Roger Earl Roness, 68, passed away on November 22, 2022 at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Montana. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.
Roger was born on August 15, 1954 to Earl and Olga Roness in Estevan Saskatchewan, Canada.
He attended grade school in Glasgow and graduated in 1973 from Glasgow High School.
Roger married the love of his life and soulmate, Debra Johnson, on September 3, 1977 at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua. They spent an amazing 35 years together.
They welcomed their first child, Jamie, in 1978, their second child, Amanda, arrived in 1984 and their final daughter, Ashley, joined them 1992. He was always outnumbered with a house filled with women, even the pets.
Roger spent his entire life ‘turning wrenches.’ He spent many years working at Zerbe Brothers fixing a variety of agricultural equipment. Roger then spent 19 years working for the Glasgow Public School District as the Glasgow School District transportation coordinator/mechanic and bus driver. He retired in May of 2017 but continued to help the new mechanics for four years. Roger was never a man to sit around and do nothing so you would usually find him in the garage working on some kind of project.
He enjoyed bowling, trapshooting, fishing, riding his Harley, working in his garage, and spending time with his family and friends. You could find him every Friday night at the Busted Knuckle and many Monday nights at El Cor Del Lanes. Roger was always willing to lend a helping hand or advice to those around him.
Roger is preceded in death by his parents: Earl and Olga, his wife Debra, and his father-in-law, Frank Johnson.
He is survived by his daughters: Jamie (Eric) Seyfert of Glasgow, Amanda (Jeremy) Lacy of Kalispell and Ashley (Josh) Wise of Miles City; grandchildren: Kasey Seyfert of Billings, Kailey, Avery and Caleb Lacy of Kalispell; siblings, Doug (Shari) Roness of Bismarck, Rhonda James of Glasgow and Brian Roness of Missoula; along with many cousins, nephews, nieces and friends.
A public viewing will be held Friday, December 2, 2022 at Bell Mortuary from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 1 p.m. at the Glasgow Evangelical Church followed by an internment at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. A reception will follow the internment at the Elks Lodge.
Arrangements are under the direction of Bell Mortuary. Condolences can be made at bellmortuarymontana.com. In lieu of flowers please consider donating to the Glasgow Trap Club at 36 Jet Drive, Attn: Harold Dingman, Glasgow, MT 59230.