Robert “Bob” Mackley

Robert “Bob” Mackley,

68, beloved father, hus-

band, and friend passed

away Saturday, August 8,

2020 unexpectedly of a

stroke. Bob was known for

his generosity, open

mind, strong work ethic,

and eagerness to meet

new friends.

Bob was born on Sep-

tember 15, 1951 in Minot,

North Dakota. He was the

youngest of Joe and Betty

Mackley’s four children.

During his youth, Bob

developed a passion for

billiards and often re-

ferred to his skill as “a

sign of a misspent

childhood.” He continued

this hobby throughout his

life. Growing up, the

Mackley family spent

many of their summers on

Lake Metigoshe. Bob gra-

duated from Minot High

in 1969. Afterwards he at-

tended University of Mon-

tana and graduated from

University of North Dako-

ta with a degree in Sociol-ogy in 1977. While attend-ing UND, Bob met Julie

Hoffer. The two quickly

fell in love and married

eight months later on De-

cember 23, 1977.

Bob and Julie lived in

Bottineau, ND, Lewis-

town, MT, Sedalia, MO,

Williston, ND, and

Casper, WY before finally,

in 1983, finding their for-

ever home, Bozeman, MT.

They had two kids, Jessica

and Aaron, to whom he

dedicated his life raising.

Bob worked at Simpson

Honda for 12 years; he

would often see a client

he had sold a car to years

ago and would recall the

year, model and color of

the car. In 1995 Bob and

Julie purchased The Hub

Bar in Belgrade which

they owned for 11 years.

He continued to enjoy

visiting and “shooting

pool” with these friends

until his death. After sel-

ling The Hub, Bob and Ju-

lie enjoyed each other’s

company traveling to Afri-

ca, Belize, Egypt, and road

tripping through the US.

Bob was never one to

remain idle for long and

picked up a

post-retirement job at the

MSU Bookstore.

Bob was preceded in

death by: his parents and

sister, Ann.

Family: Bob will be

greatly missed by his wife

of 42 years, Julie; his

daughter, Jessica (Ross);

his son, Aaron; grandchil-dren, Kaitlyn and Ryan;

and his sisters, Sharon

and Barbara; as well as his

nieces, nephews, extend-

ed family, and countless

friends.

Bob lived and left a

legacy of love and com-

mitment that will impact

his family and friends for-

ever.

Memorials can be gifted

to The HRDC, c/o Kristin

Hamburg, 32 S Tracy Ave,

Bozeman, MT 59715.

Bob’s values aligned

closely with the HRDC, a

local non-profit organiza-

tion that is dedicated to

helping the most vulner-

able members of the com-

munity. They provide

safe shelter, food and nu-

trition, transportation,

care for seniors, early

child education and much

more.

A celebration of life is

tentatively planned for

summer 2021. A private

family service will be

held on Saturday, August

22. The service will be

available to view on Face-

book live at 10:30 A.M. on

Pilgrim Congregational

Church’s Facebook page.

Arrangements are in the

care of Dokken-Nelson

Funeral Service.

www.dokkennelson.com