Keith Jesse Carlson, 24, of Helena, tragically left us due to an industrial accident on May 10, 2011. <\/p>\n
Keith was born on October 6, 1986 to Carol L. Stone Carlson and Carl J. Carlson in Helena. <\/p>\n
Keith was a proud graduate of Mr. Wolf\u2019s kindergarten class at Central Elementary School. He attended Helena Middle School and Helena High School, and then went on to receive a Certificate of Applied Science from UM \u2013 Helena, College of Technology. After college, Keith worked as a Metal Trades Certified Welder and a metal\/woodwork artist for Montana Sign Co. and then YESCO (Young Electric Sign Co.). <\/p>\n
A multifaceted individual and close to his God, Keith was and is truly a part of his Montana outdoors. He loved to take trips to spend time with his family and maternal grandparents at the Anaconda Stone Farm. He also loved to visit the ocean on the west coast. He was very proud of his inventor ancestors and all those who pioneered to America from Sweden, Germany, England and France. His artistic endeavors left us many of his treasured metal, woodworks, and linear cartoon drawings. He loved the solitude of the mountains, where he wheeled and jumped his mountain bike and spent time with his close friends making amateur films through the woods and the valleys. He also loved the joy and contentment of fishing Montana\u2019s lakes and streams, especially the Little Blackfoot, where he caught his very first trout on one of Grandpa\u2019s original flies near the old Grazier Ranch Bridge. <\/p>\n
Fond memories were made with his family and friends. A much favored time was camping out on the sidewalk with his best friends at the Gaslight Theater to be the first of viewers when \u201cThe Lord of the Rings\u201d came to Helena among others. <\/p>\n
Keith was baptized in the Methodist Faith and enjoyed his many trips to Flathead Church Camp. He was also a proud Boy Scout Club member and Spanish Language Club participant, along with mountain biking and Governor\u2019s Cup events. <\/p>\n
Keith is survived by his parents, Carol Stone Carlson and Carl J. Carlson; brother, Matt Schutty; sisters, Kari Schutty, Pam Schutty, and twin sister, Cassandra Carlson; paternal grandmother, Lillian \u201cTommie\u201d Carlson; sister-in-law, Nancy Clewett; nephew, Eddie Howard; the love of his life, Alica M. Davis; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, great-aunts, great-uncles, cousins, and many, many friends. Keith will also be greatly missed by the family dog, Border Collie, \u201cOreo.\u201d <\/p>\n
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Harold and Katherine Stone; paternal grandfather, Ole Carlson; and his beloved childhood Jack Russell Terrier, \u201cTennie.\u201d <\/p>\n
A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home. Donations in Keith\u2019s name are suggested to UM \u2013 Helena, College of Technology, \u201cThe Keith Jesse Carlson Memorial Scholarship Fund,\u201d 1115 N. Roberts, Helena, MT 59601. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.aswfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/382187_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\/827","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=827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}