Myrle Lee (Viken) Tompkins passed away peacefully at home on April 30, 2019. She was born March 30, 1935 in Billings, MT and married husband Allen Tompkins on October 24, 1954. They made their home in Helena and raised four children: Hilary, Nancy, Linda and Bill. She enjoyed hiking, volunteering and being an active member in the Helena community. She and neighbor Margaret Hollow, were successful in preserving a neighborhood open space on Washington Drive as well as having served on the MT Vocational Rehabilitation board, the City of Helena ADA committee and as vice-president then president of the Montana Association for the Blind. She also served on the selection committee to test and implement voting machines for the Help America Vote Act for Montana during Secretary of State Bob Browns tenure.
Myrle was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Gladys (MacKrell) Viken, parent-in-laws Elwood and Bernadine (Erickson) Tompkins and her daughter Hilary.
She is survived by her husband; Allen Tompkins, daughters; Nancy (Barry) Brosten , Linda McKinney and son Bill. Myrle is also survived by six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and her sister Phyllis (Jack) Fletcher of Ogden, UT.
Memorial service will be held at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3580 N. Benton Ave, Helena. Monday May 6, at 1:30 p.m., reception will follow.
Please remember Myrle by donating to:
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church https://www.ourredeemerlives.org/
Montana Historical Society MT Heritage Center https://appengine.egov.com/apps/mt/mhs/donationnav
National Alliance on Mental Illness http://www.namimt.org/donate.html
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Kathy Adams says
Many fond memories of Mrs Tompkins when I attended family dinners, breakfasts made in the kitchen when the kitchen was being remodeled. Myrle was always wonderful to me as her daughter Linda and I went through High School. I remember many great conversations with Mrs. Tompkins in her home. She was a lovely woman with a great family. My condolences.