Obituaries

Dec 30, 2025

Sidney Price, 83, of Helena, Montana passed away on December 30, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 30, 2025

Penelope "Penny" Lee Crum was born in Spokane, WA on October 4, 1952. She passed away December 30, 2025, after a lengthy illness with Dementia.

Penny lived in Superior, Montana until she was six years old, and then moved to Missoula, Montana. She spent most of her summers at her Grandparents in Metaline Falls, WA.

Penny graduated from Missoula Sentinel High School...

Dec 26, 2025

Bob passed away December 26, 2025 in his Helena residence at the Renaissance Assisted Living. Beloved brother, son, uncle and friend, Bob fought his long battle against spinocerebellar ataxia with unwavering grace and dignity.

Born in Billings, MT, the 2nd of 7 children to Mary Claire and Kenneth Joseph Frazer, Bob lived most of his childhood in Columbia Falls, MT. He...

Dec 22, 2025

Martha Jane Darragh, 78, of Helena, Montana passed away December 26, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 22, 2025

August 28, 1928 witnessed the birth of a truly gentle soul – Alice Nadine Moody. At age 3, Nadine and her mother, Sylvia, moved from Oklahoma to California where they began a new chapter in their lives. Sylvia remarried and Nadine’s new stepdad, Sayed Amir who had emigrated from Afghanistan after World War I, was the only father she really...

Dec 21, 2025

Rose "Rosie" Oelkers unexpectedly passed away, surrounded by her loving family, due to complications from Influenza A and pneumonia. She was 91 years young.

Rose was born on the family farm northwest of Culbertson, Montana, to David Luft and Selma Teitz Luft. She was the fifth daughter to join the family in a crowded two-bedroom log home shared with her parents,...

Dec 21, 2025

Leroy G. Zent of Helena, MT passed away peacefully at home after a short illness on December 21, 2025. He was 75 years old.

Leroy was born in Mandan, ND. At 18, he moved to Bottineau, ND and got an Associate’s degree in Forestry. He then transferred to Missoula, MT where he earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Montana.

Leroy...

Dec 20, 2025

Lynda L Hatveldt passed away peacefully at her home on December 20, 2025. She was born on September 10, 1941 in St. Louis, MO. She is survived by her husband Skip, Children: Michele Johnson(Paul), Kyle (deceased) and Brandon; Grandchildren: Jessica McReynolds(Devon), Courtney Johnson(Isaiah), and Hayleigh; Great Grandchildren: Dante, Harper, and River; Brother Dave Krueger, Niece Heather, Nephew Joe, and Cousin...

Dec 19, 2025

Eugene Wing, Sr, of Helena, MT passed away on December 19, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 18, 2025

Helen Gossard, 91, of Helena, Montana passed away on December 18, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 15, 2025

T. Wade Hampton was born on September 25, 1967, in Missoula, Montana, to an Irish woman and an Arikara man, and was adopted by H.D. and Suzy Hampton. He grew up surrounded by love and adventure, sharing a close childhood with his older brother, Andrew, and younger brother, Matthew. From an early age, Wade developed the independence, competitiveness, and curiosity...

Dec 15, 2025

Vicki Peterson, 74, of Boulder, MT passed away on December 15, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 13, 2025

William Lambert, 85, of Helena, MT  passed away on December 13, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 11, 2025

Darrell Butts, 100, of Wolf Creek, Montana passed away on December 11, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 8, 2025

Paul Golter, Jr, 56, of Helena, Montana passed away on December 8, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 8, 2025

Lynn Ann Sattler, 74, of Helena, Montana passed away on December 8, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Dec 7, 2025

Wendell "Clark" Atkinson, age 82, passed away on December 7, 2025, in his home and surrounded by his friends and family.

Clark lived an adventurous life filled with purpose and passion. Born on May 15, 1943, he grew up in Preston, Idaho, but then ventured to Montana with a schoolmate the first chance he could get after...

Dec 4, 2025

Kory Jepson, 48, of Helena, Montana passed away on December 4, 2025.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family. 

Nov 24, 2025

Peter James Rummel died at his home in East Helena on Monday, November 24, 2025. He was born on February 4, 1950 in Hamilton, Montana, to Clyde and Verda Rummel.   He joined older sister Linda.  Brother Carl and sister Julie later completed the family.

Pete graduated from Corvallis High School in 1969 and attended Northern Montana College,...

Nov 23, 2025

Bob passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025 at the age of 75 at his home in Helena. He was born March 3, 1950 in Helena to William (Bill) Francis Barrett and Dorothy Jean Angle Barrett. He attended schools in Nye and Helena, graduating from Helena High in 1968.

He was a foreman for the D and L and Safety Manager at...