Obituary - Duane S. Sargent

Duane S. Sargent was born Oct. 8, 1935, in a country home south of Chinook, Montana, to Charles L. Sargent and Stella L. Hall Sargent. He passed away Friday, Oct. 17 ­- nine days after his 79th birthday - of heart failure.

Duane began school at Columbia Falls, Montana, later moving north of Havre and attending Spring Coulee School through eighth grade. He was very active in 4-H, having won many state awards, including a scholarship, which he had to use in North Dakota because he did not attend high school. He was a self-educated individual who was proficient in plumbing, electrical, mechanics, welding, and his number one love: faming and ranching. Duane was a true conservationist. In the 1970s, Duane ran his own business, Sargent Operating, servicing the natural has industry on the Hi-Line. He retired in the mid-80s and returned to full-time ramming and ranching. In 2000, he retired and moved to Lincoln, Montana, where he loved gardening, berry picking, playing cars, and fixing small engines for his many friends. For the past 14 years, he was a "snowbird" and love four-wheeling around the Bourse, Arizona area.

He is preceded in death by his son, Tobin, and his parents and a step-mother, Frances Cox Sargent. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Donna Pollard Sargent, his son, Shane and his daughter, Monica; and son-in-law, Mark Goldhahn; grandchildren, Zane, Blaze, Izaac and Ezra Goldhahn and Wade Sargent. By Duane's request, he has been cremated, and no service is scheduled.