Russell Arthur Klingler

Russell Arthur Klingler passed away peacefully on the morning of August 12th, in Missoula, Montana, surrounded by his family.

Born November 9, 1930 to Arthur and Nelly Klingler in Savoy, Montana. Russell grew up at the beginning of the Great Depression on a family farm with his parents and four sisters. He was raised and went to school in Savoy and graduated from Harlem High School in 1948. Soon after, Russell enlisted in the Navy and served aboard the USS Ross as a radio room operator.

Upon completing his Naval service in 1952, Russell attended the Northern Montana University in Havre and married Helen Norberg on July 5, 1953 in Harlem, Montana. After graduating, they moved to Glasgow, MT to begin their life while Russell began his career selling life insurance for Mutual of New York. During the early stages of his insurance career, Russell traveled the high line area servicing his existing life insurance clients and signing up new ones.

His excellence in life insurance led to him join American International Group in 1965 as a Manager. Over the following thirty-five years, Russell would go on to work and live in Trinidad, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore as well as travel to many more in the course of his life. Ask any life insurance agent or agency leader that knew Russell and they will be the first to tell you how much they loved and learnt from him.

A testament to Russell’s outstanding abilities and character, he rose from humble beginnings to become a senior executive/director with American International Group/American International Assurance.

Russell and Helen retired in 2000 to Missoula, MT. & Henderson, NV. and made many friends throughout the years. Russell loved to spend his time laughing and conversing with family and friends in the evenings.

Survivors include his wife, Helen, two sons Dean and Brett, daughter in law, Sandy, grandson, Christian, three sisters, Arline, Barbara and Helen, sister in law, Lois and many nieces and nephews.

Condolences may be left at www.gardencityfh.com

A beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle he will be deeply missed but never forgotten. Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality ~ Emily Dickinson