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In Memory Of

Coley David Crase, Age 52, of Butte

April 30, 1973 – July 20, 2025

Coley David Crase, Age 52, of Butte, passed away on July 20, 2025.

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  3. Sharon & Dave
    My prayers are with you , may the Good Lord help carry your grief during this very trying time.

    John Sorich

  4. I’m gonna miss you, my friend. Rest in peace.
    I’ll yell at the keno machine for ya! GET THERE !!!

  6. Our thoughts and prayers are with you both. What a great young man he was. We’ll miss him horribly.🙏

  8. Rest in peace Coley! I am so sorry for your loss Dave, Sharon, Todd and family. My heart breaks for everyone. 💔 😥 💔

  9. My heart is broken. Man we loved you. You were family. We will miss you every day. Rest easy my friend.

  10. The group of kids we had growing up and going to Emerson we all bonded through all 6 years. Our get togethers at the Quinlans and matinee movie theater. Chasing each other around the playground and Coley was always one of them the girls always wanted to be her boyfriend. I left for 20 years and it’s sad that I never ran into him since returning in 2019, rest in peace Coley and never forget the Emerson Playground.

  11. One of my favorite memories ever is the time that Don Foley, Mike Rapp, Liam Maroney went to stay with Coley in Missoula and he had a pet snake in a 4ft cage it was feeding time. He asked if we wanted to him feed it. We said sure huddled in close to the glass , he dropped the live mouse in the mouse new it must have ran 5 miles in that cage the snake coiled up in the corner then lunged for the mouse and it was gone in a second. We we all screamed like little girls and then belly laughed. Rest in peace Coley 🪱

  12. RIP Coley 🙏 You will be missed. Thank you for the good times in our childhood at Clark’s Park. Thoughts and Prayers to Dave and Sharon and family. We are thinking of you all. From Nicole, Tom and Lisa Lubick. 🙏

  13. Rip my friend. I will never forget how good you were at kickball in the Emerson playground. And for the family I’m sorry for your loss. He was a great person with an honest soul.

  15. Well you finally played cribbage with me! I think u let me win the 1st game on purpose so you could kick my ass the next 2! It’s like kissing your sister it’s not right! I realized you didn’t have a sister! RIP my friend! Until we meet again..31 for 2! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

  16. I love you buddy and will miss you for a long time!! You were definitely one of a kind 😇 rest in paradise Coley ✨️ 💙 ❤️

  17. I am so sorry for you loss, Sharon and Dave. Coley was such a sweet boy and my Aunt Elsie loved him dearly. I understand how difficult this is nd I pray that you someday find peace.

  18. Rest in peace my friend, thoughts and prayers to your family. We had lots of great times at Emerson school, and ice skating at Clark’s park.

  19. I met Coley in high school, and enjoyed spending time and hanging out with him. I remember his great smile and fun personality. Gone too soon;. May he rest in peace.

  24. We are so sorry to hear about Coley. You are in our thoughts and prayers, words can’t express how we feel. Our deepest sympathy for Dave,Sharon,Todd and the entire family. RIP Coley.

  25. Aw man Worm I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you brother. So many great memories my friend. You were always up for fun. I love ya man. I’m sure gonna miss ya.

    Peace and love to Dave, Sharon, Todd and Colin

  27. Rest in Peace Coley. Thank you for always being a great friend. I will miss you.

  28. Heartbreaking news. Lots of great childhood memories with Coley and all of our Emerson classmates….. 6th grade dance, Coach Skip, kickball, pretty sure Coley was always on Ms. Dunn’s radar in music class also! RIP my friend…..

  29. Dave and Sharon, my heart hurts for you. We send our condolences. So very sorry. Deb Andreas

  30. Dave, Sharon, and Todd and family,
    I am so sorry for your loss. My heart breaks for all of you.

  31. My heart is broken 💔You are most definatley gonna be missed by many my friend!🩵 Thoughts and Prayers to the family🙏❤️🙏❤️

  32. Rest in peace my friend. It was always nice running into you when I was up in Butte

  33. Thinking of both you and Dave during this difficult time in your lives – losing a child changes your lives forever.
    Diane Nees and Jerry Robbins

  34. RIP Coley. We’ re going to miss the great conversations we had whenever we seen you. You will be missed by many. Dave, Sharon and family sorry for your loss.Your entire family is in our thoughts and prayers.

  35. Dave and Sharon
    Sorry for your loss. Thinking of you during this difficult time.
    Dee Scalabrin and Brittany McNamee

  37. Sharon, Dave Todd and family ~
    Losing a child is an unimaginable pain. Please remember that you are not alone in your grief. Lean on the love and support of family and friends as you navigate through this difficult journey.. May you find comfort in the cherish moments that you shared together and May his memory bring you, peace. Sending love and prayers for healing.

  38. Sharon, Dave, Todd and family,
    Please accept our heartfelt sympathy. We hadn’t seen Coley seen Coley in a long time, but remember what a nice young man he was. You are in our thoughts and prayers always.
    Pat and Sandy Maloney

  39. Sharon, Dave, Todd, and Family,
    Please accept my heartfelt sympathy. I want you to know you are in my heart and prayers for healing. May his memories bring you peace, solace, Coley. May you rest in peace.

  40. Sharon and Dave – you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

  42. Thoughts and 🙏 . Sharon , Dave and family! “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in Spirt”. Rest In Peace Coley❤️

  43. My most vivid memory of Coley climbing a tree behind the fifth green at the muni after I threw my putter in it. Good friend. I’ll miss him.

  44. You will be greatly missed, Coley! I am glad to have met you and that we got to share some laughs over the years. Sharon, Dave, Colin and family you are in my thoughts! ❤️

  46. Dave, Sharon and family, we are so sorry for what you are going through. Coley was always such a great guy and we are happy to have known him. We will miss him and we wish you guys peace.

  47. Oh Coley! 💔 I loved your cute grin, your sweet charm and the way your eyes smiled when you were having fun! You were always one of my favorites from back in the Safeway days!! I’ll miss seeing your beautiful face! My sympathy to your family. Godspeed Coley!

  48. Gonna Miss you big time buddy! The golf course isn’t gonna be the same! I’m sure you will play golf everyday now! Until we meet again RIP Coley 🙏🙏🏌‍♂️🍻⛳️

  49. Oh Coley
    I don’t even have words. I love and miss you so much my forever friend.

  50. We will miss you on holidays and UFC fight nights and all the other holidays that we have shared together many many memories ! All of our love!

    Barb and Troy Whalen

  51. I am so very sorry to Coley’s family. I will never forget the amazing childhood memories at Emerson, all of us hanging out, sometimes getting into mischief. Meeting up at Clark’s with the others. So many great memories. Be peaceful old friend.

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