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Obituary: Michael Charles Dandrea

Michael Charles Dandrea

Michael Charles Dandrea

Michael (Mike) Charles Dandrea, 83, died peacefully at his home in Billings on Monday, December 3, 2018, after a long fight with Parkinson’s Disease.

Mike was born in Spokane, Washington on November 25, 1935, to Michael and Lucie Dandrea.

Mike met Claudia Paulson at the ice skating rink while they were in high school after he dated her friend. He joined the army after high school and was stationed in Alaska. He asked Claudia to write to him. In 1955, while home on leave, he asked Claudia to marry him. The next time he was on leave, he decided they should get married right away so they were married read more