Obituaries

Frances M. Nye

Sep 9, 2023

Frances Ann (MacPhail) Nye, 77, died of natural causes on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at her home in Emigrant, Montana.

Frances was born August 10, 1946, in Lewistown, Montana, to Charles and Lola (Richards) MacPhail. Frances married Gene Ercanbrack in 1962. They lived in Morgan, Utah, with three boys and one daughter. They later divorced, and Frances met and married...

Elsie Jean Cieri

Sep 3, 2023

 

Elsie J. Cieri of Livingston passed away September 3rd, 2023, at Caslen Assisted Living Center at the age of 92.  Elsie Jean Harberts was born on August 11th, 1931, to Theodore and Lilian Harberts, in Worthington Minnesota.  Elsie grew up on the family farm near Worthington, attending country school, and later high school in Worthington, graduating from Worthington High...

Jamey Lee Hagman

Sep 1, 2023

Jamey Lee Hagman, of Livingston, Montana, died Friday, September 1, 2023 at The Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana.  He was 60 years of age.

Funeral services are pending.  Please check back for more information.

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Franzen-Davis has been honored to care for Jamey and his family.  

Corbin Wayne Goforth

Aug 24, 2023

Corbin Wayne, age 11, passed away in Livingston, MT, on August 24, 2023. Corbin was born in Bozeman, MT, on September 21, 2011, to Bart Goforth and Tatum Juhnke. Corbin was a lively, outgoing child known by his friends and family to be intelligent, ambitious, and ready for any adventure.

Corbin was an active and inquisitive child,...

James Kirch

Aug 24, 2023

James Kirch, age 75, of Livingston, Montana, died Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Frontier Assisted Living in Livingston.

There are no services planned at this time.

Carolyn "Carol" Purcell

Aug 24, 2023

Carolyn L. Purcell, age 74, of Livingston passed away on August 24, 2023.  Carolyn was born on December 2, 1948 in Livingston, MT, the first born of Herbert and Bernice (Prevost) Wick.  At age three her family moved to the lower Laubach place where she lived for the next six years.  She attended Duck Creek School.  Her...

Martha "Jean" McConaughy

Aug 21, 2023

Martha “Jean” McConaughy, of Clyde Park, Montana passed away on August 21, 2023.  She was 91 years old.

Jean was born July 3, 1932 in Pennsylvania.  In the summer of 1973, she and her husband, five kids, four dogs and a “tweety” bird moved to Malta, Montana.  They lived there for nine months before moving to Livingston....

Sandra Lee Olson

Aug 20, 2023

Sandra Lee Olson

November 10, 1948 – August 20, 2023

It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of long time Livingston resident Sandy Olson.  She moved from Lake County, California in 1997 and fell in love with Montana and all it offered.

Sandy was a spicy, fun-loving soul and was known affectionately as “a flower girl from...

H J Kraft

Aug 19, 2023

Jean Kraft died peacefully at home in Livingston, MT on Saturday, August 19, 2023, of congestive heart failure. Jean was born Helen Jean Ochs in Philadelphia, PA, the only child of Raymond and Vera Ochs. Jean graduated from Lincoln High School in Philadelphia in 1957, married soon after high school and had two daughters, Jeanne (1959) and Susan (1961)....

Jack E. Saari

Aug 18, 2023

Jack Ernest Saari, 95, of Clyde Park, passed away August 18, 2023, at home after a brief illness. He was born February 8, 1928, in the coal mining town of Kemmerer, WY to Ernest Saari and Pauline Parent. He was raised in various coal mining towns in the area with his brother Paul and sister Laverne. His father died...

Lillian Wilkinson

Aug 17, 2023

Lillian Elenore Wilkinson, 98, of Livingston died August 17, 2023.  Lillian was born on June 20, 1925, in Park City, Montana.  She was born in her Grandpa Roth’s home to Hermine (Roth) and Johannes (John) Wegner, first generation German immigrants.  Lillian received her education in Laurel and Columbus where she graduated from Columbus High School in May of 1944. ...

Diane Lynn Eddy

Aug 15, 2023

Services are pending.

Alvie E Ostrom

Aug 14, 2023

Alvie E Ostrom was born on July 26, 1943, in Harlowton, MT to Albert and Lola (Collins) Ostrom. Alvie lived in Two Dot until he was 7 years old then moved to Harlowton where he attended school and later received his GED. In 1964 he moved to Livingston. Alvie worked a few years at Safeway Stores before working for...

Dale F. Merrill

Aug 8, 2023

Dale “Beechnut” Merrill, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, August 8, 2023. Dale was born September 22, 1937, in Hot Springs South Dakota to Walter and Charlotte Merrill.  After graduating from high school, he moved to Kalispell MT to start working in a sawmill.

He met the love...

Debra Kay Nardella

Aug 3, 2023

At this time, no services are planned.

Thomas Caufield Goltz

Jul 28, 2023

Thomas Caufield Goltz, 68, died peacefully at his Livingston home on Friday, July 28, after a long illness.

Born in Japan to Dr. Neill F. Goltz, an ear nose and throat physician, and Deborah Donnelly Goltz, a classically trained pianist, Thomas was a proud North Dakotan by upbringing but became a citizen of the world, especially the...

Shirley Yvonne Payne

Jul 28, 2023

Shirley Yvonne Payne, 87, passed away July 28, 2023, in Bozeman, MT after a long battle with dementia.

Shirley was born January 19, 1936, in Livingston, MT to Delta Maude (Miller) Stiefel and Ira Stiefel. Shirley was proud of attending North Side School, now Yellowstone Gateway Museum, where she graduated from the 8th grade.

Shirley...

Walter L. Freund

Jul 22, 2023

Wally Freund was born on December 14, 1960, in Livingston, Montana to parents Keith and Bettie Freund. He grew up in Livingston and graduated from Park High School in 1979. Wally married his sweetheart Trish Forrest on December 22, 1984, at the Livingston Congregational Church. Wally and Trish were blessed with three sons: Andrew Forrest, Patrick Henry, and Michael...

Tedo Edrea Metesh

Jul 20, 2023

Tedo Edrea Metesh of Livingston, Montana died peacefully from natural causes while seated in her garden on Thursday, July 20, 2023.

She loved to spend time in her yard surrounded by flowers and listening to music in the company of friends and her kitty. How fitting that her final memory is from there.

Tedo perfected...

Jimmy L. Lester

Jul 20, 2023

Jim Lester, 74, left our world on July 20, 2023.  He was born in Lakota, Iowa, the oldest of four brothers. Jim spent his early years in Rochester, MN where he completed high school and became a steamfitter. Jim owned two successful plumbing and heating businesses, one in Rochester and one in McCall, ID. Jim was an avid, life-long...