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Peter J. Andrew
St. Ignatius – Peter J. Andrew, 64, passed away on Nov. 14th in Sheridan, WY at the VA Hospital.
Pete was born in Hot Springs on Dec. 17, 1941 to Ann Mary Finley and Paul Andrew. He was a full blood member of the Salish & Kootenai Tribes and was raised on the Flathead reservation. Pete attended schools at the Ursillines and graduated from Flandreau Indian School. Shortly after graduation he answered the call of his nations and was enlisted in the United States Army. When he completed his assignment he re – enlisted. It was during this time that he was injured.
Pete enjoyed participating in traditional gatherings, helping elders, visiting or writing letters to friends and relatives and listening to music. He will always be remembered for his quick sense of Indian humor, taking care of his two little sisters and being the favorite Nu-Nu.
Pete was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents Andrew & Adelaide Andrew; François Finley & Felicite Delaware (Cullooyah); his siblings Annie Smallsalmon, John Woodcock, Louise Andrew, Rose Chalwain, and Mary Andrew, several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
He is survived by one brother Frank (Angie) Andrew, two sisters SuSan (Joe) Dowdall and Mary Pooyah Lefthand, nieces, nephews and cousins.
His final services begin at 10 am today, Saturday, November 18, 2006 at the Longhouse with burial in Arlee at the Jocko Cemetery.
John Elwood Malatare
Arlee - John Elwood Malatare passed away at his home near Arlee on November 17, 2006 due to cancer. He was born March 9, 1927, in Arlee to Florence & John Edwin Malatare. John attended school in Arlee and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force November 1951 and served at Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas as a basic airman. He was discharged June 25, 1953.
As a youngster, John loved to ride horses, go to rodeos, and visit all the elders. He taught all of his boys to be mechanics and avid heavy equipment operators. John married the love of his life Wyona Bierwagen - Stevens on Dec. 10, 1954.
John worked hard at many jobs during his life including driving truck for Florence Laundry, Missoula Rendering and Burtch's Trucking. He also worked at Montgomery Words, a body shop in Monterey, California and as the Arlee Wartermaster. He was a Tribal Council Member for the Salish and Kootenai Tribes and worked as a prison guard in Deer Lodge as well as Walla Walla, Washington Prisons. He drove school bus for several years for Arlee and Two Eagle Schools.
John is survived by his wife of 52 years, Wyona in Arlee, his daughters Doreen Szpak (Dwight) of Anchorage, Dian Jenkins (Russ) of Ronan, JoAnn Pentland (Joe) or Cour'd lene, Mary Ann Hunter (Gordon) of St. Ignatius, June Sheridan of Arlee and Cheryl Malatare of Pinedale, Wyoming as well as his sons Jody (Artha) from Arlee, Jack (Niqui) of Beaverton, Oregon, and Shawn of St. Ignatius. He is also survived by 27 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.
A visitation will be held on Sunday from 7 pm to 10 pm in the Foster & Durgeloh Funeral Home in St. Ignatius with funeral services being held on Monday at 10:30 a.m. in the Longhouse in St. Ignatius. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery in St. Ignatius where military honors will be presented.
Richard (Dick) Lee Cross
POLSON - Richard (Dick) Lee Cross age 59 passed away in his sleep Sunday night November 19th at his home in Mountain View, CA from a sudden heart attack. Services will be held at the Grogan Funeral Home in Polson on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 3:00 pm, with interment to follow at Lakeview Cemetery.
Dick was a gifted athlete both in high school and in college. He was an incredibly kind and caring man to his family, his friends, and his cousins and especially to their children. He particularly enjoyed sharing his love for books and knowledge with all of them. He will be greatly missed here on earth, but will be a huge asset to the Lord if complex math problems arise.
Born in Missoula, Montana on July 16, 1947, Dick was raised on Camas Prairie, Montana where he attended Camas Prairie Elementary and then High School in Hot Springs, Montana. He began his higher education at Montana State University before transferring to the University of Washington where he received his first Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Dick went on to receive a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Santa Clara University and a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University where he was a member of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society. As a firm believer in life-long education, Dick was continuing to work towards his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Stanford when time allowed.
Dick joined the Air Force in 1970 where he served primarily as an aeronautical engineer and received several Commendations during his four years in the service. He then went on to a life-long career in the field he loved and excelled at, Aerospace Engineering. He worked for 15 years at United Technologies Corporation and another 21 years at Lockheed Martin Aerospace Corporation. During those years he worked on countless projects including single-handedly developing control concepts for Variable Flow Ducted Rockets, and leading the analysis team on the Titan IV rocket project. One of the accomplishments he was most proud of, however, was his work on the Hubble Space Telescope, on which he designed many of the directional control systems.
His hobbies included studying engines, airplanes and spacecraft, and he loved to study both military history and world history. His periodic travels were a means to continue to further his education, and over the years he traveled to countless castles and cathedrals in Europe with his son, viewed the 900 year-old Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and he walked in the Lascaux Caves among the 17,000 year old Lascaux paintings.
Dick was preceded in death by both his grandparents, his father, Herb Cross and by is Uncles Sid and Gordon Cross. He is survived by his mother Mary, his brothers Wayne, Rodney and Wesley, his son and daughter-in-law Herb and Lisa, Herb's mother Andrea, his beloved pet cat Razz, and by numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
Mary Michel Mills
ST. IGNATIUS - Mary Michel Mills, 97, passed away peacefully into the arms of angels, on her journey to her Lord in Heaven, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, at her home in St. Ignatius in the loving arms of her grandson Randy Michel.
Mary was born Dec. 4, 1908, in St. Ignatius to Augustus and Maggie (King) Beauchemin. Mary was truly a gift to all who knew her, a lady full of grace. When one of her great-grandsons was trying to learn his Hail Mary prayer, he would say "Grandma Mary Full of Grace." He couldn't have said it better.
Mary raised eight children at the ranch in St. Ignatius and was known as Mom and Grandma to many other special children too numerous to mention.
Mary was also a very active member of the St. Ignatius Catholic Mission. She was generous with her donations of beautiful crochet work for fundraising. She truly had a giving heart when it came to her church and family.
Mary had amazing energy for life. She had a very busy, full life until only a few months ago.
After her children were raised, she enjoyed bartending down the road at the Old 44 Bar, becoming an avid pool player. She has many trophies for her pool accomplishments.
She also enjoyed fishing with Grandpa, playing bingo, traveling or just staying home playing her piano or violin.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, John A. Michel and Homer Mills; brother, Noah (Lum) Beauchemin; sisters, Lucy Mills and Nancy Myers; daughters, Margaret Michel Bosworth and Lois Michel Adams and Lois' husband, Gene Adams and grandson, Bobby Adams.
Survivors include her children, Gilbert J. Michel, St. Ignatius, Marjorie Michel, St. Ignatius, Agnes (Frank) Saldana, Ft. Worth, Texas, George (Anita) Michel, Missoula, John Zazz Michel, Pablo, Rachel (Squeek) Parker, Hardin, Keith (Ruth) Michel, Billings. Mary is also survived by 23 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Also numerous nieces and nephews and church friends and family.
Visitations will be Friday, Nov. 24, at the Foster-Durgeloh Funeral Home, St. Ignatius, with rosary recited at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, at the funeral home. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at the St. Ignatius Catholic Mission. Interment will be at the St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the Catholic Church basement, provided by the Catholic Ladies Guild.
The family suggests memorials may be made in Mary's name to the St. Ignatius Catholic Mission.
Candace C. Miller
Ronan - Our dear Candace took God's hand when he called for her on Wednesday, November 22. She had followed the path God laid for her and touched many hearts along the way, always keeping the Lord close.
Dillard and Flora Cates were blessed with the birth of Candace on May 29th 1954. She was born in Harlowton, Montana and lived with her family in a variety of places until coming back to live in St. Ignatius in 1964.
Candy attended and graduated from Dixon High School in 1972 as salutatorian, an honor her father was so proud of. She then went on to Montana State University, graduating with a degree in Elementary Education, and a minor in Library Science. She taught in Hamilton at Daly Elementary after her graduation until 1983. During her time there she made a lasting and positive impact on many school children. Former students would recognize her and come and share fond memories of their time with her at both Hamilton and Pablo Elementary schools.
Candy met the love of her life, Daniel Miller in 1982; they were married in March of 1983 and began their life together, making their home in Pablo, MT. Candy then worked for ten years at the County Court house in Polson in the Clerk and Recorders office. She worked under Ethel Harding, who became another one of Candy's special Mom's.
God gifted Candy and Dan with the joy of her life, Zachariah on October 25th, 1989. Zach brought sunshine into Candy's life and you could always see it in her eyes. When Zach started Kindergarten, Candy began volunteering for four hours every day in his class, which was taught by her dear friend Cathy Gallagher. After Zach moved on, Candy stayed in Kindergarten and after 10 years of volunteering; she retired when her friend Cathy did. She was presently volunteering in the St. Ignatius Elementary.
Candy had a love of crafts she learned from her Mother. She enjoyed many hours of doing crafts with her family and friends. All of Candy's spending money (and most of Dan's) went to new craft projects.
Candy was an active and upstanding member of the church of the Nazarene in Pablo, MT. She taught Sunday School and with few exceptions all of her nieces and nephews loved to be part of the Vacation Bible school and the parade through Pablo. Her heart was always with the children and she would and did sacrifice anything of hers to make sure whatever kids were within her reach had what they needed. She will be dearly missed by everyone who was blessed to have some part of Candy in their lives.
Candy is survived by her husband and son, Daniel and Zach Miller of Ronan; Special Moms Clara Miller of Ronan and Ethel Harding of Polson; Sisters Louise (Jerry) Strode of Gaston, OR., Teena (Darwin) Zempel of Ravalli, Susan (Dalon) Weaselhead of St. Ignatius, Susan (Lee) Walsh of Butte, Jann (Rory) Schauss of Ronan, Jane (Aaron) Arneson of Missoula, Mary Anne Miller of Kalispell and Alyce (Tom) Krantz of Missoula; Brothers Glen (Janis) Cates of St. Ignatius, Ray (Nancy) Miller of Ronan, Brad (Cheri) Miller of Florence, Gale Miller of Ronan; 33 nieces & nephews; 51 great nephews & nieces and 1 great great nephew.
Candy was preceded in death by her father Dillard Cates, her mother Flora Cates Morin, a step-father Steve Father and a dad Ray "Pat" Miller, a sister Arlene Ross and a brother James Cates.
Candy's smile, quick wit and energy will be greatly missed by all of those who are allowed to share her short time here on earth.
Visitation will be Friday, November 24th at the Nazarene Church in Pablo with services to be held on Saturday Nov. 25th at the Ronan High School Gym at 2 pm. Interment will be held at the Ronan Cemeteries.
