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Elfreda Day
Former Libby and Troy resident Elfreda Ellen McDowell Day, 93, died Jan. 29, 2001, at the home of her daughter Marilyn Day in Redmond, Wash.
Elfreda was born in McAllister on Oct. 26, 1906 to Mary Ellen Hughes McDowell and Cypress Talley McDowell.
The McDowell family moved to the Troy area in 1911, settling on Lake Creek.
Elfreda went to elementary school at School House Lake, walking through the woods to get to school.
She graduated from Troy High School where she was a member of the girls’ basketball team.
Elfreda married Charles Fritz and they had a daughter Leola. They were later divorced and Elfreda married Royal Edward (Bud) Day in 1940 and moved to Libby.
Elfreda was a homemaker, astute shopper and a good gardener. She loved to fish, pick huckleberries and spend time oudoors and in the mountains.
She was a Democrat and a member of the Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband Bud, two brothers and three sisters.
She is survived by daughters Leola M. Fritz Fish and her husband Jerry, Copalis Crossing, Wash., and Marilyn V. Day, Redmond.
At her request no services were held.
Noania Morin
Former Libby resident Honora (Noania) Morin, 83, died March 18, 2001, at Elliott Hospital in Manchester, N.H., after a brief illness.
She was born on Sept. 26, 1917, at Manchester, to Laurence and Mary Woolner Casey. She attended McDonald Elementary School and Graduated from Manchester Central High School.
Noanie was employed by Fleischer Shoe Co., in Manchester, prior to her marriage to George Albert Morin.
The Morins lived for many years in Libby, where Al was the golf pro at the Cabinet View Country Club. They were living in Spokane when Al died in 1991 and in 1993 Noanie returned to Manchester to be close to her brother Laurence Casey, who died in 1999.
She is survived by sister-in-law Edna Farley, Manchester; nephew Wayne Casey, Canaan, N.H.; and nieces Patricia Rollins, Carterville, Ga., Sharon Casey, Bangor, Calif, and Charlene Murray and Noanie Barry, both of Manchester.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Manchester and burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Elliot Hospital, Fitch Pallative Care Unit, 1 Elliot Way, Manchester N.H. 03110.
Irene Sullivan
Former Libby resident Irene Sahinen Shaurette Sullivan, 87, died on March 23, 2001, at Gig Harbor, Wash.
She was born on Dec. 20, 1914, at Hancock, Mich., and grew up in Montana, where she graduated from Butte High School.
While visiting her sister in Libby, she met Darrell Shaurette and they were married in 1936.
They had two daughters, Lenora and Sherrie and lived in Libby until Darrell died in 1973.
In 1978 Irene moved to Portland, Ore., where she met Theodore Sullivan. They were married in 1993 and lived in Portland until August 2000, when they moved to Gig Harbor.
In addition to her husband Ted, Irene is survived by daughters Lenora Ferry, Dallas, Texas, and Sherrie Kilborn and her husband Ken, Gig Harbor; sister Miriam Downey, Seattle; grandchildren Paul Carbone, Tonja Peterson, Katrina Ferry, Jeff Kilborn and Kathi Kilborn, four great-grandchildren and numerous other relatives.
Irene enjoyed life. She was a special Chrisian lady who loved everyone she met and expressed that love in her private life, as a secretary and as a community volunteer.
A memorial service was conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church in Gig Harbor and a reception followed at the home of Sherrie and Ken Kilborn.
Jill Crill
Jill Crill, 66, died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at her home in Libby.
She was born in Reading, England, on Aug. 17, 1934, to Harold and Irene Giles.
Jill was raised and educated in England.
She married Harold Crill on Sept. 5, 1953, at Oxford, England, and came to America with her husband and their family.
In 1967 they moved to Libby, where Jill worked for many years as a nurse’s aide at St. John’s Lutheran Hospital.
She enjoyed gardening and crafts and particularly enjoyed being a mother and grandmother.
Jill was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband Harold, Libby; her children, Michael Crill and his wife Dena, Libby; Debbie Carter and her husband Greg, Lake Oswego, Ore.; Carol Johnson, Spokane; Cheryl Chandler and her husband Lee, Libby; Randy Crill and his wife Leona, Libby, and Terri Mahoney, Athol, Idaho; brothers Michael Giles and his wife Margaret, Haywood Heath, England, and Terry Giles and his wife Nancy, Great Falls; 11 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and dog Muffy.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice, in care of St. John’s Lutheran Hospital.
Esther McLaughlin
Esther M. McLaughlin, 88, died Monday, March 12, 2001, at her home in Libby.
She was born in Minnesota on March 4, 1913, and was raised and educated at Wilmar, Minn.
Esther worked in a defense plant during World War II and was a camp cook for lumber camps in Minnesota.
She married John R. McLaughlin on Nov. 26, 1946, at Redwood Falls, Minn.
They came to the Libby area in 1969.
Her husband preceded her in death in 1991.
Survivors include her son Michael McLaughlin, Libby; and sister Adeline Hemsey and brother Gordon Reibe, both of Wilmar, Minn.
Private arrangements are by Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Gary Pattie
Gary E. Pattie, 61, of Troy, died at his home on Thursday, March 15, 2001, after a long illness.
He was born at Williston, N.D., to Donald and Hazel Dailey Pattie and came to Troy with his family.
Gary was raised and educated at Troy and entered the U.S. Army in 1958, serving stateside and in Germany and Korea.
After returning from overseas duty he served as a recruiter until receiving his honorable discharge in 1964.
He married Erna Klaussner in May 1961. They were divorced in 1972.
Upon his return to the Troy area, Gary was employed by the J. Neils Lumber Company and later became an independent logger.
He married Velma Wallbridge on July 14, 1973, at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
An avid outdoorsman, Gary enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He also enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents and granddaughter Briana.
Survivors include his wife Velma, Troy; son Michael and his wife Dawn, Troy; grandchildren Austin and Dakota; sisters Donna Asbridge of Troy and Pat McNulty, Libby, brothers Bill and Dan Pattie, both of Troy, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Troy Church of God with the Rev. Gene Bushnell officiating.
Interment with military honors followed at the Troy Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
