James (Jim) Edward Fiedler, age 71 of Helena, passed away on November 18, 2011 at the Elkhorn Health and Rehabilitation Center in Clancy after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 27, 1940 in Westport, Minnesota to Edward and Martha (Weiner) Fiedler.<\/p>\n
After graduating from high school, Jim attended Mechanic Trade School. He married Theresa Steinhoff in Sauk Centre, Minnesota on September 8, 1962 and later divorced. Jim\u2019s career was spent as heavy equipment mechanic. He enjoyed wood working, gardening, hunting, and firefighting. He attended and was a member of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in East Helena.<\/p>\n
He was preceded in death by his father, Edward; brother, Edward and his son, Scott. He is survived by his mother, Martha of Sauk Centre, MN; his children, Michael (Freddi Haab) of Helena, MT; Gordon of Farmington, NM and Annette Miller of Graham, WA; sister, Rosalie (Dennis) Loxtercamp of Big Lake, MN; brothers, Jean (Pat) of Sauk Centre, MN; Harold (Marilyn) of Sauk Centre, MN; sister Alicen (Ted) Barrett of Dunedin, FL and Dan (Rita) of Two Rivers, WI. Grandchildren, Tim (Felicia) Fiedler of East Helena, MT; Destiny Alberts of East Helena, MT and Zach and Eirik Miller of Graham, WA. Jim also is survived by numerous nieces and nephews in Minnesota. He also survived by his ex-wife Theresa with whom he remained friends.<\/p>\n
The family would like to thank Dr. Wiener, hospice and the staff at Elkhorn Health and Rehabilitation Center for caring for Jim throughout his illness. Per his wishes he has been cremated and there will be a memorial service Saturday, November 26, 2011 from 3-5 pm at Retz Funeral Home. His ashes will be interned at a later date in Sauk Centre, MN.<\/p>\n
Memorials may be sent in Jims\u2019 name to Hospice of St. Peter\u2019s Hospital, 2475 Broadway, Helena, MT 59601 or to the Elkhorn Health & Rehab, 474 St. Hwy 282, Clancy, MT 59634. To offer condolence or share a memory of Jim, please visit: www.retzfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1319577.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\/23398","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=23398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}