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Dorothy Barnard
Dorothy E. Bassaraba Zajanc Barnard, 85, died on Sunday, July 27, 2003, at her home outside of Libby.
She was born on May 20, 1918, to Nick and Raifta Bassaraba, delivered by her father in a tent near what was to be her family’s ranch home near Prospect Creek at the base of the Cabinet Mountains.
Little did anyone know that many years later the family ranch would belong to Dorothy.
She grew up on the ranch, walking to town with her brothers and sisters to attend Libby schools. In the winter months Dorothy would stay in town with local families so she could go to school.
She married Walter Zajanc on April 10, 1937. They had two children, daughter Carolyn and son Gary and purchased a farm five miles south of Libby. They later purchased the family farm where Dorothy was born, and where she lived until her death.
After Walt’s death, Dorothy married Frank Barnard on Dec. 10, 1984.
Known as a tough, hard-working farm lady, Dorothy’s love for every aspect of farming never diminished. She loved caring for the cattle, dogs, cats and birds that made the farm their home. She looked forward to each new year which meant growing a big vegetable garden and planting a few more flowers.
During the cold Montana winters, it was not unusual for baby chicks to be hatched in her warm kitchen, where newborn calves were brought in to dry off by the wood stove before being taken back to the barn to be with their mothers.
Stray animals seemed to know that Dorothy was an easy mark and became part of her menagerie.
Dorothy sold fresh eggs and milk for many years and although she never tired of farm work, she found time for fishing and camping. She also loved music and looked forward to a good dance.
There was always room for one more at her table, and she was famous for the feasts she prepared for haying crews during the summer months.
Meals were usually prepared from her pantry stocked with her own canned fruit and vegetables.
Libby was the only place that Dorothy wanted to be and she never ceased to marvel at the beauty that surrounded her.
A few days before her death, Dorothy was able to sit on her porch and watch the hay being cut, baled and hauled away. It gave her great satisfaction and comfort to know that the hay had once more been “taken care of.”
Dorothy was preceded in death by her first husband Walt; her father and mother, Nick and Raifta; sisters Mary Garber and Christine Welch; and brothers Pete and George Bassaraba.
Survivors include her caring husband Frank, her son Gary Zajanc and his wife Billie, her daughter Carolyn Peck and her husband Frank, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. on Wednesday.
Local arrangements are by the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Ray Dilley
Former Libby resident Raymond Lee (Ray Ray) Dilley, 38, died on July 18, 2003, at Portland, Ore.
He was born on April 27, 1965, at Salem, Ore., and attended schools at Libby and Troy.
Ray had worked as a roofer in the Portland area for the past 15 years. He loved fishing and camping.
Survivors include his parents, Alice and Perry Harris, Libby, and Lee Dilley, Everett, Wash.; four sisters, Brenda Ellis and her husband Clint, Marion; Sherri Wahland and her husband Damon, Missoula; Machelle Brossman and her husband Randy, Libby; and Amanda Trenkle and her fiancée Russ Wolfe, Libby; brothers David Dilley, Salem, and Eddie Decker, Libby, step-sister Beverly Harris Tjerngren and her husband Olaf, Burea, Sweden, step-brothers Billy Harris and his wife Kimberly, Sidney, Ohio, and Sam Harris, Albuquerque, N.M., grandmother Francis Konsbrook, Chicago, Ill., and special friend Mary Henderson.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Libby.
Interment will be beside maternal grandparents Glenn and Edna Sellars at Browning.
Alan Fontaine
Alan K. Fontaine, 55, died on Saturday, July 26, 2003, at his home in Libby.
He was born on June 20, 1948, at Grand Forks, N.D., to Donald Fontaine and Phyllis Hulsebus Fontaine.
He attended high school at Shelby and Libby and worked for St. Regis Paper Company and for the county before being employed for many years by the Montana State Highway Department.
He later worked with his family at Libby Furniture.
Alan enjoyed the outdoors, especially hiking and camping. He also enjoyed reading and doing mechanical work.
He was preceded in death by his parents and father-in-law Leonard Halttunen.
Survivors include his wife Janet, Libby; sister Jeanne Hornseth and her husband Gary, Bonner; his mother-in-law Senia Halttunen, Libby; sister-in-law Judy Rebo and brother-in-law Ron Halttunen, all of Libby, and several nieces and nephews.
Private arrangements are by Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Libby Volunteer Ambulance, Box 777, Libby.
Odis Moholt
Odis M. Moholt, 79, of Libby, died on Friday, July 25, 2003, at Bozeman.
He was born on Dec. 26, 1923, at Bloomfield to Ole and Mable Amundsen Moholt.
He grew up at Glendive, where he attended school.
Odis entered the U.S. Army in April 1943 and was honorably discharged in December 1945. He was a Purple Heart recipient.
Odis married Helen Heimke on Sept. 1, 1945, at Glendive.
In 1947 they came to Libby, where Odis worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 20 years, retiring in 1971.
He enjoyed people and horses.
Odis was preceded in death by his wife Helen and a sister, Emily Torgerson.
Survivors include three children, Madrienne Atkins and her husband Gary, Bonners Ferry, Idaho; Nadine Moholt, Polson, and Brad Moholt and his wife Deborah, Bozeman; sister Jane Brewster, Ekalaka; brother Clarence Moholt and his wife Mavis, Billings, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at the LDS Church.
Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home, in charge of local arrangements.
Frances Baggs
Former Libby resident Frances J. (Frankie) Baggs, 95, died Monday, July 21, 2003, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.
She was born on June 9, 1908, at Anaconda to Harry and Ethel Ford. She moved with her parents to Troy where she was raised and educated. After graduating from Troy High School she attended business college in Spokane, returning to Troy to work in the post office.
Frankie married John M. Baggs in 1936 and they lived at Libby for the next 20 years until moving to Missoula in 1956. Frankie worked in the office of Motor Supply in downtown Missoula for many years with longtime friend Thelma Earnheart. She was a 50-year member of Libby Chapter No. 69, Order of the Eastern Star.
Preceded in death by her husband John, Frankie is survived by son Darrell and his wife Jane, Menlo Park, Calif.
Cremation has taken place and her ashes will be buried alongside her husband in the Troy Cemetery at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 31.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Montana Cremation & Memorial Society of Missoula and the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home.
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd D. Carr, 64, a longtime Kootenai Valley resident, died on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at his home in Libby.
He was born on April 15, 1939, at Orofino, Idaho, to Dan and Effie Carr and was raised and educated in the Orofino area.
Lloyd came to Libby in 1956.
He married Evelyn Sundt at Libby in 1960.
Lloyd worked on the Libby Dam Project and as a gypo logger before starting Carr’s Towing and Repair in 1972. He continued to operate that business as well as Carr’s Auto Sales until his death.
Lloyd was an avid participant in Demo Derby and Stock Car Racing and supported and promoted those events locally.
An outdoorsman, Lloyd enjoyed camping and hunting as well as playing cards and visiting with family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by daughter Karen Sue, son Danny, brother Arlan and his parents.
Survivors include his wife Evelyn, Libby; children Douglas Carr and his wife Margi and Darrin Carr, both of Libby, and Lori Weisz and her husband Dave, Whitefish; sisters Lorraine Brown, Custer, S.D., Wanda Hill, Libby, Darla Dodd, Troy and Aletta Lloyd, Hayden Lake, Idaho; brothers Melvin Carr, Kalispell, Delbert Carr, Libby, and Glen Carr, Kennewick, Wash., nine grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home Chapel with interment services to follow at the City of Libby Cemetery.
Services will be followed by a reception at the Carr residence.
Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. Friday.
