Charles Hopstad

Charles Thomas Hopstad passed away on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, after a short battle with cancer at the age of 75.

Services will be held Sunday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m., at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, Mont., with a luncheon to follow at El Cor Del bowling alley at 12:30 p.m.

He was born in Glasgow, on Dec. 3, 1948, to Henry "Hank" and Gwendolyn Hopstad. He was raised in Glasgow with his five brothers and two sisters.

Charlie left Glasgow at a young age to travel the United States. Sometimes by foot, thumb, or freight train-from coast to coast. Charlie picked up odd jobs including picking oranges in Florida from working in a spaghetti house in Pennsylvania.

In 1967 he married Cynthia Martell and had two children, Travis and Donde. They made their life in Louisiana where Charlie worked as an offshore diver sandblasting rigs for Valdez Oil Co. It was here that he made many lifelong friends, memories and experiences.

In 1976 he moved his family back to Glasgow and started his career with the Burlington Northern Railroad.

He later met and married Roberta Degele. They were blessed with three more children, Sheena, Shawn and Chaz.

Charlie was a loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend. Charlie was extremely proud of his children and grandchildren and spent many loving and memorable hours with them all, from camping, preaching, teaching and of course sitting on Grandpa's lap with something that involved sugar!

Charlie studied God's word passionately and diligently. He passed his knowledge down to his children.

Charlie was preceded in death by his parents; his granddaughter, Madison Faith Chatten; his brothers, Henry Jr "Hop," Donald, and Lloyd; his father-in-law, Tony Degele; two nephews; and lifelong friend Jim Lambert.

Charlie is survived by his wife Berta; his five children, Travis (Teddi) Hopstad, Donde Fraser (Cory Hallock), Sheena Hopstad, Shawn Hopstad (Jessie Sonsteng) and Chaz (Taylor) Hopstad; grandchildren Alesia and Reannah Hopstad, Ecko and Ashur Fraser, Bella, Ava, Charlee, and Dylan Lund, Silas Hopstad, and Cruz and Cali Hopstad; his siblings, Gwen "Sis" Anderson, Floyd (Alice) Hopstad, Alan Hopstad, and Mary Hopstad; his sisters-in-law Dolly Hopstad, and Rhonda (Dan) Bilbruck; his brother-in-law Rock (Jeanne) Degele; and mother-in-law Irene Degele; along with many special nieces and nephews.