Gordon J. Huddleston

1948 - 2024

Gordon passed away Wed. Dec. 4, 2024 after a 6 yr. battle with prostate cancer. He was born December 22, 1948 near Richland, WA to Gorden and Dorothy (Pershall) Huddleston. In 1950 his family moved to Plattsburg, MO. where he attended school until the age of 10. The family then moved to Wilsall in 1959 where he attended school and graduated from Wilsall High School in 1966. He was active in all sports & academics there. He was the first member of his family to attend college, graduating in 1970 from Montana State University with a degree in chemical engineering. He was encouraged to do so by his high school teachers & principal. He met his wife Kathy Nash at MSU and they married in 1971 at Holy Rosary in Bozeman. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2021.

Gordon served in the Montana & Wyoming Army National Guard from 1970-1976 as a SP-4 & an artillery specialist. He attended basic & specialty trainings in Ft. Sill OK & Ft. Campbell KY. His unit was based in Rock Springs, WY.

Most of his professional career was spent in Butte at MSE Inc., where he rose to company vice president. He was also very involved in the schools & community as a boy scout leader, elementary basketball coach & president of the United Way. He retired from MSE in 2002 & then he & Kathy divided their time between Bozeman & Rochester MN, where their children Bridget & Ryan & their families reside.

From 2004-2010 he helped start a Great Harvest Bread Co. franchise in Rochester, of which his daughter Bridget was part-owner. He loved his primary role as baker, the interaction with the customers and the family connection. For 10 years thereafter, he was the gelato chef at Chocolaterie Stam in Rochester.

This March, he was thrilled to visit his great grandparents' gravesite in Springfield, IL, near Abraham Lincoln's tomb. His brother Walter died in 1953 at age 4 and his sister Janice in 1954 at age 2, both in Missouri. He recently visited their gravesites in March as well. His youngest sister Martha died this past May at age 65 & he & Kathy hosted her memorial at their Bozeman home.

Surviving family members are his wife of 53 years Kathy (Nash) & their daughter Bridget (Chris) Sanders of Rochester, MN & granddaughters Brie and Addie Sweeney; son Ryan (Christy) Huddleston of Bozeman & grandson & granddaughter Devin & Maia Huddleston; brother Herb (Gery) Huddleston of San Antonio, TX; sisters Benita (Ed) Roatch of White Sulphur Springs, MT, Helen (Steve) Borchert of Lafayette, IN, & brother-in-law Bob North of Mound MN.

All services will be at Dahl Funeral Home in Bozeman, MT. Wake Fri. Dec. 20 at 6:00 pm, preceded by viewing at 5:00. Funeral Service at 10:00 am Sat. Dec. 21, preceded by viewing at 9 am. Burial at Sunset Hills Catholic Cemetery at 11 am. Mon. Dec. 23. Donations can be made to International Medical Aliance for the underprivileged in the Dominican Republic. Memorials accepted at the following: https://everloved.com/life-of/gordon-huddleston/