaho and graduated from Gallatin High School in 1952. She enjoyed athletics, outdoors and gardening. In 1952 she married Louis McCrea. Together they started, owned and operated their business, Trader...
Donna Lorraine (Edwards) Mcculloch
Apr 7, 2019
A champion for the blind and low vision population of Montana was lost on Sunday, April 7th, with the passing of Donna McCulloch. Donna spent most of her life helping the medical needs of others as an RN and later as a mentor and advocate for the blind. Born in Lewistown, Montana on December 11, 1946, her first years were...
Marilyn Ann (Zimmer) Megaard
Apr 6, 2019
Marilyn Ann (Zimmer) Megaard, a resident of Gallatin County for most of her adult life, passed away on April 6, 2019 with her family present. Marilyn was born in Minot, ND on April 19, 1934 to Fay and Irene Zimmer. She was from a large Lutheran family of four sisters and three brothers, those surviving are Linda Thoms and Janice...
Michael Angelo Fortin
Apr 3, 2019
As I'm sure many of you know by now, we lost our beloved Michael Fortin this last Wednesday evening. He went peacefully in our mother's home to natural causes. He touched so many lives and will be missed by all. Always the joker, he made everyone he came in contact with laugh out loud. Kind and genuine with his words...
Paul Benjamin Lodi
Mar 27, 2019
Paul Benjamin Lodi, father, grandfather, photographer, chef, promoter and overall Italian jack-of-all trades, died due to complications following lung cancer on March 27, 2019 in Bozeman, MT. He was 72. Paul was born on August 16, 1946 in Melrose, MA to his parents, Louise and Charles Lodi. He graduated from Melrose High and attended Montana State University for a degree...
Anthony Will John Darbro
Mar 26, 2019
Anthony came into this world early and highly anticipated on May 12, 1997, as a 4lb. 5oz. baby. He was so small he could fit on his Dad’s forearm. He was an easy, happy baby. He grew up around a large extended family that loved him dearly. Anthony always had his struggles. He was slow to walk and talk and...
Frances Johanna Doll
Mar 23, 2019
Frances Johanna Doll, 86, of Bozeman, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019. She was born March 13, 1933 in Glendive, MT to Leopold and Jessica (Kent) Molenda. She was raised and educated in Glendive, Oregon and Missoula. She went on to telegraph school after her high school graduation, and then worked as a telegrapher for Northern Pacific and Burlington Northern...
Daniel John Creel
Mar 19, 2019
Daniel J. Creel, 54, of Belgrade, died at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital on Tuesday, March 19th. He was born in Helena to the late Dale and Lucile Creel on April 7, 1964 and graduated from Helena High School in 1983. He and Jeannette Creel have been together for 21 years and briefly lived in Helena before moving to Belgrade where he...
Norma Ann (Corey) Tatarka
Mar 16, 2019
On March 16, 2019, Norma Ann (Corey) Tatarka, 85, passed into the loving arms of friends and family who had gone before her. She was born on December 8, 1933, in Baker, Montana to Ray and Anastasia (Whalen) Corey, the third of six children. Norma met her husband, Robert (Bob) Tatarka, while both were working for the telephone company and...
Charles "Chuck" Leander Martin Beers
Mar 14, 2019
Charles "Chuck" Leander Martin Beers, 87, died peacefully at home in Bozeman from liver cancer on March 14, 2019, surrounded by his family. Chuck was born on August 23, 1931 in Great Falls, Montana, the third child of Charles Leander and Mabel Arnegard Beers. Raised in Judith Gap, he graduated as the valedictorian of his high school class in 1949....
June D. Schrupp
Mar 12, 2019
June D. Schrupp passed away March 12, 2019 at the age of 98 in Bozeman, MT. June was born in Lewistown, MT on June 19, 1920 to George W. Smith and Iva E. Barry and was raised in Gilt Edge, MT on a ranch. She married Dana O. Schrupp on August 24, 1946 in Helena, MT. They were married for...
Martyna "Marty" S. Wallace
Mar 9, 2019
Martyna “Marty” S. Wallace passed away March 9, 2019 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Marty was born February 18, 1925 in Temiscaming, Quebec Canada to Martin and Ruth Salmonson. She grew up in Temiscaming and graduated from Nurse’s training at Civic Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario in 1946 as a Registered Nurse. Marty was married in 1950 in Mesa, Arizona. She...
James Andrew Turnage
Mar 8, 2019
James Andrew Turnage passed away peacefully at his home in Bozeman on March 8th following a long struggle with ALS. Jim was born on May 8, 1944, in Ancon, Panama—at that time the Panama Canal Zone—to William V. Turnage and Erna Rassow Turnage. Much of Jim’s early childhood was spent abroad—in Panama, Japan, China and Thailand—while his father worked for...
Lila Eloise Owens
Mar 8, 2019
Lila Eloise (Nelson) Owens passed away peacefully at Gallatin Rest Home in Bozeman, MT, on March 8, 2019, at the age of 91. Lila was born in Wibaux, MT on April 29, 1927. On October 5, 1946 she married Thomas Owens in Glendive, MT. They moved to Billings in 1954 and their three daughters graduated from Billings West High. They...
Jaycen Tanner
Mar 7, 2019
Jaycen James Tanner, 42, of Belgrade passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019. He was born September 2, 1976 in Great Falls, MT to Michael Haman and Marlene Haman. He was raised in Great Falls and graduated from Great Falls High School in 1994. He attended Montana State University in Bozeman from 1994 to 1995. Jaycen met Heather Goulet in June...
Brian Dean Gorman
Mar 6, 2019
Brian Dean Gorman passed away March 6th at his home in Bozeman, Montana. He was born on February 13th, 1954 in Rockford, IL to Benjamin Lee Gorman and Zelda Joyce Bartlett Gorman. He lived in New Orleans, Louisiana; Canyon, Texas; Edmond, Oklahoma; Boston, Massachusetts; Gainesville, Florida; and Bozeman, Montana. Brian attended Shimer College and graduated from Montana State University in...
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