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Local Obituaries for Bozeman, MT, Gallatin County & Surrounding Areas
Rudolph 'Bud' Tillman
Oct 16, 2010
Rudolph Conrad Bud Tillman, 81, of Three Forks, passed away on October 16, 2010 at home. He was born May 1, 1929 in Bozeman, Montana to Thomas Nelson Tillman and Maude (Dwight) Tillman. Bud graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1947 and married his sweetheart, Alice Mae Fitzsimmons. He worked 44 years for Hines Motor Supply as a parts...
James Baird
Oct 12, 2010
James E. Baird, 71 of Belgrade passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at his home. Jim was born December 2, 1938 in Estelline, South Dakota, to Glenn and Lucile (Montgomery) Baird. Following World War II the family settled in Newcastle, Wyoming. Jim and his siblings grew up in Newcastle. After graduation from high school, he attended business school in Minneapolis....
Perry 'Mike' Metcalf
Oct 6, 2010
Perry Mike Metcalf age 52 was called home to the lord October 6th. Mike was born in Bozeman October 5th 1958 to Bette (Arnold) Metcalf and Perry Metcalf. He graduated from Bozeman High School in 1976 and moved on to become a mechanic. In 2002 he moved back to Bozeman to spend the remainder of his life with family and...
Denise Laroche
Oct 3, 2010
Denise Marie LaRoche, 47, of Bozeman passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2010 from complications after battling breast cancer. Denise was born on January 3, 1963 in Lake Preston, South Dakota to Jerome and Shirley (Jepson) Sweeney. She graduated from Arlington High School before attending the University of South Dakota. In 1987, Denise moved to Montana where she attended Montana...
Donald Hansard
Oct 3, 2010
Donald R. Hansard Sr. 85, of Bozeman, MT, passed on Sunday, October 3, 2010. Don was born on September 4, 1925 in Breckenridge, Texas to Robert and Ruby (Hellums) Hansard. He lived in Breckenridge until the age of nine, when the family moved to North Hollywood, California. At the age of 16, he became an Eagle Scout. When he was...
Patricia Theresa Letendre
Sep 30, 2010
Patricia Theresa (Kimmitt) Letendre passed away on September 30, 2010. She was born in Great Falls, MT on January 6, 1931 to Floyd and Lydia (Rocky) Kimmitt. Her childhood was full of many wonderful adventures with her vividly recalling trips to Canada to see family relations; attending girl scout camp; countless adventures with her sister Beverly; fond memories her grade...
Denver Black
Sep 26, 2010
Denny Black was a man on the go. Couldn#8217;t ever just do nothing. If he wasn#8217;t snowmobiling off cliffs, then he was jumping off bridges with a rope around his ankle. He was everyone#8217;s friend: Kissing their babies, fixing their fences which earned him the name of Mayor Black in some circles. He would give the shirt off his back...
Vernie Evaline Mitchell
Sep 25, 2010
Evaline Mitchell, 105, of Bozeman, passed away September 25, 2010. She was born June 4, 1905 in the Springhill Community to Noah and Lydia (Dale) Bennett. Evaline grew up in the upper basin, just above Maudlow; she attended the Lincoln School through 8th grade. In the summers she worked for Mamie and Frank Morgan. Evaline married Oscar Callantine, on December...
Beverly Ganzel
Sep 23, 2010
An angel got her wings early Wednesday morning. It was a beautiful, crisp, sunny morning. Beverly left this world with her daughter Melissa and good friend Cindy by her side. Beverly was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Katherine and Manual Travers. At the age of 18 Bev attended Massachusetts General where she earned her nursing degree. Bev worked as...
Judith Parnell
Sep 20, 2010
Judith Parnell, 71, of Gastonia, North Carolina passed away in Bozeman, Montana on September 20, 2010. Judy was born on August 15, 1939 in Logan, Ohio to Hubert and Bernice (Leadbetter) Casto. She graduated with a Masters of Nursing in Public Health from UNC #8211; Chapel Hill. She was very active in church, where she was a Sunday School teacher...
Irene Kirkpatrick
Sep 19, 2010
Irene Clarambeau Kirkpatrick, age 89, passed away at home in Bozeman, MT, on September 19. She was born in Red Deer, Alberta, to Charles and Hulda Blain. She grew up in Burnt Lake, a small prairie town outside of Red Deer, and for several years attended high school at Canadian Union College in LaCombe, Alberta. Her parents moved to Oregon...
Lea Miller
Sep 19, 2010
Lea Mae Miller, 46, of Belgrade passed away Sunday, September 19, 2010. Lea was born on October 26, 1963 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia to Warren and Patricia (Miller) Johnson. She grew up in Point Pleasant and moved to Colstrip in 1982. In 1995, she came to the Bozeman area to pursue a college education. In 1999, she graduated, with...
Marian E. Hollenback
Sep 11, 2010
Marian E. Hollenback, 81, of Bozeman, passed away September 11, 2010 with her family by her side. She was born June 25, 1929 in Salesville (now Gallatin Gateway) . She attended grade school in Bozeman and she graduated from Belgrade High School. Marian was working as a telephone operator for Mountain Bell in Belgrade when she met Frank Hollenback, a...
Alice Glenn Johnson
Sep 10, 2010
Alice Glenn Johnson was born on August 11, 1920 in Wilsall, MT. She moved to Bozeman at the start of the Fourth grade. Following her graduation from Gallatin County High school in 1938, Alice took a beauty course and worked at the Baxter Hotel fountain. She graduated in 1938. In 1939 she moved to Everett, WA and worked at a...
David William Tubbesing
Sep 10, 2010
David William Tubbesing, 78, of Bozeman passed away on September 10, 2010. He was born on May 22, 1932 in St. Paul, MN where he was raised by his parents Norman and Ruth (Nelson) Tubbesing. Carole and Dave were married on September 10, 1960 and moved to Bozeman in 1972. Together with Marv and Joyce Leister, they co-owned and operated...
Margaret Tippett
Sep 6, 2010
Margaret Catherine Seven Bell Tippett, 95, of Bozeman, died an accidental death Monday, September 6, 2010. Born May 14, 1915, near Grenora, North Dakota, Nick and Anna Seven gave birth to their second child, Margaret, with aid of a midwife. Margaret was named in honor of her Grandmother. She grew up on the family farm in a small home without...
Chuck Martin
Sep 4, 2010
Charles Edward Martin, 63, of Bozeman passed away Saturday, September 4, 2010. Chuck was born on June 8, 1947 in Modesto, California to Elmer Martin and Leacy Cruz. He grew up in Modesto and graduated with an associate degree from the Modesto Junior College of Criminal Justice. On June 29, 1968, Chuck married the love of his life, Judy Stewart,...
Margaret Gray
Sep 3, 2010
Margaret Ellen Gray, 62, of Bozeman passed away at home on September 3, 2010. She was born in Worcester, MA, October 19, 1947, to William and Marjorie Mahoney. As the eldest of seven children, she was a responsible older sister and valued time spent at Girl Scout camp and visits with friends. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1965...
Darren Montgomery
Aug 28, 2010
Darren Montgomery, 23, of Bozeman passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 28, 2010. He was the beloved son of Ryan Montgomery and Lynne (Dennis) Sternhagen. Darren was the brother of Ashley (Jeremiah) Feliciano; the uncle of Chloe, Landon, and Austin Feliciano; the grandson of Lynn and Betty Montgomery and Joyce Furman; and the step-brother of Jeremy and Dylan Sternhagen and...
Harold Thompson
Aug 27, 2010
Harold Lee Thompson, of Harbor City, CA passed away on August 27, 2010 in Bozeman, MT. Harold was born in Livingston, Montana and spent his first 12 years there. He was a Navy veteran of WWII, surviving the Pearl Harbor attack. He was an avid reader and world traveler. He was very active in Toastmasters for decades. Harold#8217;s final wish...
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