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Robert Jackson Reddick
MISSOULA - Robert Jackson Reddick, 93, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999, at Community Medical Center of natural causes.
He was born on March 24, 1905, in Centerville, Kan. Prior to his illness, Robert resided in Fallon, Nev.
Survivors include his sister, Geraldine Fuselier of Fallon; a brother, William A. Reddick of Dewey, Ariz.; and nieces and nephews. Robert is also survived by his former daughter-in-law, Darlene Mendler and her husband Tom of Missoula.
Robert was preceded in death by his beloved son, Robert J. Reddick, and a brother Herbert.
Cremation has taken place and private memorial services will be held. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory.
Dorothy Burns Garvin
KALISPELL - Dorothy Burns Garvin, 88, beloved mother, grandmother, teacher and friend to many, passed away Friday, Jan. 22, 1999, at Brendan House.
She was preceded in death by her husband Gynn in 1980.
She is survived by sons Charles Garvin and his wife Maggie of Spokane, and Russ Garvin and his wife Beryl of Kalispell; grandchildren Vicki Hanson, Randy Augusta, Dale Augusta of Kalispell, Jana Monahan of Portland, Ore., Chuck Garvin of Spokane, Judy Clark of Kalispell, Jim Garvin of Alaska, and Lonnie Running of Maple Valley, Wash.
Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Stillwater Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Tim Bartholomew officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery.
Richard LaSalle
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - Richard LaSalle, 50, a Hamilton native, died Dec. 24, 1998, at his El Dorado Hills home of melanoma cancer.
He was born April 5, 1948, in Hamilton to Connie and Vinnie LaSalle. He graduated from Hamilton High School in 1966, from Oregon State University with degrees in English and history of political science in 1970 and from McGeorge Law School in Sacramento in 1973.
He excelled in academics and sports as a youngster. As a Boy Scout, he earned the Altari Dei Award. In the eighth grade, he was named the American Legion's Boy Citizen of the Year. At 14 he won the triple jump in the State Amateur Athletic Union competition and was the first athlete at Hamilton High School to surpass 6 feet in the high jump.
He was valedictorian of the senior class in high school and was offered scholarships at Montana State, Carroll College and Montana Tech. Instead he chose to walk on at Oregon State University and earned a football scholarship after two weeks of practice.
If he had not gone into law, he would probably have been coaching at a high school or college. "He just loved kids and was such a giving person," said his wife Barbara. "He not only coached but he'd sponsor kids and teams so that they could play basketball or other sports in leagues. He'd donate equipment, money - whatever he could so that the kids could play." According to Barbara, "His idea was to keep the kids busy and give them self-esteem. He felt that if you did that, you'd develop great kids."
He went to Sacramento to attend McGeorge Law School and become an attorney. He met Barbara Wiedel in 1976 and they married in 1980.
He helped coach football at Folsom (Calif.) High School in the early 1980s and eventually turned his attention to youth sports. He coached the Sacramento Magic, a traveling basketball team, to National A.A.N. completion in 1996 and 1997, fifth in the nation in '96, 13th in '97.
He also coached Folsom Youth Football teams to state championships in 1994, 1995 and 1997. (His record was 52 wins and three losses.)
He was a member of the Sacramento County and California state bar associations. He was the owner of the LaSalle Law Corp. in Sacramento.
Surviving are his wife Barbara; daughter Lindsay; son Bradford; parents Connie and Vinnie; brother Michael, his wife Tamis and their children Aaron, Alysha and Aneryl of Brussels; nieces and nephews Jael, Drew and Porter of Olympia, Wash., and Zackary and Denise of Farmington Hill, Mich.; and stepchildren Jerry Wiedel of Kansas City, Mo., Richard Wiedel of Los Angeles and Debbie Wiedel of Sacramento.
Memorials may be made to the Richard LaSalle Charitable Fund, Western Sierra Bank, 3919 Park Drive, El Dorado Hills, Calif. 95762; or the Fireworks Display Fund, Ravalli County Bank, 224 Pinckney, Hamilton, Mont. 59840.
A memorial "celebration of life" will be 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at St. Francis Church in Hamilton.
Afterthought: Rich's love of Montana was apparent to all who knew him, as was his devotion to his family, friends and the youth.
The length of life in years is not nearly as important as the depth of accomplishment, and Rich's life is a graphic illustration of the importance of making the most of every moment we are given on earth.
Services are under the direction of the Dowling Funeral Home and Crematory in Hamilton.
James Stanley 'Stan' Bodkin
STEVENSVILLE - James Stanley "Stan" Bodkin, 73, died at his home in Stevensville on Friday, Jan. 22, 1999.
Survivors include his wife Elsie of Stevensville; two sons and their wives, Gary and Terry Bodkin and Randy and Becky Bodkin, all of Cossayuna, N.Y.; two daughters and their husbands, Lynn and Don Thomas of Stevensville and Laura and Dave Stewart of Dalzell, S.C.; brother Roy Bodkin and sister Suzanna Cary, both of Argyle, N.Y.; and grandchildren Nicholas and Matthew of Cossayuna, Joey and Jessi of Stevensville and Levi, Corie, Michael and Daniel of Dalzell.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Whitesitt Funeral Home. Cremation will follow the service.
Memorials may be made to the John Zepp Memorial Cancer Fund in care of St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.
Chester A. Holmquist
HAMILTON - Chester A. Holmquist, 85, of Hamilton, died Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, at his residence in Hamilton.
He was born on April 13, 1913, in Frederic, Wis., the son of the late Charles and Esther Johnson Holmquist.
He moved to Taylor Falls, Minn., when he was 5 years old, where he graduated from high school in 1931.
In 1932, he went to work for the Minnesota Highway Department and other road construction contractors as a heavy equipment operator.
In 1939 he went to Newfoundland, to help build the Harmon Field Air Base, later he transferred to the Baffin Island north of the Arctic Circle on another air base.
He married Margaret Schnell in 1933 and they had four sons. The marriage later ended in divorce.
Returning to the United States in 1943, he joined the U.S. Navy and served on the floating dry dock repairing damaged ships. Following his discharge in 1946, he went to work for the San Diego Transit Company, as a maintenance foreman, working there for 16 years. During 1958 to 1961, he also sold insurance for the Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company.
On July 28, 1945, he married Carmen Gutierrez in Yuma, Ariz.
In 1962, the family moved to Darby, where he bought and operated the Tin Cup Cafe. In 1968, he went to work as a cook and training instructor for the Culinary Arts at the Trapper Creek Job Corps., retiring in 1975.
From 1975 to 1985 Chet and family operated cafes in Darby, Hamilton, Missoula and Libby.
Chet was licensed to preach in 1982 and has filled in when pastors were on vacation and other absences. He was instrumental in starting three Baptist Churches in the San Diego area. He was a member of the Darby First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife Carmen of Hamilton; children, James of Ramona, Calif., Ronald and Chester Jr., both of Hamilton, Jerome of Phoenix, Leonard of St. Petersburg, Fla. And Lynda Greenup of Darby; stepchildren, Gloria Haynes of Sierra Vista, Ariz., Claudette Fitzgerald of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Arthur Miller of California; brothers, Kermit of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Ferney of Grantsburg, Wis.; 27 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by sons, Robert and Allen; brothers, Laverne and Artie; and granddaughter Dorothy Holmquist.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Darby First Baptist Church with the Rev. Allen Maki officiating. Private family urn placement will take place at a later date.
Family suggests memorials to the Darby First Baptist Church.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Daly-Leach Chapel in Hamilton.
David Hurbert Tingle
HAMILTON - David Hurbert Tingle, 46, of Hamilton, died Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, of brain cancer, at his residence in Hamilton.
Survivors include a son, Bryan Tingle of Missoula; a daughter, Brandy and her husband Shaun Jacobi of Whitefish; a grandson, Tyler Tingle Jacobi; and his parents, Eugene and Marion Tingle of Hamilton.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Daly-Leach Chapel with Pastor Dan Scarrow officiating. Private family urn placement will take place at a later date.
William E. Seliski
MISSOULA - William E. Seliski passed away Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, at the Riverside Health Care Center.
He was born Jan. 22, 1924, in Rosebud, to Agnes Branson Seliski and William E. Seliski. Bill was raised in Forsyth, and went through grade school and high school there.
In 1943, he went into the U.S. Navy and became an aviation radio operator. When the war was over, Bill came to Missoula and enrolled in the Business Administration Department of the University of Montana. In 1950, he graduated from the university and then went to work at a Helena bank in the trust department.
On March 7, 1951, he and Janet Richardson were married. In 1952, they moved to Great Falls where Bill worked at a Firestone store as a clerk. In 1953, he was promoted to store manager of the Firestone store in Missoula. After leaving Firestone, he took over as manager of Davis Brothers Trucking Inc.
He was with them several years before becoming an Interstate Commerce Commissioner with the Federal Highway Department. Working in this capacity, he helped truckers while doing business as Truck-Transport Consultants.
His free time was spent playing many days of golf with his buddies.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father; three brothers, John, Joe and Tony; and two sisters, Helen and Frances.
He is survived by his loving wife, Janet and loving son, Jon as well as several loving and caring nieces and nephews.
Cremation arrangements have been provided by The Malletta Family of Funeral Homes, Squire Chapel. At Bill's request, no services are planned.
Warren A. Johnson
LIBBY - Warren A. Johnson, 78, a longtime Libby resident died Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, at Kalispell Regional Hospital from natural causes.
Survivors include his wife Anne Johnson of Libby; two sons, Gregory Johnson of Atlanta, and Glenn Johnson and his wife Sandra of Newman Lake, Wash.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at Christ Lutheran Church in Libby. Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Nelson and Vial Funeral Home in Libby.
Local arrangements are be the Nelson and Vial Funeral Home of Libby.
Susan J. Tyson
HAMILTON - Susan J. Tyson, 88, of Hamilton, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, at Valley View Estates Nursing Home after a short illness.
Sue was born May 1, 1910, in Hamilton, the third of seven children, to Earl Robbins and Gertrude Hogue Robbins. The family lived in Conner and Sue attended Rye Creek School and graduated from Darby High School in 1929.
On May 18, 1929, she married George O. Lofftus. They lived in Darby and in 1941 moved to Hamilton, where they operated the White Fountain Cafe. In 1943 they purchased Sleeping Child Hot Springs, which was home for a number of years. On Nov. 6, 1947, George was killed in a hunting accident between the springs and Rye Creek.
Sue later married Edward "Tug" Tyson in Anaconda on Jan. 15, 1950. Together they operated the springs for a number of years and then on May 10, 1960, the famed springs were sold.
Sue and her husband farmed for several years in Hamilton and Corvallis, later moving to Darby and Conner and traveling south in the winter. They then settled in Darby, where her husband Ed passed away on July 11, 1995. Sue later moved to Doug's Trailer Court and as her health began to fail moved to Valley View Estates on June 1, 1998.
Besides her husbands and parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers Buzz and Don Robbins and sister Nettie Thorning.
Surviving are four children, James Lofftus of Clinton, Patricia Felice of Portland, Ore., and Shelley Oertli and Dan Lofftus of Hamilton; three sisters, Florence Wildey of Hamilton, Helen Peterson of Anaconda and Marie Mabary and husband George of Littleton, Colo.; 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.
At Mrs. Tyson's request, no services will be held. Cremation will take place with Dowling Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
