Stanley Sundheim

Stanley Marvin Sundheim, 77, died Dec. 7, 2021, in Billings.

He was born on June 24, 1944, in Williston, N.D. He graduated from Froid High School in 1962. After graduation, he joined the Army National Guard and attended college at Northern Montana College (now known as MSU - Northern). While in Havre, he played drums in a band occasionally for gigs at the Vet’s club. He then moved to Billings and attended college at Eastern in Billings (now known as MSU - Billings).

This is where he met Patricia Heller. They were married on July 5, 1969. They had two children, Tina Sundheim Walin (1975) and Tamra Sundheim Perkins (1980). They lived in Columbus, where he was employed with the State of Montana for the road department. Then, in 1973, they moved to the farm where he was able to have the job of his dreams as a farmer working with his father and brother until he retired in 2014. Even though he was technically retired, he never stopped being involved and knowing what the weather was doing and how the crops were.

He loved to go fishing whether it was in the summer or winter. He was a supporter and fan of anything his daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren did. He was also a very big supporter of the Froid Cardinals and then of the Froid-Medicine Lake Redhawks when they combined for sports. He went to or watched online as many sporting events as he could. He was also proud to have been on the Froid boys’ basketball team that went to state in 1962 and loved telling the story of playing in that tournament in the civic center in Butte.

He was involved in the Lutheran church, helping make the meatballs for the lutefisk dinner for several years. He loved going dancing with his wife and later teaching his girls how to two-step and most of all how to do his favorite dance of all “The Twist.”

He was a big fan of western movies, but his favorite of was John Wayne. He enjoyed team roping, men’s bowling league, golfing and pinochle parties. He also enjoyed cooking, especially a big Sunday meal for the family after church. He loved his Olympia beer and was fortunate to be able to visit the Olympia brewery the summer of 1993. He loved playing board games and card games with his family.

He is survived by his daughters, Tina Walinand Tamra Perkins; five grandchildren; sister, Judith Walter; and brother, Terry Sundheim.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Grace Sundheim; and his wife of 52 years, Pat Sundheim.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 18, at 10 a.m. at the Froid Lutheran Church in Froid. Burial of his ashes will be done at a later time with a private family ceremony.