Gary E. Brown
1935 - 2012
Gary E. Brown left us on the day of Friday, Jan. 27, at 4:31 p.m., at Barrett Memorial Hospital in Dillon following an extended illness.
He was born in Lima on April 21, l935, the son of Carl and
Lillie Brown.
He grew up in Lima and attended Lima High School. He
served in the U.S. Army from Feb. 1, 1957, through Jan. 30, 1959.
People will remember him at Howard Motors, and soon after Big Sky Motors where he was the shop foreman. Following that he worked at Paul’s Chevrolet until his retirement.
He is survived by Loretta Olson, Bruce Olson, LaDawn Maloney, Tina Flansburg, six grandchildren, one great grandchild, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Lillie Brown; brothers, Pat Brown and Jack Brown; and sister, Carleen McCarthy.
Family and friends are invited to celebrate Gary Brown’s life at the Yesterday Café in Dell, Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m.
According to Gary’s wishes cremation has taken place, and a private graveside service is planned at the Lima Cemetery.
A guestbook is available at www.brundagefuneralhome.com.
Dorothy Ruth Mai Beddor
1927 - 2012
Dorothy Ruth Mai Beddor passed away peacefully after spending a joyous Sunday celebrating her 65th wedding anniversary to her best friend Harold Lloyd Beddor Jan. 23. She slipped from consciousness late Sunday afternoon.
Dorothy Ruth lived a full and happy life. Shortly after the end of World War II while working at the Burley, Idaho, airport, she met a young handsome sailor who wanted to take flying lessons.
With only a motorcycle and little more than the clothes on his back, he somehow convinced her to take a chance on him. He became her soul mate. His love of flying blossomed into a career with the FAA, and ultimately he retired as Chief of Flight Service at the Butte Montana Airport.
They took time to enjoy each other and grow before starting a family.
Dorothy Ruth always worked and was proud of her various careers. Her parents emigrated from Germany, and instilled in her the fulfillment that comes from working hard. She told great stories of her various careers.
Her career highlights include working as a railroad telegrapher, passing up orders to trains with a specially made stick as they sped through her small outpost in Kimama, Idaho. It was a dangerous career, and women were only hired for this job, because most of the men were away at war.
During the war she also worked as chief clerk of ordinance at the German prisoner of war camp in southern Idaho. She reported directly to the major in charge of the camp.
Just prior to starting a family, she was a telephone operator, and at various times went back to work for the phone company.
At one time both her and her oldest daughter Marlene worked together at the phone company in Grand Junction, Colo.
While raising her children she owned a flower shop in Dillon that gained much acclaim. She provided flowers for many prestigious events in the region.
Later she worked for Montana Power in Butte.
She watched over her flock with devotion. Her husband, Harold, her daughters Marlene Beddor Atiyeh, Barbara Beddor and Sally Beddor Nowak, and their spouses Cory Atiyeh, Toby Steward, and Scott Nowak.
It was often joked that she loved her boys more than her girls as she took sides with her son’s-in-law during any good natured disagreement. But her biggest joy of all was her three grand children, Sam Atiyeh, Danika and Nikolas Nowak.
Her flock also included a great number of animals, sheep, dogs, cats, chickens, horses, she loved all animals. Sick and wounded animals would just showed up at her door, and she would nurse them back to health. She was a steadfast caregiver. Recently she would not pass up a chance to dog sit Lucy or Wally.
Gentle and kind, yet a fierce competitor. Family board games of UNO or Sequence would traditionally find her on the winning team. She also loved to continue learning, and she embraced technology. She loved her iPAD, especially because it allowed her to beat her daughters in Words with Friends.
She loved the outdoors. Camping with her young family at Minors Lake, or skiing during the winter. She was an excellent skier, and a member of the Maverick Mountain Ski Patrol. She patrolled each Wednesday, Ladies Day. Her partners on the ski patrol were young Catholic priests, and they made quite a team.
She loved adventure and traveling. After Harold retired from the FAA they traveled to Costa Rica, where she loved learning a new culture.
From there they hit the open road in their small motor home, and spent several years touring the country before they settled down in Meridian, Idaho, a suburb of Boise.
Recently to be closer to her youngest grandchildren, she and Harold moved to Hayden, Idaho.
In the last several years she encountered a heart ailment, and yet she was determined to continue at the same pace, and till the end it was joked that no one in the family could keep up with her when she was shopping. Costco was her favorite hangout. She never met a stranger, and no one could resist engaging in conversation with her.
In addition to her husband, daughters and their families, she is survived by her older brother, Norman Mai, his wife Ella, and their family; her younger brother, Walter Mai; and brother-in-law Paul Crawford and his family.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Lola Crawford.
A celebration of her life was held Jan. 28, at the Hayden Chapel of the Yates Funeral Home in Hayden, Idaho.
John Crandall Hovren
1933 - 2011
John Crandall Hovren passed away on Dec. 17, in Missoula. He was born in Dillon Jan. 7, 1933, the only child of Cornelius and Edith Crandall Hovren.
He attended Dillon schools and graduated from Beaverhead County High School in 1950. He attended Montana State University in Bozeman, and the University of Montana in Missoula.
Mr. Hovren served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He later joined his father in business at the Standard Lumber and Coal Company in Dillon.
In 1959 he married Rosella McQuillan in Pocatello, Idaho. They later divorced.
In 1998 he married Carolyn Mae Ring. She survives along with his children Marjorie (Steve) Roberts, Moodus, Ct., and Andrew (Tammy) Hovren, Spokane, Wash.; granchildren Lonnie, Tacoma, Wash., and Alexia and Madison Hovren, Spokane, Wash.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Hovren was active in the American Legion Post in Dillon for many years.
Burial will be held at a later date at the Veteran's cemetery in Fort Harrison.
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