Obituary - Deborah N. Dees

Deborah N. Dees, 62, passed away due to natural causes at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Deacon Tim Maroney officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery.

Debbie’s family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to the Havre Food Bank, the Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen, or the charity of the donor’s choice.

Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements.

Please visit Debbie’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com .

Debbie was born on July 22, 1958, in Liberty County to Donald and Audrey (Miller) Fusk. She was raised on the family farm outside of Joplin, and attended school in Joplin, graduating from Joplin High School in 1976. Debbie worked for a few years, while raising a son from a previous marriage, then returned to school, graduating from Northern Montana College in 1987 with her associate degree in nursing. She worked at Northern Montana Hospital until her death. In 1989, Debbie married Paul Dees, and the couple had two sons.

Debbie was a kind, gentle woman who enjoyed going to garage sales, kayaking, fossil hunting, camping, traveling to Wisconsin to visit relatives and to Glacier, needlepoint, and sewing. She adored her children and four grandchildren, and spent as much time as she could with them. Debbie was a grandmother to many more, and touched many lives with her love and kindness.

She was preceded in death by her son Tanor Dees; parents, Donald and Audrey Fusk; and brother, Leonard Fusk.

Debbie is survived by her husband, Paul Dees of Havre; sons Jason DeLorme of Billings, Trevor Dees of Polson, and Caden Dees of Havre; four grandchildren, Levi Dees, Jaycee DeLorme, Kai Dorcheus and Brenna Harrington; sisters, Chris (Steve) Sapp and Ellen (Bill) Keeley of Havre, and several nieces and nephews.