Obituary - Gregory Wayne Munson

Gregory Wayne Munson, 64, died from surgical complications on Monday, April 6, 2015, in Great Falls, Montana, at Benefis East Campus.

Greg had been fighting esophageal cancer since October 2014. Cremation has taken place, and his memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 2015, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery.

Memorials in Greg's honor may be made to the Gift of Life Housing, P.O. Box 7008, Great Falls, MT 5940, or to the Havre Rotary Golf Fund. Please visit Greg's online memorial page at http://www.hollandbonine.com to leave a message of condolence for the family.

Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home in Havre, Montana.

Greg was born Jan. 13, 1951, to Elmer and Helen (Shaw) Munson in Conrad, Montana. Greg grew up in Conrad attending school and graduated from Conrad High School in 1969. Greg was very active and loved the outdoors, maintaining the local golf course in Conrad.

He attended college at Eastern in Billings and graduated with the Sigma Nu fraternity from University of Montana with a bachelor's in sociology. Greg moved to Havre in 1980 and began working for Northern Montana Hospital in the Building and Grounds Department.

Through mutual friends Greg met and later married Arleen Morse (Rice). They had one daughter, Jesine, and the couple later divorced.

He later married Maxine Nelson Aug. 26, 1995, in Havre.

Greg retired from Northern Montana Hospital in 2004 after working there for 24 years. He and Maxine purchased the Hi-Line Motel in Havre, which they have owned and operated for the last 10 years.

Greg was a courageous and hard-working man. He was very meticulous about the way things were kept and could fix just about anything. He was very active playing golf, softball and bowling. This is where he met many of his lifelong friends who were so beloved and important to him. Together he and Maxine loved to travel, play golf and dine with friends.

Those who knew Greg can understand that he was interested in quality of life. He fought incredibly hard these last few months and after numerous and exhausting procedures he made the most brave decision of them all, to follow the light that will lead him to eternal peace. He supported the Havre community, attending various fundraisers and benefits. He was a tremendously fun-loving and generous man. Once you met him you were a friend for life.

He was preceded in death by his father, Elmer Munson.

Greg is survived by his loving wife, Maxine of Havre; his daughter, Jesine of Bozeman; his stepson Cliff (Britanni) Cooper of Belgrade, who are expecting a baby girl Aug. 18, 2015; his mother, Helen (Pat) Munson of Billings; his sisters, Ginger Kindsfather from Bullhead City, Arizona, Priscilla (Tom) Korb of Billings, Debbie Bonogofsky of Billings and Cindy Munson of Shelby; and his brother, Dan (Suzi) Munson of Spokane, Washington.