Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Helena, Montana

And the Surrounding Areas

Clifford Ernest Preston

Clifford Ernest Preston

Oct 26, 2025

Clifford Preston, of Helena, Montana passed away on October 26, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Barbara Huseby

Barbara Huseby

Oct 26, 2025

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Barb Huseby, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, who has left us but not without cherished memories and lasting love she left behind.

Barb was the heart of her family, strong, loyal, and steady through every season of life. She poured her love into everything she did,...

Stephan Jan Wolowina

Stephan Jan Wolowina

Oct 25, 2025

Stephan Wolowina, 79, of Helena, Montana passed away on October 25, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Daniel Lee Arrotta

Daniel Lee Arrotta

Oct 24, 2025

Daniel Lee Arrotta, a devoted and loving husband to Nadine Arrotta, father, grandfather, businessman, and faithful servant of Christ, passed peacefully into the arms of his Savior on October 24, 2025. Born on August 22, 1959, in Great Falls, Montana, Dan built a legacy of generosity, redemption, and unwavering love in Spokane, Washington.

A prominent entrepreneur, Dan...

Irene May Newton

Irene May Newton

Oct 20, 2025

On October 20th Irene stepped peacefully into the arms of Jesus with her husband and daughter-in-law Stephanie Newton by her side while Stephanie was reading from Psalms 50.

Irene was born on November 1, 1935 in Helena, Montana during one of the aftershocks of the big earthquake. She was born at home because the quake had caused...

Steven Russell Johnson

Steven Russell Johnson

Oct 20, 2025

Steven Johnson, 64, of Fort Kent, Maine passed away on October 20, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Joseph William Munzenrider

Joseph William Munzenrider

Oct 19, 2025

Joseph W. Munzenrider, prominent Helena musician for 65 years, died of several demeaning conditions that come upon old people on Oct. 19, 2025. He was 85.

Born in Helena in 1940 to Robert J. and Mary Evangeline "Vangie" Munzenrider, Joe was the eldest of eight children and grew up surrounded by music, faith and the beauty of...

Rhonda Jean Flink

Rhonda Jean Flink

Oct 16, 2025

Rhonda Jean Flink, 55, of Helena, MT was born on August 1, 1970, to Linda and Don and passed away on October 16, 2025 in Helena, MT after a courageous battle with cancer.

Rhonda is survived by her loving daughters, Heather Carr and Cheryl Florea, her son Jerry Hanson, her bonus daughter Angela Ludwig whom she accepted...

Joseph Donald Cross

Joseph Donald Cross

Oct 16, 2025

Joseph Donald Cross, 84, a fourth-generation Montanan, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2025 at 3:08 am

Joe proudly served his community as a career firefighter with the Helena Fire Department. He was a devoted husband, father, and loyal friend. An avid outdoorsman, many days for him were filled fishing, hunting, and camping in the Montana wilderness....

Fantasy Joy Braulick

Fantasy Joy Braulick

Oct 13, 2025

Fantasy Joy Braulick, age 48, passed away in a battle with breast cancer on October 13, 2025.

Fantasy was born on October 28, 1976, in Hardin Montana. A bicentennial baby! She made her home in Helena, Montana.

Fantasy is survived by her parents, Jerry Braulick of Helena, and her mother Cheryl Kautzman of Livingston, brother...

Brandon Peter Scott

Brandon Peter Scott

Oct 12, 2025

Brandon Scott, 40, of Helena, Montana passed away on October 12, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Mary Frances Hoffmann

Mary Frances Hoffmann

Oct 11, 2025

Mary Frances Hoffmann, 85, passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at her home in Helena surrounded by family.  Her death followed a valiant battle with Pancreatic Cancer.

Mary Frances was born May 6, 1940 to Leo James & Loretta Frances Michel Hoffmann.  Raised in Glasgow, Montana, Barbara, Mary & Peggy were a trio of sisters nurtured...

Joy Sue Bender

Joy Sue Bender

Oct 11, 2025

Joy Sue Bender passed away recently in the comfort of her home after a brief bout of pneumonia. She was 91.

Joy Sue was born December 2, 1934 on a Merkel, Texas, farm, the only child of Hall Harrison Hobbs and Hazel Verion Thomas Hobbs.   She attended grade schools at Grand Prairie and then Arlington, Texas, where...

Astrid Marie Crichton

Astrid Marie Crichton

Oct 9, 2025

Astrid Marie Crichton, age 83, died early on the morning of October 9th 2025 at Touchmark in Helena Montana of neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease and its complications.

She was born Astrid Marie Bratlie, on July 8, 1942 in Minot, North Dakota to Otto M. Bratlie, a Lutheran pastor and Glenice a nurse. The family moved about to where...

Joann Marie Leu

Joann Marie Leu

Oct 8, 2025

On October 8th, Joann Marie Leu, 92 of Clancy Montana, passed from this world to the next due natural causes. Born to Bernice and Ned Debree on January 15, 1933, spending her early years on the family ranch in Birdseye, she and her three younger sisters moved with their mother to East Helena after her father passed away when...

Leonard Charles Olson

Leonard Charles Olson

Oct 5, 2025

Leonard "Len" Olson, 86, of Montana City, MT passed away on October 5, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Lori Ann Westman

Lori Ann Westman

Oct 5, 2025

Lori Ann Westman, 64, of Lincoln, Montana passed away on October 5, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Diana Louise Pulich

Diana Louise Pulich

Oct 4, 2025

Diana was born July 20, 1951 in Harlowton, Wheatland County, Montana, one of the first six babies born in the new hospital.   She was the daughter of Clarence Malone Fulton (1926-2011), and Bettie Louise (Grow) Fulton (1930-2014), and the sister of Tom Fulton (wife Jeanne).  As an Army brat, Diana moved frequently living in Harlowton from 1951 to 1958,...

Michael Thomas Gronneberg

Michael Thomas Gronneberg

Oct 3, 2025

Michael Gronneberg, 35, of Helena, Montana passed away on October 3, 2035.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Kimberly Lane Hoffmann (Hamlin)

Kimberly Lane Hoffmann (Hamlin)

Oct 2, 2025

Kimberly Lane Hoffmann (Hamlin), 62, passed away on October 2nd, 2025. She was born on July 24th, 1963, in Highland Park, MI, to Jerry Kelley and Ardis Bailey (Kettler). Kimberly was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend whose love and laughter touched everyone around her.

She grew up in Michigan and made Montana her home after...