Obituaries

Sep 25, 2023

Jody L. Davis (Connell) passed to the other side, at the age of 74, from cancer at her home in Livingston, Montana on September 25, 2023, with her son, daughter, sister, and husband by her side. Jody grew up in Moses Lake and Washtucna, WA graduating high school in 1967. She married Tom Ashenbrenner and had two children. Divorcing in...

Sep 23, 2023

Paul C. Manganiello, age 70, passed away at his home in Clyde Park, MT on September 23, 2023. Services will be held at a later date.

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Sep 21, 2023

Livingston resident, Kathryn Ann Thompson, died peacefully Thursday, September 21, 2023 at her home.  She was 80 years of age.

There are no services planned at this time.

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Sep 21, 2023

Marilyn Louise (Somdahl) Roth

July 18, 1932, to September 21, 2023

Marilyn was the eldest child born to Ruth (Jensen) and Russell Somdahl of Ulen, Minnesota.  She spent her early childhood on the Jensen family farm, which was part of Keene Township, a Norwegian farming community.  As a child growing up during the Great Depression, Marilyn learned to appreciate and...

Sep 19, 2023

My loving and caring Dad, Roger Gregory Butcher, passed away on September19, 2023 in his home in Clyde Park.

He was born July 16, 1955, to Evelyn Counts and Kurt Butcher. He was raised in Livingston and graduated in 1974. He then went to the military from 1975 to 1978 as a combat engineer.

He enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting, watching...

Sep 18, 2023

Anthony Donofrio, of Bozeman, Montana, died Monday, September 18, 2023 at Brookdale in Bozeman.  He was 88 years old.

Services are pending.

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Franzen-Davis Funeral Home has been honorerd to care for Anthony and his family.

Sep 16, 2023

Carl August Anderson, 100 years of age, entered into eternal rest on September 16, 2023, at his home in Emigrant, Montana.

Carl was the Son of McCone County Pioneer (1909) the late Oscar A. and Beatrice (Spear) Anderson.  Born April 30, 1923 on the homestead fifteen miles south of Poplar, Montana.

At 17 years of age, Carl volunteered with...

Sep 15, 2023

Michael Joseph Mohan passed away on September 15, 2023. He was born on February 18, 1960, in St. Louis, MO, to parents James and Helen Mohan. Michael is survived by his children: Michael Mohan Jr., Shea Mohan, and Grey Mohan. He was preceded in death by his sister Regina and is survived by his siblings Jim, Sean, Mary, and Kathleen...

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...

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...

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.  

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,...

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.

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...

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....

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...

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)....

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...

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. ...

Aug 15, 2023

Services are pending.