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Helen Dobson

Helen Dobson

Jul 24, 1921 - Mar 2, 2014
Helen Dobson 91, of Riverton, died at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center on Sunday, March 2, 2014. As were her wishes, no services will be held.

Helen Anita Schellsmidt was born on July 24, 1921 in Denver, CO to Robert and Mae Estelle (Windsor) Schellsmidt. She was one of four children. She had a brother, Frank and two sisters, Mable and Edna. She was raised in Billings, MT.

Helen was a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints.

She worked with Worland Cleaners until she moved to MT. She opened her own Laundromat business in Missoula and then in Bozeman. She lived in Bozeman before moving to Riverton.

She was involved in the Eagles Club in Bozeman.

Her family said that she enjoyed collecting rocks and started a Junior Rock Club in Bozeman. She managed and ran the Junior Rock Club in Missoula. She also belonged to Rock Clubs wherever she lived.

She is survived by her loving companion of 30 years, Alan M Freese; her daughter, Wanita F. Cornett; her grand children, Annita Marie McWilliams, Heath Jr. Cornett, Claudia D. Cornett, and Brett Thompson; her four grandchildren and her six great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death her parents, Robert and Mae Schellsmidt; her first husband, Oscar Leon Floyd; her second husband, Robert Dobson; and her brother Frank and sisters, Mable and Edna.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home.