Final Salute

Lindy served proudly as a Navy Seabee from 1980 to 1985, learning the art of pouring concrete and working with great skill in concrete for 20-plus years as a civilian. He became the proud owner of Big Sky Monuments of Kalispell in 2013, where he created beautiful and lasting headstones.

Lindy married fiery, red-headed Annie Craig in September of 2002. Sadly, we lost Annie only four short months after Lindy. Lindy was a fish-aholic, he loved Harleys and his Chevy pickup, and he could sure barbeque—oh man! He blessed us with two amazing kids, Jarred Roope of Helena and Corri Michelle Smith of Portland, OR, both good-looking and smart.

We will never forget Lindy, who, according to his own words, was “strong like bull, smart like tractor.”

Lennie and Lindy were preceded in death by their father L. Earl Smith (also a Navy vet), their grandparents John and Gladys Frank (Helena) and Leonard and Tacy Smith (Seattle, WA), and brother-in-law Larry Hefty. They are survived by their mother Martha (New York); sister Chris Mundt and her husband Blaine (Helena), sister Becky Hefty (Kalispell), and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Lennie is also survived by her son Joshua, his wife Jackie, and former husband Hector (all of El Paso, TX). Lindy is also survived by his son Jarred, daughter Corri, “other daughter” Ellie Suda (Kalispell), Ellie’s husband Josh, grandkids Bridger and Elise, and his beloved “Labradork” Artemas.

A graveside interment ceremony with honor guard will be held for both Lennie and Lindy on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at 1 pm in the veteran’s section of Forestvale Cemetery in Helena. Their ashes will be interred near their dad’s grave. Sadly, due to Covid-19 concerns, the service will only be open for a small family gathering. We hope that all of Lennie and Lindy’s friends will join us in spirit on Saturday and visit the grave at a future time to pay their respects.

Welcome home Lennie and Lindy. You are much-loved and never far from our hearts.

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