Obituaries
Nathan V. Kovash
Oct 25, 2020
Nathan V. KovashNathan was born on November 11, 1960 in Dickinson, North Dakota. On the morning of the 25th of October 2020, Nathan passed of natural causes, doing what he loved, hunting elk in the mountains with his brother. His life of 59 years was full of laughter, love, and adventure. His smile, laugh and jokes were legendary. His redeye...
John Frederick Anderson
Oct 19, 2020
John Frederick "Jack" Anderson, 80, of Livingston, Montana passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020. A Church Universal and Triumphant cremation service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 3 PM at the Franzen-Davis Funeral Home. Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.
Mary Olive (Merene) Strong
Oct 18, 2020
Mary Strong, a Livingston pioneer, passed away Sunday, October 18 just weeks short of her 100th birthday.Mary Olive (Merene) Strong was born in Pasco, Washington to Oscar and Olive Merene in November of 1920. At age two, her parents returned to the Livingston area where they both had been born and raised. They bought a ranch in the Deep Creek...
Mary Elizabeth Fleming
Oct 18, 2020
Mary Beth Fleming, affectionately known by her close friends and family as Hon, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020. Mary Beth was born June 13, 1927 in Livingston Montana to Edward and Estelle Fleming. She graduated from Park High School and went on to earn her Bachelors Degree from Stanford University. She spent her post college years in San Francisco...
James Earl Maher
Oct 17, 2020
James "Jim" Earl Maher, 85, was born on November 5th, 1934, at Bozeman Deaconess. He passed away peacefully at home with family by his side, October 17th, 2020, in Livingston. Born to Earl W. Maher and Katherine M. (Zindler) Maher, both deceased. His sister, Helen Chandler survives him, and sisters, Donna Houghtaling, Linda Kraft have predeceased him. He married the...
Dolores Mae (Tate) Cardona
Oct 14, 2020
Dolores Mae (Tate) Cardona, 83, of Wilsall, Montana, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at home surrounded by the love of family. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, October 17, at Franzen-Davis Funeral Home beginning at 11:00 A.M. burial will follow at the Wilsall Cemetery.Dolores was born on February 11, 1937 in Billings, Montana the first of seven...
Mark Douglas Hunter
Oct 11, 2020
Mark HunterMarch 14,1965 - October 11, 2020Mark passed away suddenly on Sunday October 11, 2020 in Gardiner Montana; he was only 55 years old.Mark is survived by his fiance, Karen of Gardiner Montana; mother, Sharlene of Sun City Arizona; sister Tammy of Oregon; son, Darrel and 2 grandchildren, Aubree and Randall of Aberdeen Washington; son Jeramy of Clearlake California; daughter,...
Robert R Betz
Oct 9, 2020
Robert R. Betz, 58, of Livingston, Montana, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 9, 2020. Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.
Anna Opal (Payne) Lynch
Oct 3, 2020
Anna Opal (Payne) Lynch was born on October 2, 1959 to Shirley (Stiefel) Payne and Richard Payne, Sr., as the baby girl they so wanted. She passed away on October 3, 2020 unexpectedly at the age of 61. She participated in girl scouts and attended local schools. She was also a Rangerette and active with many friends. Anna graduated from...
Georgia Keeran
Oct 1, 2020
Georgia Keeran, 93, of Livingston, Montana, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Livingston Health and Rehabilitation. Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.
David W. Gibson
Sep 30, 2020
David Gibson was a quiet man with the bluest of eyes, a heart of gold, and a gentle soul. The Crazy Mountains were his cathedrals, and early morning was his favorite time. Always ready to help, he shared his vast knowledge in all aspects of agriculture with anyone eager to learn and even with those not so eager to learn...
Marilyn Lee Hertz
Sep 28, 2020
Marilyn Lee Hertz, May 16, 1933 - September 28, 2020Imagine during the Great Depression, Fort Peck Reservoir is just being built.A family of six is living in a tarpaper shack with dirt floors. Maybe it was the 100-degree summers or the -40 below winters... that makes a strong three-year-old girl.Maybe its when her father, Martin Savidge, passed away when she...
Ella Monroe Duffy
Sep 23, 2020
Ella Monroe Duffy, age 11; daughter of Emily and Justin Duffy, of Livingston, Montana, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.Ella was born on July 8th, 2009, in Livingston, Montana, to Justin and Emily Duffy.Ella lived life fully, whether in happiness, sadness, or silliness. She injected a profound reminder into our souls to feel each moment. She was effortlessly herself:...
Helen Ladd (Elliott) Schroeder
Sep 17, 2020
Helen Ladd Schroeder, 77, of Pray, Montana, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Highgate Senior Living in Bozeman. Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.
Jerry R. Branum
Sep 15, 2020
Jerry R. BranumJerry Randolph Branum passed away September 15, 2020, age 80, after a long struggle with COPD and its complications. Jerry was born November 1, 1939, on his grandfathers farm near Niederwald, Texas, to Rudolph and Vera (Boesel) Branum. Jerrys father was a fish culturist with the Department of Interior and in 1946 the family moved to Montana where...
Timothy Ray King, Jr.
Sep 10, 2020
Timothy Ray King, Jr., 35, of Livingston, Montana, passed away from a tragic vehicle accident on Thursday, September 10, 2020. Tim was an employee of Neptunes in Livingston; he will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.
JoAnn W. (Whetham) Counts
Sep 8, 2020
JoAnn W. Counts, 73, of Livingston, Montana, passed away Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 at the Billings Clinic surrounded by her loved ones. Cremation has taken place at Franzen-Davis Crematory. A private family graveside memorial will take place at Mountain Viiew Cemetery.JoAnn was born on December 21st, 1946 in New Rockford, North Dakota to Martha Veen and Bill Whetham.In 1966 she...
Bridget Nicole (Gilbertson) Mack
Sep 6, 2020
Bridget Nicole Mack, 38, of Livingston, Montana passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 following a longtime struggle with multiple health issues.Bridget was born on September 14, 1981 in Willmar, Minnesota the youngest child of Wallace Arvid and Carolyn Kay (Alexander) Gilbertson. She attended Willmar Senior High School graduating with the class of 2000. She went on to attend Ridgewater...
Steven E. Larrabee
Sep 5, 2020
Steven Larrabee, 45, of Gardiner, Montana passed away suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday, September 5, 2020 doing what he loves most, fly fishing.Steven was born on January 5, 1975 in Shawnee, Oklahoma the only son of Kay (Arens) and Don Larrabee.Steven came to work for Xanterra in Yellowstone in 2000. This followed a visit at age 13 with...
Benjamin Curry Dink Bruce
Sep 5, 2020
Benjamin Curry 'Dink' Bruce, 76, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Dink passed at his home in Livingston, Montana, in the company of his loving nephew Kenny, and his dear friends Linda and Bill Klipp. Dink was born in San Francisco on May 12, 1944, to Laura Elizabeth 'Betty' Moreno Bruce and Telly Otto...
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