Obituaries
Richard Grant Kniffin
Jan 27, 2018
Richard Grant Kniffin, 66, of Livingston, Montana, passed away Saturday, January 27th, 2018 at St. Vincents Hospital in Billings.Richard Grant Kniffin was born on October 26, 1951, in Watsonville, CA to Richard (Dick) Kniffen and Marilyn Kniffen. His parents moved to Bakersfield, CA shortly after his birth and raised their three children there.Growing up, Richard was a Boy Scout who...
Pearl Hazel (Murphy) Thomson
Jan 25, 2018
Pearl Hazel (Murphy) Thomson, 94, of Livingston, Montana passed away Thursday night, January 25th, 2018 at Frontier Assisted Living. Graveside dedication will be at 2:00 at Parkview Memorial Gardens in Paradise Valley, on Wednesday, January 31st; please meet at Franzen-Davis (118 N 3rd St., Livingston) for procession to the cemetery by 1:30 P.M. A celebration of Pearl's life will be...
Kenneth Dwayne Kenny Clem
Jan 23, 2018
Kenneth "Kenny" D. ClemKenny Clem passed away peacefully at home with his loved ones at his side on Tuesday, January 23rd. He lost a long and difficult journey with cancer. Kenny is survived by his sister, Patricia DeGraffe of Kansas, brother, John Jr. of Livingston, brother, Anthony of California, several nieces and nephews and several grandnieces and grandnephews, and his...
Timothy L. McNally
Jan 20, 2018
Timothy L. McNally "TL" was born in Clyde Park, MT April 23, 1947 to Timothy L. "Red" and Myrtilla R. McNally. Red and Myrtilla divorced in or about 1949. Myrtilla remarried on July 6, 1955 to Chester L. Robinson and had a son, Kenneth L. Robinson born January 6, 1957. TL lived with the Robinsons in the towns of Holden,...
Linda L. (Bailey) Wertz
Jan 16, 2018
Linda (Bailey) Wertz, 60 of Clyde Park, Montana passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 at her home with the love of her family at her side. Linda was born on October, 12 1957 to Everrett and Joyce (Chose) Bailey. Alongside her siblings, Linda grew up exploring the family ranch in the beautiful Crazy Mountains and graduated from Clyde...
Harold Bud Bell
Jan 16, 2018
Harold John "Bud" Bell, 97, of Bozeman, Montana, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at his home with his wife at his side. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 17 at Hope Lutheran Church, 2152 Graf St, Bozeman. Harold was born May 9, 1920 at Brook Park, Minnesota on a farm to John and...
Janice A. Van Blaricom
Jan 15, 2018
Janice Van Blaricom, 73, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018. On this beautiful sunny day, the skies opened and she left this stage of her life surrounded by the two brothers she adored and cherished, Joseph and Gary Van Blaricom. In true Janice spirit, she was telling stories nearly to the end. There's not one word...
Lois Eleanor (Fletcher) Mann
Jan 12, 2018
Lois Eleanor Mann, 81, of Livingston, Montana, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, January 12th, 2018 at the Livingston HealthCare Hospital. A Church Universal and Triumphant Cremation Memorial service will be held on Monday, January 15th at 1:30 P.M. at the Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory. A memorial gathering is also being planned for May, further details...
Emily Lind
Jan 2, 2018
Emily Jane Lind, 69, longtime Wilsall, Montana resident, and member of the Bridger Bowl family of employees, passed away suddenly of natural causes on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at the Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital. Further information will be posted once received from the family. Arrangements are under the care of Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory in Livingston.
Louis Morrish Green
Dec 28, 2017
Louis Morrish Green, age 87 of Livingston, Montana, was welcomed into eternity by his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on Thursday, December 28, 2017. Morrish was born to Leonard and Ella Maye (Morrish) Green on April 30, 1930 at Mrs. Robinsons Maternity Hospital in Livingston, Montana. He lived his first thirteen years in Wilsall, Montana, then the family moved to...
Mary Jane Leyner
Dec 27, 2017
Mary Jane (Foley) Leyner, 75, of the Shields Valley, Park County, Montana passed away suddenly from injuries sustained in car wreck on Wednesday, December 27th, 2017. Mary Jane was born on November 14, 1942 to parents, James and Lydia Foley. She grew up in Boulder, Colorado and later lived in Lafayette, Colorado before she and Al (and the dog, cats,...
Ernest Duane Snook Reinhardt
Dec 27, 2017
Ernest Duane "Snook" Reinhardt, 78, of Wilsall, Montana. Snook passed away suddenly of natural causes, at home, on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. Cremation has taken place; no service will be held at his time. Snook was born on March 8th, 1939 in Livingston, Montana to parents, Ernest and Margaret (Heath) Reinhardt. As a youth, his time was split between Livingston...
Michael Dennis Moore
Dec 25, 2017
Michael Dennis Moore, 67, of Emigrant, Montana, passed away on Sunday, December 25th, 2017. Born, January 12, 1950 in Winchester, Massachusetts. Craftsman, lover of nature, philosopher and friend. A man of many interests, ideas and deep thoughts. Mr. fix-it of many things. He loved to help all he could and was concerned for the well-being of many. Michael will be...
Virginia (Kerr) Anderson
Dec 23, 2017
Virginia Kerr Anderson, 93, of Livingston, Montana, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 at her home in Tom Miner Basin. Virginia was born on December 8, 1924, in Buffalo, New York. She was the daughter of Donald and Gwendolyn (Coffin) Kerr. She attended Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where her studies were interrupted by the onset of World War II....
Malcolm Emmett Adams
Dec 19, 2017
Malcolm E. Adams, 88, former Livingston Bank President, passed away from natural causes on December 19, 2017 in Livingston, Montana, just shy of his 89th birthday. Born January 7, 1929 in Tempe, Arizona. He was a local 4-H champion and prizewinner, and with his sister Dorothy was half of the first brother/sister team to attend the National 4H Congress from...
Rogene A. Mabe
Dec 16, 2017
Rogene Ann (Roby Darr Dodge) Mabe passed away on December 16th, 2017, in Columbus, Montana, following a lengthy illness. Rogene, or "Jean", as she was called by family and friends, was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, on August 24, 1943, in Grand Island Lutheran Hospital, the middle daughter of three girls, to Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne and Irma Roby. She...
Cheryl Carlson Horvath
Dec 16, 2017
Cheryl "Cherie" Elizabeth (Carlson) Horvath, 64 of Livingston, Montana passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, December 16, 2017. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, December 20th, hosted at the Holbrook United Methodist Church, Glenn Woodson of Pine Creek Methodist Church served as celebrant. Cheryl was born on December 15, 1953 in Rockford, Illinois, the daughter of Richard...
John Albert Bowers
Dec 10, 2017
John Albert Bowers, 69, of Livingston, Montana passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017. Albert was born on August 18, 1948 in Livingston, MT. He graduated from Park High School in 1966; and then graduated from Montana State University with a degree in Agricultural Business and Economics. He served in the Montana National Guard. Albert was employed with the Northern Pacific...
Cecil “Roonie” Heist Kahle Bekemans
Dec 5, 2017
Cecil "Roonie" Heist Kahle Bekemans On Tuesday morning, December 5, 2017, Cecil "Roonie" Heist Kahle Bekemans, 92, passed away at Diamond K Lodge Assisted Living in Livingston, Montana. Cecil was born July 2, 1925, in Livingston to Alma (Beekman) and JW Heist. She was the youngest of three girls. Cecil attended grade school in Cinnebar Basin and graduated from Park...
Margaret Christina (Gwilt) Henriksen
Nov 28, 2017
Margaret Christina (Gwilt) Henriksen, 92, currently residing in Livingston, Montana formerly of Wall, South Dakota passed away Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 at the Livingston HealthCare Hospital. Margaret will be laid to rest at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota, with her husband. A remembrance will also be held at Frontier Assisted Living where she was residing locally....