Obituaries

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...

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...

Jan 26, 2023

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

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...

Jan 23, 2023

Helena – James D. Phillips "Jim" (age 81) passed away on January 23, 2023 peacefully at home.  Jim's wife Betsy and daughters Debbie and Stevi were by his side.  This was after a long and heroic battle with cancer, kidney disease and Lewy Body Dementia.

Jim was born on the farm in Lime Springs, Iowa on July...

Jan 21, 2023

Callie Ann Sobleski, 63, of Belgrade, Montana, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023 at her home.  Callie was born in Emmet County, Michigan to William and Betty Cooper on October 13, 1959.  She grew up and resided in Michigan until she followed her dream of moving to Montana in 2004.  Callie married the love of her life, Matthew Sobleski,...

Jan 21, 2023

Montana Cowboy LeRoy Sanford Johnson of Helena, Montana passed on January 21, 2023.

LeRoy was born on February 23, 1929 in Henning, Minnesota to Rudolph and Edith Johnson. He was the first of ten children. With the desire to become a cowboy he left Minnesota in 1947 and (after a short stop in Fargo, North Dakota) he...

Jan 20, 2023

Rick Jay Cooper, 74, of Townsend, Montana passed away Friday, January 20, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Jan 20, 2023

Jeffrey was born April 27, 1961 and passed from this world to be with Our Lord on January 20, 2023 after a brief illness. Jeff was a longtime resident of Great Falls, MT and a former resident of Miami, OK.

Jeffrey loved to hunt and fish as well as ride his old dirt bike. He loved his...

Jan 19, 2023

Tammy Cline, 62, of Helena, Montana passed away Thursday, January 19, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Jan 17, 2023

Al passed away at his home on January 17, 2023 after a courageous battle with Lewey Body Dementia.

He was born August 1, 1946 in St. Louis, MO to Fred and Audrey Pillman. He attended school in Kirkwood, MO and graduated from Central Methodist University and Indiana State University. Al proudly served his country in the US...

Jan 17, 2023

Mary Anne Simpson, of Helena, Montana passed away, surrounded by her family on January 17, 2023. She was 74 years old.

Mary Anne was born on August 18, 1948 in Long Beach, CA to John Robert Simpson of Skowhegan Maine and Marjorie Ann Urquhart Simpson of Denver Colorado. It was in her younger years, living in Seal...

Jan 16, 2023

Frances Fisher McDonald passed away Monday, January 16th, 2023 at the age of 89, in Helena, Montana after an extended illness.

Frances was born March 21st, 1933 to James and Ruth Fisher. She spent her formative years in Glacier County, Montana. Her mother taught at various country schools on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, while her father worked...

Jan 15, 2023

Elaine Terry Pearson, 60, of Helena, Montana passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. A service will be held in the summer of 2023, with details to be announced at a later date.

Jan 14, 2023

Murray McNeil, 84, of Helena, Montana passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Jan 13, 2023

Dr. Eric R. Sullivan, age 47, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2023, at his home in Helena, MT after a courageous 21-month battle with Glioblastoma.

Eric's family knew him as an energetic, and mentally tough math professor, an outdoor enthusiast, and a connoisseur of craft beers who always had the right shoes for every occasion (Chacos...

Jan 13, 2023

Verna (Nana), age 92, gently and peacefully passed away in her Helena home on the evening of January 13, 2023 with family nearby. Verna and her twin brother Verner were born September 10, 1930 in Heimdal, North Dakota to parents Sigrid Fisketjon Petterson and Gustav Petterson. Verna was raised on a homestead on the prairies of Heimdal.  After the...

Jan 11, 2023

In Loving Memory of a Precious Angel

Michael James George-Roberts-Sprinkle, of East Helena, MT, peacefully passed away on Jan 11, 2023 at the age of 34.

Michael was born to Michelle George and Cory A. Sprinkle on June 25, 1988, in Helena, MT.

Shortly after his birth he was adopted by Douglas J....

Jan 10, 2023

Billie Lankford Shepard died Jan 10, 2023 at St Peter's Hospital after a 7 year battle with cancer. Billie was born to Everetta Mae Markley and William Melvin Lankford in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fifteen months later Everetta died of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. With help from the Markley family Bill raised his daughter as a single father until 1951 when he...

Jan 9, 2023

Diane Hurley, 82, of Great Falls, Montana passed away Monday, January 9, 2023. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.