Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Helena, Montana

And the Surrounding Areas

Carolyn Johns Sekerak

Carolyn Johns Sekerak

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...

Patricia Mariea Courchene

Patricia Mariea Courchene

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.

Elizabeth Ann Diekman

Elizabeth Ann Diekman

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,...

Richard James Cottingham

Richard James Cottingham

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...

Ronald Curtiss

Ronald Curtiss

Jul 20, 2023

Ron Curtiss passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, due to a long battle with pulmonary hypertension. He has had this disease for several years. Ron was born to Mortimer and Gladys Marie (Welch) Curtiss on May 12, 1942 in between Basin and Butte, Montana, on a cold stormy night, and the nickname of "Stormy" was given to him....

John Thomas Oxford

John Thomas Oxford

Jul 20, 2023

John Thomas Oxford of Helena, 69, passed away on July 20, 2023.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Richard Allan March

Richard Allan March

Jul 18, 2023

Richard "Rick" Allen March, 66, of East Helena, MT, passed away on July 18, 2023 after a short battle with cancer. Rick was born in Greeley, CO to Everett and Kay March on March 30, 1957. He spent much of his youth growing up in Colorado and Wyoming, graduating high school from Thermopolis, WY. He attended both the University...

Angela Elizabeth Huschka

Angela Elizabeth Huschka

Jul 17, 2023

Who are we to question Gods decisions.  Why Angela was chosen is understandable, but why now we will never know.  Angela Huschka Kops, 59 was taken from us Monday, July 17, 2023 in a tragic car accident.

She was born on February 8, 1964 in Miles City, Montana to Pius Pete and Lorraine (Dolajak) Huschka. The family...

Kathy Hallberg

Kathy Hallberg

Jul 14, 2023

Kathy Hallberg, 66, of Helena, Montana passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Monique Mandali

Monique Mandali

Jul 14, 2023

Monique Mandali, 76, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023 in Helena, Montana.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Gerald Louis Hayden

Gerald Louis Hayden

Jul 13, 2023

Gerald L. Hayden, 93, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023 in Butte, Montana.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Dollie Lynne Gray

Dollie Lynne Gray

Jul 12, 2023

Dollie Lynne Gray, 95, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023 in Helena, Montana.  Services will be held at a later date.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Kathleen Francis Arndt

Kathleen Francis Arndt

Jul 11, 2023

Kathleen Francis Arndt, 77, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023 in Helena, Montana.

Services will be held at a later date. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Daniel Joseph Cloninger

Daniel Joseph Cloninger

Jul 9, 2023

Daniel J. Cloninger, 88, aka "Dan, Danny, Junior and Dan-O", a friend to many and loved by all has taken the journey "Over the Great Divide" on July 9, 2023.

Dan was born October 15, 1934 to Daniel and Lillian I. (Gagnon) in Helena, Montana.  Over the years his family lived in various locations, Frenchtown and Wolf...

Wilmer   "Herf" Zane Ingersoll

Wilmer "Herf" Zane Ingersoll

Jul 2, 2023

Wilmer Zane Ingersoll, of Wolf Creek, MT died in his home at Hunter's Pointe on July 2, 2023. He was

93 years old.

Wilmer was better known as Herf.   Herf was born on January 12, 1930 in Helena MT to Sam and Alice

Ingersoll. He was raised in Helena and graduated from Helena...

William Fred Adler

William Fred Adler

Jul 1, 2023

William F. Adler, 85, of Helena, MT passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023.

Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.   Remembrances and condolences may be sent to the family at simplecremationmontana@gmail.com.

Kenneth Martin Dekam

Kenneth Martin Dekam

Jun 22, 2023

Kenneth Martin DeKam, 85,  passed away suddenly on June 22, 2023, at his home. He was born on

September 6, 1937 in Grand Rapids Michigan to parents Arthur and Minnie (Holleman) DeKam. He

attended schools in Grand Rapids, graduating from Calvin College, and later earned a MA degree from

the University of Montana,...

Ethel Barbara Larock

Ethel Barbara Larock

Jun 22, 2023

Ethel Barbara Larock, 92, of Helena, Montana passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2023.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Brenda Lou Dismukes

Brenda Lou Dismukes

Jun 22, 2023

Brenda Lou Dismukes, 80, passed on to her Heavenly Home, on June 22, 2023, surrounded by loving family members.

Brenda was born to Henry and Dovie Dismukes on August 5, 1942, in Casa Grande, Arizona. She was the youngest of 9 children: 6 sisters, Margaret, Edis and Edice (twins), Ouida, Irby, and Mickey; and 2 brothers, Nolan,...

Anne Tappe Scarff

Anne Tappe Scarff

Jun 22, 2023

Annie Tappe Scarff breathed her last breath quietly on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at home with her family, friend Colleen and Kourtney Fisher, her Hospice Nurse.

Even though in the last years of Annie's life her health was declining, the heart of her life was strong; she cared for others!  The last four years of her life...