Cecilia "Cece" Ann Burgess

On the evening of March 2, 2023 Cecilia “ Cece” Burgess passed away at the Community Hospital of Anaconda due to complications from cancer. Cece was 77 years old. She was born in Deer Lodge, MT on August 30, 1945 and was the 4th child of Velva and Ora Bain. Cece spent her childhood in Gold Creek, MT before moving to Garrison as a teen.

She married her husband Bob Burgess on June 5, 1964 and the next year on April 15th, 1965 welcomed their son Clifford to the world. Four years later they decided to make the trek with their son from Montana to Oregon where they would spend the next 40 years building their lives. There Cece saw the birth of her two granddaughters Shauntee and Shelby and was able to watch them grow from babies to adults. She devoted her life to being a good wife, mother, grandma, and nana. If Cece wasn’t spending time with her family she enjoyed doing crafts especially sewing as well as gambling, she loved a good bingo hall. In 2009 Cece and her husband Bob decided it was time to come home to Montana and they did just that. Buying property just outside of Garrison and building their dream home where they could live their retirement in the place they knew they were meant to be.

Cece is survived by her husband Bob Burgess, son Cliff Burgess, granddaughters Shauntee and Shelby Burgess, sisters Mary Canary, Joy Tuttle, Lee Bain, and her great grandson Hunter Burgess.

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Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home and Cremation Services has been privileged to care for Cece and her family.