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Stanford Johnson
Stanford L. Johnson, 74, longtime Troy resident, died Jan. 27, 2000, at the Libby Care Center.
He was born Sept. 17, 1925, at Somers, to Clarence and Ruth Hanscam Johnson.
Stanford was raised in the Flathead Valley and graduated from Flathead County High School in 1943.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Following his honorable discharge, Stanford returned to western Montana where he was a longtime employee of the U.S. Forest Service, retiring in 1989.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1548, and the VFW Color Guard.
Stanford enjoyed bowling, fishing, hunting and taking care of his yard and home at Savage Lake.
He had recently moved to Libby because of deteriorating health.
Preceded in death by his first wife Marguerite in 1983; his parents, three brothers, a sister and his step-son Jan, Stanford is survived by his wife Ida; step-son Neil Nelson and his wife Gailene, Libby; step-daughter Pam Starke and her husband John, Prescott, Ariz.; brother Kevin (Cab) Johnson and sisters Hazel Motichka and Lila Bear, all of Kalispell; three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services were conducted at 1 p.m. on Monday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home with the Rev. Ben Nardi officiating.
Interment with military honors followed at the City of Libby Cemetery.
Barry Schlecht
Barry Mark Schlecht, 47, of Stevensville, died Jan. 26, 2000, of injuries in a work related accident.
He was born on Feb. 17, 1952, at Missoula, to John and June Wagner Schlecht.
Barry graduated from Libby High School with the Class of 1970 and served for six years with the engineering battalion of the Army National Guard at Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
He married the former Linda Plummer, also of Libby.
Barry had worked for the past 26 years as a welder, mechanic and crane operator with EquipCo Corporation in Missoula, where he was well liked and respected.
Barry attended the Stevensville Community Baptist Church, loved his Lord and was said to have no enemies.. He loved the mountains and was an avid hunter, enjoying all of God’s creation. He shot his first deer in 1961, when he was nine, and had not missed a hunting season since.
He fulfilled his dream of being a hunter and tracker, a real mountain man. He and his family lived on his grandfather’s old farm for the past 24 years.
He was preceded in death by his biological father, Ray Winkler of Stevensville, in 1952 and by his grandfather, Bill Morris, in 1988.
Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Linda, Stevensville; daughter Tanya and her husband Joe LeCoure and their children, Adrienne, AJ and Liam, all of Stevensville; his parents John and June Schlecht, Florence; grandmother Emma Morris, Stevensville; sister Rhonda and her husband Lou Grant, Florence; and niece Lawanda Kelley of Florence.
Visitation was from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at the Whitesitt Funeral Home in Stevensville.
Services were conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the Whitesitt Funeral Home with Pastor Earl Hargis officiating.
Burial at Carlton Cemetery in Florence was followed by a reception at St. Mary’s Family Center in Stevensville.
Hollis Youngs
Former Libby resident Hollis C. Youngs, 87, of Buckley, Wash., died Jan. 23 at Enumclaw, Wash.
He was born on Sept. 6, 1912, at Shovel Lake, Minn.
His father died when Hollis was eight years old and the family moved to Libby.
Hollis and his wife, Eleanor Stevens of Libby, moved to Buckley in 1943. They recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary.
The well-known cattleman was a member of the Community Presbyterian Church and the Cascade Masonic Lodge and was past patron of the Mount Rainier Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. He also belonged to the Marion Grange, the Cattleman’s Association, Rails to Trails, the Long Ears Association and the Foothills Historical Society. He enjoyed fellowship at the Buckley Senior Center.
He is survived by his wife Eleanor, Buckley; son Rod Youngs and his wife Cathy, Covina, Calif.; daughters Pamela Schmitz and her husband Jerry, of Buckley and Eileen Argo and her husband Don, Carbonado, Wash.; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Memorials may be made to the Franciscan Home Care, Diabetes Associaton of Pearce County or the American Heart Association.
Memorial services were conducted on Jan. 28, at the Community Presbyterian Church in Buckley followed by a reception at the Marion Grange Hall on the old Sumner Buckley Highway.
Rhonda Barrett
Rhonda Dee Barrett, 36, who lived in Libby with her sons for several years, died in Belgrade, where she had lived for the past few years.
She was born on November 16, 1963, at Hardin, to Carole Zimmer-Warzeka and Edward (Cisco) Chavez
The family moved to Boise, Idaho, where Rhonda attended school and married Ramon Pedraza in 1980.
The couple was later divorced and Rhonda and sons Eric and Ronnie traveled throughout the United States with the Renaissance Fair. While with the fair, Rhonda created and sold crystal jewelry.
She and her sons moved to Libby, where Rhonda earned a GED from Lincoln County Campus of Flathead Community College.
She worked in several delicatessens until she became disabled.
Rhonda was also married to and divorced from Tim Barrett.
According to friends, Rhonda was an avid scrabble player, master puzzle solver and a short story author and journal entry writer.
Survivors include her mother, Carole Warzeka and step-father Ron Warzeka, both of Belgrade; son Eric Pedraza, at the U.S. Marine Corps Base, 29 Palms, Calif.; son Ronnie Pedraza, Belgrade; brother Ronald Chavez, his wife and daughter, all of Las Cruces, N.M.; grandmother Marlys Zimmer, and numerous other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her father; grandparents Dave and Esther Chavez; cousin Michelle Critchlow; grandfather Herbert Zimmer and other family members.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 26, at the Belgrade Christian Assembly Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Montana Affiliate, Inc., Box 2411, Great Falls, MT 59403.
Richard Green
Richard K. Green, 63, died May 24, 2000, at his home in Libby.
He was born on Oct. 11, 1936, at Bay City, Mich., to William and Ethel Green.
Richard served in the U.S. Air Force, receiving an honorable discharge in 1958.
He worked as an aide at Mendosa Hospital in Madison Wis., and married Zelma Phillips on March 24, 1966. Later that year they moved to Libby.
Zelma died in February 1999.
Survivors include granddaughter Pam Davis, Bay City, Ore.; great-grandchildren Hadassah Galey-Krieger, Scappoose, Ore.; Nyree Wismer, Chico, Calif., and Preston Wismer, Tillamook, Ore.; and Khaya, Matt, Mark, Luke, Zoe and Octavia Galey, and special friend LaDonna Condit.
Visitation was from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the City of Libby Cemetery, under direction of Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Pat Tackes
Former Libby resident Patricia M. Tackes, 65, of Florence, died Saturday, May 27, 2000, in a boating accident on the Bitterroot River.
Pat was born on Jan. 17, 1935, in Hamilton, to John and Olie Sheehan.
She grew up at Somers, Libby, and in Dodge City, Kan.
After graduating from high school, Pat entered the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Dubuque, Iowa.
For the next 16 years Pat was known as Sister Mary Anastasius.
She received a bachelor’s degree from Clark College in Dubuque and taught school in Lincoln, Neb., Chicago, Ill., Missoula and Butte.
In 1969 Pat received permission to leave the order and was married to Jim Tackes in August that year.
The couple lived in Minneapolis, Minn., until 1974. During those years they adopted their daughter Lori.
In 1979 the family moved to Libby, their home for 20 years, until they moved to Florence in July 1999.
Pat was totally involved in church and community activities, including Hospice, Habitat for Humanities, Bible studies, art projects, Cursillos, Renew, working with people with developmental disabilities and the blind, usually doing many other things at the same time.
During the past year Pat became an associate member of the Sisters of Charity, a community that was part of her life for many years and with which she felt a bond, even after marriage.
Survivors include her husband Jim, 4912 Hoblitt Lane, Florence; MT 59833; daughter and son-in-law Lori and Tom Clemens, Missoula; brother John and his wife Pauline, Lake Stevens, Wash., and other family members.
Visitation was from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday at Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula with vigil services at 7 p.m.
Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Christ the King Catholic Church in Missoula with a reception to follow at the church.
Funeral arrangements are under direction of Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.
