Martha Robinson
1932-2012
Martha Anna Robinson, 78, of Dillon, Montana passed away at her home on Jan. 5, 2012 of natural causes.
She was born on June 17, 1932 in Clinton, Mo., to Lester and Maude (Clark) Cassity. She grew up in Missouri and moved to Spokane, Wash., with her family where she met the love of her life, Gene H. Robinson. They were married and raised three boys; Michael, Jerry, and Patrick.
Martha enjoyed working on the family farm/ranch that they established in Colville, Wash. She also did volunteer work for the Fire Department, she was a dispatcher and helped in the Sheriff’s Office. Her husband, Gene, passed away in 2002 and Martha and Patrick moved to Florida for a short time then moved to Dillon.
She enjoyed Dillon more than any place she had been as she loved nature and watching all kinds of wildlife. She also was a people watcher and was curious about everything and she felt the warm welcome of the people in Dillon. She enjoyed the social networking through Prairie Bible Church and just enjoyed visiting with anyone she met.
Some of her favorite places were the Dairy Queen, Grandma’s Kitchen or watching the ducks near the children’s pond. Martha was proud of her Irish heritage and loved to speak in an Irish Brogue and when she listened to her Irish music she would say “that is home.”‘
Martha is survived by her son; Patrick of Dillon and Michael of Colville, Wash. She is preceded in death by her husband, Gene, and son, Jerry. A visitation was held Monday and funeral services were held Tuesday morning at Brundage Funeral Home.
Dan Fritts
1965-2012
Dan Fritts, age 46, passed away near Dillon Jan. 12, 2012.
Dan was born May 24, 1965 at Decatur, Ill., to Stephen and Margaret (Davis) Fritts. He was raised and attended school in Lovington, Ill. He then attended automotive mechanic school at Lincoln Tech in Indianapolis. He worked as an automotive mechanic in Illinois and then in 1989 became an electrician. He and his family moved to Whitehall in 1997 later moving to Twin Bridges and recently to Sheridan where he continued working as an electrician.
He married Christina Doss April 11, 1987 in Sullivan, Ill.
Dan enjoyed camping, hunting and the outdoors.
He was preceded in death by his son Cale Fritts, and his grandparents Emery and May Davis, and Ellen Olden.
Survivors include his wife Christina Fritts, children Malisha and Kaitlynn, his parents Stephen and Margaret Fritts all of Sheridan, grandfather Ira Fritts, brother Darren Fritts, mother-in-law Lynda Allen, father-in-law Albert Allen, brother-in-law Eric Allen, sister-in-law Carla McGheen, nieces and nephews Tad, Saxon, Kiersten, Emily, and Joshua Fritts, Trevor and Ryan McGheen.
Memorials may be made to the Dan Fritts Fund at the Ruby Valley National Bank at Sheridan or Twin Bridges.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. at the Mountainview Baptist Church at Twin Bridges with the Rev. David Rogers and Chaplain Tom Luksha officiating. Interment will follow at the Twin Bridges Cemetery.
K&L Mortuaries of Twin Bridges assisted with arrangements.
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