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Marla Kay Fillinger of 5532 Eldorado Court died Tuesday from injuries she suffered in a car accident on Canyon Ferry Road. She was 37.
Born Nov. 14, 1947, in Miles City, to former Governor Tim Babcock and Betty Babcock, she attended elementary schools in Miles City, coming to Helena when her father was elected Lieutenant Governor. She graduated from Helena High School in 1965. While in high school she was in the majorettes and a member of the honor society.
She attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., graduating in 1969.
She married Michael A. Fillinger on June 9, 1968, in Helena.
Mrs. Fillinger had been teaching at the Cornerstone Academy in East Helena at the time of her death.
Mrs. Fillinger was active in the National Reading Reform Foundation. She was a member of the East Helena Foursquare Church and the Family Life Center. While in college she was associated with Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority and was a member of the Spurs National Honor Society.
Survivors include her husband, Mike; a daughter, Phoebe Kay; a son, Matthew Allen; her parents, Tim and Betty Babcock; a sister, Mrs. William D. (Lorna) Kuney, all of Helena; her mother and father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fillinger of Townsend; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Victor R. Alinen officiating. Burial will be in Forestvale Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dan Fillinger, Bill Kuney, Donald Babcock and David McClain.
Retz Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Independent Record
September 26, 1985
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Linda Sue Hurni (Hardy)
Spent many hours and much time with Marla...a quiet, reserved lovely lady....She was picked up for lunch everyday by Elsie from the Mansion when her dad was here for legislature...and then she became a permanent Helenite when her father filled in for Donald Nutter as I remember...a tough thing to do in Junior HS, making new friends returning to her home in Miles City and Billings and then back to Helena...Remember encouraging her to stay at school for lunch to get to know our class better....she would try it, IF I would go to lunch with her first..."Sure", I told her and that meant Elsie's home made chicken soup that day which was "special" for me...my entire house was not a fourth of the size of the big ships living room...
She loved her friends, not so much the" big ship" she was destined to live in. She spent lots of time in her friends homes and was always welcome in "the norm"...as all girls she wished for a larger wardrobe, which believe me was more than sufficient....she called herself the Governor's pauper...and made us all laugh...She disliked being the center of attention, for where she lived...she always complained she had nowhere to sunbathe no privacy on "the ships lawn", she loved to sit and bask in our yards sun and was always welcome...she had a very witty wonderful dry sense of humor and had so much empathy for others....she adored a handsome guy by the name of Mike Filinger...and yes it will be 30 years now on our 50th reunion that we will have missed her....Gone but forever Remembered Marla B....
Peaceful thoughts,
Linda Hurni Hardy