Walter "Holly" Kortum

Walter "Holly" Kortum, 80, of Belt, Montana, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, August 25, 2023.

Holly was the third born child of nine to Bud and Edith Kortum in Ekalaka, Montana on December 7, 1942. After serving in the United States Army from January of 1964 – December of 1965, Holly married Betty Grosskopf on January 13, 1968. Together, they worked on cattle ranches, wheat farms, and guided hunters through the Alaskan and the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. He loved hunting and teaching others how to hunt. Having worked the family ranch near Raynesford since 1978, Holly and...