Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Helena, Montana

And the Surrounding Areas

Pattye H Hay

Pattye H Hay

Mar 7, 2024

Pattye Hugh Hay, 88, of Stevensville, MT  passed away on March 7, 2024.   Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Irene Isabella Locke

Irene Isabella Locke

Mar 6, 2024

Irene Isabella Locke, 92, of Helena, MT  passed away on March 6, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana assisted the family.

Leann Joy Jordan

Leann Joy Jordan

Mar 5, 2024

My mom was the best mother and grandmother we could have ever asked for!

Although it was just my brother and I, my mom was always a second mom to our friends and a bonus Aunt and grandma to many. She was a woman who advocated for those who didn't have a voice and was always a...

Darel Paul Musgrave

Darel Paul Musgrave

Mar 4, 2024

Darel Musgrave, 85, of Helena, Montana passed away on March 4, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Karen Marie Murray

Karen Marie Murray

Mar 4, 2024

Karen Marie Murray passed away peacefully on March 4, 2024 after a long illness. She was born September 30, 1942 in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Known for her sense of humor and love of dancing, karaoke, and reading, Karen will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Karen's family asks that she be remembered for the joy she brought to...

Jason Samuel Wood

Jason Samuel Wood

Mar 3, 2024

Jason Samuel Wood, 68, of Helena, MT passed away on March 2, 2024.   Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Robert "Bob" Leighton Chase

Robert "Bob" Leighton Chase

Feb 28, 2024

Robert L. Chase (Bob) died peacefully on February 28, 2024 in his home in Helena, MT.  He was 89 years old.

Bob was born in Flint, MI to parents Margaret and Gerald Chase.   He grew up in Flushing, MI and graduated from Flushing High School, where he played several sports.  Following high school, he attended and graduated...

Steven Craig Johnston

Steven Craig Johnston

Feb 28, 2024

Steven Craig Johnston, 72, of Helena, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 28, 2024, after a long and brave battle against cancer.  Steve was born in St. Paul, MN on May 19, 1951 to Claries Leonard Johnston and Alice Lou Franklin-Johnston.  He was the baby of the family and came into this world fighting as a tiny...

Helen A Cossitt

Helen A Cossitt

Feb 26, 2024

Despite medical issues, hospitalizations, and surgeries that began decades ago and caused her to anticipate she wouldn't see age 70, Helen Cossitt lived to her fullest until Monday, February 26, 2024, when she passed away at 92 in Helena, Montana.

And until the most recent few years, her "fullest" life was very full. She never missed an...

Noah Philips Horan

Noah Philips Horan

Feb 25, 2024

Noah Horan, 68, of Craig, Montana passed away February 25, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana assisted the family.

Jo Ann Prost

Jo Ann Prost

Feb 25, 2024

On February 25, 2024 Helena lost a dedicated Democrat and a fine ambassador for the city in the person of Jo Ann Prost.  Jo Ann passed away peacefully at Cooney Nursing Home.  She was 84 years old.

Jo Ann was born in Cape Girardeau at the closest hospital to Caruthersville, Missouri where she grew up.  She was...

Klint Kyle Fisher

Klint Kyle Fisher

Feb 24, 2024

Klint Kyle Fisher came to the end of his earthly days on February 24, 2024 after an 8 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was so fortunate to be able to have time with all of his immediate family and many friends in the days and months preceding his death. Klint is survived by his wife of almost 27...

John Israel Cathcart

John Israel Cathcart

Feb 22, 2024

John Israel Cathcart was born September 12, 1981 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to John and Gloria Cathcart.  Before he turned one, his his family moved to Japan as missionaries and he spent his next thirteen years in Japan and Russia, passing out Bibles and tracts, building churches, and watching out for his three younger siblings, Autumn, Bethany, and Joseph.  When...

Stephen Blair Morrison

Stephen Blair Morrison

Feb 19, 2024

Stephen Blair Morrison, born July 22, 1956, in Helena, MT left us on February 19, 2024, after a brief illness. The Morrison family moved several times, and Steve spent most of his youth at the family home on 5th Avenue. He was proud to be a 5th generation Montanan. Steve married Laura Goodheart in 1982 and their son Quin...

Michael Leroy Been

Michael Leroy Been

Feb 19, 2024

Michael L. Been passed away at his home in Wolf Creek on February 19th, 2024, at home surrounded by his family.

Mike grew up in southern California, where he loved to surf. He was a member of the Huntington Beach Surfing Association.

He later moved to Utah and then Montana. He worked at the Missouri...

Dave Rosay

Dave Rosay

Feb 14, 2024

Dave Rosay, of Helena, MT, passed away on a cold and blustery winter day, in the comfort of his favorite home, of recurring lung cancer partially related to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam.

Dave was born on an autumn day in Minneapolis, MN to Katherine A. Rosey (Stewart) and Ben A. Rosey. The family moved to Fairbanks,...

Kenneth August Haab

Kenneth August Haab

Feb 14, 2024

Kenneth A. Haab passed on February 14, 2024 following an extended illness. Ken was born on October 27, 1933 in Great Falls, MT to August J. and Linda Haab. Following graduation from Great Falls High School, Ken joined the United States Air Force and served four years. After obtaining a teaching degree, Ken enjoyed a 39-year career teaching business...

James Edward Darling

James Edward Darling

Feb 10, 2024

James (Jim) Edward Darling passed away on Saturday, February 10th, 2024, in the loving care of his family at his home in Montana City, Montana. His passing followed an unexpected diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, and God ended his suffering after a mercifully brief battle with the disease. Jim was born on June 3, 1950, in Yreka, California, to Rosalie...

Wayne Allen Kessler

Wayne Allen Kessler

Feb 7, 2024

Wayne Allen Kessler left this earth on February 7th, 2024 after a long battle with multiple health issues. He was 64 years old.

Wayne was born on June 26th, 1959, To Roy and Regina Kessler in Langdon, North Dakota. The family made its way to Helena when Wayne was 3, stopping for a brief period in Harlowtown,...

Levi James Brinegar

Levi James Brinegar

Feb 6, 2024

Levi Brinegar, 33, of Lincoln, Montana passed away on February 6, 2024.  Simple Cremation Montana assisted the family.