OBITUARIES

May 21, 2018

Ellen Marie Louise Peterson Daley was born September 10, 1920, at her family’s homestead near Reed Point, Montana. She was the sixth of eight siblings born to Petrine and Ander Peterson, immigrants from Norway. She spent her childhood on the family farm and attended West White Beaver, a one-room country school. She attended high school in Reed Point, Montana, riding...

May 20, 2018

Helen Mell passed away of natural causes May 20, 2018. Helen was born January 26, 1924 in Jamestown, North Dakota to Donald and Mamie (Renier) Booth. She attended school in Jamestown, graduated from Jamestown High School in 1942 and married Gerald (Jerry) Mell August 2, 1947 in Jamestown. Jerry’s career as a pharmacist took them to Fargo and Ellendale, North...

May 11, 2018

EvaGrace (McLaughlin) Garcia Born April 20, 1926 to Howard C. McLaughlin and Iona Phillips in Garneill, MT on her grandparents’ homestead by a midwife. Mom passed away at 10:50 am May 11th in her sleep in a golden glow with a quiet breath, in comfort and in her own peaceful way. We are going to miss this pretty lady, dad’s...

May 9, 2018

Gregory “Greg” Clarke Underhill, 67, of Bozeman, MT We lost our wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and best friend on May 9, 2018. Greg was born February 3, 1951 in Littleton, NH, to Clinton C. and Hester (Chisholm) Underhill. Greg grew up on Wachusett Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary, where his mother was a naturalist with the Audubon Society. His elementary...

May 4, 2018

Lois Porter Erickson passed away in her home on May 4, 2018. She was born November 1, 1937 in Billings, Montana to Hugh K. and Edith (Coakley) Porter. She grew up in Laurel, Montana and graduated from Laurel High School in May, 1955. Lois met Harry, her best friend and love of her life, while working at her parents’ El...

Apr 27, 2018

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Klaus Gump on April 27, 2018, a father of three and grandfather of four. Born in Vienna, Austria, on December 19, 1937, as the younger son of Karl and Poldi Gump, World War II influenced much of his early childhood. Klaus graduated from a Benedictine high school selected by...

Apr 25, 2018

Lewis Carl Aldrich was born February 5, 1951. He passed at his home peacefully and unexpectedly on April 25, 2018. Lewy was born and raised in Montana and spent most of his life living in Bozeman. He graduated from Bozeman High School in 1970 and was drafted into the Army in 1971. He received a National Defense Service Medal and...

Apr 22, 2018

Ray (Keith as those in high school knew him) left this world April 22, 2018 after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Ray was born May 24, 1938 in Chetopa, Kansas to Raymond Wesley Shackleford and Genevieve Alvia Beck. Ray and his mother moved to Nekoma, ND where she met and married Burt Otto Bakken. The family moved to Opheim,...

Apr 14, 2018

Anthony “Tony” Saracelli, 39, of Bozeman, was killed in an avalanche in the Bridger Mountains outside of Bozeman, MT on Saturday, April 14, 2018. He passed away in the mountains where he was most at home doing what he loved. Tony was born December 16, 1978 in Mount Kisco, NY to Gail (Crandall) and Richard John Saracelli. He was raised...

Apr 2, 2018

Mellabelle Smith, 80, of Bozeman, passed away April 2, 2018. She was born July 8, 1937 in Greer, Missouri to William and Edith (Booker) Pruitte. Mellabelle was raised in Alton, Missouri and her family moved at an early age to Emmett, Idaho, where she graduated from Emmett High School. In high school she was a cheerleader and fell in love...

Apr 1, 2018

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Mar 31, 2018

Mervin Gunderson passed away at 3:00 am Saturday, March 31, 2018 in his home just outside of Bozeman Montana. Mervin Gary Gunderson was born on December 16, 1947 to Martin Tilfred Gunderson and Muriel Anne (Wells) Gunderson in Malta, Montana. They moved to Great Falls, Montana where Merv attended C.M. Russell high school and was in the first graduating class...

Mar 31, 2018

Mar 30, 2018

Rebecca Emma Heberle "Becky" passed away on March 30, 2018 at age 73. Becky was born in Santa Monica, CA on August 5, 1944 to Ross and Helen Loney. Becky grew up in Great Falls with six siblings. Being the oldest she was very much a part of helping care for her siblings. She came from a rodeo family and...

Mar 24, 2018

Sandra (Bourgeois) Cooper went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday March 24, 2018 at 10:55 p.m. Sandy was born April 17, 1945 in Merrifield, Minnesota to Victor and June Bourgeois. The family moved to Livingston where Sandy attended school and later they moved to Helena where she continued her education. Sandy was married in 1962...

Mar 17, 2018

A loving farewell to STANLEY C. BROWN, 86, of Belgrade, who passed away on March 17, 2018 of natural causes. He was called home to be with our Lord. He is with his loved ones in Heaven. His Sister Bernice Clifford, his brothers, Norman, Roland & Leonard Brown & his Parents, Roland J. Brown and Marion Y. Fortier Brown. Stan...

Mar 17, 2018

Perfect mother, kind, loving, fierce, graceful, womanhood personified, missed and always loved!. Services will be announced at a later date.

Mar 16, 2018

Our beloved patriarch, Henry Ellis Bookout, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2018, of natural causes. Born August 21, 1931, to Calvin Henry Bookout and Mertie Edna Reed (Myrtie Bookout Atkinson) in Barney, Alabama, Henry served twenty-two years in the Air Force as a comptroller. He also served as an auditor for the State of Alabama until retirement. He is...

Mar 8, 2018

Brett Jay Wagner, age 52, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 following a brief illness. Brett was born in Bozeman on November 5, 1965 to Thomas and Clara Wagner. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas, in 2003, and his mother, Clara, in 2007. Brett is survived by his daughter, Carrie Diana Michelle Wagner; one sister, Sandra...

Mar 6, 2018

Dave Henley died on March 6th, 2018. He is the third of nine children born to Ruth and Paul Henley of Lansing, Michigan. Dave adopted Montana as his home in 1978 starting in Big Sky where he met his wife, Jeana. They were married in 1981 and moved to Bozeman. They were blessed with a beautiful daughter, Emma. Dave loved...