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Barry Francis Wolfe
Apr 9, 2013
Barry Francis Wolfe, 64, of Bozeman, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013, with his family by his side. He was born August 21, 1948 in Quakertown, PA. He graduated from Pennridge High School in Perkasie, PA. Barry earned a degree in Forestry from Penn State, Mont Alta Campus, following his graduation he served our country in the United States Army,...
Kirby Russell Lewis
Apr 7, 2013
Kirby Russell Lewis, 65, passed away April 7, 2013 from natural causes. He was born March 28, 1948 in Spencer, Iowa to Russell and Maxine (Spitzer) Lewis. He graduated from C.M. Russell High School in Great Falls, Montana where he was the 1967 AA High School Javelin State Champion. Throughout his life Kirby lived in: Spencer, Iowa; Omaha, Nebraska; Evreux,...
Clara Olena Ditton (Skaar)
Apr 5, 2013
Clara Olena Ditton (“Skaar”), 87, formerly residing at Bozeman from 1959 through 2001, died Friday, April 5, 2013, in a nursing home in Fort Collins, Colorado, from end-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Clara was born in Beach, North Dakota, on July 10, 1925, to Edward and Anna Skaar who immigrated from Norway at the turn of the 20th century. She graduated as...
Nina Mae Severin
Apr 4, 2013
Afflictions’ charms have bound you for awhile Rerouted your ideas of time and place But pain and grief has not erased your smile Or changed the contour of your pleasant face On April 4, 2013, after a long battle with cancer, Nina Mae Severin was called home to be with the Lord. Our Mom was 82 years of age. Nina,...
Alec Leighton Fesler Lennemann
Mar 29, 2013
Alec Leighton Fesler Lennemann, 17, of Missoula, passed away suddenly on March 29, 2013. He was born December 23, 1995 in Billings, MT to Scott Lennemann and Anna Fesler Lennemann. Alec went to elementary school in Las Vegas, NV, middle school in Lolo, MT and was currently a student at Sentinel High School in Missoula, MT. He had worked for...
Shirley J. Callantine
Mar 29, 2013
Shirley J. Callantine, 83, died March 29, 2013 in Bozeman. She was born August 25, 1929 in Livingston to Thomas and Hazel (Davidson) Gleason and the third of five children. She graduated from Park County High School and attended Montana State College for four quarters. On December 26,1948, she married Ellis J. Callantine of Bozeman in Livingston. They raised three...
Donald 'Bud' Counts
Mar 29, 2013
Donald 'Bud' Counts, 56, of Belgrade, passed away March 29, 2013 at Mountain View Care Center. He was born April 28, 1956, to Don and Leona Counts. Prior to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Bud worked in the construction field as a heavy equipment operator and was an accomplished truck driver. In his younger years he was an avid dirt...
Johnny Bruce Nelson
Mar 27, 2013
Johnny Bruce Nelson, also known as “Curley”, son of Boyd and Bonita Nelson, was born May 14, 1947 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He left this life to be with the Lord on March 27, 2013 after losing a battle with cancer. Johnny spent his early years on a farm in Oklahoma. He enjoyed mechanics and machinery, especially a backhoe. He also...
Darrel Wayne Hansen
Mar 25, 2013
Darrel Wayne Hansen - October 13, 1922 - March 25, 2013 Darrel Hansen, 90, of Hill City, died March 25, 2013, in Bozeman, MT, with his son and daughter by his side. He had made a 'gentleman's agreement' with death and met it as he had lived--with grace and equanimity. He was born on October 13, 1922, in Spencer, IA,...
George Francis Gallagher
Mar 21, 2013
George Francis Gallagher passed away Thursday March 21, 2013 in Bozeman, MT surrounded by his loving family. He fought a courageous 6 year battle with cancer. He was born February 19, 1943 to Veronica Marie Rickerl Gallagher and Clifford Paul Gallagher in Cresco, Iowa. They moved to Bozeman in 1945. He attended Holy Rosary School and graduated in 1962. He...
Sarah Jane Mcclure Johnson Shaw
Mar 18, 2013
Sarah Jane McClure Johnson Shaw rode off into the Sunset March 18, 2013 She was 84. She had her horse waiting for her already saddled, raincoat and jacket tied over her saddle bags, bridle over one side of the horn, easy boots tied securely on the other. She had him ready, picketed at the trailhead so he could graze. A...
Earl Otis Skogley
Mar 16, 2013
Earl Otis Skogley, 79, of Bozeman, passed away on March 16, 2013. He was born March 18, 1933 in Mott, North Dakota, the eighth of nine children, to Conrad and Ida (Rolfe) Skogley. Earl attended grade school and graduated as valedictorian from high school in Mott. He received his BS and MS from North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo, his...
Irmadel 'Irma' Nevada Dun
Mar 15, 2013
Irmadel “Irma” Nevada Dun passed away March 15, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 27, 1933 in Cumberland, Maryland to Eston and Minnie (Clark) Combs. She was raised in Cumberland and graduated from Allegheny High School. Irma met Angus Dun through mutual friends and the couple married on May 16, 1959 in Cumberland and together they...
Kirk Seitz
Mar 15, 2013
After a valiant seven-year struggle with cancer, Kirk Webster Seitz died in Bozeman at 10:30 p.m. on the Ides of March, Friday the 15th, surrounded by his family; he was such an attentive guy that even in his final moments he seemed to have waited for his niece, Sabina, who had gotten off a plane only five hours before he...
Mary Lou Countryman
Mar 13, 2013
Mary Lou Countryman, 89, of Bozeman, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013. She was born February 29, 1924 in Deer Lodge, Montana to Ralph and Caroline (Leibach) Ross. Mary Lou graduated as Valedictorian a year early from Powell County High School in Deer Lodge, Montana; she went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Montana in Missoula,...
Joann Elliott
Mar 10, 2013
Joann Elliott passed from this world peacefully to her heavenly home on March 10, 2013. She was surrounded by her family at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. Joann is survived by her husband Frank, son Randy (Beth McConnell) and daughter Jan, all of Bozeman. Relatives include Sharon Lee of Forsyth, many nieces and nephews, a grandson and great-grandson. Joann was born in...
Zona Barbara Mitchell
Mar 10, 2013
Family and friends mourn the loss of Zona Barbara Mitchell who passed away March 10, 2013 in Lewistown, Montana. She enjoyed a long and happy life that began on January 19, 1927 in Seattle, Washington. She and her family moved to Livingston, Montana where she grew up. Selected as the Livingston Trout Derby Queen in 1946, she graduated from Park...
Donald Provost Beadle
Mar 8, 2013
Donald P. Beadle, 77, of Bozeman, formerly of San Luis Obispo, CA passed away March 8, 2013. He was born November 19, 1935 in Stamford, Connecticut, to George William and Adelaide Elizabeth (Provost) Beadle. He was raised in Stamford, CT and graduated from Stamford High School. He was married to Joyce Beadle of Lincoln, CA from 1957 until 1982 and...
Cheryl Nadine Johannes
Mar 8, 2013
Cheryl Nadine Johannes, 66, of Bozeman passed away March 8, 2013 after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born September 2, 1946 in Alliance, Nebraska to William Wesley and Jackie Vee Novel (Duke) Strasburger. She attended a one room school in Nebraska until the 8th grade. Cheryl and her family moved to a ranch northeast of Pompey’s Pillar and...
James 'Jim' Thomas Toohey
Mar 3, 2013
James Thomas Toohey, a third generation local rancher, died at his home March 3, 2013 from complications of a short illness. He was 90 years of age. James was born September 4, 1922 on the family ranch. His parents were Thomas Toohey and Elsie “Marie” Figgins Toohey. The second of three children, he was preceded in birth by a brother...
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