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Patrick John Driscoll's life was unfortunately ended on September 7, 2023 in Helena, MT at age 47. Pat is survived by his wife Felicia Driscoll, father and mother Bernie and Terry Driscoll, and sweet pup Gloria. Patrick was born in Bozeman, MT on November 6, 1975. He grew up thriving in all things that make Montana wonderful. He loved skiing, hunting, fishing, riding dirt bikes, and playing baseball. He graduated Bozeman High in 1994 and attended Montana State University where he was a proud Pi Kappa Alpha. He took a year to study abroad in Australia and upon his return Pat joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed to Hurlburt Air Force Base in Florida with the Special...

Ernest "Ernie" Schrock Saxman, 71, of East Helena Montana passed away on June 25, 2023 with his loving wife of 50 years, Twila, by his side. After an 8-year battle with Frontotemporal Dementia and a form of ALS Ernie succumbed to the diseases. Born in Muncy, PA to John B. Saxman Sr. and Elizabeth "Lish" Denny Saxman and was the 6th of 8 children. The family moved to Virginia City, Montana in 1953 and on to Bozeman Montana in 1954 where Ernie has many fond memories. By 1967 Ernie had moved to Great Falls where he attended C.M. Russell High School, class of 1971, and was awarded the Golden Flame Award. Ernie met the love of his life, Twila Eberl, and they were married July 28, 1972, and...

Cordell Johnson, a long-time Helena attorney, died on May 19, 2023. He was born May 2, 1934, in Helena and raised in Bozeman by his parents Arthur J. M. Johnson and Effie Prewitt Johnson. His father was a professor who became head of the Physics Department at MSU (Montana State College as it was known then) in Bozeman. His mother was a teacher and homemaker. Cordell graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1952, then attended MSU for one year before transferring to Missoula to enroll in a program that combined business administration and law. In 1956, he received his BA with one year of legal studies completed. After graduating, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the United...

HOSFIELD, Robert L., age 77 of Helena, passed away January 14, 2023. Services will take place in Sedan, Montana in May. Details will be announced when they are complete. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer a condolence to the family or to share a memory of Robert.

On the afternoon of August 20, God called Andy (31) home after a 5 1/2 year battle with cancer. He is now in Heaven watching over the most beautiful set of Black Angus cows you can imagine. Andrew Philip Van Dyken was born on April 5, 1991, to Rick and Halane Van Dyken, joining his brother Kyle and his sister Heidi. His younger years were spent in the Gallatin Valley, where he attended Manhattan Christian School. He was always interested and very involved in haying, grain harvest and all things cattle. In the spring of 2006, he and his parents made the move to the Crow Creek valley. Andy graduated from Manhattan Christian in 2009, much to the relief of the teachers. After a...

"Gwen", age 99 of Helena passed away August 14, 2022. The Rosary will be prayed at 10:30 a.m. with visitation following at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 22nd at Ss Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, 120 W. Riggs Street, East Helena. Funeral Mass with begin at 12 p.m. following the visitation. A reception will follow the Mass in the social hall of the church. Burial will follow the reception at Resurrection Cemetery. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer a condolence to the family or to share a memory of Gwen.

A memorial service celebrating Wes' life will be held at Foothills Fellowship Church, 4000 Springhill Road in Bozeman on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 1:00 pm. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer a condolence to the family or to share a memory of Wes.

Wesley Dean Lowe of Manhattan, MT and lately, Townsend, MT, passed peacefully away of natural causes surrounded by his family on Sunday, January 9, 2022 in Helena, MT. He was born on September 14, 1935, in Dayton, Washington to Grace Patrick and Todd Lowe. He was the 6th out of 7 children. His family lived in Dayton, WA where he attended all twelve years of school. He married Betty Arlene Whybark on November 23, 1956 in Dayton, Washington. Wes served in the US Army from 1954 to 1956. Wes was determined to provide for his family, even working up to 3 jobs at one time through the years. In 1980 Wes hired on with a small construction company in Bozeman, MT as Bookkeeper. As the company...

Our larger-than-life "Ponky" has gone to find his own adventures far away from the constraints that challenged him. He found his strength and happiness from the community who welcomed and loved him unconditionally. A community consistently providing him the joy that made his life fulfilled. He built himself a trapline far and wide to help capture all those he wished to engage with, people who shared his values of joy, belief, happiness and good, and he checked it daily. He knew your name, what you did, and he built something individual and special with all his friends. When you joined his tribe, he held your hand and led a conversation about what bonded you. Cale was a diplomat of hope...

Charles "Charlie" Eugene Fisch On the evening Tuesday August 10, 2021 at approximately 4:50 pm, Charlie a loving son, brother and uncle, passed away at St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, MT from an infection. He was surrounded by family and friend. He was 63 years old. Charles Fisch was born in Billings, Montana on December 31, 1957. He was the third child, and the only son, of Margaret Marie and Harold Anderson Fisch. Charlie grew up in Billings and would spend summers at his grandparents Oscar and Marie Koch in Belgrade, MT. He enjoyed finding and collecting agate rocks and playing outdoors. My Mom Charlotte said "they would raid gardens when they were little too." My Aunt Janice...

Gary Laurent Demers joined the Angels in heaven on August 1, 2021. Gary was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on November 18, 1966. He was the youngest of six children. After High School, he enjoyed working at the Swensen Quarry and made several good friends. He liked the outdoors and spend time on his favorite lake, Lake Winnipesaukee, and skiing on Black, Killington and Cannon Mountains. Gary collected the Christmas series Budweiser Mugs. This collection continued throughout his life. Gary moved to Montana in 1991. He met and married Melissa Barney in Helena, where they settled and had two boys, Tyler and Austin. He enjoyed cooking, barbequing, camping and hiking at Seeley Lake and...

Gary Laurent Demers joined the Angels in heaven on August 1, 2021. Gary was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on November 18, 1966. He was the youngest of six children. After High School, he enjoyed working at the Swensen Quarry and made several good friends. He liked the outdoors and spend time on his favorite lake, Lake Winnipesaukee, and skiing on Black, Killington and Cannon Mountains. Gary collected the Christmas series Budweiser Mugs. This collection continued throughout his life. Gary moved to Montana in 1991. He met and married Melissa Barney in Helena, where they settled and had two boys, Tyler and Austin. He enjoyed cooking, barbequing, camping and hiking at Seeley Lake and...

David R. Bruck, 83, died at sunrise July 1, 2021, with his beloved wife at his side. He was at peace in mind and spirit after a six-day illness. David was born David Ralph Bruckelmeyer on February 11, 1938, the third son of Catherine (O'Brien) and Frederick Lynn Bruckelmeyer III in Minneapolis, MN. Daves's father was in the U.S. Navy during WWII and had to hand-stencil his entire name on all his uniforms. The first chance he got he changed his name to Fred L. Bruck. And Dave spent the rest of his life explaining, it's spelled like "truck" with a "B." The family moved to Billings, Montana, when Dave was nine. He was enthralled with being a cowboy so his mother bought him an ornery old...

Una Mae Schlack, 93, died of natural causes April 11, 2021 at Elkhorn Nursing Home in Clancy, Montana. She was born in Helena in 1928, the youngest child of Knute and Elsie Johnson, who lived in Lump Gulch, near Clancy. Times were hard. Her family was so poor they paid the doctor with potatoes. Una started school in Clancy, then lived briefly in Two Harbors, Minnesota before returning to Montana. The family settled in Great Falls, where Knute became an engineer on the Great Northern Railroad. Una graduated from Great Falls High in 1946. She played violin and enjoyed tennis and dancing. She began working at age 14 as a telephone operator and as a sales clerk at the Paris Department...

Alan Thompson- Morrell Thompson, 68, of Helena, passed away on Thursday, April 8 , 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, June 8, at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Valley with a Luncheon to follow, 1502 Shirley Rd. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer the family a condolence or to share a favorite memory of Alan.

On April 8, 2021, a top hand was added to the ranks of the Celestial Range Riders with the passing of Alan Thompson. Alan Morrell Thompson was born in Berkeley, California on September 23, 1952 to Lucille (Smith) and Morrell Thompson. Alan attended elementary and high school in Bozeman and graduated from UM with a BA in Anthropology and from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Master's degree in Educational Psychology. Alan married the love of his life, Rosalie Walsh of Helena, who survives him. Alan was preceded in death by his parents, Lucille and Morrell Thompson; his brother Jamie Thompson; his aunt Alma (Smith) Jacobs, and his beloved cousin Cheryl Fisher. Services pending....

Leslie James Simkins (88) passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on March 18, 2021, in Helena, MT. Born June 16, 1932, Lewistown, MT to Leslie Roe and Margarite Simkins. He graduated from St. Leo's High School in 1950. Attended Gonzaga University, served in the Navy during the Korean War, was employed by the VA Fort Harrison and attended Kinman Business College. He married Kim Holdgrafer in 1955 and together they raised six children. He was employed by the State of Montana for 28 years and started the family business Leslie's Hallmark and retired after 25 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters Eveyln (Toots), Betty, Patrica (Jim), Shirley, brothers...

On the evening of March 3, 2021, Kelly Francis Flynn passed away after a dogged four-year struggle with cancer. Kelly ran the ranch and imparted his wisdom until his final day, then said he was ready to go Home. He was surrounded by family members at the time of his passing at St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, MT. Kelly was preceded in death by his parents Frank and Rose Flynn and his brothers Joel and Steven. He is survived by his wife Jill, his daughters Shannon (Lynn Reynolds) and Siobhan, his twin brother and best friend Kevin (Nora), brothers Gary (Theresa) and Bryan (Emulyn), sisters Loralee (Dave) Wilkey and Teresa (Dan) Artz, and sisters-in-law Peggy Flynn and Sharon Flynn. ...