Gary Stromberg

Gary John Stromberg, 73, of Reserve died Oct. 17, 2025.

He was born March 19, 1952, in Great Falls to Clifford and Carol Stromberg, the second born of six siblings. After high school, he attended college in Billings and received an associate’s degree in diesel mechanics which came in very useful during his life as a truck driver, rig worker and farmer which was his primary occupation for the past 57 years.

In 1979, he was married to Kay Norwood and they had three children: twin boys, Patrick and Andrew, and daughter, Amanda.

He saw all of the good times and bad times in farming in his tenure. Drought, grasshoppers and high interest in the ‘80s, hard winters in the late ‘90s, more damp years in the 2000s along with some very high prices, more grasshoppers later in the 2000s and terrible grain prices lately. During all of that, he managed to get through it, be almost cheerful and grow the farm.

He had many passions, especially later in life when he had more time to relax. Some of these included riding his Harley, cruising around the farm or the desert in Arizona in his side-by-side, driving his Chevelle or his convertible, spending the winter in Yuma in his motorhome or simply keeping an eye on things around the farm.

He had many traits to admire. Just a few examples are that his work ethic was second to none, he was always an advocate for not doing things half ass, he treated all machinery as if he was going to own it until the wheels fell off and was always willing to help out a neighbor. He was never scared of a practical joke.

He is survived by his three children; six grandchildren; sisters, Cindy, Gail and Tammy; and his brother, Neil.

He was preceded in death by his two sisters, Amy and Ann.

Services were Friday, Oct. 24. A graveside interment was held at the Nathanael Cemetery west of Dagmar and celebration of life followed at the Fire Hall in Medicine Lake.