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In Memory Of

Kacy Lynn Schulte, age 27, of Helena, formerly of Lawton, OK

August 17, 1990 – March 3, 2018

Kacy Lynn Schulte’s beautiful life began on August 17, 1990 and ended on March 3, 2018.  “I hope you’re dancing in the sky. I hope you’re singing in the angel’s choir. I hope the angels know what they have. I’ll bet it’s so nice up in heaven since you arrived.”

Kacy graduated from Cache High School in Cache, OK. She also received certification in Graphics and Imaging from the Great Plain Area Vo-Tech in Lawton, OK. She played drums and percussion in the Cache High School marching band. She loved music……..any and all kinds of music. She loved to draw and was an amazingly talented artist.  Kacy loved to laugh and her laugh was contagious. Her infectious laughter in high school earned her the nickname “Elmo” after the extremely popular Tickle Me Elmo toy.  Her friends gave her the nickname and it stuck. They still refer to her as Elmo to this day. 

Kacy was a beautiful, colorful soul! She was our hippie dippie love child who was simply born in the wrong era. She loved fiercely and deeply. She could brighten a room with her smile and her effervescent personality. She had empathy for her fellow humans and wanted to help everyone. If someone she loved was hurting, she felt their pain like it was her own. She was a loyal friend to all, whether she had known you for a week or for your entire life.

Kacy has two beautiful children, Declan Jameson and Erika Keller, who were the lights of her life.  She enjoyed taking them to the park, drawing pictures with them, reading them stories, baking and cooking with them and playing games with them. They were her absolute pride and joy and she lit up when she spoke of them or when she was near them.  

Kacy loved her family endlessly, especially her younger siblings.  Her sister Kyleigh was her best friend. They could fight like cats one minute and the next minute they were doing each other’s make-up or sitting on the couch binge-watching Netflix snuggled up together. They had to have matching “sister tattoos”. They searched until they found the perfect quote: Together forever, never apart. Maybe in distance, but never in heart. Their beautiful bond will never be broken. Her brother Travis was always the antagonist. From the very beginning, he could pester her to near distraction. Calling her names over the fence, waking her up at 2am to “make me waffles”.  Just when she was about to pounce on him, he would laugh and run away to safety.  As they grew, the teasing continued but the love was always evident.  Kacy was incredibly proud of both of them and would brag about them to all who would listen. 

Kacy was preceded in death by: her great-grandparents Joe and Delores Vasilauskas, Lorraine Vasilauskas, Clarence and Mildred Schulte, and Alford Butler; grandfather, Frank Thomas; her great-uncle Jerry Vasilauskas; and her uncle Kevin Schulte. 

Kacy is survived by: her mom and bonus dad, Joe and Kristin Thomas; her dad, Bob Schulte; her sister, Kyleigh Schulte; her brother, Travis Schulte; her grandparents, George and Yvonne Vasilauskas, Robert and Sue Schulte, and Phyllis Schulte; her aunts and uncles; Nic and Sarah Vasilauskas, Steven and Michelle Schulte, and Chris and Christina Schulte and Brittany Schulte. She is also survived by many great aunts and uncles, numerous cousins and a plethora of friends.

Kacy lost her battle with addiction but she would not want anyone to make the same mistakes that she did. Please, if you are struggling with addiction, seek help. There are numerous resources available.  Celebrate Recovery (CR) – National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) – Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) – counseling. Please honor her life by saving your own.

A viewing will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. on Friday, March 9th at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home 3750 N. Montana Ave. in Helena. A service celebrating Kacy’s life will immediately follow the viewing at 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home. There will be reception following the service in the social hall of the funeral home. *Memorial Service to be held in Lawton, OK is pending and will be announced when arrangements are complete.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in honor of Kacy are suggested to the Kacy Schulte Memorial Fund at Valley Bank, P.O. Box 5269, Helena, MT 59604. All proceeds will be for her children.

Please visit below to offer her family a condolence or to share a memory of Kacy.

Service Schedule

Viewing

9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Friday March 9, 2018

Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home

3750 N. Montana Ave.

Helena, Montana 59602

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Funeral Service

3:00 p.m.

Friday March 9, 2018

Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home

3750 N. Montana Ave.

Helena, Montana 59602

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Reception

Following the funeral service

Friday March 9, 2018

Social Hall of Andeson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home

3750 N. Montana Ave.

Helena, Montana 59602

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Service Schedule

Viewing

9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Friday March 9, 2018

Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home

3750 N. Montana Ave.

Helena, Montana 59602

View map

Funeral Service

3:00 p.m.

Friday March 9, 2018

Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home

3750 N. Montana Ave.

Helena, Montana 59602

View map

Reception

Following the funeral service

Friday March 9, 2018

Social Hall of Andeson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home

3750 N. Montana Ave.

Helena, Montana 59602

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  1. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We love you.
    Teri, Gordon, Josh & Jordan Andrade

  5. I’m truly sorry for your loss. We weren’t super close but Kacy did come into my life back in 2007. We were work buddies, had so much fun together. She knew exactly how to brighten any room she was in.

  8. We are thinking of you praying for strength and peace and want you to know we love you.

  9. Kristin, Joe, Kyleigh, Travis and family,
    We are so very sorry. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this very sad time.
    Love you guys, Keith, Kathleen, and Kory Broussard

  10. “I hope you’re dancing in the sky
    I hope you’re singing in the angel’s choir
    I hope the angels know what they have
    I’ll bet it’s so nice up in heaven since you arrived”

    This song could not be more perfect. I know she is dancing and painting the skies. As much as I’m hurting I can’t imagine your pain, I love y’all

  11. Oh, Kacy, how we will miss your bringing color and happiness to our mornings! Joe, Kristin, and kids – our sympathy and our prayers are with you. May time bring you peace.

  12. There are no words for your pain. May God bring you all comfort and peace in time. She is a beautiful angel now who you will see again one day. Heaven has never been so bright! I’m so very sorry for your loss.

  13. “Please honor her life by saving your own” What a profound statement. I’m truly sorry for you loss, you have captured the essence of your daughter beautifully in these few paragraphs. There is a scripture in Isaiah 66:13 that says “As a mother comforts her son,So I will keep comforting you”, and I sincerely hope you can find a measure of comfort from Him at this most difficult time.

  14. We know you are hurting. There isn’t much we can say except “We love you. May time ease the pain. “

  15. I am very sorry for your loss of this vibrant young woman. I applaud you for speaking of her battle with addiction and recommending sources for others who may be in the fight as well. You are brave to do this, and I hope others are helped by your act of kindness. I pray God will bless your family as you face the void of losing your sweet loved one.

  16. Dear my friend kacy.you were a great person inside and out.im blessed to have had you as a friend in my life.ill never forget you but i will miss your laugh and smile.everytime the sun shines on me i think its you letting me know your ok now in heaven you have gained your wings. I love you kacy❤

  17. My most sincere sympathy to Kacy’s Family…I didn’t know Kacy but feel like I did after reading your beautiful tribute. I’m a recovered heroin addict since 1978 and now my son battles the same addiction. God bless you all…Vaya con Dios Kacy

  18. My friend, Kristin. My heart is aching for you. This must be unbearable for you and your family. Prayers are with you all.

  19. Kristin and Family-

    I am so very sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers. There are no words to relieve you of your grief, but may you find some peace in your precious memories of Kacy.

  20. I am so sorry to read of this heartbreaking loss. Thinking of and praying for all of you.

  21. I am so very sorry for the loss of your beautiful daughter, sister and granddaughter. I met Kacey several times when she was younger at John and Cheryl’s. (I am a friend of theirs). She was such a sweetheart. Prayers of peace for your family. Andrea Day, Wellington, KS.

  22. So sorry to learn about Kacy. No words of heartfelt sympathy sent to your family will ever remove the deep pain of loss but may these words show that others truly do care. With each new day may God (Ps.34:18) and friends give the strength and comfort needed as you try to cope with such a sad loss. She will be sadly missed.

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