Thomas Ramberg

1946 - 2016

Thomas Roy Ramberg

Helena, Montana —After a long and courageous battle with Lymphoma, Thomas "Tommy" "T.R" R. Ramberg, 69, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016, surrounded by family and close friends at his home in Helena, Montana

He was born on June 22, 1946 to Roy Ramberg and Margaret Williams.

Tommy is a Helena native and proud to say the great grandchild of Cyrus and Arvie Nelson, the first homesteaders of Nelson, Mt.

Tommy graduated from Helena High in 1964, joined the Army and served during the Vietnam era stationed in Germany for 6 years.

On the morning Tommy left us Nancy turned to me and said, "Tommy loved you Pete, you were the only real brother he ever had", but Tommy had many brothers. As I write my piece of this I can think of maybe a thousand nice things to say.

Tommy loved many things. He loved to ski, and he skied Germany, Colorado, and Montana. His favorite bands were the Beatles and Kid Rock. He loved to fish and go camping. He was blessed with exceptional physical and athletic skills; his abilities seemed to exceed the normal. This earned him the respect of his teammates and coaches alike. He always loved tending to the fire and was the last to bed! Tommy was a sports enthusiast and always rooted for the Seattle Seahawks! Tommy loved life, lived freely and laughed often. He was the most honest, genuine, humorous, loyal, driven, complicated, uncanny, skillfully deceptive, stubborn, forgiving, and loving man.

One of Tommy's passions in life was Golf. He and American Legion Sponsored team won the Helena city championship twice and he carded a hole-in-one on two separate occasions!

Tommy accumulated many close and personal friends with his infectious smile, warm hand shake, pat on the back, or one of those crushing good-natured hugs. A friend in need is a friend indeed and you could always count on Tommy being there.

Tommy taught us to cherish your friendships and nourish them, as these are things to be treasured and ones most valuable commodity one will ever possess.

Tommy and the boys are the founders of "The Tic Tac Club", "Atta Boy Golf", "Backyard Lunch Bunch", and "The Spider Gang". Oh, those were the days he used to say.

After the Army, Tommy worked at ASARCO, then went on to be a drywall contractor and worked in other phases of construction. He assisted in the construction of the new science center at Carroll College, and assisted in the construction of some of the buildings in The Great Northern Town Center. He worked hard and played even harder!

Tommy met his bride, Nancy, 24 years ago in Helena. Together they raised 3 children, Beth, Jennifer and Brandon. They had some great vacations, camping trips, and very memorable times over the years. Tommy is preceded in death by his mother and father along with his in-laws Robert Wilson and Frances Rae, and all of his Aunts & Uncles, as well as some Cousins and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Ramberg, daughter Beth & Chris Rolfe of Helena, daughter Jennifer Bickel of Lincoln and son, Brandon Bickel of Kalispell. He had four grandchildren, Josh, AJ, Caleb and Wade Rolfe, all of Helena.

A Memorial Service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 22nd at Retz Funeral Home, 315 E. 6th Ave., Helena with a potluck reception to follow at the American Legion 3095 Villard Ave., Helena. Burial will take place at a later date at Forestvale Cemetery. Memorial Contributions can be directed to leukemia/lymphoma cancer societies. Please visit www.retzfuneralhome.com to offer the family a condolence or to share a memory of Tom.

Until we meet again my friends, "Rock N Roll"