Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Helena, Montana

And the Surrounding Areas

Eva Marie Longfellow

Eva Marie Longfellow

Feb 10, 2023

Eva Marie Longfellow (Red) passed away at home with her husband by her side. She was 69 years old and was born February 14, 1953.

Eva was born in Cedar Lake, Indiana. She loved singing, dancing, writing, collecting Betty Boop, pets, and her kids.

She was the state president of the VFW Ladies Auxillary, and...

Thomas Eugene Sanders

Thomas Eugene Sanders

Feb 9, 2023

Thomas Eugene Sanders was born August 4, 1949, in Shelbyville, Indiana, son of the late Clarence and Redith Coffey Sanders.  He was the second of the seven Sanders children:  Charlotte, Tom, Robert, Judy Kay, Mary Ann, Helen and Debbie.  Tom departed this life on February 9, 2023.  He was 73 years of age.

He and Charlotte were...

Venustiano "Benny" Mondragon Lucas

Venustiano "Benny" Mondragon Lucas

Feb 8, 2023

Venustiano "Benny" Mondragon Lucas, 45, of Bozeman, Montana passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Jerrold "Jerry" Lundberg

Jerrold "Jerry" Lundberg

Feb 8, 2023

Cowboy, logger, forester, firefighter, mechanic, welder, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather are just a few of the accomplishments of Jerrold "Jerry" Lundberg, who left us early on the morning of February 8, 2023.

Born to Ben and Ida Lundberg on October 10, 1933, Jerry grew up in Helena and on the family ranch in Canyon Creek as...

Sonia Ann Hines

Sonia Ann Hines

Feb 7, 2023

Sonia Ann (Claver) Hines was born on October 18,1934 in Lewistown, Montana.

She met Leon Hines from Catfish, Montana and they were married on December 24, 1950 in Lewistown.

In November 1951 they welcomed their first son, Alan Leon.

Two years later, their son Steven Eugene was born.

In 1957 they...

Dorathy Von Vihl Kendall

Dorathy Von Vihl Kendall

Feb 6, 2023

Dorathy VonVihl Kendall, 95, of Helena, Montana passed away Monday, February 6, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Diana Marie (Hampton)  Zbinden

Diana Marie (Hampton) Zbinden

Feb 6, 2023

Diana Marie Zbinden (Hampton), 72, of Helena, MT died February 6, 2023 at home surrounded by her family.

Diana was born in Great Falls, MT on May 2, 1950 to Bill and Donna Hampton. She chose careers in the finance industry. First she collected debt with Kern County Collection Agency in Bakersfield, CA, then she was a...

Alexander Oscar Ragenovich

Alexander Oscar Ragenovich

Feb 5, 2023

Alexander Oscar Ragenovich, 72, of Bozeman, Montana passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

William "Bill" Andrew Bergstad

William "Bill" Andrew Bergstad

Feb 5, 2023

William "Bill" Andrew Bergstad, age 64 was called to his heavenly home on February 5th, 2023.

Bill was born June 12, 1958 to Sally Harris and Roland John Thomas Bergstad.  He was the only brother to his two sisters and loved telling the stories of his escapades with his sisters and how he loved to tease them....

Linda Kelly Nolan

Linda Kelly Nolan

Feb 4, 2023

Linda Kelly Nolan escaped from ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease, on February 4, 2023.  Linda was born in Missoula, MT, April 7, 1951, to Dan and Betty Kelly; she joined two sisters, Danita and Pamela, and was followed several years later by third sister, Marilyn. After a move to Billings, she attended both parochial and public schools, including Billings Central Catholic...

Murray Allan Weisberg

Murray Allan Weisberg

Feb 3, 2023

Murray Allan Weisberg, 79, of Helena, Montana passed away Friday, February 3, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Dora Marjorie Butler

Dora Marjorie Butler

Feb 3, 2023

Dora Marjorie (Hauck) Butler, age 91, passed away on February 3, 2023.  A descendant of a Montana Territorial pioneering family who established roots in Granite County, Montana in the 1870's, she was born on June 8, 1931 as the third of five children to Herman Lawrence Hauck and Mary Irene Hauck in Philipsburg, Montana.

As a Child,...

Frances Louise Hardy

Frances Louise Hardy

Feb 1, 2023

Frances Louise Hardy "Fran" passed away on February 1, 2023, at Elkhorn Health and Rehabilitation in Clancy, Montana due to heart failure and many other health problems. She was 85.

She was born May 2, 1937 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Brainerd, Minnesota to Jesse Eugene Jones and Hazel Velma Jones, a family of six children. She...

Sofia Margarita Lorenzo

Sofia Margarita Lorenzo

Feb 1, 2023

Sofia Margarita Lorenzo, 83, of Helena, Montana passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Rex Willard Morley

Rex Willard Morley

Jan 29, 2023

Rex Willard Morley, 94, of Helena, Montana passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Harrell Charles Pinker

Harrell Charles Pinker

Jan 29, 2023

Harrell Charles Pinker, 82, of Helena, Montana passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Edward "Ed" Ernest Siemers Iv

Edward "Ed" Ernest Siemers Iv

Jan 28, 2023

Edward Ernest Siemers IV June 25, 1969 – January 28, 2023

Edward Ernest Siemers IV, first son of the first son, left us too soon on January 28, 2023.

Ed was born to Ed and Bev Siemers on June 25, 1969 in Billings, Montana. At the age of five his family moved to Helena where...

Jay Kenneth Merritt

Jay Kenneth Merritt

Jan 27, 2023

Jay Merritt passed away at his home on January 28, 2023 at the age of 80. He was born on the ranch and died on the ranch which was his final wish. He is now at peace with Sharon whom he had missed so much the last year. Jay was born and raised in Helena and loved the area...

Mecom Isaac Carter

Mecom Isaac Carter

Jan 26, 2023

Mecom Isaac Carter, 63, of Clancy, Montana passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Bonita Mae Gebhardt

Bonita Mae Gebhardt

Jan 24, 2023

Bonita Mae Gebhardt (Allison) received her angel wings January 24, 2023 in her home on "The Farm" in Helena, MT. She was 76 years old. She fought hard against the relentless Alzheimer's Disease to earn those wings. Bless her heart.

Bonita was born in Fort Benton, Montana on July 20, 1946. She was the baby of the...