OBITUARIES

Nov 14, 2020

Godspeed to the Great Reward and the joyful reunion with sons Jimmy and Bill, grandsons Corey, Chad and Zachary, daughter-in-law Jenny, and so many others. November 14, 2020 will be a day not soon forgotten. Born February 26, 1929 in Perkins, OK to Addie West Chapman and Joseph Chapman following twins Mildred and Marvin. She was one of seven with...

Nov 13, 2020

Shirley Maxine Petersen, 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 13, 2020 after a courageous battle against Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Shirley lived her life for her children, raising three on her own. Even though it was challenging, the kids never felt her burden. She still pulled off fishing trips, skating on Baker Lake, pizza burgers at The...

Nov 11, 2020

Richard S. "Rick" Lyden, Jr. was born April 8, 1948 in Glasgow, Montana to Richard S. & Margaret Briggs Lyden. Rick graduated from Glasgow High School in 1966. He attended Eastern Montana College (MSU Billings) until 1969 when he transferred to Montana State University in Bozeman. Rick graduated from MSU in 1971. The following year he completed his Masters in...

Nov 8, 2020

Butch passed away to be with our Lord on November 8, 2020 due to contracting COVID 19, and only his wife Julie Anna could be by his side during the last few hours of his life here on earth. Butch was born on January 18, 1949 to his beloved parents Kathleen Louise Brown and Gordon Darrell Davis in Knoxville, TN....

Nov 6, 2020

Barbara Carol Gilbaugh was born Barbara Ohmes on August 8, 1945 in Wichita, Kansas, where she grew up. Her parents were raised on farms and had moved to the city for better opportunities. Her father Greg trained for the army but WWII ended prior to his deployment, and he became a career worker at Beechcraft. His wife Bertha (nee Bales)...

Nov 3, 2020

Richard “Dick” Thomas Parker journeyed to his heavenly home on November 3, 2020 after suffering complications of dementia. He leaves behind a legacy of love, devotion to God and family, good humor, and integrity. Dick was born on July 14, 1939 in Shelby, Montana and spent his early childhood on the family ranch in Sweetgrass and his attachment to that...

Nov 1, 2020

Joan C. Pulliam, 92, of Morganton, NC, passed away on November 1, 2020 in Bozeman, MT. Joan was born in Neenah, WI to Joseph and Martha Cimbalo on February 25, 1928. She went to school at Grosse Pointe High in Michigan. She graduated from Rockford College in 1949. She married Ralph S. Pulliam on April 12, 1952 in Detroit, MI....

Oct 30, 2020

Jack Parker Cowlishaw Jr., 68, of Bozeman, MT, passed away on Friday, October 30th. After battling an illness for many years, his Heavenly Father called him home, and he went peacefully with his family by his side. Jack was born in Billings, MT on December 7, 1951, to Jack Parker Cowlishaw and Caroline Zent Cowlishaw. He grew up in Bozeman...

Oct 30, 2020

After a life he described as an odyssey of wonder, Michael Thomas Money passed away at his home in Polson, MT on October 30th from the sudden, severe onset of Myelodysplastic Syndrome. He was at home surrounded by his family, looking out on the Mission Mountains, with his faithful dog at his side. Mike Money was born the youngest of...

Oct 26, 2020

Walter Adelbert Campbell, 83, has followed his angel on October 26, 2020 at his home in Belgrade, MT. He leaves behind his wife Agnes, of 51 years, daughters Rose Alisa Campbell (Vance) of Belgrade, Nadel Campbell of Manhattan, and four grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents Roy and Margaret Campbell and a sister Marlene Campbell Hagen. Services...

Oct 26, 2020

James “Jim” Louis Martin passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020. He was born on December 9, 1951 in Miles City, MT to Jim and Phyllis Martin. Jim served in the US Navy as a medic in the Vietnam war, he was a loyal patriot. He loved his family from the bottom of his heart and would always be there...

Oct 23, 2020

Woody (Forrest) Elwood Fogg, of Bozeman, Montana, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020 at the age of 75. Woody was born to parents Dorothy and Frosty Fogg in 1945 in Cody, Wyoming. He grew up as the youngest of two children while the family was ranching in northern Wyoming. He moved to Belgrade, Montana in 1968 where he worked...

Oct 14, 2020

Oct 14, 2020

Sandra Kay Martin was born in Alexandria, Virginia to Bobby and Evelyn Mills. As the daughter of a military man, her childhood found her living in many places, including Hawaii and Montana, before eventually settling in San Diego. Later in life, she married Steve Martin and made a home for herself in Bozeman, Montana where they lived out the rest...

Oct 13, 2020

We will miss her surprises . . . When first asked she said her obituary should read, "Vivian Ellen (Heiser) Stiff died suddenly, screaming and fighting all the way, having run through all her money." She laughed at our reaction. We miss watching her live . . . Vivian Ellen Heiser was born in Helena in 1926 to Henry G....

Oct 12, 2020

Sharon (Lund) Thorkelson was born February 9, 1940 in Montevideo, MN, and died October 12, 2020 in Bozeman, MT after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her Husband Donald Dale Thorkelson; her Father and Mother Olaf and Lilia (Armstrong) Lund; Sister Leona Loken; Sister Arlys and Brother-in-law Don Jolstad; Brother Francis; Brother-in-law Ed Hetrick; and...

Oct 11, 2020

Dr. Ralph H. Berry, Jr., 99, of Bozeman passed away peacefully Sunday, October 11, 2020, after a long and honorable life. Born in Meridien, Connecticut and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania, Ralph lived his last 30 years in Bozeman, which he loved immensely- along with his beloved wife, Ruth, who died Sept 17, 2016. Ralph was born on July 17, 1921,...

Oct 10, 2020

Nadine Lynn (Zaruba) Tribble, 66, of Belgrade, passed away October 10, 2020. Nadine was born November 6, 1953 in Cedar Rapids, IA to Merle and Dorothy (Edleman) Zaruba and attended school in Cedar Rapids. Nadine met her husband Michael at Western Montana College in Dillion, MT and lived in Texas, Minnesota, and Belgrade, MT. She was a secretary for 18...

Oct 6, 2020

Kelsey Charlene (Fitchett-Howard) Cold passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident on October 6, 2020. Kelsey Charlene was born on March 17, 1995 in Dickinson, ND to Michelle (Fitchett) Brown and Duane Howard. She graduated high school in Thompson Falls, MT and cherished the many memories she made with her classmates, team members, and family including her sister and trips...

Oct 5, 2020

Nancy (nee Cowan) MacWilliams, born May 4, 1925, was raised in Idaho Falls and Island Park, ID, by Rosa and Charlie Cowan. Soon after earning a BA in fine art from the University of Idaho, Nancy was introduced to Malcolm MacWilliams “Mac” by a fellow West Point graduate from Idaho Falls. Recently recalling meeting Mac, Nancy remarked “that was my...