Marion Dressler

Funeral services for Marion Dressler, 83 year old Buffalo resident who passed away November 15^th at his home in Buffalo, will be held by his family and friends this coming summer. Donations in Marion’s memory may be made to the Johnson County Fair Board in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo. Online condolences may be made at www.harnessfuneralhome.com

Marion Lee Dressler was born on November 27, 1937 in Gillette, Wyoming where the family owned and operated a large ranch to Archie and Robbie Dressler. Marion could be described as a jack of all trades. He tried his hand in rodeo, residential house building, and many things in between. He loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing, and playing golf. He appreciated the importance of hard work and instilled it into his family. Early in his life, he was an entrepreneur and owned a couple of motels in Wyoming and Montana. With his construction knowledge, he built and remodeled homes in Montana and Wyoming and inspected homes in Arizona.  He tied his own flies and loaded his own ammunition. He trained and broke many a colt and was known for his ability to put a handle on a horse. As a young man, he participated in rodeo and got back into team-roping in his 60’s, continuing to be successful at it well into his 70’s. He was a hard worker and was respected for it. He spent over ten years helping maintain the Broadwater County High School in Townsend, MT, a 100+ year-old building.   As a father, he tried to instill the value of hard work, excellence and the importance of being a productive member of the community. He was a loving father and husband, and a respected person who will be missed. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Melba and Archie Dressler, of Billings, MT, and his grandson, Rodney Mace of Cheyenne, WY.  He had been married to Felecie (Reculusa) Dressler and they lived in Buffalo. He is survived by a brother, Jimmy (Sally) Dressler of Billings, MT, two daughters Cindy Lazz of Billings, MT, Dixie (Rich) Gannon of Cheyenne, WY, two sons, Marty (Julie) Dressler of Billings, MT, Casey (Debbie) Dressler of Douglass, KS, and three step-children, Ted Wall of Townsend, MT, Simon (Diane) Harriet and Laci (Ben) Schiffer, and 13 grandchildren.