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Wallace Richard Lee Stieg (Wally), beloved husband of Marie Stieg for 61 years, telecommunications pioneer, avid golfer, and dedicated family man, died on December 22, 2018, in Forsyth, Montana. He was born in Richardton, North Dakota, to Robert and Isabel (Murray) Stieg on March 18, 1931, and grew up on the Robert Stieg homestead in Ekalaka, Montana.

His wife and daughters remember him as the 6'4" James-Garner-handsome man they could always find in a crowd. He was religious, morally conservative, and traditional, but loved his three daughters, who didn't always share his views. He frustrat...