Matthew James Warner, 45, of Helena passed away on January 22, 2011. He was born in Forsyth, Montana on October 20, 1965, the son of Michael and Donna (Thoemke) Warner. He graduated from Forsyth High School and Montana State University in Bozeman, graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. He was united in marriage to Cathy Jones on August 27, 1988. He received his Montana Professional Engineer\u2019s certification in 2003. An owner of numerous Helena businesses, his proudest career achievement was founding and managing WTR Consulting Engineers, an engineering design firm in Helena and Missoula. <\/p>\n
Matt loved being on the lake with his family and friends, fixing and building things in his shop and making people laugh. He truly was a jack of all trades and was always willing to help others. He was a member of the York Volunteer Fire Department and coached his son\u2019s baseball team. Matt worked hard and played hard. He loved his family and enjoyed time spent at the cabin, which he designed and built. <\/p>\n
Matt was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Bonnie Goodian. He is survived by his wife, Cathy; daughter, Alexandra; and son, Austin; brothers, Tim (Denise) of Laurel and Arnie of Belgrade; and brother-in-law, Kenley Goodian of East Helena. Also survived by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jerry and Edna Jones of Billings; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Cindy (John) Williams of Clancy, Kevin Jones of Fort Collins, Colorado, Steve (Denise) Jones of Billings, Cheryl (Jason) Fenhaus of East Helena; and numerous nieces and nephews. <\/p>\n
Visitation will be Thursday, January 27 from 1-5 p.m. at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home in Helena. A vigil will be held Thursday, January 27th at 7 p.m. at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in East Helena. Mass of Christian burial will be on Friday, January 28th at noon at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, with burial at St. Ann\u2019s Cemetery. A reception will be held at the church following the burial. An educational fund has been established for Matt\u2019s children at Valley Bank of Helena, Attn: Teresa Garman. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.aswfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/308112_profile_pic.jpg","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/749","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=749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}