OBITUARIES

May 2, 2017

Maxine P. Glueckert went home to heaven on May 2, 2017. Maxine was born in Belt, Montana on October 8, 1928 with a deep connection and relationship to her Brodie, Sweeney and Pimperton family. Growing up in the Great Falls area, Maxine and her brother David were raised by their mother Ruth, Grandpa Brodie, and extended family. The loss of...

May 1, 2017

(Catherine) Nicole McCormick, 28, of Bozeman, Montana passed away peacefully at home on May 1, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. She was born March 22, 1989 in Salt Lake City, UT, to Lisa and Kirk Hooton. Nicole grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from West Jordan High School. Nicole moved to Bozeman in 2007 and discovered...

Apr 30, 2017

Betty Jean Franklin, 75, of Bozeman, MT passed away April 30th, 2017 in the presence of her loving daughters. Betty was born on May 17th, 1941 in Santa Maria, CA to parents Jerry and Ida Burger. Betty, alongside her siblings, was raised in Santa Maria, CA and after attending high school, began her career as a cook. Eventually settling in...

Apr 29, 2017

Donald Ray Byers, 80, founding Executive Director of the Montana Special Olympics, passed away April 29 of natural causes at his home in Bozeman. He was the son of Joseph Toole and Syble Clara Byers, born on December 8, 1936, in Helena. A fourth-generation Montanan, his ancestors arrived at Fort Benton via steamboat in 1865 before homesteading in the Boulder...

Apr 25, 2017

Dorothy Nan Kennemer, 93, former long-time member of the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Department, now the Department of Health and Human Development at Montana State University-Bozeman, died April 25 at Bear Creek respite Care Center where she had received loving care the past few months. She was born October 26, 1923 in Springfield, MO to Everett and Edith (Whitlatch)...

Apr 19, 2017

Long-time Edmonds Resident Wanda Lee Fleming died peacefully 19 April 2017 at Highgate Assisted Living in Bozeman, Montana. Wanda Lee Parchman was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on the second of December, 1928 to John R. and Leveta (Seay) Parchman. She grew up and attended high school in the Shawnee area. In high school she met and married her first husband,...

Apr 18, 2017

Apr 17, 2017

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...

Apr 11, 2017

A private family service will be held.

Apr 10, 2017

Phillip DeKoning passed away on April 10, 2017 from natural causes at his home in Bozeman, MT. Phillip was born July 20, 1975 to Albert and Rose Mary DeKoning in Shelby, Montana. He attended elementary and high school in Sunburst, Montana. He then went on to college in Bozeman and obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. He has resided...

Apr 6, 2017

Clyde Gregory Bouldin   The most infectious laugh was extinguished Thursday, April 6, 2017 for Clyde Bouldin. Clyde was the hard working son of Clyde and Naomi (Bohling) Bouldin of Helena, MT. Born September 8, 1958, the second youngest of seven with a daring twinkle in his eye and mischievous grin. That grin told you he was about to bring havoc...

Apr 5, 2017

Adelaide Cleaves Haraden passed on to her next adventure on April 5, 2017. She was born on June 13, 1922 at home in Old Town, Maine on the banks of the Penobscot River across from the Penobscot Indian Reservation. Although she grew up in suburban Philadelphia (Swarthmore) she loved Maine and spent summers in Bar Harbor to escape the heat...

Apr 1, 2017

Richard Smith Stout (57), of Ennis Montana, our loving husband, son, father, uncle, granddad, brother, and friend passed away unexpectedly from Metastic Endocrine Cancer on April 1, 2017. Rick was born in Pasadena, California, on March 9, 1960 to Carlyle F. and Suzanne Stout. Rick moved from California to Bloomington, Utah where he grew up and graduated from Dixie High...

Mar 31, 2017

Mar 29, 2017

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather Edwin Rueben Fabricius was called to be with his Lord God on March 29th, 2017 with his family at his side. God gave him a life full of wonder and many challenges. He never backed down from anything difficult and his life was a witness to the power of God’s grace. Most...

Mar 26, 2017

John “Jack” Howard Crowther passed away Sunday, March 26th at the age of 92. He was born on January 13th, 1925 to parents William Howard and Rose Genevieve. He was raised in St. Paul, MN and graduated from St. Paul Central High School. Throughout his youth, Jack was an avid Scouter, having attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He continued...

Mar 18, 2017

Henry Kathrein, 93, of Bozeman, MT died Saturday March 18th, 2017 at his home in Bozeman, MT. Henry was born February 27th, 1924 in Glendive, MT, the son of Joseph and Regina Grasl Kathrein. He attended Glendive schools and was a graduate of Dawson County Junior College and Montana State College, Bozeman. In 1943, at the age of 19, Henry...

Mar 17, 2017

Dorothy Frazee passed away March 16, 2017 in her home in Bozeman, surrounded by family after a valiant fight with cancer. Dorothy was born in Williston, North Dakota to George and Edith Wright and grew up in the Badlands near what today is Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Her first years were spent on the family homestead which consisted of a...

Mar 15, 2017

Clarence James Freese “Jim”, 78, peacefully passed away at his home on March 15, 2017. He was a brave soul throughout a very lengthy illness. He was born on September 16, 1938 to parents Clarence and Agnes Freese in Bozeman, MT. As a boy, Jim lived up Bridger Canyon and some of his fondest memories were racing around on his...

Mar 9, 2017

Catherine (Katie) Rose Nelson, born April 21, 1984 in New Orleans LA, passed away in her sleep on March 9, 2017 at the young age of only 32. Katie was a free spirit who spent her life exploring new things. She was a kind woman who never met anyone she didn't consider a friend. Her greatest accomplishments are beautiful children,...