Saturday, December 19, 2020
Walter F. Waite, 94, a Marine Corps veteran and community leader, died on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 at Pondera Medical Center. Graveside services with military honors will be held at Utica Cemetery in the spring.
Surviors include his wife, Marilyn Waite of Conrad; daughter Christine Sims of Missoula; son Lance Waite of Spokane; stepson William “Billy” Herlson of Brady; brothers Donald Waite of Arizona and Robert Waite of Moore; sisters Heather Fellows of Choteau and Gloria Miller of Lewistown; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by daughter Diane White and brothers Darcy Waite and Rene Waite.
Walter was born April 16, 1926 in Stanford, Montana to Charles and Eileen Waite. When he was just an infant his parents moved to Utica, Montana where he attended grade school. After graduating from Hobson High School he went to work in the Portland shipyards. At age 18 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, taking his advanced trainin