Carbon County Cemetery

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Bear Creek Cemetery Photo Collections

Revised 4 March 2001c

In June 1988 a team of YGF members visited the Bear Creek Cemetery, located a few miles outside of Red Lodge, to record burial sites and related information about the area. The various photographs shown below are from a collection made by Bill & Corky Knebel for the YGF Book, Carbon County-Montana Cemetery Records. This book was prepared from over 200 pages of cemetery data collected by Margaret Reed Reynolds, the Carbon County Historical Society, and the Olcott Funeral Home. The book contains 11,191 records. The photographs of the Serbian language tombstones have been used in a Death & Dying class by MSU-Billings, and by the Bear Creek Cemetery Tour Guides. Original pictures are stored in the Gen-Room at the Parmly Billings Library.

Montenegro has undergone several changes over the past century, so it is important that one checks the location directories for the towns that are related to the dates being researched.

Several families from Montenegro settled in the Red Lodge (Carbon County, Montana) area, and many worked for the local mine companies. The tombstone pictures shown represent but a few of the many persons listed in the cemetery book.

To enlarge the pictures, click on the small image.

	Here Lies at Peace Peter K. Banichevich Born at Richan N. Niksich, Montenegro 1882. Passed away July 23, 1921
	Here Lies at Peace Kichun G. Banichevich Born at Lokov0, N. Niksich Montengro 1885 Passed Away July 8, 1921
	Rest in Peace Simo B. Barovich Born year 1886 Died Feb 27, 1943
	Mineva S. Barovich Born Oct 6, 1886 Died March 21, 1932

	Rest in Peace Ljubomir I. Churich Parents Vidak & Kale Died 20 October 1920
	Rest in Peace Simo P. Bratich From Bilechi, Hercogovina (Erpegovin) Born in the year 1877 Died in Bear Creek, Mont In the Year 1935 Placed in his memory by his wife Stana and his son Bogdan Bratich
	Milo R. Buzkovich Born 1913 Died Probably April 26, 1914 And Buried May 3, 1914
	Here Rests Our Father Oscar Jakkola Born 8 August 1885 Died 24 September 1924 Rest in Peace Our Father, memory Lives On Mother & Child
	Rest in Peace Peter V. Jurovich Born July 4, 1928 Died Nov 9, 1928 Remembered by his parents.
	Rest in Peace with the Family Vidak M. Kalezich Born 1874 in the Village of Kalezich, Montenegro Died Apr 25, 1926 Placed in his memory by Godfather Simo Bratich and Family And Montenegrin Friends.
	Here Rests John Hugo Feb 3, 1920 Jul 25, 1921
	Here Lies Andrija N. Lubarda Born 30 Nov 1891 At Lubotin, Montenegro Died 21 July, 1922 At Bearcreek, Montana Remembered by his brothers Philip, Juro (George) and John
	My Husband Victor Niemi Born Apr 21, 1882 Died Nov 20, 1905 Your Troubles are Over. You Have Won Your Rest.
	Rest in Peace Mitrana G. Michunovich Born 1896 Died 16 Mar 1926 (Probably from Bogojevo, Zubtsi, Trebinje)

	Here Rests Servant of the Lord Bogdan S. Bratich Born Jan 1, 1905 in Village of Meka Grula, Bilechi, Hercogovin Died 14 Jan 1951 Rest in Peace Mother Stana S. Bratich
	Rest in Peace Palona I. Palonjech Born 20 June 1895 at Progonovich, L.N.P.G. Died 26 November 1918
	Rest in Peace Dushan J. Padulovich Born May 1, 1916 Died Jan 24, 1917
	Rest in Peace Voin S. Pejovich Born Dec 30, 1912 Died July 20, 1913
	Zorka Pekovich 1922 [Note the Lambs motif on top-probably a baby]

	Nisnia H. Radjenovich Born Nov 20, 1895 Died Nov 21, 1917
	Rest in Peace Illya M. Popovich Born 14 June 1916 Died 8 April 1919

	Luke Vukosavljevich Died Feb 16, 1917 Red Lodge, MT
	Gajo P. Samardjich Born 8 May 1894 In Krivaschje Died 5 November, 1913
	Here Lies
	Here Lies Peter J. Savich Born at Bear Creek Montana October 14, 1909 Passed Away May 10, 1918 This Memorial is Placed By his parents Jovo and Stana Savich
	Rest in Peace Nikola Thomas Born Nov 19, 1907 In Jugoslavia Died in Bearcreek, Mont Feb 8, 1930 22 years old Son of Mr and Mrs Tom Thomas
	Rest in Peace Rako S. Vukovich Born in the year 1882 in Grakhova, Montenegro Died in Billings, Mont in the year 1929 This memorial is placed by his wife Pava [Note: Rocco S Vuckovich died 11 March 1929 from delenium tremors. Was a miner in Red Lodge. From Grahova]
	Rest in Peace Rade S. Rubezanin Born 15 May 1891 Skolitsi, Montenegro Passed away 4 August 1914
	WAISANEN Eino Alberti \| 5-20-1901 to 2-28-1907 Niilo Edvin \| 6-30-1898 to 12-31-1898