Doris Leona Smith
1920 - 2010
Doris Leona Kavran Smith born in Butte on March 10, 1920, to Michael P. and Stella Kavran, died June 15 at Parkview Acres. She was the middle child of five sisters and one brother.
Doris was a loving and compassionate person. She had a smile that could light up a room. She enjoyed spending time with family and loved ones. Doris was a wonderful grandmother who was active and influential in the lives of all her grandchildren, often teaching them about history, Montana trivia, and life in general.
Doris was married to Tex Smith in 1940 and later divorced.
Doris loved fishing and hiking, and had a keen appreciation for nature’s beauty. Doris was a beautiful and intelligent woman on the inside and outside. She took great pride in her appearance and was a perfectionist in everything she did. Doris was a lifelong fan of country music and had a large collection of books which she loved to read. She loved poetry and wrote many, some of which were published.
When I am Gone
Please, do not sorrow
Or, I will not sleep in peace
For when the “roll” is called up Yonder
Your cares and troubles cease.
–Doris Smith
Survivors include daughter Bonnie Smith Ferris, Dillon, son Rick (Terri) Smith, Dillon; eight grandchildren, Mike (Audra) Ferris, Dillon, Tom (Bobette) Ferris, Twin Bridges; Bob (Jamie) Ferris and Gary Ferris, Dillon; Barbara (Jeff) Ferris Pilon, Gillette, Wyo.; Shauna Smith, Stevensville; Lacey (Dallas) Rasmussen, White Sulpher Springs; Breanne Smith, Dillon; 15 great-grandkids; sisters, Gert Christy, Erma Dugdale, Phyllis Rossland; brother, Mick (Bev) Kavran; and several nieces and nephews.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Laverne Koprivica and Marie Hagl.
I saw Grandma Doris today
I saw her in the Indian Paintbrush on the hillsides
I saw her in the way that the water lapped at the shore of the lake
I saw her in the rocks she would have stopped to pick up and the
Creek she would have taken the time to fish
I will always miss her. I will always love her.
Yet, I am confident she will always be with me.
I will just have to look a little harder to find her.
Family suggests memorial contributions to the Humane Society, Home Health and Hospice, or a charity of your choice. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Margaret E. Whelan
1915 - 2010
Margaret E. Whelan passed away Jan. 23 in Delta, Colo. She was born Sept. 7, 1915 in Bayfield, Wisc. to parents Chancey D. and Anna M. Phillips. She was the second born of four brothers, Douglas, Rolland, Ted and Charles, and one sister, Ione.
Margaret spent her early years on different farms with her family in Minnesota and Wisconsin. She came with her family in the early 1930s to Denver, Colo., for a time, and moved to Kremmling, Colo. Returning to Denver, she worked for Continential Oil as a trip planner. She also worked at her first love and hobby of photography and photograph retouching for several studios in Denver.
Margaret had four brothers in World War II and Korea, and she worked in a defense plant in San Diego, Calif., during the war. Her husband was also a veteran of World War II. She belonged for years to the VFW Auxiliary.
In 1951, she met and married Richard Whelan. They were married for 30 years when he passed away in 1981. They ran a motel in Arizona for a number of years. In 1978, she moved back to Kremmling to care for her mother and brother.
In the early 1980s, she returned to Eckert and Cedaredge, Colo., areas enjoying her friends, the senior activities, and was active into her 90s there.
Survivors are brother Charles J. (Joan) Phillips, Dillon; nieces Carol (Keith) Thompson and family, Snowville, Utah, Linda (Darell) Sunderlin and family, Dillon; nephews, Jesse Phillips and family, Vernal, Utah, Kenneth Phillips and family, Brigham City, Utah; numerous great nieces and nephews living in Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming and Utah.
Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, three brothers and sister; nephews, Ronnie Phillips, Ray Lukas and Gary Phillips; and two great-nephews.
Margaret, we miss our weekly chats with you. We will miss you and love you.
Margaret will be laid to rest at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at a graveside service at Sheridan Cemetery. Pastor Ben Nardi will officiate.
Arrangements are by K&L Mortuary, Sheridan.
Jean Marilyn Rolandson
1931 - 2010
Jean Rolandson, 79, passed away due to natural causes on Saturday, June 19, at the Renaissance Assisted Living Center.
Jean Marilyn Peterson was born May 8, 1931 to Milo and Helene Peterson in Roseau, Minn. She attended Bemidji State Teachers College where she received a degree in elementary education. After her studies, she taught kindergarten in Oklee, Minn.
She met and married Ken Rolandson on July 26, 1952. Together they raised four children, Mary, Richard, Nancy and Michael, while living in Oklee.
Work took them across two states, and after living in Townsend and Watford City, N.D., they finally settled in Dillon in 1971.
Though Jean was an avid bridge player, and spent her Saturdays attending Dillon’s Shakespeare Club meetings, her foremost love was for her family and home. Whether it was entertaining for relatives or simply baking a batch of cookies, Jean saw her role as homemaker not as a chore or duty but rather as a passion. She could often be found tending her immaculate garden or enjoying the summer days outside with a novel.
Regardless of the time of day or season of the year, Jean’s home was never anything less than spotless, and any visitors could always count on being greeted by her warmth, generosity and kindness. In addition to these activities, she spent her Sundays at the First Lutheran Church as well as being an active member of the Barrett Hospital Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her son Michael and sister Joan Lokken.
She is survived by her husband, Ken; brother, John Peterson of Roseau, Minn.; daughters, Mary (Shafi) Shafaieh, and Nancy (Darren) Daignault; son, Richard Rolandson; and nine grandchildren.
There will be a visitation at Brundage Funeral Home on Thursday, June 24, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A service will be held on Friday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church.
Memorials may be sent to the Barrett Hospital Auxiliary or the First Lutheran Church.
Everett Webster Clothey
1928 - 2010
Everett Webster Clothey passed away quietly at home in Dillon, MT on Monday, June 21, 2010 at the age of 97 years. He was born February 1, 1913, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont to Flora Carrie Woodward Clothey and Thomas Clothey, Jr. He attended schools in St. Johnsbury and Lyndon, VT. He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy, a private high school in 1932. Everett married Grace Garroldine DuBois on his birthday in 1935, and began work as a machinist apprentice for the Vermont Tap and Die Corp., in Lyndonville, VT. Everett later left his job there and went to Pearl Harbor, where he worked as a toolmaker in the Pearl Harbor navy yard. At the end of the World War Two, he returned home to Vermont and established a new business servicing customers with propane and appliances. Everett and Grace had one son, Everett Jr., born in 1936. Upon his retirement they moved to Arizona where he built a new home near Prescott. His son and family eventually moved to Arizona where the two families enjoyed many outings hunting and fishing in the White Mountains.
In 1994 Everett and Grace along with Everett Jr. and his wife Colleen moved to Dillon. They built a duplex, and shared it until Everett’s wife Grace passed away in 2001 at the age of 90 years and after sixty-six years of marriage together. Everett was always ready to go hunting, fishing and camping with family and friends. His hunting buddies called him “ONE SHOT.”
He is survived by his son Everett Jr. and daughter-in-law, Colleen, grandson, Everett III, granddaughter, Michelle, great-grandsons Ryan and Shawn, sister Helen Caron, and his best and loving friend and care-giver, Sylvia Ibey Roberts who provided him a home for the last few years. Everett is preceded in death by a grandson , Bryan. At Everett’s request, there will be no services. His body has been donated to science and will be cremated.
George and Julia McDonald
1910 and 1912 - 2008
The ashes of George and Julia McDonald will be interred at Mountain View Cemetery July 3 at 11:30 a.m.
The family invites friends of George and Julia to attend and join the family in honoring and celebrating their lives. A picnic will be held at their home on Overland Rd. at 2 p.m. the same day, and friends are invited.
George was born Oct. 21, 1910, and died March 30, 2008. Julia was born May 20, 1912, and died May 20, 2008.
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