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Eugene M Halmes

Birth	:	14 Feb 1929 Belt, Cascade County, Montana, USA
Death	:	10 Mar 2007 Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Cascade County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.4650002, -111.2675018
Description	:	Belt native Eugene M. "Gene" Halmes, 78, a rancher and former deputy sheriff, died of natural causes Saturday at Peace Hospice in Great Falls. His funeral is 1:30 p.m. Friday at Belt Community Church, preceded by burial at Highland Cemetery in Great Falls. Croxford Funeral Home and Crematory is handling arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; daughters Susan (Rick) Jacobs of White Sulphur Springs and Sandra (Gary) Metcalf of Bozeman; one son, Bill, of Denver, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving are many foster children and their families, who he was proud to call son,... Read More	Belt native Eugene M. "Gene" Halmes, 78, a rancher and former deputy sheriff, died of natural causes Saturday at Peace Hospice in Great Falls. His funeral is 1:30 p.m. Friday at Belt Community Church, preceded by burial at Highland Cemetery in Great Falls. Croxford Funeral Home and Crematory is handling arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; daughters Susan (Rick) Jacobs of White Sulphur Springs and Sandra (Gary) Metcalf of Bozeman; one son, Bill, of Denver, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving are many foster children and their families, who he was proud to call son, daughter and grandchildren, including Joe (Patty) LaTray of Cut Bank, Douglas Forest of Great Falls and Ben (Dianne) Parker of Columbiaville, Mich. Gene was born in Belt on Feb. 14, 1929, and taken by his parents, Mathew and Ruth Mehmke Halmes, by wagon and team to their homestead in the foothills of the Highwood Mountains. He attended schools in Highwood and Belt and graduated from high school in Belt. He and Phyllis Landgren were married at the First English Lutheran Church in Great Falls on June 11, 1950. As a third-generation Montana rancher, Gene ranched between Belt and Highwood until moving to Meagher County in 1976. While in Cascade County, Gene was a deputy sheriff under Sheriff D.J. Leeper and John Krsul. In 1959, he attended the first Montana Law Enforcement Academy, which was in Washington, D.C. He also drove bus for the Belt school system for 14 years. He was a member of Teamsters No. 959 in 1975, and hauled pipe and general freight north on the Kamikaze Trail from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He also worked on the pipeline on the north slopes out of Prudhoe Bay. After the move to Meagher County, where he and his wife bought a ranch northwest of town, he was also a special deputy as well as a brand inspector. He had a love of horses and took great enjoyment in attending cattle sales. His faith in the Lord led him down the path to caring for his fellow man's well being. The Halmeses raised many children through foster care and an "open door" philosophy. He was instrumental in organizing the first AA Chapter in Meagher County, and was active in the Methodist Church in Belt and the CMA Church in White Sulphur Springs. Gene was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Ray and Jake Halmes. The family suggests memorials in his name be made to Peace Hospice of Montana, 2600 15th Ave. S., Great Falls, MT 59405. Printed in the Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls, MT on page 2, section M, Wednesday, March 14, 2007

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Eugene M Halmes's memorial is located at: Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Cascade County, USA.
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Eugene M Halmes death on 10 Mar 2007 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 47.4650002
Longitude: -111.2675018

Family Members:

Parent

Matthew Walter “Matt” Halmes

(1896 - 1964)

Ruth Marianna Mehmke Halmes

(1902 - 1979)

Spouse

Phyllis M Landgren Halmes

(1931 - 2020)

Siblings

Raymond F Halmes

(1926 - 1967)

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