OBITUARIES

Sep 27, 2007

Craig Michael Kinnaman of Big Sky, passed away September 27, 2007. Craig was born to Ray Smith and Mickey Kinnaman in Torrance California on March 12, 1952. Craig grew up in Malibu and Huntington Beach, a true California surfin#8217; boy. He loved the ocean, and all water related activities, such as skiing, sky skiing and fast boats. Craig was a...

Sep 23, 2007

Kathy Griffith, 55, of Bozeman, passed away Sunday September 23rd, 2007 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Kathy was born in Billings, MT on December 15, 1951 to Mick and Dolores Fraker. She was the second of four children. She attended the tiny Pioneer grade school with her siblings by the family ranch in Clark, WY and finished...

Sep 15, 2007

Jerry M. McDannald, 70, of Collinsville, Texas and of West Yellowstone, Montana, passed away September 15, 2007 in Collinsville, TX. He was born June 21, 1937 in Houston, Texas, a son to Gordon Cleaves and Lily Mae (George) McDannald. Jerry was raised and educated in Texas and had attended the University of Oklahoma and Southwest Texas State University. He became...

Sep 9, 2007

Our beloved Danial Dan Leroy Bunkers was taken from everyone who loved and knew him on September 9, 2007. Dan was born March 11, 1982 in Provo Utah to Edwin Lee Bunkers and Lucinda (Moore) Bunkers. As a child Dan and his family moved around quite a bit. Starting in Utah they moved to New Mexico, back to Utah, and...

Sep 7, 2007

VINNIE MARY #8220;MIMI#8221; GORE Vinnie Mary #8220;Mimi#8221; Gore died Saturday, September 7, 2007 after a long illness. Born in Helena on August 2, 1946, she was the daughter of Donald and Helen (Weggenman) Gore. Following graduation from Cathedral High School in l964, she entered the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Xavier Kansas. For 12 years she taught in Kansas, Missouri...

Sep 1, 2007

Lohof Teckla Reno Lohof, passed away in Bozeman, Mt., on Saturday, Sept, 1, 2007, after a long illness. Teckla was born to Floyd and Eda (Johnson) Reno Jr. on January 5, 1958, in Gillette, Wyoming. She grew up on a ranch in southern Campbell County and attended Campbell County High School. During her time on the ranch she learned the...

Aug 29, 2007

Swanson Kenneth Lyle Swanson 67, died August, 29, 2007, in Bozeman, Mt. . Kenneth Swanson has won victory over death in the loving arms of his savior Jesus Christ. He was born in Dagus Mines, PA, on April 4, 1940, to Lyle and Mary Swanson. Kenneth retired from Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque NM in 1993 after 32 years. He...

Aug 27, 2007

Golden Lori J. #8220;Kittin#8221; Golden, 47 of Belgrade, passed away surrounded by family members on August 27, 2007. Lori was born in Bozeman, on August 08, 1960 to Dan and Esther (Treichel) Nelson. Lori was a 5th generation Gallatin Valley Pioneer. Lori was a very happy child growing up in Bozeman. At the age of 9, Lori won 1st place...

Aug 23, 2007

James Walter Cusick, born November 18, 1924, a devoted husband and family man, retired college professor, and lifelong enthusiast for the state of Montana, fishing and all things Irish, passed away August 23, 2007. He was the son of Catherine (Cassie) and Walter Cusick who lived in Laurel, Montana. His first job was in the Roundhouse for the Northern Pacific...

Aug 19, 2007

Robert #8220;Bob#8221; Neville, 80, surrendered his battle, Sunday August 19, 2007 at his home in Bozeman. Bob was born August 15, 1927 in Ventura, California the second and youngest son of Jack and Mae Neville. Bob graduated in 1945 from Ventura High School, and then started and almost 50 year career as the BEST Cadillac mechanic around! The first 24...

Aug 18, 2007

Annette Christenot (90) of Bozeman passed away Saturday, August 18, 2007 surrounded by her family. Annette was born in Eureka, South Dakota on February 11, 1917 and moved to Bozeman 60 years ago with her husband and growing family. She leaves an incredible legacy to her husband of 68 years, Orville Chris Christenot, her four children, Bobby Murphy of Helena,...

Jul 27, 2007

Gaffney obit John J. #8220;Bud#8221; Gaffney, passed away peacefully on Friday July 27th, 2007 from complications due to congestive heart failure, He was a quiet, gentle and caring man and will be missed by his friends and family. Bud was born on July 5, 1924, in Orient, SD to John M. and Charlotte (Allen) Gaffney. He married Maxine Moad on...

Jun 25, 2007

Emily Jane Gentholts, 20, of Bozeman, passed away June 25, 2007 in a car accident near Butte, Mt. Emily was born February 28, 1987 in Bozeman, Mt. To David and Jane (Falk) Gentholts. Emily#8217;s early years were spent in Big Sky where she was able to hike, raft, ski, and go camping with her family and friends. She attended Ophir...

Feb 9, 2007

Edythe J. Heeb Edythe Heeb, 96, of Bozeman, died Friday, February 9, 2007. She was born Jan. 21, 1911, to Frank R. and Julia A. Jakle in Manhattan, MT. Her mother died when Edythe was only 11 years old, leaving her with her father and three older sisters - Etta Celeste (Tess), Zula, and Maude ( all deceased). At age...

Nov 21, 1945

Michael (Mike) J. Wright, age 71, of Bozeman, MT passed away on April 17, 2017 from complications of COPD. Mike was born on November 21, 1945 in Cut Bank, MT to Donald and Bernadine Wright. In 1958 his only sibling, Gina, was born. Mike spent the first 12 years of his life in Browning, MT on the Blackfeet Reservation, followed...

Mar 17, 1942

Faye Hargis Case passed away on January 24, 2017 in Bozeman, Montana. She was born to Henry and Dorothy McElwee on March 17, 1942 in Livingston. Her family lived in Wilsall, where she attended primary, middle, and high school. In 1961 she married Ben Hargis and together they raised a son and daughter until his death in 1978. Faye married...

Aug 17, 1927

Madonna France, 82, died Dec. 2, 2009 at home in Boise, ID. Funeral services will be held in Bozeman, MT. The Vigil will be at Dahl#8217;s Funeral Home on Monday, Dec. 7 at 6:00pm. Funeral Mass will be at Holy Rosary Catholic Church at 2:00pm on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. Graveside service at Sunset Hills Cemetery will follow immediately after...

Apr 20, 1914

A memorial service for David Lee Phillips will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 18th, 2015 at the Yellowstone National Cemetery, 55 Buffalo Trail Road Laurel MT. Lee passed away on April 20th, 2014 at his home in Butte, Mt. Lee was the oldest of 5 children born to Rudy and Bligh Phillips, formerly of Laurel. Lee grew...

Sarah Jane McClure Johnson Shaw rode off into the Sunset March 18, 2013 She was 84. She had her horse waiting for her already saddled, raincoat and jacket tied over her saddle bags, bridle over one side of the horn, easy boots tied securely on the other. She had him ready, picketed at the trailhead so he could graze. A...

Sarah Jane McClure Johnson Shaw rode off into the Sunset March 18, 2013 She was 84. She had her horse waiting for her already saddled, raincoat and jacket tied over her saddle bags, bridle over one side of the horn, easy boots tied securely on the other. She had him ready, picketed at the trailhead so he could graze. A...