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Donald 'Bud' Counts
Mar 29, 2013
Donald 'Bud' Counts, 56, of Belgrade, passed away March 29, 2013 at Mountain View Care Center. He was born April 28, 1956, to Don and Leona Counts. Prior to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Bud worked in the construction field as a heavy equipment operator and was an accomplished truck driver. In his younger years he was an avid dirt...
Johnny Bruce Nelson
Mar 27, 2013
Johnny Bruce Nelson, also known as “Curley”, son of Boyd and Bonita Nelson, was born May 14, 1947 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He left this life to be with the Lord on March 27, 2013 after losing a battle with cancer. Johnny spent his early years on a farm in Oklahoma. He enjoyed mechanics and machinery, especially a backhoe. He also...
Darrel Wayne Hansen
Mar 25, 2013
Darrel Wayne Hansen - October 13, 1922 - March 25, 2013 Darrel Hansen, 90, of Hill City, died March 25, 2013, in Bozeman, MT, with his son and daughter by his side. He had made a 'gentleman's agreement' with death and met it as he had lived--with grace and equanimity. He was born on October 13, 1922, in Spencer, IA,...
George Francis Gallagher
Mar 21, 2013
George Francis Gallagher passed away Thursday March 21, 2013 in Bozeman, MT surrounded by his loving family. He fought a courageous 6 year battle with cancer. He was born February 19, 1943 to Veronica Marie Rickerl Gallagher and Clifford Paul Gallagher in Cresco, Iowa. They moved to Bozeman in 1945. He attended Holy Rosary School and graduated in 1962. He...
Sarah Jane Mcclure Johnson Shaw
Mar 18, 2013
Sarah Jane McClure Johnson Shaw rode off into the Sunset March 18, 2013 She was 84. She had her horse waiting for her already saddled, raincoat and jacket tied over her saddle bags, bridle over one side of the horn, easy boots tied securely on the other. She had him ready, picketed at the trailhead so he could graze. A...
Earl Otis Skogley
Mar 16, 2013
Earl Otis Skogley, 79, of Bozeman, passed away on March 16, 2013. He was born March 18, 1933 in Mott, North Dakota, the eighth of nine children, to Conrad and Ida (Rolfe) Skogley. Earl attended grade school and graduated as valedictorian from high school in Mott. He received his BS and MS from North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo, his...
Kirk Seitz
Mar 15, 2013
After a valiant seven-year struggle with cancer, Kirk Webster Seitz died in Bozeman at 10:30 p.m. on the Ides of March, Friday the 15th, surrounded by his family; he was such an attentive guy that even in his final moments he seemed to have waited for his niece, Sabina, who had gotten off a plane only five hours before he...
Irmadel 'Irma' Nevada Dun
Mar 15, 2013
Irmadel “Irma” Nevada Dun passed away March 15, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 27, 1933 in Cumberland, Maryland to Eston and Minnie (Clark) Combs. She was raised in Cumberland and graduated from Allegheny High School. Irma met Angus Dun through mutual friends and the couple married on May 16, 1959 in Cumberland and together they...
Mary Lou Countryman
Mar 13, 2013
Mary Lou Countryman, 89, of Bozeman, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013. She was born February 29, 1924 in Deer Lodge, Montana to Ralph and Caroline (Leibach) Ross. Mary Lou graduated as Valedictorian a year early from Powell County High School in Deer Lodge, Montana; she went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Montana in Missoula,...
Joann Elliott
Mar 10, 2013
Joann Elliott passed from this world peacefully to her heavenly home on March 10, 2013. She was surrounded by her family at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. Joann is survived by her husband Frank, son Randy (Beth McConnell) and daughter Jan, all of Bozeman. Relatives include Sharon Lee of Forsyth, many nieces and nephews, a grandson and great-grandson. Joann was born in...
Zona Barbara Mitchell
Mar 10, 2013
Family and friends mourn the loss of Zona Barbara Mitchell who passed away March 10, 2013 in Lewistown, Montana. She enjoyed a long and happy life that began on January 19, 1927 in Seattle, Washington. She and her family moved to Livingston, Montana where she grew up. Selected as the Livingston Trout Derby Queen in 1946, she graduated from Park...
Donald Provost Beadle
Mar 8, 2013
Donald P. Beadle, 77, of Bozeman, formerly of San Luis Obispo, CA passed away March 8, 2013. He was born November 19, 1935 in Stamford, Connecticut, to George William and Adelaide Elizabeth (Provost) Beadle. He was raised in Stamford, CT and graduated from Stamford High School. He was married to Joyce Beadle of Lincoln, CA from 1957 until 1982 and...
Cheryl Nadine Johannes
Mar 8, 2013
Cheryl Nadine Johannes, 66, of Bozeman passed away March 8, 2013 after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born September 2, 1946 in Alliance, Nebraska to William Wesley and Jackie Vee Novel (Duke) Strasburger. She attended a one room school in Nebraska until the 8th grade. Cheryl and her family moved to a ranch northeast of Pompey’s Pillar and...
James 'Jim' Thomas Toohey
Mar 3, 2013
James Thomas Toohey, a third generation local rancher, died at his home March 3, 2013 from complications of a short illness. He was 90 years of age. James was born September 4, 1922 on the family ranch. His parents were Thomas Toohey and Elsie “Marie” Figgins Toohey. The second of three children, he was preceded in birth by a brother...
Walter Edgar Wagner
Feb 26, 2013
Walter Edgar Wagner passed away very unexpectedly the morning of February 26th in his home in Bozeman. Walt was born February 6th, 1934 in Big Timber, MT. He grew up in the farming world, working many summers on the Wagner farm and graduated from the Big Timber High School in 1952. As a young man, Walt worked in various jobs...
Matthew Gray Merrill
Feb 25, 2013
Matthew Gray Merrill Matthew Gray Merrill, Jr. passed away as he held his youngest daughter's hand on Monday, February 25, 2013. Matt was born on May 7, 1925 in Davenport, Iowa. He was the only child of Matthew Gray Merrill, Sr. and Winnifred Lovejoy Merrill. Matt grew up in Davenport and enlisted in the U.S. Navy upon his graduation from...
William 'Bill' L. Swartz
Feb 20, 2013
William “Bill” Loranzo Swartz, 78, of Belgrade, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at his home. He was born May 18, 1934 in Moundville, MO to Loranzo Clyde and Alice Lucille (Ridgway) Swartz. Bill’s mother passed away when he was only 10, he lived in several foster homes until the age of 16, and he was then able to live...
John Douglas Ham
Feb 19, 2013
John Douglas Ham, 88, lifelong rancher of Bridger Canyon, passed away at his home February 19, 2013. He was born August 11, 1924 to Fred and Mary Evelyn (Pease) Ham and lived his entire life in Bridger Canyon. John enlisted in the Navy and served on the Destroyer USS Rooks in WWII. He earned 3 stars on the Asiatic- Pacific...
Claire 'Barbara' Schneider
Feb 16, 2013
Claire 'Barbara' Schneider, 89, of Bozeman, passed from this world on Saturday, February 16, 2013. She was born July 7, 1923 in Hartford, Connecticut, to David and Sadie Gross. Raised in New Jersey and Connecticut, Barbara joined the Navy during World War II, proudly serving stateside as a pharmacist mate. She married the love of her life, Benjamin Schneider, also...
Harry Douglas Erickson
Feb 14, 2013
Harry Douglas Erickson passed away on February 14, 2013. He was born June 21, 1931 in Waukesha, Wisconsin to Harold and Dorothy (Andrews) Erickson. He was the 3rd son of 8 boys. Around the age of 2 ½ he moved to Markville, Minnesota. He graduated from high school in Sandstone, Minnesota in 1950. Harry moved to Montana in 1954 to...
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