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Sharyn Anhalt
Feb 2, 2021
Sharyn Kay Anhalt, 59, creator of YarnScout, the LYS, crossed over the fiber frontier February 2, 2021. Born June 14, 1961 to Jack and Judy (Hammerer) Anhalt in West Allis, WI, Sharyn spent her early life in the Milwaukee area, escaping to work summers in Yellowstone NP in 1980 where she met lifelong friends and her future husband George, settling...
Helen Bernice Scheer
Jan 27, 2021
Helen Bernice Scheer, loving mother, grandmother, and friend was called home to be with her lord and loved ones on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at the age of 89. Helen was born April 24, 1931 in Iona, ID to Joe and Bertha Louk. Many of her younger years were spent in the Bone hills above Iona. She loved telling stories...
Bonnie Mae Lawson
Jan 23, 2021
Bonnie Lawson was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was called home to be with the Lord after a valiant fight with cancer at the age of 74. Bonnie was born July 7, 1946, in Ventura, CA to Christopher J. Waugh & Evelyn M. Baird. Bonnie saw the world as her canvas and her perspective on life made everything...
Charles Glen Hammar
Jan 21, 2021
Charles Glen Hammar passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 75. Glen was born in Spokane, Washington on December 25, 1945 to Samuel and Ella Hammar. Glen thoroughly enjoyed growing up in Spokane. He loved playing with his siblings and friends, spending time in the outdoors, and attending...
Carol L. Weidinger
Jan 21, 2021
Carol lived a long and full life as a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister before going peacefully to Heaven to be with our Lord Jesus on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Born as Carol Cook on December 13, 1946 to Hobart Cook and Weymouth Palmer in Billings, MT, she grew up in Billings with her sister Judy and...
Katherine Louise Johnston
Jan 19, 2021
Katherine Louise Johnston, 65, of Bozeman, passed away January 19, 2021.
Norma Gay James
Jan 17, 2021
Norma Gay Siren James, aged 81, passed away on January 17, 2022, in Bozeman, MT. Norma was born June 5, 1940, in Afton, WY to Wayne and Lillian Siren. She lived and attended grade school in Smoot, WY and graduated from high school in Rock Springs, WY. Norma met her future husband, Bently Ray James in 1956 in Jackson Hole,...
Julia Elizabeth Zoll
Jan 17, 2021
Julia Elizabeth Zoll, 93, of Bozeman, MT, passed away on January 17, 2021 after a three-year long battle with cancer. She was born in Chicago, IL on July 8, 1927 to George and Julia Chovanec. Julia worked for Social Security until her marriage to Herbert Zoll, Jr. on November 6, 1955. After marriage, they moved to Westchester, IL, and were...
William Emmett Arnado
Jan 12, 2021
William Emmett Arnado, 78, of West Yellowstone passed away January 12, 2021. No services will be held at this time.
Ruel Elgen Brown, Jr.
Jan 11, 2021
Ruel Elgen Brown Jr., 86, returned with honor to his Heavenly home on Monday January 11, 2021. Ruel was born to Ruel Elgen Brown and Effie Vilate Averett Brown on the family farm in Lovell, WY. He was the 5th of six children. His character was deeply influenced by his mother and father’s serviceable example. Ruel married his sweetheart Sherry...
Kaci Janet Shea
Jan 10, 2021
Kaci Janet Shea, 33, passed away at her home January 10, 2021 in Everett, Washington. She is the daughter of Jode Boyles Briggs and Bob Briggs, and the late John Dennis Shea; little sister to Stephanie, Michael, and Ryann; best auntie ever to Ella, Genesis, Daylan and Hunter. A private family interment service is scheduled. We will celebrate Kaci’s life...
Dr. Charles Thomas Hash, Sr.
Jan 9, 2021
Dr. Charles Thomas Hash, Sr. of Bozeman, passed away January 9, 2021. He was born in Red Lodge, MT to John Otis “Red” Hash & Myra Doris (Shaw) Hash, June 24, 1934. Charlie graduated Red Lodge High School at the age of 16. He attended Rocky Mountain College in Billings for one year and attended a semester at University of...
John Henry Certalic
Jan 8, 2021
John Henry Certalic, age 69, after a long battle with cancer, died on Friday, January 8, 2021 at 1:05 pm in the loving arms of his wife Sharon, son Tom, and niece Elisha (Stoddard) at the Riverstone Hospice Home in Billings, MT. A long-standing member of the community of Belgrade, MT, John was born in S. Plainsfield, NJ on May...
Mary Ilene Johnson
Jan 6, 2021
Mary Ilene “Tommie” (Davidson) Johnson of Bozeman, age 94, passed away January 6, 2021 after a valiant 16-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Tommie was born on March 30, 1926 in Akron, OH, the eldest daughter of Blanche (Waggoner) and Dorsey Davidson. She is survived by her husband, Glenden “Glen” Johnson, their three children and spouses--David and Linda Johnson of Redding, CA,...
Dakota William Joseph Thompson
Jan 5, 2021
At home surrounded by family, Dakota William Joseph Thompson won his lifelong, but only recently diagnosed, battle with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) on January 5, 2021. He was 16. Dakota was born to Brandon and April Thompson on September 3, 2004 in Poplar Bluff, MO. They made the move to Bozeman where Dakota was raised for most of his life. Despite his...
Cecilia Ann Kiefer
Jan 3, 2021
Cecilia “Cec” Ann Kiefer, 91, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 in Bozeman, MT. She leaves her second cousins, Kathryn A. (Kiefer) Noyes, Larry Kiefer, Nancy (Kiefer) Wagner, Mary Atkins and cousins Michael & Kim Noyes, William Noyes, Kendra Noyes & Mitchell Noyes. She is preceded in death by her father James A. Kiefer, mother Olive Ann Kiefer and her...
Rex B. Easton
Jan 3, 2021
Rex B Easton,73, was a cherished father, partner, brother, uncle, grandfather, teacher, mentor. He was a visionary, entrepreneur, always fair and just, and most of all loved and admired. This world lost him on January 3, 2021, when he passed peacefully, at home with his family after fighting a valiant battle with cancer. Rex was born in Billings, MT to...
Vivienne Adele Rockhold
Dec 31, 2020
Vivienne Adele Rockhold of Bozeman, Montana died at Gallatin Rest Home on Dec. 31, 2020, at the age of 92, after testing positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 23. Vivienne was an adventurer in her early years, and was a kind, gentle, loving, supportive and devoted daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. Vivienne’s parents immigrated to the U.S. from England. She was...
Janice Louise Schwartz
Dec 30, 2020
Janice Louise Schwartz, 79, passed on from this life, Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Jan suffered a massive stroke due to complications from Covid. She was born February 5, 1941 to Frances and George Thruston in Oakland, CA. She graduated from Castlemont Senior High School in 1958 and attended San Jose State University in the fall. Wanting more she moved to...
Jared Lane Phipps Bratsky
Dec 30, 2020
Jared Bratsky, 42, passed away December 30, 2020 of Cancer, at his home in Bozeman, MT surrounded by family. Born in 1978 in Casper, WY, he grew up in Billings, MT graduating from West High School in 1996. He began working at Right Now Technologies while completing his Bachelor and Master’s Degrees in Computer Science at MSU-Bozeman. While at Right...
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