Helena
Max Hofeldt – Director of Operations
Max was born and raised on a 5th Generation ranch on the Hi-Line outside of Chinook, MT. With a passion for caring for various animals and pets growing up he was also very involved in sports and music in the community. Upon finishing high school, Max moved to Seattle, WA to play drums in a band and tour up and down the Western coast where he had also met his wife Jessica during that time.
Always knowing he wanted to come back home to Big Sky Country, Max and Jessica were able to make that dream come true and moved to Helena in the Summer of 2021 along with their 3 Cats Zeus, Blue and Juno.
Max loves all pets and understands the various hardships of pet loss. He is here to help all our Helena area families and vet clinics to ensure the best care and consideration for everyone who requires our services here at 406 Pet Crematory.
Amy – Office Administrator
Amy was born in Oregon, but she and her family moved to Montana in 1992. She grew up in Helena and graduated from Capital High School in 2004. After some time spent in Washington she moved back to Montana and is happy to call Helena home again.
Amy enjoys cooking and baking. She is incapable of making food for less than a small country despite being the single mom of one boy, Ryan. She dabbles in photography and always has a book on hand. When the weather is nice, she and Ryan spend as much time outdoors as they can. In the winter you’ll find her cozied up reading with a cup of tea and her cat, Indigo.
Amy joined the 406 Pet Crematory team as Office Administrator in 2022 and is here to help guide families through the difficult process of losing a loved one.
Brad Bomar – Certified Pet Care Specialist
A third generation Montanan, Brad was born and raised in East Helena. He grew up with a series of household pets, his personal favorite being a bunny named Snowball. After spending some time in Portland, Brad moved back to Montana where he met his wife, Jenny Morgus. Together Brad and Jenny have two cats.
Brad loves the outdoors: hiking, fishing, biking and hunting. He is a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, The East Helena Martial Arts Academy, Amateur Radio Relay League and Valley View Lutheran Church.
Brad began working in the funeral business when he was 15 years old. He is proud to have served the Helena community for the last 34 years in various capacities. Brad looks forward to helping you and your family in any way he can.
Jocelyn – Certified Pet Care Specialist
Jocelyn was born in Oregon but has spent much of their life in Montana. They enjoy photography, hiking, cooking and, when the weather permits, going for a swim in one of the lakes surrounding Helena.
As an animal lover, Jocelyn has many loving critters in their home. In their junior year of high school Jocelyn adopted a brindle pit bull/boxer mix named River. River is joined by her cat companions including Spirit, Merlin, Bear, Styx and Hecate.
In spring of 2023 Jocelyn played midwife for Styx, welcoming her children into the family. From the first steps to the last Jocelyn has a tremendous dedication to the wellbeing of animals and brings this love and empathy to every animal they care for.
Bozeman
J J Jones – Bozeman Area Manager and Animal Care Specialist
When it comes to compassionate care, J J takes her job very seriously. She knows over and over how the loss of a pet can be emotionally difficult, especially when it’s her own. She’s often asked how she can do this job. It’s her ministry to assure families that their pets are treated with the utmost respect and care that she can give, and she loves them no matter what condition they come to her in. She loves to preserve the memories you’ve shared so you can continue to remember and cherish your most beloved companion and best friend long after they have crossed the rainbow bridge.
J J grew up on a “Pet Farm”, as she would call it. Her mother would bring home rescues; horses, dogs, cats, geese, ducks, chickens and there was even a box turtle that lived under the kitchen sink when he’d escaped his box named Mr. T.
She would be there to bandage their wounds or save little goslings from drowning and once brought a stray cat home and fed him ice cream from a spoon after her mother told her not to. With her big heart for animals, she can’t turn any of them away. She even managed to take her Shetland pony upstairs to her bedroom and read to her. (She’s never told her mother to this day.)
J J continued her passion for animals by volunteering in veterinary clinics throughout grade school, high school and college. Although becoming a veterinarian wasn’t in the cards, she entered college for Nursing in 1992, which also was not in the cards. She continued volunteering throughout the medical industries working for the Red Cross, E. R., and later became a CNA and EMT-B with her local fire department for several years. She then finished an M.A. associates degree and worked for a naturopathic doctor for 4 years before moving on to become a certified life coach.
A temporary setback from a car wreck in 2018 didn’t stop her from running a dog daycare from her home while recovering.
When she applied to work with us, she was hired on the spot and continued her compassion for the pets and their owners that come to her door.
“I always seem to come back to the animals”, she said.
She continues to treat each pet as her own with love, care and respect.
