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Jon David Olson
Aug 19, 2012
Jon David Olson, 34, died unexpectedly early Sunday morning, August 19 in Bozeman, Montana. Jon was born on August 22, 1977 in Elgin, Illinois. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Portland, Oregon and graduated from Wilson High School in 1996. Jon’s love of the outdoors, mountain biking and all wildlife, including his own dogs, was richly...
Elizabeth 'Lola' Waters Dixon
Aug 12, 2012
Elizabeth 'Lola' Waters Dixon, 92, of Vancouver, WA, passed away on Aug. 12, 2012. She was born Dec. 6, 1919, in Billings, MT. That same year she was adopted by Henry and Emma Becker of Manhattan, MT, where she was raised and educated in the local school system. Lola married Cecil A. Waters on Dec. 6, 1937. They remained in...
Michael Duane Temple
Aug 8, 2012
Michael D. Temple, born January 16, 1949, died August 8, 2012 after losing his battle with cancer. He was born in Alton IL, and moved to Laurel, MT as a child. He was preceded in death by his mother, Alice Louise Temple of Laurel and his wife of more than 20 years, Frankie Temple. He is survived by: his five...
Winifred 'Winnie' Muriel Elson
Jul 27, 2012
Winifred “Winnie” Muriel Elson, 86, of Bozeman, passed away July 27, 2012. She was born March 16, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY to Jules and Betty (Borow) Sobie. She was raised in Brooklyn, and earned her undergraduate degree from Temple University in Philadelphia. In 1945 Winnie married Norman Elson in Philadelphia. Shortly after there marriage, Norman, who was serving in the...
Brenda Wares
Jul 27, 2012
Brenda Lou Wares, 70 years old, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012 from natural causes in Manhattan, Montana. She was formerly from Livingston, Montana. She was born September 4, 1941 in Traverse City, Michigan to Theron Donald Wares and Haroldene Frances Wagner. Brenda moved at age 15 to Mount Pleasant, Michigan where she graduated from Mount Pleasant High School...
Donalda 'Donna' Noreen Keller
Jul 26, 2012
Donalda “Donna” Noreen Keller, 82, of Bozeman, passed away on July 26, 2012 at Spring Creek Memory Care Center. She was born at home, #9 Downing Street in Buffalo, NY on April 29, 1930 to John and Mary (Stubeck) McDonald. Donna had two sisters, Ethel and Audrey. She was the youngest of John and Mary’s three girls. Donna graduated from...
Dr. Charles Alvin Keister Kirkpatrick
Jul 24, 2012
Charles was born October 2, 1915 in Blackfoot, Idaho where his family farmed and ranched. During the great depression his parents lost their farm and ranch, forcing them to move the family onto undeveloped land on the Bannock-Shoshone Indian Reservation. There Charlie, as he was called by his family, grew up with 2 brothers and 2 sisters in a small...
Ellen Elizabeth Woodbury
Jul 23, 2012
Ellen Elizabeth Pride Woodbury, 65, of Bozeman, passed away on July 23, 2012 after a brief illness. . She was born August 27, 1946 in Portland, Maine. She graduated from the North Yarmouth Academy in Yarmouth, Maine and received her Bachelor's of Science in Earth Science and Geography from Montana State University in Bozeman. Ellen worked as a Land Use...
Robert Montgomery
Jul 16, 2012
Robert Montgomery passed away July 16, 2012. He was born outside Salem, Oregon October 29, 1929 to Harvey and Nona Marie Montgomery and they came to Bozeman when he was 2 months old. After attending grade schools in Bozeman and High School in Lima, he joined the US Army and was send to Germany to the 778th Tank Battalion and...
Dorothy Rose Johnson
Jul 11, 2012
Dorothy Rose Johnson, 84, of Emigrant, Montana passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2012. She was born August 19, 1927 in Meridian, Mississippi to Ernie and Mary (Smith) Westbrook. Dorothy received an Advanced Nursing degree from Pensacola Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Florida. She worked as a Registered Nurse in many cities throughout her life. She lived in: Pensacola, Florida; St. Petersburg,...
Berrien 'Buck' Anderson
Jul 4, 2012
Berrien Palmer 'Buck' Anderson Jr. passed away on July 4, 2012, in the Gallatin Valley. Buck was born on January 28, 1920, in San Rafael, California, to Berrien and Corona Anderson. Buck and his three sisters enjoyed an active outdoor lifestyle. They rode horses, played tennis, skied, and spent many summer days on the beaches of Point Reyes. He attended...
Velma Lea Mcmeekin
Jul 4, 2012
“Rafter V’s” generous heart simply could no longer keep pace with her active lifestyle and it suddenly quit beating on Independence Day. It was fitting that Velma was preparing for a raft trip with her sister Donna and a group of friends at the time. Velma was born to Lois and Dale “Scotty” McMeekin on October 19th, 1951, in Denver,...
Dianne Mary Jacks
Jul 3, 2012
Dianne Mary Jacks, 68, of Bozeman, passed away July 3, 2012, in Billings, MT. She was born October 15, 1943 in Oakland, CA to Albert and Mary (Sciarini) Langerman. She graduated from Castlemont High School in Oakland. Dianne married Robert Jacks on May 22, 1971 in Reno, NV; they made their home in Napa, CA, where they raised their four...
Ken Nottingham
Jul 1, 2012
Ken (“Kenny”, “Kenner”) Nottingham, 51, of Bozeman passed away peacefully at home July 1, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 16, 1961 in Stuttgart, Germany to Charles and Maxine (Cosgriff) Nottingham but was a true Montana boy to the core. Ken received his early education in Great Falls and Billings and graduated from Billings Senior High...
Louise Huncovsky Kary
Jun 28, 2012
Louise Faye Kary passed away June 28, 2012. She was born June 26, 1921 in Timmer, North Dakota to Joseph and Dorothy (Nelson) Huncovsky. Louise attended elementary school in Timmer, ND and went to high school in Frida, ND and graduated from Mandan High School. Louise received a teaching certificate and taught for the Oak Coulee and Manning School Districts...
Mable Nadine Welz
Jun 25, 2012
Mable Nadine Brookshier Welz passed away June 25, 2012. She was born December 13, 1929 in township of Gallatin, city of Birmingham, Missouri to Bliss and Opal (Rendler) Brookshier. Mable was married to Elwin (Allie) Charles Welz, who passed away January 21, 1983 in Gallatin Valley, Montana. Mable attended school in Kansas City, Kansas, Wyandote County before moving to Belgrade,...
Michael Charles Myer
Jun 16, 2012
Michael Charles Myer, 59, of Bozeman, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2012 from complications from PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy). Mike was born October 27, 1952 in Red Wing, MN to Carl and Marjorie (Miller) Myer. His early years were on a farm in Ellsworth, WI, then he and his family moved to Lake City, MN. He went to parochial school...
Maija E. Katlaps
Jun 10, 2012
On June 10th, 2012, Maija E. Katlaps passed quietly in her 81st Year, surrounded by family and loved ones on hand and afar. Remembered by many, loved by all. Gone in body, ever present in spirit. You are beloved. Mom, Mamu, Maija. A remembrance service to mark Maija’s passing will be held at Unity of Bozeman, on Saturday June 30th...
Ann Cowan
Jun 10, 2012
When 84-year-old Ann Cowan passed away June 10, 2012 in Bozeman it was a shock because in spite of her age she had always been so active and vital. Other than a broken shoulder blade from a skiing accident in her early 30s, she was never in a hospital, not even in the end. The latter was thanks to Southwest...
Thaddeus M. Cowan
Jun 7, 2012
Thaddeus M. Cowan, 77, of Bozeman, MT, passed away on June 7, 2012. He was a renaissance man and emeritus professor of psychology at Kansas State University. Over a 40-year career, he taught thousands of students in general psychology classes, earning good reviews even from less successful students, and wearing a Santa suit during the fall semester final exam. He...
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