Smokejumper Obituary: Wiltse, Stephen H. (Missoula 1959)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Steve, 77, died Nov. 6, 2015, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born May 21, 1938, in Butte, Montana, he graduated from Falls City HS, where he played football. He received a bachelor's degree from the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska. This prepared him for a long career "fighting fires" in his work as chief accounting officer for a variety of private firms before his retirement. Steve was an avid golfer. He jumped the 1959 season at Missoula.

Identifier

Wiltse_Stephen-H_Missoula_1959

Publication Date

November 2015

Keywords

Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Wiltse, Stephen H. (Missoula 1959)" (2015). Smokejumper Obituaries. 708.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/708