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Herbert Stephen Paddock
Steve was born June 17, 1926, in Fishtrap, Montana, to John and Mattie Paddock. He, along with his three sisters, attended Fishtrap School and Anaconda High School and earned his general equivalency diploma in 1976.
On November 4, 1950, Steve married Gloria Lundin. The couple began their family while they lived and worked on the family ranch in the Big Hole Valley until 1959. They also lived in White Sulphur Springs, Opportunity and Deer Lodge. They had four sons and two daughters. Steve worked for the Forest Service until his retirement in 1982. He was a charter member of the Deer Lodge Lions Club, a member of the Avon Grange and the Masonic Acacia Lodge No. 33. Herbert Stephen Paddock, known also to his friends and family as Steve or Cowboy, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010, at Powell County Memorial Hospital.
Survived byhis sons, Chris (Marilyn) Paddock, of Sioux Falls, SD; Todd Paddock, of Deer Lodge; his daughters: Mattie Paddock, of Visalia, CA; Gloria Paddock, of Helena, MT; sisters: Alma Stangland and Louise Smith, both of Helena; brother-in-law, Pat (Bobbie) Baker, of Las Vegas, NV; grandchildren: Cristy (Jeff) Burch, of Rigby, ID; Joe Paddock, of Sparks, NV; and Thomas Paddock-Erronis, of Minneapolis, MN; great-granddaughter, Allie Burch, of Rigby. Steve will also be missed by his niece, Norma (Ken) Asplund, of Anchorage, AK; nephews: John (Linda) Stangland, of Helena; David (Robin) Stangland, of Snohomish, WA; along with several cousins.
Preceded In death by his wife, Gloria; sons, Thomas Stephen and Hal William; parents, John and Mattie; and sister, Bessie Risch.
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