Catherine Blean Story

Catherine Story passed away gently on April 25, 2014. She was very loved by all who had the fortune of knowing her. Catherine was a very kind and spiritually minded person. She was a dedicated wife and mother, and cared deeply about her family, church, and community. Catherine was born in Ithaca, New York in 1945. After spending her childhood in Ithaca, she earned a degree in Political Science from Cornell University. After a 2-year assignment with the Peace Corps in South Korea, she taught elementary school in Chicago for 2 years. She then worked for NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) in Lander, Wyoming for eight years where she progressed from a summer and winter course leader in the Wind River Range to the Program Director. Catherine married Mark Story in 1978. Mark was a Hydrologist with the Forest Service, and Catherine and Mark lived in Cody Wyoming, Durango Colorado, and Bozeman Montana during his Forest Service career. Catherine raised 2 wonderful young men. Brian Story was born in Durango, Colorado in 1982 and is currently serving as a Civil Engineer for the Lolo NF in Superior and Missoula, Montana. Kyle Story was born in Durango, Colorado in 1984 and is currently a graduate student at the University of Chicago were he is earning a PhD in Physics. Catherine was a marvelous mother and very engaged in family activities. She was active as a volunteer in the Bozeman Public Schools and was leader of the Cub Scout Program for the Mountain Valley District for several years. Catherine and the entire Story family enjoyed an active outdoor lifestyle with numerous ski, hiking, backpack, and canoe trips. She dearly loved the outdoors. Catherine was very involved in The First Church of Christ Scientist of Bozeman where she served in numerous volunteer activities. Catherine was a person of strong moral and personal religious beliefs, and she lived by those beliefs. All who knew her are better for having had that privilege. Catherine is survived by her husband Mark, brother Robert Blean, and sons Brian and Kyle. A Memorial Service will be held at Dahl Funeral Chapel, 300 Highland Blvd, Bozeman, on Wednesday April 30, 2014 at 4:00 pm. Condolences for the family may be made at www.dalhcares.com Donations in the name of Catherine Story can be made to a couple of conservation organizations that Catherine had much respect for: Greater Gallatin Watershed Council http://greatergallatin.org/donate/ or to the Gallatin Valley Land Trust at http://www.gvlt.org/