Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Helena, Montana

And the Surrounding Areas

Tom Gerald Morrow Jr.

Tom Gerald Morrow Jr.

Sep 27, 2023

Thomas Gerald Morrow Jr., 70, of Helena passed away on September 27, 2023.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Perry Floyd Fisher

Perry Floyd Fisher

Sep 26, 2023

Perry Floyd Fisher, of Helena, MT died peacefully surrounded by his family on September 26, 2023. He was 74 years old. Perry was born December 21, 1948 to Edgar and Doris Fisher (Candee) in Sidney MT.  He is the first of 4 children.  Perry was a plumber and owned his own business for most his life. He lived in...

Warren Alvin Loehn

Warren Alvin Loehn

Sep 25, 2023

Warren "C. J." Loehn , 83, of Townsend passed away on September 25, 2023.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Reinhart Henry Kurtz

Reinhart Henry Kurtz

Sep 24, 2023

The residents of the sleepy farming town of New Leipzig, North Dakota, were unaware but on July 30, 1936, there arrived among them a seemingly ordinary soul who would go on to enrich the lives of a multitude of family and friends, help usher in a revolutionary new era of business computing, raise a couple of thoroughly mediocre kids...

Nelson Leavous Seeley

Nelson Leavous Seeley

Sep 21, 2023

Nelson "Jack" Seeley, died September 21, 2023 at the age of 102. He lived a full and vibrant life until his heart wore down last week. He was born in Chalk Butte, South Dakota on June 4, 1921 to parents Vera and Frank Seeley. The family moved to Baker, Mt where siblings, Robert, Gwendolyn and Harold joined the family....

Betty Jane Vallentine Donovan

Betty Jane Vallentine Donovan

Sep 17, 2023

Betty Jane Vallentine Donovan passed away of natural causes at Helena on September 17, 2023. Born in a log cabin at Lima, Montana to Roy Edward and Jeannette Johnson Vallentine, Betty attended country schools in eastern Montana, including the "Upper Cracker Box" school, along with public schools at Brockway, Glendive and Miles City. Betty graduated from high school in...

Margaret Elsie Dellinger

Margaret Elsie Dellinger

Sep 13, 2023

Margaret Dellinger, 77, of Belgrade passed away on September 13, 2023.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

H. Dudley Williams

H. Dudley Williams

Sep 12, 2023

H. Dudley Williams, 85, of Jefferson City passed away on September 12, 2023.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Barbara Jean Grimes

Barbara Jean Grimes

Sep 12, 2023

Barbara Jean Grimes passed away on September 12, 2023 at the age of 91 with her daughters by her side.

Barbara was born to Samuel C and Claudia B Spotts in Ida Grove, Iowa on February 26, 1932.  She was the youngest of 11 children.

She married Thomas W. Grimes on November 7, 1956 and...

Michael Paul Wells

Michael Paul Wells

Sep 7, 2023

Michael Wells, 55, of Helena passed away on September 7, 2023.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Linda Ann Cantrell

Linda Ann Cantrell

Sep 7, 2023

Linda Cantrell, 74, of Helena passed away on September 7, 2023

A  celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 2:30 pm at Set Free Christian Fellowship, 614 N Last Chance Gulch.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Robert Lee Sears

Robert Lee Sears

Sep 6, 2023

Robert (Bob) Lee Sears, 82, died September 6, 2023 of natural causes in Helena, MT.

Bob was born June 11, 1941, in Ottumwa, Iowa to Frederick Marion Sears and Edna ­Belle Renaud.  He was the oldest child of four and was joined by his sister Bonnie and brothers Ray and Jerry.  Bob graduated from Newton (Iowa) Senior...

Donald Edward Bacon

Donald Edward Bacon

Sep 5, 2023

Donald Edward Bacon (81) of Elliston, MT died September 5, 2023, on the Elliston hill surrounded by family and friends. He fought a courageous two-year battle with esophageal cancer.

Don was born in Lewistown, MT on September 22, 1941, to Lynn and Ruth Bacon of Harlowton and was the oldest of 9 children. Spending his youth in...

Kenneth Melvin Swain

Kenneth Melvin Swain

Sep 2, 2023

Ken Swain, 67, of Helena passed away on September 2, 2023.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Sharon Yvonne Burgess

Sharon Yvonne Burgess

Sep 2, 2023

Sharon Burgess, 76, of Lincoln passed away on September 2, 2023 at her home.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Frank Nelson Aldrich

Frank Nelson Aldrich

Aug 30, 2023

Frank Aldrich, 81, of Helena passed away on August 30, 2023.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family

Lawson Gary Oliphant

Lawson Gary Oliphant

Aug 26, 2023

Lawson Gary Oliphant, 68, of Helena, Montana, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023. Gary was born on September 6,1954 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota to Garland and LeVonne (Nord) Oliphant. Gary always said he moved to Montana as soon as he could and it was there that he met the love of his life, Rena Bykonen. They were married...

Douglas Jackson Markuson

Douglas Jackson Markuson

Aug 20, 2023

Douglas Markuson, 96, of East Helena, Montana passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023.   Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

John Henry Driver

John Henry Driver

Aug 20, 2023

John Driver was born January 17, 1941 to Woodrow and Mary (Mundy) Driver. He passed away August 20, 2023 from an extended illness. He is survived by his children: Mary (Ken) Rodda, David (Debbie) Driver, Donny (Donna) Driver, Deana (Rjay) Clement and Debbie Driver who passed away at birth. Seven Grandchildren, Jason Rodda, Shawn (Charity) Rodda, Alyssa (Thane) Hatch,...

Wanda Ilene Benton

Wanda Ilene Benton

Aug 19, 2023

Wanda Ilene Webb Benton (76) of Helena, Montana, passed away peacefully in her daughter's home, surrounded by her family and loved ones, on August 19, 2023.

Wanda was born in Great Falls, Montana, to Coleman and Edith Webb. Wanda was the fourth of eight children. Her siblings included Willard Webb, Cheryl Heintz, Myrna Kraftenberg, Carla Jorgenson, Everett...