Diana Darlene Fryhling passed peacefully on August 12, 2023 at the age of 74 in Helena, Montana.
Diana was born to Fred and Lilly Fryhling on April 8, 1949 in Williston, North Dakota. Diana graduated from Culbertson High School in 1968.
Diana was raised on the family farm in Culbertson, Montana and spent some time in Minnesota and Florida before returning to Montana to live in Helena.
Diana was an avid horse lover, who enjoyed fishing, hunting, and telling stories of her past. Her favorite pastime was training and raising quarter horses. One fond memory she loved to share involved bringing the team horses and wagons to town parades growing up with her dad Fred. Diana had a deep rooted love for her dogs and enjoyed riding her 4-wheeler with family and friends.
Diana was predeceased by her parents Fred Fryhling Jr. and Lilly (Gobbs) Fryhling and many relatives on the Fryhling side. Diana was survived by many friends and family who loved her dearly and will be greatly missed by all, especially her laugh.
Cremation has taken place and burial will be at a later date on the family farm in Culbertson.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, August 25 from 11:00a.m.-1:00pm at the East Helena VFW, in the lower Basement area. Snacks will be served, bring a dish to share. Time for people to reflect and say goodbye and share a memory if you want.
Service Schedule
Celebration of Life
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 PM
Friday August 25, 2023
East Helena VFW-Basement
117 W Main St
East Helena, MT
Service Schedule
Celebration of Life
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 PM
Friday August 25, 2023
East Helena VFW-Basement
117 W Main St
East Helena, MT
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Carol Finnicum says
Memories of road trips in the Suburban always involving horses, (of course). Looking at horses, buying horses (much to Fred’s dismay), taking horses from point A to point B. I learned in 1974 that trotting was not her favorite gait. She rode my horse Pokey to chase cows one day and made the observation that he loved to trot. ALL day. He could trot as fast as some horses loped, but it was ALL day, and she was not impressed by all that shaking. Diana had a wicked sense of humor, and her laughter was indeed wonderful. She was especially gleeful when I would call her somewhat stern father “Freddy Lou”. She almost fell over the first time I called him that and he didn’t have a fit. I don’t recall her ever calling him that to his face, but she always referred to him as that to me forever after, always with a chuckle in her voice and grin on her face. My daughters and Jodi and Jessi still remember riding in the parade in the stagecoach. I know she is at rest after the health battles she fought like a warrior.