Robert Glen VIAN

1926 - 1952  (25 years)

• Name	Robert Glen VIAN  [2]
  	Vian Dies; Third Victim of County Highway Accidents Robert Vian, who had been in critical condition at the hospital here following an automobile accident early Sunday morning in the Gallatin canyon, died yesterday morning. Vian 25, suffered severe chest and other injuries when the car in which he and Donald G. Peterson were riding rolled over on the highway abut 28 miles south of Bozeman. Peterson was killed outright in the accident. The son of Mrs. Alfred Schlechten, XXXXXXXXXX, Vian had been employed at the Golden Krust bakery. The death of Vian brought to three the number of Bozeman men who died as the result of highway accidents here Sunday. The third person to lose his life was Conrad A. (Shorty) Gustafson, killed in a Huffine lane accident Sunday night. They were among ten who died in traffic mishaps throughout Montana last weekend. Funeral services for Vian had not been completed last night. The body is at Dokken, Nelson and Kippen's. Services for Peterson will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Dokken, Nelson and Kippen's. Final rites for Gustafson will be Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Dahl Memorial Home. Vian was born in Bozeman Nov. 1, 1926 and had lived here all his life with the exception of two years in the Army during World War II. He attended grade and high schools in Bozeman and lettered in football at Gallatin high. He entered the Army in 1944 and served overseas with the Seventh Division during the war and with the same division doing occupation duty in Korea until his discharge in December, 1946. He was engaged to Phyllis Jones, RN, who received her nurses training here and has been at Memorial Hospital, Butte. Survivors, in addition to his mother, Mrs. Albert Schlechten, and his stepfather, include: A brother, Joe Schlechten of Bozeman; a sister, Mrs. Esther Hackler, Colville, Wash.; maternal grandfather, Jacob R.. Breeden, Bozeman; an aunt, Mrs. Nellie Vian of Fort Benton; his uncles, John, Marion, George and Charlie Breeden of Bozeman and Edgar of Livingston; an aunt, Mrs. Albert J. Arlint of Charlo, and a number of other relatives. Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Wednesday, July 30, 1952 Posted on Find a Grave Created by: Delores Passmore [1]
  Birth	1 Nov 1926	Bozeman, Montana   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Living with mother in Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana   [2]
  Census	1940	Living with mother in Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana   [2]
  Death	29 Jul 1952	Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana   [3]
  	Cause: Car tipped over - basal skull fracture, fractured mandible and right chest injury
  Burial	31 Jul 1952	Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana   [3]
  Person ID	I91945	Main Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Verne Edward VIAN,   b. 27 Jul 1894, Brooten, Stearns Co., Minnesota d. 4 Nov 1974, Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Pearl BREEDEN,   b. 17 Jan 1901, Oyer, St. Clair Co., Missouri d. 7 Apr 1992, Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	19 Oct 1923  [4]
  Divorce	Bef 1929  [4]
  Family ID	F38396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Nov 1926 - Bozeman, Montana Census - 1930 - Living with mother in Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana Census - 1940 - Living with mother in Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana Death - Cause: Car tipped over - basal skull fracture, fractured mandible and right chest injury - 29 Jul 1952 - Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana Burial - 31 Jul 1952 - Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Robert Glen Vian Headstone Robert G. is the son of Verne E. Vian and Mary P. Breeden. He is buried in the Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana. Created by: Delores Passmore Photo added by: Delores Passmore

  
  

• Sources

  [S9889] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Robert Glen Vian. [S9883] 1930 Census Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana. [S9888] Death Certificate for Robert Vian. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.