Dorene B. Nostrom
1932~20014
Dorene Bowles Nostrom, age 81, passed away February 16, 2014 in Yuma, Arizona while snow birding.
She was born November 28, 1932 in Nephi, Utah to Alvin Roy and Lorene Pay Bowles. She married Dale Garfield. They were later divorced. She married Vee Nostrom.
She was very outgoing and enjoyed traveling with her husband. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She loved being with her family and loved children.
Survived by her husband Vee Nostrom; son, Robert Craig Garfield; brother, Harold Dean Bowles; sisters, Marjorie Gates and LuAnn Stewart; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by sons, Larry Dale Garfield and Richard Nyle Garfield; brothers and sister, Donald Roy Bowles, Lucille Bowles Howell, Jesse Earl Bowles, Jay Lavar Bowles.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the Anderson Funeral Home, 94 West 300 North Nephi. Family and friends may call one hour prior to the services. Interment will be in the Nephi Vine Bluff Cemetery
Jerry Lee Johnson,
1936 - 2014
Jerry Lee Johnson, 77, of Great Falls, passed away on February 21, 2014.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Jerry was born on June 11, 1936 in Fountain Green, Utah, to William and Nora (Anderson) Johnson. He was educated in Fountain Green. At the age of 18, he entered the United States Air Force on January 12, 1955 and was stationed at Fairchild AFB, Spokane, WA. Jerry was then stationed at Malmstrom AFB in Great Falls, MT. He attended training in Helena as a jet mechanic and then worked at Holman's Aviation at Gore Hill. He was a civil engineer and mechanic for the trucks that transported the missiles at Malmstrom for over 30 years. He retired on January 1, 1998. President Bill Clinton sent Jerry a letter of congratulations on his retirement, and the Montana state flag was flown over the State capital in Helena on November 2, 1997 in honor of his retirement from Federal Service after 32 years and 9 months with the Department of the Air Force.
Jerry married Vicky Pierce on June 23, 1979 in Great Falls, MT.
He was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed hunting and was a licensed outfitter at the McDonough Ranch. For many years, he had a cabin at Holter Lake where he loved to fish and boat. He was an active member of the Altered Classics Car Club and enjoyed attending car shows with his own deep blue '67 Cougar XR7.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Vicky; daughters LaDonna Roper and Sandi (Wayne) Johnson Thares both of Great Falls; son Bill (Rebecca) Johnson Sr. of Spokane, WA; stepson Andrew "Drew" (Tracy) Pierce of Missoula; three grandchildren; and several nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Nora Johnson; brother Kent Johnson; and granddaughter Cassidy.
