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Roy Swalling Obituary
Roy Oscar Swalling was born on June 2, 1962 to Allen and Dolores Wiebke Swalling, and passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025 from complications from back surgery. Roy spent his childhood in Charlo and graduated from Charlo High School on May 18, 1980, the day Mt. St. Helens blew. He was a standout athlete for Charlo High School in football, basketball and track, setting a state record in the 330 hurdles at the state track meet his senior year. He was selected and played in the 1980 Montana East West Shrine game. He received his forestry degree from Missoula Vo-Tech and worked in Northern California and Dickinson, North Dakota for the Forest Service and BLM. He retired and moved back to Montana and went to work for Rocky Mountain Twist and had recently retired from there.
He is survived by his two children, Ryan (Tanya) and Kelsey (Chandler), his mom Dolores, his sister Teresa Larson (Lucky), his grandchildren, Aidan, Cayson, Amira and CJ, nephew Brandon Larson (Whitney) and their children, Mason and Lexie, niece Kaylee Cheff (Micky) and their children, Lucky, Tac and Milly, cousins Stuart Howell (Jean), Sheri Gibson (Fred), Bill Howell (Kelly), Wilda Swalling Sobansky (Joe), and Wes Swalling (Barb). He was preceded in death by his father, Allen, Uncle Ted and Aunt Anita Howell, Uncle Bruce and Aunt Carolyn Swalling, Uncle Winferd Wiebke, Uncle Richard Wiebke, Grandparents Winfield and Geneva Wiebke and Grandparents Oscar and Verna Swalling.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 16th at Noon at the Cheff Ranch, 30888 Eagle Pass Trail, Charlo MT.
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