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Marie Perkins
Aug 1, 2013
Marie Perkins, 100, of Bozeman, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2013. She was born June 18, 1913 in Twelve Mile, Indiana to Frank Paul and Florence Ola (Rhoads) Chenot. The family moved to Long Beach, California when she was about 11 months old. She graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. In 1935 Marie came to Montana for the...
Marjorie Benner
Jul 31, 2013
Marjorie Benner, 89 of Bozeman, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. She was born in Dickinson, North Dakota to D.V. and Anna (Kukacka) Redmond on May 18, 1924. The family moved to Garrison, Montana when she was three years old and later to Forsyth, Montana where she grew up. She worked at her parents restaurant as a young woman....
Lawrence A. 'Larry' Nelson
Jul 29, 2013
Lawrence A. (Larry) Nelson, 92, died suddenly at his home on July 29, 2013. The oldest of four sons, he was born July 27, 1921 at the family farm near Trent, SD to Walter and Carrie Nelson. His early life as a farm boy instilled in him a lifelong love of the soil and that which grows in it—especially gardening...
Steven Robert Stewart
Jul 28, 2013
Steven Robert Stewart lost his courageous battle with cancer Sunday, July 28th at his home in Belgrade Montana surrounded by his family and friends. Steve was born October 13, 1951 in Lewistown Montana to Harold Stewart and Nadine (Brooks) Stewart. He lived in Lewistown until he joined the Army in 1970. He served in the Army from 1970-1973. After the...
Loretta Mae Stevens
Jul 28, 2013
Loretta M. Stevens, 93, of Bozeman, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013. She was born March 27, 1920 in Bozeman, MT to Evelyn and Fred Ham. She subsequently lived a very full and exiting life in various places, including Washington State (Seattle, Lopez Island, Lynnwood, Sumner, and Federal Way), Alaska (Homer and Anchorage) and most recently Bozeman. She was preceded...
John Stanley 'Stan' Milesnick
Jul 21, 2013
John Stanley “Stan” Milesnick, long-time Gallatin County rancher, died peacefully July 21, 2013. Stan was born to John and Rose Milesnick on December 8, 1921 in Mecaha, Montana. He was the only son in a family of five sisters. He attended Musselshell Elementary School and Lewistown High School until the family homestead was displaced by construction of Fort Peck Reservoir....
Roland Letendre
Jul 20, 2013
Roland Romuald Letendre passed away on July 20, 2013. He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on June 11, 1930 to Romuald and Marie Anne (St. Laurent) Letendre. He had a wonderful, adventurous childhood exploring Nashua, enjoying many swimming holes, hanging out at the railroad transfer station where his father worked and growing up with a French speaking mother. Roland...
Muretta Lee Wadelton
Jul 13, 2013
Muretta Lee Wadelton passed away July 13, 2013. She was born January 20, 1939 in San Pedro, California to Francis and Minnie (Grittman) Dillon. Throughout her life Muretta also lived in Orlando, Florida, Guam Island and Bozeman, MT. She loved to cook and collect recipes. She will be remembered for her generosity, especially towards her grandchildren. Muretta is survived by:...
Marian Sheehan
Jun 30, 2013
Marian Sheehan, 81, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013 with Ed holding her hand. She was a resident of Mountain View Care Center for almost five years. She was born on February 26, 1932, to Doris (Strate) and Henry Eastman at Cardston, Alberta, Canada. Growing up in Canada, Marian moved around Alberta with her parents and older brother because her...
Alice Cook
Jun 28, 2013
Alice Mae (Curtis) Cook passed away June 28th, 2013 of natural causes. She was surrounded by family and left us with a wave to join her loved ones waiting for her in Heaven. She was born Oct 16th, 1918 to Tom and Fern Curtis at their home on Baker Creek. Alice lived her entire 94 years in the Gallatin Valley....
Shanen Oak Eyman
Jun 22, 2013
Shanen Oak Eyman passed away June 22, 2013. He was born March 1, 1981 in Missoula. He was the son of James N. Bird and Gay Eyman and was adopted by William Eyman. Shanen was raised in Bozeman and attended Bozeman Public Schools. He worked at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital in the Central Processing Department. Shanen served our country as part...
George R. Wood
Jun 19, 2013
George Wood passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was 83 years old. George was born August 15, 1929 in Medford, Oregon to George Sr. and Alma (Hoell) Wood. He had an older sister Bernice. The family moved to Bozeman in 1939 and took over the family ranch in...
Lois C. Beebe
Jun 17, 2013
Lois C. Beebe, 94, of Belgrade, MT passed away June 17th. She was born June 14, 1919 in New London, CT to Irvin D. and Daisy P. Capwell. Lois attended local schools and graduated from Chapman Technical High School in the class of 1936. After her graduation she worked as a medical assistant for 7 years. Lois was united in...
Ralph William Delzer
Jun 16, 2013
Ralph William Delzer, of Big Sky, passed away June 16, 2013. He was born in Arlington, Minnesota on March 4, 1926 to Emil and Lydia (Doerr) Delzer. Ralph grew up and graduated from high School in Arlington, MN. Ralph served our country as part of the United States Navy Seabees during WWII. After the Navy he attended the Minnesota School...
Raymond Earl Crane
Jun 15, 2013
Ray Crane, 73, of Belgrade, passed away June 15, 2013 after a valiant battle with lung disease. He was born in Bozeman, Montana on New Year’s Eve, 1939, to Marvin and Elsie (Callantine) Crane. He attended Bozeman schools and was a member of the first graduating class from Bozeman High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp,...
Ralph Ernest Schwab
Jun 11, 2013
Ralph Ernest Schwab, 83, of Gallatin Gateway, Montana, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2013. He was born March 24, 1930 in Waterloo, Iowa to John and Erna (Busch) Schwab, German immigrant parents. His first language was German. Ralph grew up in Waterloo, joined the US Army at 17, which fulfilled his desire to travel and see the world. During his...
Robert Harold June
Jun 7, 2013
Robert Harold June, age 89, of Bozeman, Montana passed peacefully on June 7, 2013. Born August 23, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, the second of four children to Johanna Grunst and Fred C. June Sr. Robert grew up on a farm outside Millington, Michigan receiving early lessons on the value of hard work and frugality during the Depression. Though of modest...
Ethel 'Pat' Mae Schuller
Jun 4, 2013
Ethel Mae 'Pat' Schuller was raised on an Iowa farm and was a teenager during World War II. In 1971, she and her youngest children moved to Montana where Pat graduated from college with honors - obtaining a BA degree in Psychology. She worked as an Administrator of a large independent living complex for senior citizens until retirement in 1996....
John Martin Zirbel
May 30, 2013
John Martin “John Z” Zirbel was born at Vandenberg A.F.B. in Lompoc, California on January 19, 1961. John's father, Clyde C. Zirbel, MD, assisted with his delivery, being present for John's first breath and was with John as he took his last breath. John passed away on May 30, 2013 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Montana following emergency brain...
Hilda Julia Braun
May 29, 2013
Hilda Julia Braun, 101, of Bozeman, passed away May 29, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born July 3, 1911 in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Walter and Regina (Batch) Rombs. She was educated at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Aberdeen. At a young age she worked as a nanny for the local doctor and at Tiffany’s...
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