Fred Kindle

Fred Kindle 81 passed away peacefully the morning of Tuesday, July 19, 2016 of natural causes at the Hi-Line Retirement Center.

Funeral services were held on 11:00 A.M. Friday, July 22, 2016 at Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. View will be from noon until 7:00 P.M. of Thursday. Interment with Military Honors will be in the Malta Cemetery. a luncheon to follow at the Malta Community Church. Memorials may be made to the Shiners' Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 1355, Malta, MT 59538 or Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, 3911 Central Ave, Great Falls, MT 59405. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com.

Fred was born July 8, 1935 at their homestead south of Saco, MT to Roy and Laura (Baker) Kindle. He was raised in this area and completed grades 1 thru 8 at the Bowdoin School before going to work full time on the ranch. In June 1956 he joined the Army National Guard and was honorably discharged in June of 1964. During this time he attained the rank of E6 Staff Sergeant and was a Tank Commander.

Fred married Mary Alice Duty on Valentine's Day 1963. Fred and his brothers built a house in the Bowdoin community and called it home until 1997. Fred and Mary raised three boys and a bunch of cattle on this place. Over the years Dad added on an attached underground garage to the house, a shop to the west, and another large, underground storage shed to the south. If you knew Dad he liked to keep his vehicles and machinery out of the weather. In the summer of 1997 they moved to a house in town which soon became a house with a shop in the back yard. Having the shop allowed him to continue to mechanic, fabricate and yes, keep his equipment out of the weather.

Fred wore many hats during his life. He was first and foremost a rancher and was very proud of his Black Angus herd. He also owned and operated his own heavy equipment, was a partner in a Polaris dealership in Malta, and trucked a lot cattle around the county with some trips to the local markets. His hobbies included two, three, and four wheeled bikes and snowmobiles. He was a pretty fair rider and also knew how to keep them running which was handy for his boys and many in others in the community.

Survivors include his wife Mary Alice, sons, TJ (Tom) and Mildred "Millie" Kindle and their sons Frank, Robert and Pat; and Bryan and Camille "Sam" (Pippin) Kindle and their kids Reese, Kristen, and Sawyer; brothers, Floyd and Sharon Kindle and Ray and Rose Kindle.

He was preceded in death by older brother Arlyn, parents, youngest son Jack and his good friend and neighbor Jimmy Salsbery. And Thank You to the Country Home and Hi Line Retirement Center for making it possible to keep Dad close to family and home.

Condolences can be sent to: Mary Kindle, PO Box 257, Malta, MT, 59538.