Robert Dwain Smith
Apr 22, 2026
Robert Dwain Smith, 71, of Helena, Montana passed away April 22, 2026. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Shelley Ann White
Apr 20, 2026
Shelley White, 73, of Helena, Montana passed away April 20, 2026. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Sharon Lynn Dimich
Apr 19, 2026
Sharon Dimich, 84, of Helena, Montana passed away on April 19, 2026. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Arlene Gail Nehring
Apr 18, 2026
Arlene Gail Nehring, 80, passed away on April 18, 2026. She was born on March 3, 1946.
Arlene lived a full and meaningful life, calling several states home over the years, including Iowa, Illinois, and Montana. She spent time in Liscomb and Newton, Iowa, before eventually settling in Toston, Montana. Wherever she went, she built lasting connections and left a mark...
Gertrude Mae Strom
Apr 15, 2026
Gertrude Mae Strom, 85, passed into Eternal Rest on April 15, 2026. To some she was known as Gert, Miss Trudy, and Trudy, which she chose to be nicknamed where we met her in rehab.
Gertrude Mae Graves was born on April 9, 1941, in Springfield, MA, which she fondly called “Mass”. She was raised in West Springfield, where she graduated...
Roger Duane Peterson
Apr 14, 2026
Roger Duane Peterson, 83, of Lincoln, Montana, passed away on April 14, 2026. He was born on November 24, 1942, in Great Falls, Montana.
Roger’s family moved to California when he was in high school. After finishing trade school and his plumbing apprenticeship, Roger played a significant role as a plumber/pipe Fitter in the dry docking of Queen Mary in Long...
Carla R Cross
Apr 12, 2026
Carla Cross passed away peacefully in her sleep at 4:17 AM on April 12, 2026. A woman of deep devotion, she was a beloved mother and a pillar of the Helena community.
Born on September 11, 1944, in Norfolk, Virginia, Carla was the daughter of Fern and Olaf Nesja. She moved to Montana as a child and spent nearly her entire...
Julie Leonette Wolff
Apr 8, 2026
Julie Wolff, 83, of Helena, Montana passed away April 8, 2026. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Leo Mose Calcaterra
Apr 6, 2026
Leo Calcaterra was born on February 23, 1933, in Butte, Montana, to Peperino and Lidia (Vanina) Calcaterra and passed away after a short illness on April 6, 2026, at the age of 93 in Helena.
Leo was raised on the family dairy farm, Elgin Dairy in Elk Park, alongside his sister, Joan (Bill) Filpula and three cousins. He graduated from Butte...
Judith Mae Veltkamp
Apr 5, 2026
Judy Veltkamp, 86, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2026, with family by her side.
Judy was born and raised in Belgrade, Montana. She lived a life defined by dedication, organization, and quiet strength. She was one of the most capable and organized individuals her family had ever known—someone who could manage many moving parts at once and do so with...
Lucia Machella Flynn
Apr 5, 2026
Lucia Flynn, 81, of Helena, Montana passed away April 5, 2026. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Richard James Moon
Apr 5, 2026
Richard James “Rick” Moon passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, just one day shy of his 76th birthday. In a way that felt deeply meaningful, Rick passed on the same holy day as his father, who died when Rick was just 10 years old, a loss that helped shape the quiet strength he carried throughout his life.
Born...
Laurie K Levitan
Apr 3, 2026
Laurie Levitan, 76, of Helena, Montana passed away April 3, 2026. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Nina Jo Stambaugh
Apr 2, 2026
Nina Stambaugh, 86, of Helena, Montana passed away April 2, 2026. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Lynette Kay Fisher
Apr 2, 2026
Lynette Kay Fisher, known affectionately by all as "Lynnee," passed away on April 2, 2026, at the age of 60. After a long and courageous battle with aggressive cancer, she found peace at 2:40 p.m. at the home of her niece, Tracy Salminen, in East Helena. Lynnee spent her final weeks in what she called her "happy place," surrounded by...
Shirley Marion Conley
Mar 26, 2026
Shirley Marion (née Lawler) Conley, born December 4, 1933, in Burlingame, California, passed peacefully on Thursday afternoon, March 26, 2026, at age 92, while receiving brief hospice care at her home in Helena, Montana. She was surrounded by her loving children, grandchildren, loyal family dogs, and her cherished cat, Jasmine.
Marion, as she preferred to be called, grew up in Redwood...
David Frank Wood
Mar 25, 2026
David Wood, age 83, of Helena, Montana passed comfortably in his home on March 25th, 2026.
David was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1942, married Patricia Wood in 1961 then moved to Helena, Montana in 1974. David had two jobs for the State of Montana. He worked for OPI for over 10 years and then worked at MPERA for 5 years...
Dennis Joseph Klamp
Mar 22, 2026
Dennis Klamp, 70, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on March 22, 2026.
Dennis was born on September 21, 1955, to Elmer (Mick) and Helen Klamp. As the firstborn, he followed in his father’s footsteps and proudly became a second-generation HVAC technician. He later became the owner of Stayton Heating in Stayton, Oregon, his childhood hometown.
Dennis raised his...
Sue Ellen Wortman
Mar 21, 2026
Sue Wortman passed away on March 21, 2026, unexpectedly. She was born April 20, 1950, to William Wortman and Wanda (Allen) Worthman at Bozeman, Montana.
Sue graduated from Park Senior High at Livingston, Montana and Eastern Montana College in Billings, Montana with a teaching degree.
Sue taught school in several locations in Montana. She was named Miss Park County in 1968. She...
Edward Wilmer Johnson
Mar 20, 2026
Edward Johnson, 67, of Helena, Montana passed away March 20, 2026. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
