It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beautiful, charismatic, loving daughter Kennady Lynn Trettin, taken from us way too soon on Oct. 9, 2024 in a tragic at the age of 15. Kennaday brought immeasurable joy and love into the lives of family and friends. She was a generous, kind-hearted person who brought so much light into every room. She had a beautiful, genuine soul and will be greatly missed.
Kennady was born on Apr. 1, 2009 to Patrick and Robyn Trettin, joining her older brother Teagan to complete their family. She brought spark, sass, and love into their world from day one.
Kennady attended Montana City School from kindergarten until eighth grade, then attended Jefferson High School. She was involved in many sports including gymnastics, swimming, soccer, skiing, cross country, volleyball, and wrestling. Her most recent passion was learning to surf behind the family boat. She was a natural and spent countless hours all summer behind the boat, even night surfing! She loved to teach others how to surf, and it was impressive to watch her patience and persistence to help them succeed. Kennady was generous and caring and always willing to help others, no matter what.
Kennady loved animals, especially her beloved cat Nacho and dog Cooper. She smothered and suffocated them with kisses and hugs at every opportunity. She had hoped to someday volunteer at the Lewis and Clark County Humane Society, where she always enjoyed spending time visiting the animals.
Kennady also had a passion for beauty and fashion. She dreamed of being an aesthetician one day. Kennady loved to look cute and had an impressive collection of makeup. She spent hours watching tutorials and would practice her new skills on anyone who would lend her their face, nails, toenails, eyebrows…maybe even a few piercings! Her Dad was one of her favorite subjects; she loved to wax his nose and ear hair! She was so bold as to tell visitors to the house that they required a nose wax, encouraging them to “let her practice because she was going to need to be good at this one day!” She especially loved “Spa Days” with her Mom. Kennady went to the salon whenever possible, always ensuring her nails were highly fashionable!
Kennady loved decorating for the holidays, crafting, shopping, watching UFC, and spending time playing games with her family and friends. She was very competitive and somehow always won any game she played. Teagan maintains she must have cheated somehow — no one wins every time! Teagan and Kennady were very close and had a healthy sibling rivalry, but they were always each other’s biggest supporters. Funny girl that she was, she never missed an opportunity to play pranks on him!
Kennady loved to babysit. She adored kids and had such a warm and motherly way about her. She was the best babysitter to many.
The family loved to travel and spent many vacations at her favorite place, the beach. Kennady’s biggest wish was to travel to Paris one day. She was also a thrill seeker and looked forward to going to a theme park every summer with her grandparents and cousins. She and her mom planned to skydive for her 18th birthday.
Kennady was a remarkable human being with so much love and compassion to give. It was a blessing to know her and an honor to have been part of her life. Her character was admirable. Her purpose was to bring joy and happiness to those around her and she did that to the greatest of her abilities. Although her journey ended too soon, she lived a full life filled with purpose and meaning.
She leaves behind her parents, Patrick and Robyn of Clancy; her brother, Teagan; grandparents Jim and Vanessa Bolstad of Clancy and Larry and Pam Trettin of Montana City; great grandmother Dorothy Farrell of Clancy; aunt Nikki (Landon) and cousins Aiden and Adalyn Jackson of Clancy; uncle Bo (Carlye) and cousins Liam and Finn Bolstad of Helena; uncle Chad Trettin of Sarasota, Fla. and cousins Sofia and Max; aunt Olya Trettin of Sarasota, Fla.; uncle Mike Trettin and cousins Kendall and Kaden of Helena; aunt Valarie (Clee) Lafond of Roy, MT, and cousin Brittany; and numerous great aunts, great uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by great grandmothers Alice Bolstad-Anderson and Babe Trettin, great grandfather Ray Farrell, and numerous others who passed before her birth.
A scholarship has been set up to honor Kennady and keep her legacy alive. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Kennady Trettin Memorial Scholarship Fund. Donations can be made via Venmo @KennadyTrettinScholarshipFund or at any Valley Bank location in Helena.
Please acknowledge this special thank you to those who were part of Kennady’s life. She was the most beautiful person inside and out. Your impact on her life will never be forgotten.
Family condolences can be sent to aswfuneralhome.com.
