Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Helena, Montana

And the Surrounding Areas

Patricia "Patty" Louise Vonada

Patricia "Patty" Louise Vonada

Apr 5, 2022

Patricia "Patty" Louise Vonada, 82, of Helena, Montana passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

A service for Patty Vonada will be held at St Mary's Catholic Community at noon on Tuesday, April 12th, with a luncheon to follow.

Donna Marie (Skinner) Garrick

Donna Marie (Skinner) Garrick

Apr 2, 2022

Donna entered her final rest at 83 years old, on April 2, 2022, at Son Heaven assisted living. She had resided there since December 10, 2021. Donna was born to Earl and Telma Skinner in Fullerton, CA. The family traveled and lived in many different places, but Donna had 5th generation roots in Cochise County and ultimately grew up...

Stanley Gardiner

Stanley Gardiner

Apr 2, 2022

Stanley Gardiner, 83, of Helena, Montana passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Sammy Lee York

Sammy Lee York

Apr 1, 2022

Sammy Lee York, 83, formerly of Decatur, Illinois passed away Friday, April 1, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Elaine Rutledge

Elaine Rutledge

Mar 30, 2022

Elaine Rutledge of Boulder, Montana passed away in the arms of her family while listening to the Lord's prayer on March 30, 2022. She was 79 years old.

Elaine was born on July 7, 1942 in Harrisonville, Missouri to Dorothy and Donald Atkin. She had a range of careers, working in banking and as a lunchroom lady...

Peggy Mcchesney

Peggy Mcchesney

Mar 30, 2022

Peggy McChesney, 64, of Helena, Montana passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Doris Ruth Williams

Doris Ruth Williams

Mar 29, 2022

Doris Williams was a classy lady who left this world on March 29th, 2022. She celebrated her 92nd birthday with family and friends and decided to keep on celebrating with her son, brothers, sisters, parents and all of her wonderful husbands and loved ones in heaven. Her smile was contagious and her spirit warming. Those of us left behind...

Rebecca Jean Sailer

Rebecca Jean Sailer

Mar 28, 2022

Rebecca Jean Sailer, 76, of Superior, Montana passed away Monday, March 28, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Connie Lou (Robbins)  Boltz

Connie Lou (Robbins) Boltz

Mar 28, 2022

Connie Lou Boltz, 83, of Helena, Montana passed away Monday, March 28, 2022.  Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Todd Patrick Daly

Todd Patrick Daly

Mar 27, 2022

Todd Patrick Daly, 81, of Townsend, Montana passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Thomas Duane Jackson

Thomas Duane Jackson

Mar 26, 2022

Duane Jackson, 88, after a brief hospital stay, returned to his home on Hauser Lake March 16, 2022 where he died of bladder cancer. His wife, Sue, with assistance from neighbors, David Aageson, Rod Demontigny and Greg Synness as well as St Peter's Hospice, cared for him the last ten days of his life.

Duane's mother Margaret...

Bryan William Rowder

Bryan William Rowder

Mar 23, 2022

Bryan W. Rowder, 78, of Helena MT passed peacefully in his sleep at his home on March 23, 2022.

Bryan was born on April 2, 1943, in Holland MI to Elmer Joseph and Helen (Toczyl) Rowder. Bryan was the second oldest of five siblings. The Michigan wilderness served as a catalyst for Bryan's lifelong love of all...

Doug Murray

Doug Murray

Mar 22, 2022

Michael Douglas Murray of Lincoln, Montana died on March 22, 2022. He was 67 years old.

Doug was born on May 30, 1954 in Southern California to Patricia O'Brien and Robert Walter Murray. From a young age, Doug loved fast cars and Harleys. After highschool, Doug joined the Navy and proceeded to build a Triumph chopper that...

Andrew Anthony Montano

Andrew Anthony Montano

Mar 22, 2022

Andrew Anthony Montano, 67, of Helena, Montana passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Dallas Ray Lavy

Dallas Ray Lavy

Mar 21, 2022

Dallas Ray Lavy, 84, of Townsend, Montana passed away Monday, March 21, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Lucie Benninger Stamets

Lucie Benninger Stamets

Mar 21, 2022

Lucie Benninger Stamets, 101, of Helena, Montana passed away Monday, March 21, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Seibert Lee Smith

Seibert Lee Smith

Mar 20, 2022

Helena, Montana – Seibert "Smitty" Lee Smith, 80, passed away on March 20, 2022. Smitty was the youngest of five living children to John and Beatrice (Kessler) Smith on August 5, 1941, in Price Hill, West Virginia. He served in the Army in the late fifties and the early sixties and was a quiet veteran.

Smitty married...

Earl J. Locke

Earl J. Locke

Mar 20, 2022

Earl J. Locke, 93, of Helena, Montana passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.

Winifred "Wini" Apple

Winifred "Wini" Apple

Mar 19, 2022

Winifred "Wini" Reese Apple lost her battle with lymphoma on March 19th, 2022.   Wini was born to Thomas "Doc" and Agnes Reese in November of 1945.   She grew up in Havre with her seven siblings and four double cousins from Kremlin.   She attended Havre Central High School and graduated in 1963.   She married Karl Apple in 1965 and they...

Stephen Eugene Engle

Stephen Eugene Engle

Mar 18, 2022

Stephen Eugene Engle, 71, of Helena, Montana passed away Friday, March 18, 2022. Simple Cremation Montana has assisted the family.