Barney Gustav

Sedlacek

Barney G Sedlacek was born in New York City (NYC) on May 7, 1933 to Bohous and Bertha Sedlacek. Barney passed away in Hollister, California on November 23, 2021, at the age of 88 after enduring various medical issues for many years.
Barney pursued an active and healthy lifestyle until 1995 when he had an acute aortic dissection. His health had progressively declined since 1995.
In June 1933, when Barney was one month old, his parents returned to Czechoslovakia with Barney. Barney's parents owned businesses, but the lasting effect of the Great Depression caused them to lose everything. Barney's parents returned to the United States to establish jobs and income and left Barney with his grandmother to live in Czechoslovakia until they felt that they could support him. Barney returned with his grandmother to NYC on February 10, 1938. Bonding with his mom and dad and learning English were both challenges for Barney.
Barney went to grade school and at Seward Park High School in NYC. In January 1952 he ventured to Montana where he attended what is now the University of Montana In 1956 Barney received a degree in Forest Management.
While in college Barney met Carol Jeanne Grandy. They were married in June 1955 in Missoula, Montana. They had 3 children, Matt, Susan, and Mark.
Barney worked for the Forest Service during the summers in 1953 through 1955 and received his career-conditional appointment in 1956 with the Lolo National Forest. His Forest Service career took him to numerous towns and cities in Montana and was in various positions. From 1963 to 1969 he was the Forest Ranger on the Condon District in the Swan Valley, Flathead National Forest. He was the Regional Check Scaler in Missoula from mid-1969 to early 1973. For the last 20 years of his career Barney worked in various positions on the Flathead National Forest living in Kalispell, Montana. Barney retired in January 1993 working almost 38 years with the Forest Service in Montana.
After living in Montana for nearly 42 years Barney and Carol moved to the Pebble Creek community in Goodyear, Arizona in 1995 where they lived for 18 years.
With Barney's increasing health issues, they moved to Hollister, California, in 2012, to be closer to their two sons and families. Barney's wife, Carol, has kept busy over the years on numerous crafts and other projects. She was Barney's primary caretaker since moving to Hollister, CA.
Barney is survived by his wife, Carol, of Hollister, California. Others include son Matt and daughter-in-law Cheri, grandson Andrew Beauchamp; son Mark and daughter-in-law Michelle, and three grandchildren; Christopher, Samantha, and Piper; daughter Susan in Helena, Montana; brother Thomas and sister-in-law Madeleine in Mattituck, New York, their three daughters, spouses and numerous nieces and nephews.
Also survived by Carol's brother Jon Grandy and wife Colleen; and sister Doris Grandy, all remain in Montana.
Barney and Carol were married over 66 years. Barney was preceded in death by father Bohous and mother Bertha Sedlacek; in law's Arden and Ethyl Grandy; sisters-in-law Esther Cox, Arden Hill, and Maribeth Smith and brother-in-law Louis Grandy.
Barney will be cremated, and his ashes interred in East Helena, Montana where Carol was born and raised.
There are no planned services and his family requests in lieu of flowers, please contribute to your favorite charity.
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