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Tina Oliver Barton
Feb 18, 2015
Tina Oliver Barton passed away February 18, 2015 at her home in Big Sky, Montana surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 6, 1966 in Bloomington, Illinois to Robert and Marilyn (Able) Oliver. Tina was raised and graduated high school in El Paso, Illinois. After high school she attended Illinois Wesleyan University where she received degrees in Elementary...
Lewis Eugene Hawkes
Feb 15, 2015
Lewis E. (Gene) Hawkes was born in Lillian Idaho (near Ashton) on 2/3/1927 and passed away quietly in Bozeman, Montana on 2/15/2015 at the age of 88. He was raised on a small farm near Drummond Idaho and attended school in Ashton until his graduation from High School in 1944. He then volunteered for the Navy in 1944 and served...
Kurt Albert Winegardner
Feb 11, 2015
Kurt Albert Winegardner, 60, passed away in his home, listening to Dylan on February 11, 2015. Kurt grew up in Billings, MT, spending hours at Lissa Field, making life long friends. His quest for the perfect golf swing began while working in the bag room of the YCC. If you were from Billings he was quick to ask “are you...
Laverne Oliver Dahl
Jan 13, 2015
LaVerne Oliver Dahl, 76, of Bozeman, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015. He was born January 19, 1938 in McIntosh, SD to Oliver Melvin and Evelyn Mary (Borman) Nelson Dahl. He graduated from high school in McIntosh, SD, later attended college in Aberdeen, SD and also attended Montana State College in Bozeman. LaVerne married Helen Sayler on June 26, 1960...
Phoebe Corthell Montagne
Jan 9, 2015
Born in Laramie, Wyoming, 2/28/1922 to Morris and Harriet Corthell , Phoebe grew up in Laramie on the edge of the University of Wyoming campus, riding her horse to the family cabin, named “Mertensia” , in the Snowy Mountain Range. Phoebe took her final ride January 9, 2015 into her beloved mountains to rest with her animal friends among the...
Elisabeth 'Elsie' M. Montgomery
Jan 4, 2015
Elisabeth 'Elsie' M. Kern Montgomery passed away January 4, 2015. She was born June 12, 1924 in the small town of Rockendorf in the Bohemian Forest of Czechoslovakia. She was an only child and lived with her parents, helping them run their County Inn until the end of WWII. Robert Montgomery was stationed with the US Army on the Czechoslovakian...
John Dougherty
Jan 3, 2015
John Stephen Dougherty passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015. He was born May 6, 1920 at Armell’s, MT to Alvina and Edward Dougherty, on their homestead. He started grade school in Butte, MT then moved to his folk’s ranch, 30 miles north of Lewistown, MT. He attended Weidman School which was a one room school that never had more than...
William 'Bill' Harvey Thomas
Jan 1, 2015
William “Bill” Harvey Thomas passed away January 1, 2015. He was born May 7, 1928 in Bozeman, MT to Benjamin and Vera (Kincaid) Thomas. Bill was raised in Bozeman and attended Story Mill School and graduated from Gallatin County High School. He attended University of Montana and Montana State University, earning a Master’s of Business Administration. He served our country...
Roy James Metcalf
Jan 1, 2015
Roy James Metcalf passed away after checking his cattle one last time on his four wheeler on the afternoon of January 1, 2015 at the age of 79. He was born on December 23, 1935 to Willie Ray and Letha (Doyen) Metcalf and lived his entire life within 5 miles of his birthplace on Sourdough Creek southeast of Bozeman. After...
Kaileb Cole Williams
Dec 31, 2014
Kaileb Cole Williams was born in Bozeman, MT on July 9, 1994 and passed away suddenly December 31, 2014 in Missoula, MT. He attended school at Emily Dickenson, Chief Joseph, Bozeman High, Sky View High and Cache High in Logan, UT. From the start, Kaileb was a caregiver. As an example, when he was in Kindergarten, he took his Power...
Mary Ann Staudinger
Dec 31, 2014
Mary Ann Staudinger passed away December 31, 2014. She was born July 24, 1935 in Hebron, ND to Eugene and Albertina (Zentner) Kearns. As a young girl, Mary Ann was called “Skippy” and “Carrot Top”. She was raised in Hebron, ND and married James Staudinger on November 22, 1954. The couple later moved to Bozeman, MT. Mary Ann loved to...
Harold 'Gene' Eugene Hermanson
Dec 26, 2014
Harold Eugene 'Gene' Hermanson, passed away December 26, 2014 at the Gallatin Rest Home. Gene was born September 4, 1925 in Milaca, MN to Samson Eugene and Olive Mary (Gilbertson) Hermanson. Gene grew up in the Williston North Dakota area. Gene was proud to serve our country in the US Navy in the South Pacific Theatre in WWII. He was...
Donald Berg Schrader
Dec 25, 2014
SCHRADER – Donald (Don) B., 84, died suddenly on Christmas Eve after a period of declining health. He is survived by his three children, Nancy Planalp of Bozeman, MT, Lori Schrader of New York, NY, Scott Schrader of Corvalis, OR, daughter-in-law Beth Schrader of Belgrade, MT, and nine grandchildren. He also leaves behind his loving companion of many years, Ilene...
Mary 'Lenore' Siewert
Dec 23, 2014
Mary 'Lenore' Siewert, 79 of Bozeman, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Lenore was born in Duluth, Minnesota on October 12, 1935, to Mary and Art Christianson. She grew up in Duluth and graduated from Duluth Denfeld High School where she sang in the Senior Choir and the Triple Trios. Her musical talents extended to playing the organ and piano...
Paul Lorin Lochridge
Dec 21, 2014
Paul Lorin Lochridge passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014. He was born July 2, 1928 in Red Lodge, MT to Charles Lorin and Helen (Hitchcock) Lochridge. Paul graduated high school in Red Lodge and earned a bachelor’s degree from Montana State University. He served our country as a member of the United States Navy from 1946 until 1948. He worked...
Cherie Lee Colvin
Dec 19, 2014
Cherie Lee Colvin passed away at her home in Bozeman, MT on December 19, 2014. She was born February 18, 1954 in Owosso, MI to William and Betty (Morse) Colvin. Cherie was raised in Owosso, MI and throughout her life also lived in Traverse City, MI, Fort Myers, FL and Bozeman, MT. She loved painting, horses and travelling. She will...
Brigid Waters Grinnell
Dec 12, 2014
Brigid went home to Our Lord on Dec. 12, 2014. She was born in Dillon, MT and was raised and attended school in Manhattan, MT. Her family then moved to Seattle, WA, where she finished her last two years of school, graduating from Ballard High School. On May 12, 1976, Brigid married her best friend, her rock, and love of...
Dan T. Greer
Dec 12, 2014
Dan T. Greer, 79, of Gallatin Gateway, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014. On August 10, 1935, an unusual, one of a kind child was born to William and Helen (Pennell) Greer in Columbus, Ohio. They named him Dan. Dan grew up in Columbus and joined the Navy in the mid 1950's. In the fall of 1958 he went to...
Samantha Lynn Boyd
Dec 12, 2014
Samantha Lynn Boyd, infant daughter of Aaron and Erin (Allen) Boyd, was born and passed away on December 12, 2014. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather Tim Boyd and her maternal grandmother Cindy Allen. Survivors include her parents, her siblings Hannah, Isaac, Allison, Sophia and Michael all of Manhattan, MT; her paternal grandmother Frances Kuns, of Amarillo,...
Mary Louise (O'Neil) Libbey
Dec 10, 2014
Mary O’Neil Libbey was born in her parents’ home in Lewiston, Maine on December 8, 1911. She was the daughter of Julia (Donelly) O’Neil and Daniel Joseph O’Neil. Mary graduated from Jordan High in 1929 and Bates College in Lewiston in 1933. She married the love of her life Chan Libbey in Lewiston, Maine on June 7, 1934. On July...
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