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Nevin Welch
Longtime area logger Nevin V. Welch, 74, of Troy, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
He was born on April 16, 1926, at Libby, to Vernice (Duke) Welch and Ellen Mae Dailey Welch.
Nevin was raised and educated at Troy.
He married Harriet Vinson on Jan. 7, 1946.
A longtime employee of J. Neils Lumber Company and St. Regis, Nevin worked in the company’s logging department as a sawyer, truck driver and heavy equipment operator until his retirement following more than 30 years’ service.
At various times Nevin also worked independently in the timber industry, operating a sawmill with his brother.
He was a member of the Troy Church of God.
Preceded in death by sons Rick in 1971 and Butch in 1994, Nevin is survived by his wife Harriet, Troy; son Bob Welch and his wife Joyce, Troy; brothers Jim Welch and Dennis Welch, both of Troy; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Troy Church of God with the Rev. Gene Bushnell officiating.
Interment will follow at the Troy Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care of Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Peggy Orr
Marguerite (Peggy) Orr, 90, of Troy, died Jan. 19, 2001, at the Libby Care Center.
She was born on Oct. 6, 1910, at Yampa in Routt County, Colo., to John Roy and Susie Mabel Fields Webb.
The family’s only daughter, Peggy had an older brother, Henry, and younger brothers Laurence and Marion. All three siblings preceded her in death.
Their father’s work took them from Colorado to Oregon, Idaho, and finally to Pleasant Valley.
Peggy married William Merrill Orr at Libby on July 6, 1929.
Peggy and William had four children and except for World War II years 1942-1944, they have lived in northwestern Montana. They moved to Libby in 1955 and to Troy in the late 1960’s.
Peggy was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has engaged in compassionate and neighborly service for more than 50 years.
Survivors include her husband William, Troy; children Mrs. Walter (Mabel) Heder, Troy; William R. Orr, Troy; Mrs. Farron (Alene) Harrison, LaVerne, Calif., and David Orr, Troy; 25 grandchildren and 64 great-grandchildren. They will all remember her as a remarkable woman and a kind and loving mother and grandmother.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the LDS Church in Libby and interment will follow at the Troy Cemetery.
Local arrangements are by the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Lyle Stephens
Former Libby resident Lyle Lloyd Stephens, 78, died Jan. 4, 2001 in Colorado Springs, Colo., of pulmonary asbestosis, after a long illness.
He was born on March 28, 1922, at Woodrow to Amos and Ruth Heath Stephens.
He and his wife Laura Spencer Stephens moved to Libby in 1958, living in the Rawlings Tracts area.
Lyle worked for Zonolite and W.R. Grace.
He previously served in the U.S. Army for seven years.
Survivors include his wife Laura, Colorado Springs; daughters Takona Scauflaire, Ellie Crighton and Marie Wilson; sisters Izetta Jensen, Estella Scott and Bonnie Brookshire; brother Eldon Stephens; special friends Mick and Carol Jones in Libby, 10 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
At Lyle’s request, his body was donated to medical science and a memorial service was conducted on Jan. 10 in Colorado Springs.
In lieu of flowers, his family asks that friends adopt a pet, plant a tree or perform any act of kindness they consider appropriate.
Cards can be sent to Laura at Winslow Court No. 338, 3920 San Miguel, Colorado Springs CO 80909.
Betty Baenen
Elizabeth M. (Betty) Baenen, 90, of Libby, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, in the Libby Care Center.
She was born on Jan. 1, 1911, at Joplin, Mo., to Otto and Georgia Rotsch and was raised and educated in Missouri.
She came to the Missoula area where she lived for many years at Milltown and Turah before moving to Libby in 1966.
Betty was an avid bingo and card player and particularly enjoyed being a grandmother.
She was preceded in death by twins, a son and a daughter, and by husbands Orphie Sagen and Ben Baenen.
Survivors include son Bud Norvell and his wife Rhea, Libby; Ron Norvell, Spokane; step-son Dick Barrett and his wife Phyllis, Fresno, Calif.; brother Richard Rotsch, Kansas City, Mo; five grandchildren, Annamarie Norvell, Karia Norvell, Marillee Brown, Melvin Norvell and Karl Norvell, and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the City of Libby Cemetery. Visitation was from 1-8 p.m. Thursday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
John Lyle
John B. Lyle, 60, of Troy, died of cancer on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001, at his home.
He was born on March 13, 1940, at Blackwell, Okla., to Jim and Elisabeth Norman Lyle.
When he was four years old the Lyle family moved to Troy where John attended school.
After graduating he was employed with the railroad and later moved to Oklahoma, where he worked for four years in construction.
He married Glenda Straight on Aug. 20, 1960, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
They moved to Troy, where John worked for J. Neils Lumber Company before working for 22 years for Zonolite and W.R. Grace, retiring in 1994.
John enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing horseshoes and working on and restoring old cars.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Gene and Kenneth and a nephew, Ronnie Osborne.
Survivors include his wife Glenda, Troy; sons Jim Taigaafi and his wife Rhonda, Hermiston, Ore., and Mike Taigaafi, Seattle; brothers Jim Lyle and his wife Shirley, Miami, Okla.; Daryl Lyle and his wife Karen, Spokane; Lee Lyle and his wife Sheila, Picher, Okla; sisters Lyndeen Osborne and her husband Ron, Spokane; Mona Jellesed and her husband Terry, Battle Mountain, Nev., and Debbie Randolph and her husband Sam, Miami, Okla.; uncle Chuck Norman and his wife Joanne, Troy; aunt Rose Anne Jones, Picher; six grandchildren, Jennifer Witt, Michele Glascock, Michael Taigaafi Jr., Glenda Taigaafi, Daniel Taigaafi and Sarah Taigaafi and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Church of God in Troy.
Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. on. Friday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home Chapel.
Local arrangements are by the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home in Libby.
Harry Tubbs
Harry L. Tubbs, 60, who grew up and went to school in Troy, died Jan. 16, 2001, in Vancouver, Wash.
He was born on Dec. 18, 1930, in Bolville, Idaho.
Harry served with the Armed Forces in Korea, receiving the Soldier’s Medal for Heroism, the Bronze Star Medal with five battle stars, combat medical badge and the Korean Service Medal.
Harry worked as a truck driver and was a member of the Teamsters’ Union and the Veterans of Foreigm Wars.
Survivors include his daughter Shelly Neis, Vancouver; brother CSM (retired) J.L. Tubbs, Colorado Springs, Colo., sister Betty Norton, Spokane, and several grandchildren great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Private memorial services will be conducted Friday in Vancouver.
Vancouver Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
