Roy Bryson, age 92, passed away on November 3, 2011. He was born on March 31, 1919, at the family ranch on Spokane Creek, located east of Helena, to John and Ella Bryson. He attended Spokane Creek Grade School and graduated from Helena High School, where he received part of his education in boxcars after the 1935 earthquake destroyed the school. <\/p>\n
After graduation, Roy worked in Helena at the County Home and then at Foley\u2019s Mill. In 1942, Roy enlisted in the United States Navy and served as a carpenter during World War II. Following his honorable discharge from the Navy in 1945, Roy returned to work at Foley\u2019s Mill. Later, he went to work in the construction trade for Jake Larson, where he learned the construction business.<\/p>\n
In 1951, Roy married Margaret Guettler in Helena, Montana, and became a step-father to her two children, Michael and Marlene. After they were married, Roy and Margaret, along with Roy\u2019s sister Rosie and her husband Bud Baum, started their own construction company, Bryson and Baum. Over the next thirty years, Bryson and Baum constructed many homes in the Helena area, including their own.<\/p>\n
In their spare time, Roy and Margaret enjoyed camping and fishing and spending time with their family at their cabin along the Blackfoot River and hunting game in the Stemple Pass area. Roy liked helping his daughter Marlene and her husband Alex Sandru on their ranch in Canyon Creek and, later, helping them and their son Rick on their ranch in Twin Bridges. Just last fall, Roy was in the corrals on shipping day, working alongside his son-in-law, grandsons, and great-grandchildren. <\/p>\n
Roy was preceded in death by his parents; his four siblings Earl, Gary, and Harry Bryson and Lillian Myles; and his beloved wife Margaret. He is survived by his sisters Rosie Baum, Hazel Trawick, and Helen Hodgson; his step-son Mike Foley (Donna and her son AJ) and Mike\u2019s children Mike I. (Janelle) and Debbie; and his step-daughter Marlene Sandru (Alex) and their children Rick (Jody), Steve (Tammy), and Lori (Joel). <\/p>\n
Roy was actively involved in the lives of his twelve great-grandchildren and is remembered with love by Mike, Jonathan, Kaitlyn, and Michael Foley; Alexis, Ty, Joe, and Kjersten Sandru; Shandell and Hunter VanDonsel; and Cody and Kori Clark. <\/p>\n
Roy\u2019s thoughtfulness and love for his family will be greatly missed, but never forgotten. <\/p>\n
A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 9th at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home with military honors to follow at Montana State Veterans Cemetery. A reception will follow at Elks Lodge # 193, 330 Lola St. Memorials are suggested to St. Peter\u2019s Cancer Treatment Center, 2475 Broadway, Helena, MT 59601 or to an organization of the donor\u2019s choice. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.aswfuneralhome.com<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/502144_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\/973","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=973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}