Kelly Fuhrman died from natural causes on July 6, 2018. Born to Gloria and Melvin Fuhrman on January 16, 1951, Kelly grew up near Nashua, MT, and attended school there until the seventh grade when his family moved to Glasgow, MT. Upon high school graduation, he attended college at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, and finished his education at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. Sailing was Kelly’s passion and he spent many years sailing in the U.S Virgin Islands and at Fort Peck Lake. He was a voracious reader a, knowledge-seeker, and a gift handyman.
Kelly was preceded in death by his father of Glasgow, MT, and his sister-in-law Ardis Parke Fuhrman of Fargo, ND.
Kelly is survived by his mother, Gloria (Bob) Schlieve of Billings, MT; significant other, Peggie Fleming of Nashua, MT; sister Donna (Jerome) Garsjo of Billings, MT; brothers Dennis Fuhrman of Sarasota, FL, and Bart (Karen) Fuhrman of Healdsburg, CA; nieces and nephews, Jill (Doug) Fargo, Grand Island, NE, Renee Janhunen of Billings, MT, Scott (Kristin) Garsjo of Billings, MT, Julie (Kelly) Hornby of Billings, MT, Brad (Donna) Fuhrman of Durango, CO, Dacia (Robert) Gonzales of Houston, TX, Brett (Karen) Fuhrman of Asheville, NC, Trevor (Lauren) Fuhrman of Denver, CO, and Cassie Arnold of Cloquette, MN; and seventeen grandnieces and grandnephews.
An informal gathering is planned at Bell Mortuary this Thursday, July 12 th from 5 pm -7 pm.