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Wallace George “Wally” Brinkley

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Birth	:	17 Apr 1929 Manchester, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	15 Sep 2019 Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.6151886, -112.0993042
Plot	:	Sec A, Row 6, Plot 73
Description	:	Wallace (Wally) G. Brinkley, 90, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2019 at the Masonic Home in Helena, Montana. Wally passed away from a long struggle with Congestive Heart Failure. He was born to Edward and Clara Brinkley on April 17, 1929 on a small farm in Manchester, South Dakota. Wally was one of five children. After graduation he worked various jobs until he joined the Navy during WWII. He was assigned to the USS Renville and became a Fireman 1st Class Specialist and Motion Picture Specialist where he learned to run movie projectors for the movie theaters. At the... Read More	Wallace (Wally) G. Brinkley, 90, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2019 at the Masonic Home in Helena, Montana. Wally passed away from a long struggle with Congestive Heart Failure. He was born to Edward and Clara Brinkley on April 17, 1929 on a small farm in Manchester, South Dakota. Wally was one of five children. After graduation he worked various jobs until he joined the Navy during WWII. He was assigned to the USS Renville and became a Fireman 1st Class Specialist and Motion Picture Specialist where he learned to run movie projectors for the movie theaters. At the end of the war, he returned to the states and went to school to become a mechanic. He married Beverly Bittner on New Year’s Eve 1951 and they had one daughter. After moving to Helena, he owned and operated a gas station located across the street from the Civic Center. He worked part-time running the projectors at the Sunset and Sky-Hi Drive in, as well as at the Gaslight Theater. Wally had a short stint as a Helena Police Officer until being offered a job with the Electro Photo Systems developing driver’s licenses where he worked for 30 years. Upon retirement, Wally and Bev became snowbirds. They loved riding Harley motorcycles and he made his last purchase at the age of 86. He was an avid flyer and purchased his own Cessna which they enjoyed for several years. After the death of Beverly in 2001 he continued travelling and later married Lavina Coutts whom he had known since his school years. Several years later Lavina died and he decided to make Yuma his permanent home coming back for a month or two to visit with friends and family. In addition to his parents, Wally was preceded in death by his three sisters, Eva, Leona and Ora and a brother Floyd who died in infancy. Wally is survived by his daughter and her husband and six grandchildren. Complete obituary published in Helena Independent Record on Sept 18, 2019

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Wallace George “Wally” Brinkley death on 15 Sep 2019 in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 46.6151886
Longitude: -112.0993042

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