OBITUARIES

Feb 17, 2008

Helen Dutton Cowles Helen Dutton Cowles, the last surviving member of the Dutton family raised on the Dutton Ranch, passed away Sunday February, 17, 2008 of natural causes at Spring Meadows Assisted Living Facility in Bozeman. Helen, the youngest of nine children, was born May 20, 1913 on the Dutton Ranch twelve miles south of Big Timber. Her father, William...

Feb 13, 2008

Fred J. Nikles, 91, of Belgrade, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2008. He was born to Julius and Elsie (Sharrer) Nikles on September 24, 1916, in the upper Bridger Canyon area. He was raised by his aunt and uncle Alfred and Anna Nikles, and attended the Upper Bridger School. #8220;Freddy#8221; married Ellen Fogh on December 5, 1945, in Livingston, Montana,...

Feb 13, 2008

Arnold Arnie Happel, age 94, of Bozeman, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 from complications of Parkinsons and pneumonia. Arnold was born in Bozeman, Montana September 8, 1913, to Fred and Hattie (Toepper) Happel and attended Gallatin Co. High School. At a young age, his father Fred passed away, and Arnold moved to Canada, where he spent a year...

Feb 13, 2008

Pederssen Ralph Edward Pederssen, 55, of Bozeman, MT, passed away on February 13, 2008. He was born on October 3, 1952, in Brooklyn, NY. He married Tina Gasner and together they had 3 children, while living in California and New York. Ralph and Tina divorced in 1986 and Ralph remarried Linda Pederssen. Together they had a son named William Pederssen...

Feb 12, 2008

Feb 6, 2008

Robert (Bob) Davis passed away on February 6, 2008 at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. He was born in Jewett City, Connecticut on May 22, 1924, the son of Jack and Alice Davis. Robert was predeceased by his wife Doris who passed away on March 4, 2004. Robert worked for the Southern New England Telephone Company for 35 years and was a...

Feb 5, 2008

Feb 3, 2008

David L. Biggar, 83, of Belgrade, formerly of the Bigfork and Polson area, passed away February 3, 2008, at the Billings Deaconess Hospital. He was born January 28, 1925, in Littleton, CO, to David N. and Ella (Borgen) Biggar. His mother passed away when he was very young. His father later remarried and he was raised by his step-mother Millie...

Feb 2, 2008

Fanoy Calvin Lankford, 71, of Bozeman, formerly of Fresno, CA, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2008. He was born October 4, 1936 in Stidham, Oklahoma, to the late Floyd and Hazel Lankford. Fanoy married Irene Parker, June 11 1955, in Las Vegas, NV, together they enjoy 52 years of marriage, raising 2 children, while he worked construction in the...

Feb 1, 2008

Jack W. Greenway, Jr. of Bozeman passed away suddenly on February 1, 2008. He was born to Jack and Mary Greenway on August 29, 1948 in Norman, Oklahoma. Raised in a military family, they traveled extensively. The family moved to Montana in 1965, where he graduated from Bozeman Senior High in 1966. Following in his fathers#8217; footsteps he soon enlisted...

Jan 27, 2008

Shirley M. Halligan World War II Vet, Navy Shirley Halligan passed away at her Bozeman home on Sunday, January 27, 2008. She is survived by her daughters Deborah Kristof and husband Gary of Bozeman, Anne #8220;Ginger#8221; Halligan and her husband George Thompson of Bozeman, and son William Halligan of Lancaster, PA. Shirley also leaves behind grandchildren Jessica Kristof , Carrie...

Jan 27, 2008

Victor Vic#8221; Timothy Hager, 52, of Belgrade, MT, passed away on January 27, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. Victor was born July 8, 1955, in Townsend, MT. He grew up in the Gallatin Valley, and graduated from Belgrade High School in 1975. After high school, he married Theresa #8220;Terri#8221; Vesely on August 13, 1977; together they had three...

Jan 25, 2008

Kallie Sue Hamilton, 48, of Lewistown, passed away January 25, 2008. She was born September 18, 1959 in Bozeman to Bill and Pegge (Stevens) Gregory. Kallie graduated from high school in California and moved back to Montana in 1993. She lived in Livingston for a couple of years and then in Norris where she helped her mother who owned the...

Jan 23, 2008

Clara Smullen Becker, 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Bozeman on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008. Clara was born on August 6, 1924 in Norwood, Penn. She graduated from Glen Nor high school in Norwood in 1942, and received her R.N. from Bryn Mawr Hospital School of Nursing in Pennsylvania, two years later. She met the love of her...

Jan 13, 2008

MICHAEL G. (JERRY) CROWFOOT Our loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away Sunday evening at home, surrounded by family members. He had been diagnosed with cancer on November 11, 2007, and courageously battled its spread throughout his body until the end. Mike was born in Denver, Colorado on March 31, 1942, to George and Irene Crowfoot. He served in the...

Jan 12, 2008

Spogis Lillian Mary Rose Spogis was born to Mary (Spetz) and John Rose in Toledo Ohio August 17, 1923. Her family included brothers Cletus, John, Francis, Robert, and sister, Helen. On January 12, 2008 she joined them with the Lord. At an early age Lil developed a love for the outdoors and adventure. A keen interest in training dogs was...

Jan 9, 2008

Elroy J. Young, 88, of Bozeman, Montana, formerly of Stover, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at Highgate Senior Living in Bozeman. He was born November 7, 1919 in Stover, MO to Henry and Wooda (Wessel) Young. Elroy married Irene Nolting, on August 10, 1943 in Stover, MO. Elroy and Irene spent their entire lives in Stover. Together they...

Jan 6, 2008

Petersen Eugene E. Petersen, 90, of Gallatin Rest Home in Bozeman, formerly of Loveland, Colorado, passed away January 6, 2008. Eugene was born on August 24, 1917 in Julesburg, Colorado, to the late Charles and Roxanne (DeBerard) Petersen. He became a Pharmacist, then served 4 years in the Army during World War II, in the South Pacific. He married Fern...

Dec 18, 2007

Marion Conboy Kerr was born November 4, 1916 in East Orange , New Jersey and died on December 18, 2007 in Bozeman, Montana. She was one of three sisters, daughters of Martin and Bertha Conboy. Her father, Martin Conboy, was the Attorney General for the South District of New York, appointed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Her early years were...

Dec 17, 2007

Helen #8220;Sally#8221; Rhoads Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, sister and friend went home to be with her Lord December 17, 2007. Helen was born March 28, 1921 to Frank and Ethel Albee in Grand Island, NE. She became an RN and loved pediatrics. During World War II she was stationed in Texas and there met and married Earl #8220;Dusty#8221; Rhoads....