OBITUARIES

Jan 25, 2016

Debbie, 58, of Bozeman left us unexpectedly on Monday, January 25, 2016. She was born on March 12, 1958 in Gillette, WY and graduated from Campbell County High School. After, she worked at her family’s grocery store where she met her husband Chris DiMichele and had two children. Debbie was a talented floral designer who opened her own flower shop...

Jan 20, 2016

Virginia Rose (Meisner) Larson died peacefully on January 20, 2016 in Bozeman, Montana. Virginia was born September 16, 1928 to Oscar and Florence (Noel) Meisner on a farm near Elkader, Iowa. She was baptized at Peace Evangelical Church in Elkader. She attended rural elementary school near her home and graduated from Elkader High School in 1946. She attended Central State...

Jan 20, 2016

Gene Stuart Brooks, 85, of Bozeman, Montana passed away on January 20, 2016. He was born on July 11, 1930 in Chestnut, Montana to James and Elizabeth (Maykuth) Brooks. Gene attended the Chestnut Rural School and graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1948. While at Gallatin High Gene was an excellent student and played Linebacker and Center for the...

Jan 20, 2016

Alice Agnes Putman, 91, of Belgrade, Montana, passed away January 20, 2016. She was born May 30, 1924 in Yreka, California to John and Agnes Nunes. Alice graduated from Nursing School and practiced as a nurse for 50 years from 1940 to 1990, including over 30 years at the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. She was a compassionate nurse and a liaison...

Jan 19, 2016

Jutta Anni Luise Davies, 75, of Belgrade, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. She was born on October 22, 1940 in Kemnade, Germany and immigrated to Canada in 1965. She worked for many years as a Cardiovascular Technician at the Vancouver University Hospital in Vancouver B.C. Canada. Jutta married the love of her life Dennis Davies Sr. on August...

Jan 16, 2016

Edward R. Gray, 54, of Belgrade, MT passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 in Deer Lodge, MT from natural causes. He was born November 24, 1961 in Stanford, NY to Andrew and Emily (Mead) Gray. Ed graduated from High School in Roxbury, NY. He moved to the Gallatin Valley in 1992, where he worked as a general contractor in the...

Jan 16, 2016

Sarah (Susie) Nell Litsey (Lightsey) Bookout, of Montgomery, Alabama and Bozeman, Montana, passed away on January 16, 2016 after many years with Parkinson’s disease. She is survived by her husband, Henry Ellis Bookout; her daughter, Marilyn “Sue” (Jim) Hamilton of Bozeman; her granddaughters, Erin (Wyatt) Larson and Katrina Hamilton of Bozeman; her great-grandchildren, Keilan Segi and Carmen Larson; her sister-in-law...

Jan 12, 2016

Mom went peacefully to heaven surrounded by her loving family, Tuesday, January 12, 1916. Betty was born in Bozeman, MT to Thomas N. Tillman and Maude Ruth (Dwight) Tillman on June 17, 1932. Mom was the 11th child born into a family of 13 children. Betty attended Bozeman Public School, graduating in 1950. Betty married Joe Madison Lee on June...

Jan 10, 2016

Marvin Backer passed away on Jan. 10 from complications of metastatic prostate cancer. He was born on Feb. 7, 1937, in Schenectady, N.Y., to Lena and Louis Backer. He spent his childhood years in Amsterdam, New York, earned his B.A. from Cornell, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Marv served...

Jan 7, 2016

Beatrice Mae Blessum, 86, of Great Falls and most recently Bozeman, passed away on Thursday morning, January 7th, 2016. A memorial service will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Great Falls at a later date. Bea was born June 6th, 1929, in Edmore North Dakota to Palmer and Clara (Askelson) Malmin. As a young energetic girl, she helped her...

Jan 7, 2016

Marcella Nadine Caltvedt Scheer, 89, died on Thursday, January 7, 2016. She was born on April 5, 1926 in Marshalltown, IA, to Laila Mildred (Henderson) and Silas Walter Caltvedt. Her father died when she was 10 years old. On June 25, 1947 she married Alfred Carl Scheer in Nevada, IA. They were married 68 1/2 years until his death two...

Dec 31, 2015

Gail Renaldo Raty was born on March 22, 1925 and sadly passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at home in Big Sky, MT with Daughter Linda and Son-in-Law John. Gail was born in Challis, ID to Steve and Oma Raty. Gail moved to California in 1934 with his parents, five brothers and sister. Gail proudly joined the Navy during...

Dec 30, 2015

Donald Joseph Traubert (Don), 92, of Bozeman, died at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Billings, MT on December 30, 2015 from complications of a long life. Don was born in Wellsburg, West Virginia to the late George and Grace (Densmore) Traubert on September 7, 1923. He attended St. John’s Catholic School and Wellsburg High School. He graduated from West Virginia University with...

Dec 28, 2015

Alfred Carl Scheer died on Monday, December 28, 2015. He was born on the family farm in Knox County, Nebraska on February 1, 1926 to Werner and Mabel (Jensen) Scheer. During WWII he was in the US Army Corps of Engineers, and installed anti-submarine fences in the San Francisco bay. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering...

Dec 27, 2015

Michael Lawrence Nelson, 64, of Laramie, Wyoming, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 27, 2015 in Billings, MT while traveling to Bozeman with his son Mark to visit his mother. He was born March 17, 1951 in Burlington, Wisconsin to Lawrence and Frances (Krueger) Nelson. He and his family moved to Hamilton, MT, when Michael was three, and 6 years...

Dec 27, 2015

Herbert (Herb) J. Warp unexpectedly passed away December 27, 2015 while visiting family in Bozeman. Herb was born July 13, 1960 in Bozeman to the late Norman Warp and Darlene Warp Hansen. Herb lived in Great Falls in his early years and moved frequently due to his father's engineering work taking him to Bismarck, Billings, Riverton, Wyoming and back to...

Dec 24, 2015

Lizbeth “Polly” Anne (Brenna) Zindler recently illuminated her sparkling star amongst the universe in spirit. She is survived by her dear and closest friend, her sister, Susan Leigland [Robert], her proud sons Cody and Ry, and her beloved nieces Becky [Gary] and Tiffani [Jan] Leigland. She spent many of her years with close companions firstly with the father of her...

Dec 20, 2015

Dec 19, 2015

Byron Lee Tressler, 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday December 19, 2015 in his Bozeman home. Byron was born on September 28, 1925 to Harriett Broviak and Maynard Tressler. He resided for most of his life in Glasgow, MT. Byron met Lois Arnold in Seattle Washington and they married on October 5, 1946. Upon his graduation from Business College, Byron...

Dec 17, 2015