Her spirit guides suddenly came and took our beloved Jolena on her journey. Jolena passed away Friday, November 12, 2010 in Helena from injuries received in an auto accident. Jo was born July 23, 1974 in Helena, MT.
\nJolena Kipp Williams was a very strong, independent, free spirited woman who did as she pleased and had a good time doing it. She enjoyed hanging out at the lake, spending time in the mountains, boating, camping and sitting around a good campfire, laughing, telling stories. She loved the outdoors and enjoyed it as often as she could. Music was a passion of hers as well as taking pride in her plants. When there was nothing to do, Jo loved to jump in her car and just go for a ride and enjoy the outdoors. She was not much for just sitting around and doing nothing.<\/p>\n
JoLena had many friends that loved her dearly, she will be missed by all who knew. Another great influence in her life was spending time with the many friends that were close to her heart. Robin (Gelina) Servera was currently Jolenas closest and dearest friend. They shared many interests, desires, laughs and tears together. They were there for each other through thick and thin. Other dear friends to Jolena are Marion Follette , Manny Pettigrue , Tony Willaims and Rick Has Thepipe. She also had many good friends, nieces and nephews in the Williston, North Dakota area.<\/p>\n
She loved her Native American Heritage, if you ever entered her home that was clearly shown. She D.loved any art work, that had wolves on it and could take any little old house, and turn it into her own. She was able to turn a plain room and turn it into a green house, with amazing ability to grow plants of all kinds.<\/p>\n
JoLena was currently employed at the Great Northern Motel where she worked as a desk clerk, and night auditor. She also worked at the Red Lion Motel where she was employed for five years.<\/p>\n
Jo is survived by her mother, Betty Williams of E. Helena; her daughter, Shawna Stacks (Kyle) of Helena and her son, Brady Indrideson (ex-husband Rubin) from Trenton, ND; her soul mate and best friend, Robert Bird of E. Helena; her sister, Judy Cassette (Jim) from Idaho; her brother Tracy Keller (Tina); sister Jeani Pocha , sister Stacy Bodin (Brian). Her other sisters, Julie Breznik (Frank), Connie Knapp (Charlie), Terri Mangold (Dave); brother, Tim Williams (Cindy); her aunt Opal McPherson (Jerry) of Shelby Mt; her unlce, Rick Pocha (Helen) from Las Vegas. Jolena is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.<\/p>\n
Jolena is preceeded in death by her 2 fathers, Dave Williams and Joe Williams; brother, Hank Williams; uncle Pat Williams, uncle Ray Williams, aunt Sis Williams. Her grandmother, Lois Walker, grandmother Ruth Williams, and grandfather Jim Pocha.<\/p>\n
Viewing is set from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. today, November 15, 2010 at Retz Funeral Home and 10:00 a.m. to service time on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the Retz Funeral Home Chapel with a Funeral Service scheduled for 6:00 p.m. To offer a condolence to the family or to share a memory of Jo, please visit www.retzfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the care of Retz Funeral Home.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/748311.jpg","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":"","event_title5":"","event_date5":"","start_time5":"","end_time5":"","location5":"","address5":"","city5":"","state5":"","zipcode5":"","event_title6":"","event_date":"","start_time6":"","end_time6":"","location6":"","address6":"","city6":"","state6":"","zipcode6":"","event_title7":"","event_date7":"","start_time7":"","end_time7":"","location7":"","address7":"","city7":"","state7":"","zipcode7":"","event_title8":"","event_date8":"","start_time8":"","end_time8":"","location8":"","address8":"","city8":"","state8":"","zipcode8":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/23254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}