Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Helena, Montana
And the Surrounding Areas
Candace B. Hecker
May 24, 2022
Candace B. Hecker, 70, of Jefferson City, Montana passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Lawrence Taylor Wismer
May 23, 2022
Larry was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on December 22, 1943 to Elizabeth Lillian Rose and Lawrence LeRoy Wismer, second child and only boy in a family of four.  Larry spent his childhood and teens in Durham, Pa. He graduated in1962 from Palisades High School and immediately began his machinist career as an apprentice with Taylor Stiles/Arthur G. McKee Machine...
Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Lee
May 21, 2022
Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Lee, 60, of Great Falls, Montana passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Raymond Anthony "Mac" Mckenney
May 21, 2022
Raymond Anthony "Mac"Â McKenney, 75, of Helena, Montana passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Lorna Mae Mccarl-Smith
May 20, 2022
Lorna McCarl-Smith, 72, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 20, 2022 after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer.
Lorna was born in Helena, MT on September 30, 1949 to Harold W. and Leona Faulker- McCarl, the second of three girls. She attended Helena schools, graduating in 1967.
Lorna married and raised...
John Gerald Scott
May 20, 2022
John Gerald Scott, 76, of Helena, Montana passed away Friday, May 20, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Elizabeth Clare Mehl
May 18, 2022
Elizabeth Clare Mehl, 64, died May 18, 2022 of breast cancer in Helena, MT. Beloved and devoted wife and mother, she is deeply missed.
Beth was born September 13, 1957 to Dr. William and Dagmar McElroy in Havre, MT. She married David Mehl on July 21, 1979 and graduated from Montana State University before working as a...
Karen Kallin
May 18, 2022
Karen Kallin, 69, of Helena, Montana passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Delbert Eugene Clark
May 17, 2022
Delbert E. Clark (Del), of Helena MT passed away peacefully at Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation on May 17, 2022. He was 79 years old.
He was born on November 20, 1942, in Chicora PA. He was the son of the late Warren H. Clark and Jean Reep Clark.
He proudly served in the United States...
Susan Gertrude Veasey
May 15, 2022
Susan Gertrude Veazey, 79, of Helena, Montana passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
David V. Lorenz Jr.
May 14, 2022
David V. Lorenz Jr. was born on April 15, 1955 in Butte. An Army brat, he grew up all over the United States and spent some time in Germany before returning to Montana and graduating from Helena High School in 1973. He served in the Navy until 1978. Then, he served in the Montana Army National Guard, Aviation Units,...
Jo Etta Slayton
May 14, 2022
Jo Etta Slayton (Jodi) of Elliston, Montana, died in her home with her husband by her side on May 14th,2022. She was 73 yrs. old. Jodi was born June 24th 1948 in Council Bluff, Iowa to Donald and Virginia Joslyn. Jodi met the love of her life, husband Jim, at age 16. Jodi and Jim had a love that...
Finis Elwin Franklin
May 13, 2022
Frank was born on April 13, 1949 in Medford Oregon to Parents Finis and Vivian.
The family moved to Helena in 1956 and Frank enrolled in Central School. After a couple of years the family moved to a house on Highland street and he would attend Jefferson, Helena Junior High and Helena High schools. He was a...
Kathleen Ann Mcardle
May 13, 2022
Kathleen Ann McArdle, 67, of Clancy, Montana passed away Friday, May 13, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Mary Lou Eggan
May 13, 2022
Mary Lou Eggan was born December 17, 1934 in Leadville, Colorado to Joseph and Staffie (DeMay) Ponikvar. Upon high school graduation, she joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia where she met and married Don Eggan of Helena. They made their home in Helena and were married for 50 years before his passing in 2007. Mary...
Peggie Louise Phillips
May 12, 2022
Peggie Louise Phillips, 78, of Helena, Montana passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.
Shirley Anne Bachini
May 9, 2022
Shirley Anne (Levengood) Bachini—always the warm-hearted and open-minded conversationalist, passed away on Monday, May 9th , in Helena, Montana.
Born in 1935 in the middle of the Great Depression, Shirley spent her early years on two family ranches near Richey, MT that her family lovingly referred to as "the North and South Place." Growing up in the...
James Raymond Gross
May 7, 2022
With great sadness, our beloved and most precious head honcho, James (Jim) R Gross, 86, passed away the morning of May 7, 2022 at home in Helena, surrounded by his wife and five children.
Jim, the oldest of three, was born in Helena to Fredrick and Evelyn Gross on April 7th, 1936. He attended grade school at...
James Scott "Jim" Sadowski
May 6, 2022
James Scott "Jim" Sadowski, 59, of Helena, Montana passed away May 06, 2022 after a battle with stage four cancer.
James was born on July 11,1961 to Claudette and James Sr. in Ramsey, Minnesota. In or around 1994 James met his person Kimberly Parks . Kimberly had two children Vanessa and Nicole, whom James took on as...
Danielle Solis Goad
May 5, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Danielle Goad (Baby) in Townsend, Montana. Danielle passed away at home with her loving family to COPD.
Danielle was born in Evanston, Wyoming on August 22, 1965, to Daniel & Anne Solis. Danielle was the eldest sibling, her brother Mark Solis. Her family moved frequently...


