Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Helena, Montana

And the Surrounding Areas

Karyn Follis Cheatham

Karyn Follis Cheatham

Jan 30, 2024

On her birthday, January 30th, 2024, Karyn Follis Cheatham, of Helena, MT passed away peacefully at home after a 2 year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family. She was 81 years old.

Karyn was born in Oberlin, Ohio to Benjamin Follis and Elizabeth Blackburn as an only child. She attended college at Ohio State University,...

Andrea Elizabeth Strowd

Andrea Elizabeth Strowd

Jan 30, 2024

Andrea Elizabeth Strowd, 74, of Helena, MT, died after a very short illness. She was born on December 3, 1949 in Minneapolis, MN.  She grew up in Faribault, MN with her parents and siblings. She married Roger Mott in 1973 and moved to Florida, living in the Keys, Naples, and Tallahassee; she worked largely in social services. Andy and...

Ricky Lynn Nyhart

Ricky Lynn Nyhart

Jan 29, 2024

Ricky Nyhart, 74, of White Sulphur Springs, MT passed away on January 29, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Thomas Howard Cheetham, Sr

Thomas Howard Cheetham, Sr

Jan 29, 2024

Thomas Cheetham, Sr, 78, of East Helena, Montana passed away on January 29, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Lalia Mae Covey

Lalia Mae Covey

Jan 29, 2024

Lalia Mae Covey (Jeter), 91 of Helena, MT passed away on January 29, 2024 of respiratory

failure due to congestive heart failure.

Lalia was born July 12,1932 in Bozeman, MT to Margaret and Henry Jeter. Lalia's father passed

away when she was 2 years old. Her mother, Margaret later married Merle Chandler.

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Carlos "Chuck" Cecil Lopes

Carlos "Chuck" Cecil Lopes

Jan 28, 2024

Carlos Lopes age 90 passed away Jan 28,2024. He was born in Shanghai and lived in the Portuguese colony of Macao until he was sent to be educated at the Maris Brothers college in Australia. After graduation he joined the Australia Army. When discharged from there, he moved to New Zealand and became an air traffic controller. A traveling...

Kim Russell Martinson

Kim Russell Martinson

Jan 24, 2024

My Dad, through his Daughter's Eyes When my brother and I were younger, my dad loved to plug in an episode of The Waltons as we cozied up in the evenings with a bowl of ice cream and raspberries.  My brother and I used to take turns taking cheap shots at the show however we could – calling it...

Gary Dean Foster

Gary Dean Foster

Jan 24, 2024

Gary Dean Foster passed away January 24, 2024 at home in Helena.

He was born to George and Esteline Foster in Falls City, Nebraska in 1939, an enrolled member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.

His family moved to California where he was raised and met his wife Rita. They moved to Montana...

Richard Herbert Wilson

Richard Herbert Wilson

Jan 22, 2024

Richard Wilson, 81, of Butte, Montana passed away on January 22, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Ruth Alene Halsema

Ruth Alene Halsema

Jan 20, 2024

Ruth Alene Halsema of Helena, MT died with family present on January 20, 2024. She was 93 years old.

In 1930, Ruth was born to Otis and Minnie Peden in Lafayette, IN. She graduated from Jefferson High School and later married Martin Miller. Together they had four children. Ruth worked as a nurse aide at St. Elizabeth...

Betty Brosten

Betty Brosten

Jan 19, 2024

Betty Lou (Erickson) Brosten, age 93, died on January 19, 2024 at the home of her son in the presence of Barry, daughter-in-law Nancy and granddaughter Claire.

Betty was born on September 12, 1930 in Bowman, ND, to Clarence and Evelyn Erickson. Her family included brothers Ray, Herb and Jim and sister Ginger. She graduated from the...

Donna Marlene Klein

Donna Marlene Klein

Jan 19, 2024

Donna Marlene Klein (Taylor), of Helena, Montana passed away in her home on January 19, 2024, after an extended illness. She was 85 years old.

Donna was born on June 13, 1938, in Boise, Idaho to Theodore (Ted) and Lula Taylor. Ted was a boomer and followed large construction projects, ending up in the Columbia Falls area...

William "Bill" Arden Mattfeldt

William "Bill" Arden Mattfeldt

Jan 19, 2024

William (Bill) Mattfeldt of Helena, MT passed away peacefully at The Beehive January 19, 2024. Bill was born April 15, 1934 in Harlem, Mt to Hugh and Carrie (Storkson) Mattfeldt.

Dad always told us he was named Bill because he was born on April 15. At 6 weeks old he remembers walking down the railroad tracks to...

Tyler James Leslie

Tyler James Leslie

Jan 18, 2024

Tyler James Leslie of Helena, Montana passed away suddenly on January 18, 2024. He had packed so much life into his 30 years ending with his heart as a bird without the wings to fly. Tyler traveled, went on many drives in the mountains, graduated Helena College with a Welding Degree, fell in love, mended a broken heart, and...

John Michael Comes

John Michael Comes

Jan 16, 2024

John Michael Comes, 84, of Helena, Montana passed away on January 16, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Galen Linnius Doughty

Galen Linnius Doughty

Jan 16, 2024

Galen Doughty, 70, of Montana City, MT,  passed away on Tuesday,  January 16, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Dory Modey Schmid

Dory Modey Schmid

Jan 16, 2024

Dory Modey Schmid , 91, of Helena passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Cynthia Sue  Johnson Ross

Cynthia Sue Johnson Ross

Jan 15, 2024

Cynthia (Cindy) Sue – Johnson- Ross, our beautiful mom, grandma, sister, aunt, niece and cousin, passed away on January 15, 2024 after a two yearlong battle with cirrhosis of the liver.

Cindy was born to Lois Vook and Gifford Johnson on September 26, 1965 but was raised mostly by her grandparents, Mildred and Matt Vook. She attended...

Steven Allen Smith

Steven Allen Smith

Jan 14, 2024

Steven Smith, 74, of Helena, Montana passed away on January 14, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Trudy Eileen Knodel

Trudy Eileen Knodel

Jan 12, 2024

Trudy Knodel, 67, of Townsend, Montana passed away on January 12, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana assisted the family.