Obituaries

Aug 13, 2023

Julie Belle Capps passed away at St. Peter's Health on August 13, 2023 after a long battle with liver disease. Julie was 66 years young.

She was born May 15, 1957, at St. John's Hospital in Helena, Montana. Raised by Bill and Joan George, Julie was one on too many children to note here.

She...

Aug 9, 2023

Barbara Gay Erlandson, 79, of Helena, formerly of Evaro, passed away August 9, 2023. Barbara was the first baby of the new year born on January 1, 1944 in Missoula to Doris and Albert Paul. She grew up in Dixon where her family owned the local store. When Barb was 5 she contracted polio but she was strong and...

Aug 7, 2023

Deborah Jane Dils of Boulder, Montana, died August 7, 2023.  She was 75 years old.  Deb was born July 24, 1947 in Dayton, Ohio to parents, Jim and Margaret Dils.  She graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Art.   Deborahh moved to Montana in 1977 and worked for the State of Montana, beginning with the...

Aug 5, 2023

Kathryn W. Mohs, 76, of Helena passed away on August 5, 2023 at home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on November 5, 1946 in Hankinson, North Dakota to Edward and Alva Mae (Popp) Scheller. Kathy graduated from Hankinson High School in 1964. She worked in Fargo, ND and went to school until she was...

Aug 5, 2023

David Mark Bernard was born on April 7, 1955, in Helena, MT to Elmer D. Bernard and Gwen S. Bernard. David, or "Animal" as many fondly knew him, passed on August 5, 2023. He attended elementary, junior high and high school in Helena. David worked in Helena his entire life, beginning as a bouncer at local establishments, a construction...

Aug 5, 2023

Victoria Lynn Pope (Vickie) passed away at the age of 71 at St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, MT on the morning of August 5 th , 2023, due to many years of ongoing heart problems.

Vickie was born on May 15th , 1952, in Helena, MT to Jack and Sue Rogers. She has 2 siblings, Patty and...

Aug 4, 2023

Lorna E. (Ulsher) Barry of Montana City, MT died in her home, surrounded by her family on August 4, 2023. She was 82 years old. Lorna was born on October 27, 1940 in Helena, MT to Andrew and Mabel (TenEyck) Ulsher. She was the fifth of eight children.

She attended grade school in Basin, MT and graduated...

Aug 1, 2023

Anita Jackson, 84, of Elliston, passed away on August 1, 2023 in Helena. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Jul 28, 2023

John Lynn Fred, 80, of Helena, Montana passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023.

Lynn was born to parents John and Marge Fred, on February 8, 1943, in Helena, Montana. He graduated from Helena High School in 1962 and served in the U.S. Navy from 1966-1968.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Montana...

Jul 23, 2023

Jimmie Lee Kroll passed away unexpectedly from complications of a stroke on Sunday July 23rd 2023, at

the age of 68. Jimmie was born in Helena, MT on January 23rd, 1955 at St John's Hospital to Donald Kroll

and Donna Kroll (Van Antwerp). He was raised in Helena MT and this is where he remained...

Jul 23, 2023

Garth Evans, 68, of Helena, Montana passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2023.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Jul 23, 2023

Kenneth George Zimmerman, 91, of Helena passed away on July, 23, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Jul 23, 2023

John "Red" E. Barnicoat, 68, passed away July 23rd, 2023 at St. Peter's Health after an extended illness. John was born October 20, 1954 in Butte, MT to Thomas Edward Barnicoat and Audrey Irene Maffei Barnicoat.

John married Sonia Magnuson in 1977. From that marriage son Jeremiah Barnicoat was born. That marriage ended in 1987.

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Jul 23, 2023

James (Jay) Peter Moser passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2023, after a brief battle with throat

cancer. He was 60 years old.

Jay was born on August 12, 1962, in Helena, Montana, to Mary Lorea Copenhaver Moser and

James Franklin Moser. Jay's early years were spent with his older sister, Colleen, and...

Jul 22, 2023

Glenn Alwyn Millard, of Helena, MT, passed away at home on July 22, 2023 of natural causes.  He was 73 years old.  He was a native Oregonian for 71 years.  He is survived by his two children: Janice (Bill) Powell of Helena, MT and Joe (Erin) Millard of Wilder, ID, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, and two brothers Richard...

Jul 22, 2023

Victoria Jarrett, 69, of Helena, Montana passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Jul 22, 2023

Carolyn Sekerak, 83, passed away July 22, 2023 in Clancy, MT.

Carolyn Sekerak was born October 14, 1939 in Tulsa Oklahoma to Ethyl and Leo Johns. She carried memories of a childhood filled with bikes and piano lessons, gatherings with parents and grandparents, enjoying church and school. After high school she studied at Depauw University in Greencastle...

Jul 22, 2023

Patricia Mariea Courchene, 74, of Allen, Texas passed away on July 22, 2023 in Helena. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Jul 22, 2023

Elizabeth Ann (Steele) Diekman, 87, of Lewistown, Montana, passed away July 22, 2023. She was born

on July 19,1936, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lewistown to Charles Julius and Olive Ann (Henderson)

Steele. The first years of her life were spent on the Alaska Bench, Montana homestead. When the kids

were school age,...

Jul 20, 2023

Rick Cottingham celebrated his heavenly birthday when he passed from this earth on the morning of July 20, 2023, with his family by his side.  He fought a courageous battle with esophageal cancer.

It is impossible to sum up his life and the kind of man he was in only a few paragraphs, but here goes: Rick...