Filler, Nina, 67 of Helena away Monday, November 16, 2015. Nina was born May 21, 1948 at Wichita, Kansas. She served in the United States Air Force as a Pharmacy Technician. She helped make the first sterile environment for an infant in a combat zone. You can find her name in some of the manuals used today. Nina was an amazing cook and housewife to her husband Thomas.
She was preceded in death by her brother Michael, infant son Thomas Emanuel and her mother. She is survived by her loving husband Thomas, Linda Reuther and brother Kenneth Reuther.
Funeral mass will be Noon, Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Cathedral of St. Helena. Graveside committal with military honors will be held at 2:30 pm at Montana State Veterans Cemetery.
Family request any cards, well wishes or donations be sent to 1007 Cannon Street, Helena, MT 59601. To offer condolences you may visit www.helenafunerals.com. Big Sky Cremations is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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John Holbrook says
I am so very sorry for your loss Tom, you hang in there old friend.
Eddie and Barbara Todd says
“Montana Rose”, you have taken a piece of our hearts with your passing. Till we meet again…
Eddie and Barbara Todd
Anonymous says
Fiery Lily and Rose was purchased for the family of Nina Filler.
Joe Korona OFS says
From Tom & Nina’s ex-Secular Franciscan Minister, who assisted them with their Professions into the Secular Franciscan Order: “Tom and Nina studied for several years, in preparation for their entering into the lay-religious Gospel life of Francis of Assisi. About a month or two before their Profession date, Tom and Nina came over to Missoula to spend a morning with their OFS-Missoula Franciscan Family. Even before the meeting began, Nina was out of sorts and needed to speak with me, her Minister,
about an urgent matter. “I’m very worried and concerned”, she said to me, “that I’m not going to live long enough to make it to our Profession date.” Full of compassion and well aware of her strong anxiety of the moment, because Professing into the Franciscan lay-religious life was so very important to her, I calmly gave her a hug, took her hand and gently said, with a big smile and Christ’s light shining in my eyes, “Please do not be afraid about all this. Even if you don’t make it to Profession day (it was six weeks off), as far as your Franciscan family is concerned, you’ve completed your studies and you are ALREADY PROFESSED into the Order; the Liturgy of Profession is just a formality.” And with that, her face lit up, and I could literally feel a massive weight drop from her shoulders and heart, and letting out a pent-up sigh of relief, she said “Thank You.”
God bless you, Nina, “May perpetual light shine upon you, and my you rest in peace.” And rest in His embrace, knowing that your Franciscan family will be looking out for, and taking care of your Tom. Amen.
Grace, Blessings, “PAX ET BONUM” and love you too.
From Joe Korona OFS, for the Secular Franciscans of Western Montana, Missoula
Eddie and Barbara Todd says
“Montana Rose”, you have taken a piece of our hearts with your passing. Till we meet again
Trinity Books & Gifts says
Nina,
Well done good and faithful servant. Eternal rest and perpetual light shine you!
We love you friend! You will be missed.
Maureen, Susan, GG
Trinity Books & Gift.
Richard Galbreath says
she was my first cousin, lost track of her thru the years, sad to hear of her loss, Many fond memories as kids.
Roxanna Patton says
She was my cousin, had spoken to hear or seen her in years, sad to her of her loss. Lots of great memories as kids.