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Mike Nicholas Steiner
Apr 9, 2021
A golden heart stopped beating, hard-working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best. (by Frances M. Coelho) Mike Steiner passed away on April 9, 2021 under the grace of God, surrounded by the love of his eight children. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth, his parents and his...
Lynda Arlene Groscop
Mar 27, 2021
Lynda Groscop, 73, of Belgrade, MT, passed away March 27, 2021, with family and friends by her side. She was born to Wesley and Viola Kellogg, May 19, 1947, in Billings, MT. Lynda graduated from Laurel High School in 1965. She married Glenn Fink April 30, 1966 and later divorced. She went on to marry Rich Groscop on November 2,...
Thelma Mccarthy Petrik
Mar 24, 2021
Thelma McCarthy Petrik, a Sidney native and Bozeman resident for the last 21 years, passed away at the grand age of 94 on March 24. She died peacefully holding her daughters’ hands and surrounded by her devoted family. Thelma Jean “Tommy” was born January 15, 1927 in Sidney to William J. McCarthy and Ethel Walter McCarthy. She attended public school...
Nicole Ann Bakich
Mar 21, 2021
It is with great sadness we share that Nicole “Koko” Ann Bakich, age 48, of Bozeman, MT, passed away March 21, 2021, from COVID-19 pneumonia. Nicole was born in Red Lodge, MT, October 27, 1972, the daughter of Mily and Gerry Bakich. She was the youngest of four children, and grew up on a ranch just outside of Belfry, MT....
Benjamin David Dirks
Mar 20, 2021
Benjamin David Dirks came into this world singing on September 8, 1928, in Moundridge, KS, and continued using his voice to encourage others until his death on March 20, 2021. He and his four sisters grew up in rural Kansas as pastor’s kids. Orlo and Dorothy Dirks pastored and held tent meetings which provided Ben many opportunities to minister in...
Rhonda Deniece Zoon
Mar 13, 2021
Rhonda Zoon, 54, of Belgrade, passed away March 13, 2021. No services will be held at this time.
Warren Philip Scarrah
Mar 13, 2021
Warren Philip Scarrah, 85, a longtime Bozeman, Montana resident and a Butte (Montana) Rat to the core, earned his angel wings on March 13, 2021. Warren was born on April 29, 1935 in Billings, Montana to Philip and Evelyn (Thomson) Scarrah. He attended Catholic schools in Butte and Billings, graduating in 1953 from Butte Central High Boys School (now Butte...
Beverly "Bev" Borer
Mar 11, 2021
Bev Borer, 92, passed away Thursday, March 11 at home with family after a short illness. She was born January 15, 1929 in Bozeman, the daughter of Walter C. and Mildred Blackwood. She grew up on the family farm with the support of her brothers, Burr and Dick as their dad died at an early age. On Sept. 22, 1947...
Ronald Douglas Greenig
Mar 3, 2021
On March 3, 2021, Ron Greenig went to be with the Lord. He passed peacefully at home with his loved ones after an eleven-year battle with complications from injuries received in a car accident. He was born on December 13, 1943 to Alan and Pearl Greenig, the third of four children, in San Diego, California. As a boy, Ron had...
Thomas William Lee
Feb 26, 2021
Thomas William Lee, 59, of Bozeman, passed away February 26, 2021. No services will be held.
Loretta Smith Backstrom
Feb 23, 2021
On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, Loretta Smith Backstrom, loving mother, sister, and dear friend, passed away at age 62. Loretta was born on February 7, 1959 in Kahuku, Hawaii to Joseph and Alice (Zemp) Smith. She was always proud to be born in Hawaii, especially in the same year that Hawaii became a state. After fond childhood memories as a...
Edward Andrew Wells
Feb 23, 2021
Edward Andrew Wells, 52, passed away February 23, 2021. A Remembrance Gathering will be held 1-3PM Friday, March 12th, at Dahl Funeral & Cremation Service Tribute Center.
Carol Jean Murphy
Feb 19, 2021
Carol J. Murphy, age 86, passed away unexpectedly on February 19, 2021 in her home in Jacksonville, FL from complications of ALZ. She is survived by her husband of 65 years Robert J. Murphy, her son John R. Murphy, sisters Helen Diffenderfer, Janet Cawlfield (George), and Barbara Morgan (Carl), as well as nieces and nephews living in Arizona and Montana....
Donald Lee Walters
Feb 16, 2021
Don Walters of Bozeman passed away February 16, 2021 at the age of 92. Don was born in 1928 in Milwaukee, WI. His father worked at A. O. Smith company making bombs, and his mother was a welder when he was growing up. He was raised on his grandmother’s dairy. In 1946 Don quit school at the age of 17...
John Robert Tamminga
Feb 16, 2021
John Robert Tamminga, 86, of Bozeman, passed away February 16, 2021. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to tinytimandfriends.org which provides Medical, Nutritional and Psych-Social Support to Vulnerable HIV+ children, adolescents and pregnant women in Zambia or a charity of your choice. A Celebration of Life will be held later after Covid.
Rosemary Newman
Feb 12, 2021
Dr. Rosemary Kramp Newman, a retired dietician, diabetes educator, Montana State University professor emeritus and author, passed in her hometown of Bozeman, MT on February 12, 2020 at the age of 92. Rosemary is survived by her husband Walter Newman, her daughter Carrie Miller, her grandchildren Angie Gross (Brian), Amber Keith, Sean Miller, and Jenny Schmitz (Kyler), and her six...
Patrice B. Schmitt
Feb 11, 2021
Patrice B. Schmitt, 82, of Port Charlotte, FL, died peacefully surrounded by family on February 11, 2021. Patrice was born September 6, 1938, in Springfield, MA, resided in Guilford, CT until retiring to Port Charlotte, FL. She was the oldest of seven, a loving wife, mother of four and grandmother of ten. Patrice graduated from Albertus Magus College, where at...
Richard R. Moline
Feb 10, 2021
Corporal Richard Raymond Moline, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Richard was a decorated veteran who served in the Korean War and spent another couple of years in service. Richard was born on August 28, 1933 in Webster County, Iowa on his parents, Wally Moline and Fern Irene Early, farm. He graduated high school...
Gretchen Alice Ridge
Feb 9, 2021
Gretchen A. Ridge, age 82, died of natural causes February 9, 2021, at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Bozeman, MT. Gretchen was born January 2, 1939, in Alexandria, LA, to Albert and Elsie (Beauregard) Ridge. She and her two brothers and one sister were raised in Shreveport, LA. She received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Louisiana Tech in Ruston, LA, and...
Donald Eugene Barker
Feb 8, 2021
Donald Eugene Barker, 93, of Cheyenne, Wyoming passed away on February 8, 2021 while a resident at Spring Creek Inn in Bozeman, Montana. Don was born on August 22, 1927 in Glaymorgan, Wise County, Virginia. He was the second of nine children born to William Wade and Lilly Collins Barker. He is survived by brothers Jack, Jim, and Dallas Barker....
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