OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Bozeman, MT, Gallatin County & Surrounding Areas
Arthur Badrian
May 9, 2010
Arthur Brendan Badrian, 81, of Bozeman, passed away May 9, 2010. Arthur was born June 1, 1928 to Arthur Edgar Badrian and Mary (Smith) Badrian in Queens Village, New York City, New York. Like many born to children of immigrants, Arthur's early years were textured by his experience among people of many ethnic and religious backgrounds. Arthur credited his education...
Jim Staudinger
May 7, 2010
James V. Staudinger, 79, of Bozeman, passed away May 7, 2010 at St. Vincent#8217;s Hospital in Billings, MT from complications of a head injury. He was born February 10, 1931 in Richardton, ND, the son of Valentine and Cecelia (Kuntz) Staudinger. He was raised in North Dakota. Following his graduation from high school, he worked for Sterham Construction in Glendive....
Shauna Cudney
May 5, 2010
Shauna Marie Cudney, 51, was born March 12, 1959, in Castro Valley, Calif., to David and Shirley Cudney. Being the daughter of Navy/Coast Guard parents, she lived a rather nomadic childhood in California, New Jersey and Delaware. In 1976, the family moved to Bozeman, where she completed her high school education in 1977. Shauna was a charmer and brought sunshine...
Jean Mcreynolds
May 3, 2010
Jean Agnes McReynolds, 82, of Bozeman, Montana passed away Monday, May 3, 2010. She was born March 25, 1928 in Bozeman to Joe and Alta McReynolds. Jean grew up and attended school in Bozeman, graduating from Gallatin County High School in 1946. Jean enjoyed timing for MARA rodeo events and the Livingston 4th of July rodeo in the 40s to...
Lon Banderob
May 3, 2010
Lon Douglas Banderob (April 5, 1961 #8211; May 3, 2010) passed away due to diabetic complications. He was born a treasured son of Robert and Coleen Banderob of Darby, Montana and lived his childhood there. Following MSU graduation, Lon thrived in anthropological and military careers. He is mourned by his parents and brothers, Jay, Kirk, and Ryan, extended family and...
Gary Stewart
May 2, 2010
Gary #8220;Stewey#8221; Stewart, 60, of Belgrade passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010. On November 22, 1949, Gary came into this world with his twin brother Lary in Deer Lodge. His early years were spent in Willow Creek and Bozeman where he graduated from high school in 1969. A short time later, he entered the Army and spent most of his...
Jeffrey Champion
Apr 29, 2010
Jeffrey Carl Champion, 53, of Bozeman, passed away April 29, 2010. He was born August 27, 1956 in San Fernando, California, a son to Carl and Mariam (Barnes) Champion. Jeff was raised in Southern California; he was a California surfer, skateboarder and motor cross rider. He graduated from Huntington Beach High School in 1974. He moved to Chicago in 1977...
Ada Pitman
Apr 28, 2010
Ada Heath Pitman, 95, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Springmeadows Assisted Living in Bozeman, Montana. Born June 23, 1914 to George W. and Lura Ellen (Smith) Heath, Ada was the second youngest of eleven children. Originally from Somerset, Kentucky, Ada#8217;s parents moved to Montana just after the turn of the century. An...
Mary Patton
Apr 26, 2010
Mary (Bonemeyer) Patton, 48, passed away on April 26 following a courageous three-year battle with ovarian cancer, and will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She was born Jan. 6, 1962 in Grand Forks, ND, to Ray and GeorgeAnn Bonemeyer, and resided on the banks of the Gallatin River near Big Sky, Mont. During her youth, the family...
Jacqueline Skerritt
Apr 24, 2010
Jacqueline #8220;Jackie#8221; Ann Skerritt, 51, of Bozeman, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010. She was born January 11, 1959 in Bozeman, MT to Donald and Mary Ellen (Kjar) Skerritt. Jackie had dealt with disabilities throughout her life. Jackie started her education at the school for Handicapped Children at the age of 3 learning life skills with physical therapy, learning to...
Mike Gabel
Apr 23, 2010
Mike Gabel passed away Friday, April 23, 2010, of metastatic lung cancer. He bravely fought the cancer and side effects from treatment for nearly a year. Surrounded by his family, he gave up the battle and is now safe and pain free in heaven where we will see him again someday. Michael James Gabel was born Dec, 25, 1954, to...
Avery Jacobs
Apr 19, 2010
Avery Nicholas Jacobs was born on April 22, 1999 and taken to be with our Lord on April 19, 2010. Avery, #8220;Little Bud#8221;, loved playing with family and friends. He especially enjoyed playing sports, video games, and G.I. Joe#8217;s. He was a straight #8216;A#8217; student at Bozeman Christian School. Avery was a leader, always committed to helping others, whether it...
Timothy Fitzgerald
Apr 19, 2010
Timothy Paul Fitzgerald, age 93, passed away April 19, 2010, in Bozeman, MT. He was born on December 27, 1916, in Waterbury, CT, and attended elementary and high school in Waterbury, Oakville, and Danbury, CT. He graduated from high school in June 1935, and on October 2, 1935, enlisted in the U.S. Navy. His first assignment was to the Medical...
Sandra Hastings
Apr 5, 2010
Sandra Hastings died of cancer and associated complications in Bozeman on Monday, April 5, 2010, the day after her 74th birthday. She was born in Polson on April 4, 1936, the first daughter of Ellsworth B. and Kirsten E. (Walseth) Hastings, formerly of Billings and Glendive. Sandra is survived by her younger sister, Lynn Kirk and brother-in-law, Dwight Kirk of...
Charles Tennstedt
Apr 4, 2010
Charlie Russell Tennstedt, 53, of Bozeman and Big Sky passed away on April 4, 2010. He was born on August 8, 1956 in Stamford, CT to Charles R. and Emily (Goeckler) Tennstedt. Charlie graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, FL. Charlie has been a pilot his entire life. He worked as a corporate pilot for GE, a test pilot...
James Henry
Apr 4, 2010
James Gerald Henry, 82, of Bozeman passed away on April 4, 2010. James was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 3, 1927, to Forrest Henry and Margaret Lowery. James served as a Corporal in the Air Force during World War II. He met and married Patricia Kennedy, the love of his life, on February 14, 1952. They had two daughters,...
Norman Dahl
Apr 4, 2010
Longtime Alaska resident Norman Norm Hans Dahl age 84 died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at the Anchorage Pioneer Home. A funeral vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, at the Daly #8211; Leach Chapel in Hamilton. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 14, at Riverview Cemetery in Hamilton. Mr. Dahl was born April...
Barbara Sundeen
Apr 3, 2010
Barbara Jean (Jamieson) Sundeen, 73, passed peacefully on April 3, 2010 at her home in Bozeman, Montana. Barb, also known as Jamie to her friends, was born January 15, 1937 to Harold and Margaret (Borst) Jamieson in Moline, Illinois. Barb was a graduate of Moline High School in 1955. In 1963, Barb married Frank T. Sundeen, originally of Orion, Illinois....
Paul Rinderknecht
Mar 22, 2010
Paul Rinderknecht, 89, passed away Monday morning, March 22, 2010. Paul was born in 1920 in Bozeman and lived in many towns in Montana, including Glasgow, Havre, Shelby, Conrad, Missoula and Great Falls, as well as Boise, Idaho, where he worked for Buttrey Foods for 45 years. Paul met his wife, Susan, in 1942, and they were married the same...
Odene Almond
Mar 21, 2010
Odene (Dee) Elizabeth Almond, 89, of Livingston passed away Sunday, March 21, 2010. Odene was born on April 22, 1920 in Wapanucka, Oklahoma to Bradford and Myrtle Huddleston. She met the love of her life, Wilfred Almond, and the two were married on November 27, 1954. They had one daughter, Debbie Jo. Odene had also lived in Jacumba, San Diego,...