OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Bozeman, MT, Gallatin County & Surrounding Areas

Mary Jo Mccrea

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

James Joseph "Jim" Whittle

James Joseph "Jim" Whittle

Feb 28, 2019

James Joseph “Jim” Whittle Jim Whittle was born to Mary Ellen and Jerry Whittle on February 14, 1955, in Billings, Montana. He conquered cancer in 2008, but another round of throat cancer returned recently and could not be overcome. Jim appreciated comfort from family, hospice caregivers, and his good friend and roommate, Kay Barnett, as he eventually died peacefully at...

Peter Davis Lazar

Peter Davis Lazar

Feb 26, 2019

Peter Davis Lazar, born June 7, 1983, left us in the Bridger Mountains Tuesday, February 26th. He died on his skis doing what he loved best. The avalanche that caught him gave him no chance. Pete surrounded himself with loving friends and family. His fascination about the world and boundless curiosity was both infectious and inspiring. Pete continues to be...

Rosemary A. Healey

Rosemary A. Healey

Feb 26, 2019

Our sweet and fun-loving mother and grandmother, Rosemary Healey, peacefully passed away in her sleep February 26, 2019 in Manhattan, Montana. She was 93 years old. Born on May 17, 1925 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was the fourth daughter of John and Elizabeth (Gordon) Alaria. Rosemary attended Godwin High School in Grand Rapids and Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo....

Whitney Barclay Versteeg

Whitney Barclay Versteeg

Feb 25, 2019

Whitney Barclay VerSteeg passed away February 25th at her home in Big Sky, Montana. She was born May 29, 1986 in New Britain, CT to Jay Russell VerSteeg and Nina Sturges Barclay. Whitney graduated from Norwich Free Academy in 2004 and UNC Greensboro in 2008. Whitney enjoyed skiing, equestrian sports and traveling. She will be remembered most for her wit,...