Helen-Chrest-Obituary

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Helen Chrest

Casa Grande, Montana

May 30, 1948 – Aug 19, 2025 (Age 77)

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BORN
May 30, 1948
DIED
August 19, 2025
AGE
77
LOCATION
Casa Grande, Montana

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Helen (Colter) Chrest was born on May 30,1948 to Jim and Dorothy Colter in Glendive MT. She was raised on the family farm near Bloomfield and attended rural schools until the family moved to Richey in 1960 when Dorothy began teaching at RHS.Helen may have been shy at first in her new school but...

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Ohhhh Ms. Chrest!! I had Ms. Chrest throughout high school for gym class. My favorite story of her includes us doing the presidential testing. We were on the pull up portion of it. I am a shy person and she called on me to do this. I got up and said, "Ms. Chrest, I couldn't do a pull up last year and I won't be able to do one now." She shook her head in agreement and told me to sit down. I later met up with her golfing in women's league at Fox Ridge. She was so much fun. She couldn't hear...

Oh how I remember this beautiful woman. She worked with my mom at HHS. My mom was in the office while she was in the gym. I never had her when I was a student, but I certainly knew her. Full of energy and always a smile. Prayers go out to her soul, and to all who are missing her. What a beautiful person she was.

I have known Helen through teaching and golfing. Her smiles and love of people was contagious. I will miss her open arms to greet you, her laughter, her jokes. May her Memory Be Eternal. Tina