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Alice Irene Duffey Gottlob passed away Easter morning, April 4, 2021. She was 93 years young.  Alice was born on January 24, 1928 to Emma (Pederson) and Sam Duffey and grew up at the family's homestead on Upper Deer Creek, east of Big Timber,... Full story

Elaine Eva, 69, passed away on April 8, 2021 at Advanced Care Hospital of Montana. She was born May 27, 1951 in Sheridan, MT, the daughter of Clay Barney and Edith Paige. Elaine married Joseph Eva on June 18, 1970. Together they settled down in Three... Full story

“Happy Trails, Cowboy” Philip Olson was born to Jesse P. and Grace Olson on 12-7-1934 in Judith Gap, MT. The family moved to Bozeman where Phil grew up working on his family’s ranch in Kelly Canyon. He married DarLyne Short in 1954 and was late... Full story

Jackie was born October 11, 1930 in Butte to parents Marjorie C. and Paul Best. She spent her early years in Butte, then moved with her parents to Sheridan, Montana while in grade school. Jackie attended Western Montana Normal College in Dillon... Full story

Michele Charleen (Lane) Forge, 63, Leavenworth, Kansas, passed away Feb. 23, 2021. Michele was born Jan. 5, 1958, in Townsend, Montana, to Leo and Florence (Smet) Lane. Michele grew up on a cattle ranch in Three Forks, Montana, with her five sisters... Full story

Marcella K. Buchholz, 74, of Three Forks, Montana, died December 24, 2020, at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. She was born January 31, 1946, at home in Boyd, Montana, to Herman and Amanda (Mulder) DeVries. After graduating from Roberts High School, she... Full story

Jefferson High School teacher John Markel "Mark" Kelly slipped peacefully away on December 21, 2020 when he succumbed to COVID-19 complications. Mark, who taught high school English and journalism for 41 years in Boulder, was the leader of the...

Patricia (Pat) Obrigewitch, a wife, mom, sister, grandma and friend, passed away peacefully after a sudden illness on November 18, 2020. She was born on July 9, 1940 to parents Clarence and Agnes Freese in Bozeman, Montana. She attended Lower... Full story

Donald (Don) Curtis Nimmick, age 74, was called home to the Lord on Friday, October 30, 2020. He was born May 15, 1946 in Great Falls, MT, the eldest son of Arnold and Joyce (Curtis) Nimmick. He married Gayle Polston on September 6, 1969 and had... Full story

Long term Manhattan resident Les B. Lundwall passed away quietly Saturday Oct.17th at Bozeman hospital from coronary complications at age 94. Les was born on Jan. 26,1926 in Cushing MN. To Carl and Garda Lundwall. He left MN. To serve in the Navy...

On Friday, October 2nd, 2020, Eleanor Huckert, loving mother passed away at the age of 93. Eleanor was born in Three Forks, Montana on December 13th, 1926. Eleanor spent her whole life in Three Forks and Manhattan and loved Montana. Eleanor had a...

Age: 85 Born: October 30, 1934, in Three Forks, Montana Passed Away: August 17, 2020, in his family home in Logan, Montana Due to COVID a private funeral service was held on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at the K & L Mortuary Chapel in Three Forks,... Full story

Duane Kenneth Severson was born on May 10th,1942 in Wheaton Village, Minnesota to Dolly Pechia Severson and Kenneth Severson. Duane passed away on September 12th ,2020 surrounded by his family. Duane was the first born child of a very large blended... Full story

Peter Frederick Stock (Pete Stock), 56, passed away on September 1, 2020. Pete was born May 14, 1964 in Watertown, Wisconsin. He was a resident of Willow Creek at the time of his death. Pete joined the United States Navy in 1982 and served until he... Full story

On August 3, 2020 our loving father Klarence “Raleigh” Rockne passed away peacefully at Bridger Rehab and Care Center. He had been in residence since May 2020 when he fell and broke his hip. He was 72 years young. Raleigh was born September 24,...

Donald Elwood Jones, 92, passed away on August 5, 2020 at Madison Valley Medical Center in Ennis, MT as a result of a stroke following a long and active life. Donald was born in Billings, MT on May 19, 1928 to Lloyd Lewis Jones and Marion Dorthea...

Stephen B. Nowak (72) of Willow Creek, Montana passed away on July 22, 2020, at home peacefully with his family. In true Montanan fashion, Steve was an avid fisherman, and after meeting a young art teacher, Cathleen Stevens, lured her into marrying...

Karen "Jeanie" Williams, 80 of Polson, loving mother, sister, Nana, and wife of Francis C. "Toot" Williams, left home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 4, 2020. She was born March 22, 1940, to Kirby and Esther Hicklin in Livingston,...

Shirley Setsuko Wada Tietz, 68, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully June 24, 2020 surrounded by her family, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Shirley was born in Bozeman, MT on Nov. 12, 1951, the daughter of Dorothy and Gabriel Wada....

Nineteen days shy of her 100th birthday Mildred Elizabeth (Kurk) Ward went home to be with her Heavenly Father on June 7. She was born on her family homestead in Sedan, MT on June 26, 1920, to Arthur and Emma (Maddox) Kurk. Mildred was the middle of...

Ralph E Wilcox went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 26, 2020 at The Legacy Assisted Living in Helena, where he resided since November 2018. Ralph was born in Three Forks at his grandparents home to Ralph M and Vera Wilcox. Ralph graduated from...

Renald Arman Spaulding, age 77, passed away April 24, 2020. Born in Joliet, Montana, he lived in Billings, Three Forks, Townsend, and other towns. Renald is survived by his wife Anne, sons (Lenny and Brian), three grandchildren, five great...

From a daughter's perspective..... Dad, Douglas Marvin Jewett, passed away April 12th, 2020 after suffering his second, cerebral hemorrhage, stroke. Doug was born February 21st, 1940 to Marvin Jewett and Sarah (Cook) Jewett. Doug's father taught him...

Dahle (Christensen) Briggs of Whitehall, passed away the same way she lived her life, peacefully and surrounded by family on Saturday March 21, 2020 at the age of 84. She was preceded in death by her husband Don Briggs. Dahle was born on October 10,...