Obituaries

Dec 22, 2025

Martha Jane Darragh, 78, of Helena, Montana passed away December 26, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 22, 2025

August 28, 1928 witnessed the birth of a truly gentle soul – Alice Nadine Moody. At age 3, Nadine and her mother, Sylvia, moved from Oklahoma to California where they began a new chapter in their lives. Sylvia remarried and Nadine’s new stepdad, Sayed Amir who had emigrated from Afghanistan after World War I, was the only father she really...

Dec 21, 2025

Rose "Rosie" Oelkers unexpectedly passed away, surrounded by her loving family, due to complications from Influenza A and pneumonia. She was 91 years young.

Rose was born on the family farm northwest of Culbertson, Montana, to David Luft and Selma Teitz Luft. She was the fifth daughter to join the family in a crowded two-bedroom log home shared with her parents,...

Dec 21, 2025

Leroy G. Zent of Helena, MT passed away peacefully at home after a short illness on December 21, 2025. He was 75 years old.

Leroy was born in Mandan, ND. At 18, he moved to Bottineau, ND and got an Associate’s degree in Forestry. He then transferred to Missoula, MT where he earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Montana.

Leroy...

Dec 20, 2025

Lynda L Hatveldt passed away peacefully at her home on December 20, 2025. She was born on September 10, 1941 in St. Louis, MO. She is survived by her husband Skip, Children: Michele Johnson(Paul), Kyle (deceased) and Brandon; Grandchildren: Jessica McReynolds(Devon), Courtney Johnson(Isaiah), and Hayleigh; Great Grandchildren: Dante, Harper, and River; Brother Dave Krueger, Niece Heather, Nephew Joe, and Cousin...

Dec 19, 2025

Eugene Wing, Sr, of Helena, MT passed away on December 19, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 18, 2025

Helen Gossard, 91, of Helena, Montana passed away on December 18, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 15, 2025

T. Wade Hampton was born on September 25, 1967, in Missoula, Montana, to an Irish woman and an Arikara man, and was adopted by H.D. and Suzy Hampton. He grew up surrounded by love and adventure, sharing a close childhood with his older brother, Andrew, and younger brother, Matthew. From an early age, Wade developed the independence, competitiveness, and curiosity...

Dec 15, 2025

Vicki Peterson, 74, of Boulder, MT passed away on December 15, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 13, 2025

William Lambert, 85, of Helena, MT  passed away on December 13, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 11, 2025

Darrell Butts, 100, of Wolf Creek, Montana passed away on December 11, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 8, 2025

Paul Golter, Jr, 56, of Helena, Montana passed away on December 8, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 8, 2025

Lynn Ann Sattler, 74, of Helena, Montana passed away on December 8, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 7, 2025

Wendell "Clark" Atkinson, age 82, passed away on December 7, 2025, in his home and surrounded by his friends and family.

Clark lived an adventurous life filled with purpose and passion. Born on May 15, 1943, he grew up in Preston, Idaho, but then ventured to Montana with a schoolmate the first chance he could get after...

Dec 4, 2025

Kory Jepson, 48, of Helena, Montana passed away on December 4, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Nov 24, 2025

Peter James Rummel died at his home in East Helena on Monday, November 24, 2025. He was born on February 4, 1950 in Hamilton, Montana, to Clyde and Verda Rummel.   He joined older sister Linda.  Brother Carl and sister Julie later completed the family.

Pete graduated from Corvallis High School in 1969 and attended Northern Montana College,...

Nov 23, 2025

Robert Barrett, 75, of Helena, Montana passed away on November 23, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Nov 22, 2025

Jack M. Deucker, known to many as "Afro Jack," "Jackyl," or lovingly as "Jacky" by his sister, passed away on November 22, 2025, in Helena, Montana, at the age of 66. Born August 3, 1959, in Alton, Illinois, Jack came into the world exactly three years after his beloved big sister Ellie (Eulanda Sommers). The bond they shared—climbing trees,...

Nov 20, 2025

Constance Marie Preston passed away peacefully on November 20, 2025, in Helena, Montana, at the age of 78. She was born on October 27, 1947, in Spokane, Washington, to the late Bernard and Marie Helean.

Connie grew up in Missoula, Montana where she attended St. Anthony's Elementary and Sacred Heart High School. She married John Piquette in...

Nov 19, 2025

Sherrie Mae Sewell Higgins passed away on Wednesday, November 19, at St. Peters in Helena, MT.

Sherrie attended St. Margaret's Catholic School and Cut Bank High School, graduating in 1967. She went on to attend Carroll College in Helena. While serving pizzas at The Pub, she met and fell in love with Tom Higgins. Sherrie and Tom...