Randy Michael Deebel

Randy Michael Deebel, 75

Randy Michael Deebel, 75, passed away August 30, 2025 succumbing to an aggressive bladder cancer. Born in Culver City California, the first of three sons, the family moved to McKenzie River Oregon in the 1960's. With his high school diploma in one hand and a draft notice in the other he enlisted in the US Air Force and served three years at Lakenheath England where he attained the rank of Staff Sargeant as a weapons mechanic. Following his service he returned to Oregon and began working in the food service industry. He enjoyed cooking and worked at several prominent central Oregon resorts where he met and married Connie Rae Thomas in 1976. The couple moved to Eureka Montana in 1979 and built a beautiful log home in the woods where their one son Collin Edward was born. Randy worked at several jobs before becoming a lift operator at Gwynn Lumber and Reload where he worked for 26 years. He was an integral influence in the company organizing the yard operations and maintaining safety procedures. He retired in 2012 and returned to his home property where he maintained his tree farm equipment, numerous vehicles and motorcycles. He sold firewood and always had a load of scrap iron to finance his shopping trips to Kalispell. Randy was known for his dry wit that stayed with him since his years in England and his straight forward moral values. Randy and Connie were in their 50th year of marriage at his passing. A brief remembrance and memorial salute will be held Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Veterans' Memorial Park in Eureka at 12:00 noon.