OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Bozeman, MT, Gallatin County & Surrounding Areas
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Zelma Jane Winn
Dec 1, 2014
Zelma Jane Winn, 89, of Bozeman, formerly of Oklahoma City, OK transitioned from this life to the next on December 1, 2014. She was born July 14, 1925 in Great Bend, KS to Glenn and Lucille (Jones) Archer. Her early childhood was spent in Kansas; her father was a school superintendent and they moved every few years. She graduated from...
Dixie Lee ( Dodge) Kelley
Dec 1, 2014
Dixie Lee (Dodge) Kelley, 59, of Livingston, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014 at the Caslen Assisted Living Center. She was born March 15, 1955 in Livingston to Harry Edward and Bertha Lucille (Munro) Dodge. Dixie was raised and educated in Livingston and graduated from Livingston High School. Following high school, she lived in the upper Shields River Valley, outside...
Laurie Lynn O'Brien
Nov 20, 2014
Laurie Lynn (Hamer) O’Brien passed away in the arms of her husband Thursday, November 20 after eight years of courageously battling cancer. Laurie was born December 21, 1958 in Helena to parents Russell and Janice Hamer. She attended elementary school in East Helena, middle school at CR Anderson in Helena and graduated from Helena Capital in 1976. She graduated from...
James 'Jim' Llafet Hogin
Nov 16, 2014
James “Jim” Llafet Hogin, of Bozeman, passed away November 16, 2014. He was born September 26, 1929 in Clay Center, Kansas to James H. and Louise (Llafet) Hogin. As a child, Jim’s family moved to San Fransisco, CA and then to San Jose, CA where he graduated high school. He served our country as a member of the United States...
Bernard 'Bernie' Schaff
Nov 10, 2014
On November 10, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with cancer Bernard “Bernie” Schaff started his heavenly journey surrounded by his family at his home. Bernie, 73, was born on January 16, 1941 in Livingston, MT to the parents Jake and Agnes (Gauthier) Schaff. Bernie spent his early years on the Stillwater in the Absarokee and Fishtail areas. He...
Rita Barnes Lochridge
Nov 9, 2014
Rita Lochridge passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014 of progressive systemic scleroderma, a rare disease. She was born at the old hospital on Wilson St. Bozeman, MT September 21, 1934 to Franklin and Mett Barnes. Rita was married and sealed to Paul Lorin Lochridge November 9, 1955 in Idaho Falls Temple, ID. Throughout her life she lived in Great Falls,...
Annette 'Ann' Lynn Cockerham
Nov 7, 2014
Ann passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 from a severe allergic reaction to a medication. We would like to express our deepest appreciation of the care she received at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital intensive care unit. Special thanks to Dr. Sullivan, Dr. Knappenburger & Nurses; Linda, Traci, Sally and nursing student Tina. She was born January 17, 1957 to Auburn and...
Earlene Marie Plant
Nov 3, 2014
Light a Candle And I will light a candle for you. To shatter all the darkness and bless the times we knew. Like a beacon in the night The flame will burn bright and guide us on our way. Oh, today I light a candle for you. The seasons come and go, and I’m weary from the change. I keep...
Tausha Lee
Oct 28, 2014
Beloved friend, sister, mother, and daughter, Tausha Lee, 45, of Bozeman, went to be with our Lord on October 28,2014. She was predeceased by her son, Damionn, father, Joe and mother, Linda. She is survived by her significant other, Chuck Reeves and son Darionn, step father, Fred, step mother, Mary, and her sisters, Tieia, Jessica, Melissa, Emoyln, Rachel, Lynnette and...
Ruth Elizabeth Sem
Oct 27, 2014
Ruth Elizabeth Sem passed away October, 27, 2014. She was born November 24, 1920 in Watertown, SD to Homer and Minnie (Wadleigh) Yetter. At a young age, Ruth’s family moved to Minot, ND. She attended school until the eighth grade and then began working to help the family. She married Vernon L. Sem on August 24, 1940 in Minot. The...
Gordon Orville Strachan
Oct 26, 2014
Gordon Orville Strachan Beloved Dad, Gramps, husband and friend, Gordon passed peacefully Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. He was born Oct. 9, 1926, in Niagara Falls, NY to Clifford and Josephine Minor Strachan and spent his early years with his Aunt & Uncle in Parry Sound, ON while his father and mother worked. His father later passed and he was old...
Lt. Cmdr Joseph A. Wilson
Oct 22, 2014
Lt. Commander Joseph A. Wilson, United States Navy, died Wednesday, October 22st at his home in Chesapeake, Virginia. He was 35 years old. He was born on November 29, 1978 in Havre, Montana to the late Joe Wilson and Joyce (Wilson) Robinson of Malta, Montana. Joe was the Salutatorian of his graduating class of 1997 at Malta High school. He...
Betty Ann Bies
Oct 16, 2014
Betty Ann Bies, 68, of Bozeman, passed away October 16, 2014. She was born September 15, 1946 in Cambridge, Vermont to John and Lyda (Lafley) Limlaw. Betty was raised in Vermont and then lived in California, Alaska, and Montana. On September 26, 1997 she married John Bies at Soldiers Chapel in Big Sky, Montana. She was a member of the...
Frani Karen Bankert
Oct 16, 2014
Frani Bankert died on October 16, 2014 after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She was born April 15, 1951 in Atlantic City, NJ to Selma and Earl Troy. She attended Atlantic City High School and went on to the University of Maryland where she graduated with honors, Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Sociology and Psychology. After college...
Walter Anthony Glover Iii
Oct 14, 2014
Walter Anthony Glover III, 20 year resident of Bozeman, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014. He attended MSU while playing football from 1996-1999. He leaves behind: his mother Marianne Snowden; two brothers Derek Jordan and Patrick Redican; four children Jurney Glover, La-von Glover, D’rell Glover, and Zeondrayah Glover; the mothers of his children Joy Robinson and Misti Westmoreland; and cousin...