William Bundt, 96, passed on April 24, 2013, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls.
"There is a special place in Heaven for Bill."
He was born on Jan. 27, 1917, in Manfred, N.D. Bill was the oldest child of Emil and Minnie Bundt of Westby. He attended school in Westby, and later attended college in Seattle.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946, stateside, as a technician 5th grade, in the 800th Sig. Serv. Regt.
Bill held various jobs in his life, a few being working for an electric company, and as owner of the hardware store in Westby with his brother-in-law Earl Strand and his wife Elaine.
In April of 1949 he married Helen Strand, in Glendive. In the '60s they moved to Billings where he worked as director of maintenance at the St. John's Lutheran Home. After retiring in 1982, they moved to the beautiful Kalispell area to be near family. Bill and Helen enjoyed many happy years camping and fishing. One of Bill's many hobbies was his natural talent for painting. He had a God-given talent for painting beautiful landscapes.
Preceding him in death were his parents, a sister Irene, wife Helen, and stepson Guy.
Bill was a kind, gentle and very humble man. He will be greatly missed.
Survivors are a sister, Dotty, and Bobby Leininger; brother, Gene, and wife, Willie Bundt, of Minnesota; also a sister, Elaine, of Minnesota; also Earl and Elaine Strand, niece, Terri Strand Beatty, husband Wayne, and family, all of Kalispell; great-niece, Jamie, and Brian Putnam and family, also of Kalispell; and many other nieces and nephews.
At Bill's request there will be no service. We will return him to Westby this summer with a small memorial there.
We also want the thank all of the support services who have helped care for him, Home Options, Meals on Wheels, Frontier Hospice and the wonderful care he received at the Veterans Home in Columbia Falls; also a thank you to Kathy and Marcus who were wonderful friends to Bill. He always looked forward to their visits.
Memorials can be made to the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls
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"There is a special place in Heaven for Bill."
He was born on Jan. 27, 1917, in Manfred, N.D. Bill was the oldest child of Emil and Minnie Bundt of Westby. He attended school in Westby, and later attended college in Seattle.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946, stateside, as a technician 5th grade, in the 800th Sig. Serv. Regt.
Bill held various jobs in his life, a few being working for an electric company, and as owner of the hardware store in Westby with his brother-in-law Earl Strand and his wife Elaine.
In April of 1949 he married Helen Strand, in Glendive. In the '60s they moved to Billings where he worked as director of maintenance at the St. John's Lutheran Home. After retiring in 1982, they moved to the beautiful Kalispell area to be near family. Bill and Helen enjoyed many happy years camping and fishing. One of Bill's many hobbies was his natural talent for painting. He had a God-given talent for painting beautiful landscapes.
Preceding him in death were his parents, a sister Irene, wife Helen, and stepson Guy.
Bill was a kind, gentle and very humble man. He will be greatly missed.
Survivors are a sister, Dotty, and Bobby Leininger; brother, Gene, and wife, Willie Bundt, of Minnesota; also a sister, Elaine, of Minnesota; also Earl and Elaine Strand, niece, Terri Strand Beatty, husband Wayne, and family, all of Kalispell; great-niece, Jamie, and Brian Putnam and family, also of Kalispell; and many other nieces and nephews.
At Bill's request there will be no service. We will return him to Westby this summer with a small memorial there.
We also want the thank all of the support services who have helped care for him, Home Options, Meals on Wheels, Frontier Hospice and the wonderful care he received at the Veterans Home in Columbia Falls; also a thank you to Kathy and Marcus who were wonderful friends to Bill. He always looked forward to their visits.
Memorials can be made to the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls