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Terrie Ellen (Lillevig) Rundle
Terrie Ellen (Lillevig) Rundle, 48, of Bigfork, died April 14, 2003, at home, of ovarian cancer.
She was born Feb. 5, 1955, in Detroit, and grew up in Cincinnati. At the time of her graduation from high school she entered the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, with her primary instrument being the organ and piano as secondary.
After her first year at the Conservatory she decided to take a hiatus from music study and to travel around the country (by herself) for two years. After this she returned to Ohio where she finished up with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from the University of Miami.
For a time after graduation from college she taught at private schools in Ohio. She was then recruited by a friend to come out to San Francisco and to work as a secretary for an up-and-coming retail computer company called Businessland (the pay was much better). Within a short period of time Terrie was promoted to the position of senior accounts manager for a store in Seattle.
Dale was working as a registered nurse at the University of Washington Medical Center at this time. Dale and Terrie, both avid folk and contra dancers, soon met at a dance at the Mountaineers Hall in Seattle. During a round dance, where everyone changes partners after every 32 measures, each man and woman makes a half turn to begin dancing with their new partner. This is how Terrie met Dale; just a half turn is what started the whole thing!
Terrie and Dale courted for 16 months and then were married on July 16, 1988. Terrie and Dale went to Glacier National Park for their honeymoon, traveling through Bigfork on the way and even spending one night there at the O'Duchain Country Inn. They then made their home in Seattle where all of their children were born. Abby was born on Dec. 4, 1989, Josie was born Aug. 5, 1993, and Avery was born Dec. 28, 1995.
In 1999, the wanderlust got hold of Terrie again and the family was fortunate enough to be able to move to Bigfork. Dale took a job with the Blackfeet Service Unit of the Indian Health Service while Terrie began teaching part-time for the Bigfork schools as soon as her youngest child, Avery, entered kindergarten.
Terrie continued as an elementary and music teacher for Bigfork schools. Though Terrie's time in the community and at the school has been short, her impact has been substantial. While here, she raised the money herself to purchase the instruments necessary to create a Creative Drumming Program. The public performances for her choirs were highly regarded and showed the flair, compassion, and commitment that Terrie was known for. It was these qualities which so endeared her to the community.
To her many students she was known affectionately as Mrs. "T". She often amused her students coming to class in various characters, such as Charlie Chaplin, Pierre, the famous film director from "Beegfork," and even once she appeared hilariously as Mr. "T" complete with Mohawk and bulging biceps.
Terrie loved life, she loved her children, she loved her husband, and she loved the children and adults of this community. Her life was much too short. Terrie was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in November 2002. The cancer quickly consumed her body but will never extinguish the bright light of her spirit. "Someday we will be together again, but until then we will love you, remember you, and we miss you with great sorrow."
Survivors include Dale E. Rundle, husband; Abigail Rundle, daughter; Josephine Rundle, daughter; and Avery Rundle, son, all of Bigfork. Also surviving are Dr. Joel Lillevig, brother, of Paducah, Ky.; Beth Lewis, sister, of Jacksonville, Fla.; James Lillevig, father
, and Mary Ann Lillevig, mother, of Lexington, Ky.
A celebration service will be held at The Bigfork Playhouse, 526 Electric Avenue, in Bigfork. The service will be non-traditional and a non-somber occasion, as Terrie wanted. The time of the service will be at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6 (immediately after school so that her students may easily attend.) Anyone and everyone are invited to come.
Donations to benefit Terrie's children can be made to the Terrie Rundle Fund at the Bigfork branch of Flathead Bank, 800 Grand Avenue, Bigfork, MT 59911 or by calling (406)837-4600.
Josh Nathaniel Lee
Josh Nathaniel Lee, loving son, brother and friend, was called home by his Lord and Savior Jesus, Saturday, May 10, 2003. The youngest son of Colleen Lee (Bigfork) and Thomas N. Lee (St. Johns, V.I.) died after being involved in an accidental gun shooting in Bigfork. He died at the scene.
Josh was born in Argusville, N.D., on July 28, 1980. He moved with his family to Bigfork in 1985 where he attended Swan River School. After attending three years of high school, he worked in Avon, Colo., with his brothers for the winter months. Josh worked for United Tool of Bigfork for the past two years.
Josh loved fixing small engines, working on cars and motorcycles, hunting, snowmobiling, and spending Sundays and special holidays with his family in Bigfork. He loved building radio-controlled airplanes and was a talented artist. His greatest pleasure was learning how to fly.
He is survived by his parents; his three brothers Tom Lee (Sandra), Daniel Lee, and Isaac Lee, all of Bigfork; two sisters Rachel and Sarah Lee (Bellingham, Wash.); nephew Travis Lee; niece Giovana (Sao Paulo, Brazil); uncles Charles Lee (Kathy) of Hudson, Wis., and Norman Lee (Vivian) of Loveland, Colo., and many cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Dr. Winston Lee (Fergus Falls, Minn.); grandmother A.J. Lee, formerly of Bigfork; and grandparents Ione and Walter Wigdahl of Rothsay, Minn.
Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home in Kalispell. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 14, at Bigfork Chapel Assembly of God Church with Pastor Noe Gomez officiating.
Betty Clare Rose
Betty Clare Rose, 82, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2003, at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell. She was born in Kalispell on Oct. 2, 1920 to Oscar and Bernice (Brown) Peterson.
As a child Betty grew up in Pleasant Valley moving to Kalispell and then to Charlo where the family farmed and ranched. After moving back to Kalispell, Betty met and married Bob Rose on Oct. 17, 1942. The couple settled down in Kalispell where Betty enjoyed raising her four children and watching birds. She was a member of the National Audubon Society. She was a talented artist and leaves wonderful memories of her paintings that her children and grandchildren now enjoy in their homes.
After Bob retired from Bitney's Furniture, they moved to their daughter's farm in the Fairmont-Egan area. A sweet gentle soul who found great pleasure in her family, Betty enjoyed life and all of God's creatures. While living in the Fairmont-Egan area she was active in the Homemakers Club and Bible study.
After Bob died in 1987, Betty enjoyed traveling and birdwatching with her friends Vi Moller and Jean Robocker. Betty was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday School and served as a Deacon.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Rose; and her four brothers, Rod, Don, Woody and John Edwin Peterson. She is survived by two daughters, Terry Siderius and husband Tom, and Valerie Sollars and husband Jack; two sons, Alan Reynolds and wife Linda, Bob Rose and wife Clare, all of Kalispell; 13 grandchildren, and ten and a half great-grandchildren.
The family wishes to extend their thanks to the staff of the Bratsburg Wing at Immanuel Lutheran for their loving care over the past seven years.
Memorial services will be at the First Presbyterian Church on Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m.
Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson Mortuary & Crematory.
Florence Leach
Florence Leach, 91, died peacefully at Community Memorial Hospital on Friday, April 25, 2003, surrounded by her family. She has made her home in Winona, Minn., for the past seven years.
Florence was born on Oct. 5, 1911 in Creston, the daughter of Charles and Christine (Norlander) Buck who were early homesteaders in the Flathead Valley and was the seventh of eleven children. She attended Creston School and graduated from Flathead County High School in 1930.
On Nov. 30, 1930, she married Robert Leach in Polson. They made their home on the family dairy farm in the LaSalle area for 60+ plus. Florence enjoyed being a homemaker. She and her husband often took pleasure drives around the Glacier Park area. In their leisure years, they grew flowers and gardened, and were vendors in the Kalispell Farmers' Market. She served her community on the Election Board, as a 4-H Leader, and a 52-year member of the County Extension Homemakers and Council. She was an avid exhibitor at the Flathead County Fair and took special pride in her grain sheaves and home canning exhibits. Florence was dedicated to serving her church community and was a member of the Central Bible Church and its Missionary Circle.
Florence was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, in September 1991; her parents; seven brothers: James, Foster, Phillip, Howard, Charles, Paul, and Glen; three sisters, Helen Russell, Eleanor Petrie, and Sara Coverdell; one grandson Steven Bolduan; and two great-grandchildren, Craig and Amy Bolduan.
She is survived by daughter Arleta (Paul) Bolduan of Winona, Minn.; son Fred (Patricia) Leach of Denair, Calif.; six grandchildren: Douglas (Linda) Bolduan of Minneiska, Minn., Cheryl (James) Gensmer of Plainview, Minn., Kathleen (Terry) Bolduan/Tincher of Elmwood Park, Ill., Kimberly (Moises) Bolduan/Rojas of Highland Park, Ill., Scott (Karen) Leach of Denair, Calif., and Julie (John) Brandt of Lincoln, Calif.; 18 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Friday, May 2, 2:30 p.m., at Glacier Memorial Gardens in Kalispell with Rev. Clarence Boehm officiating. Visitation was from 1-2 p.m. at Johnson Mortuary Chapel prior to the graveside services.
Arrangements were under the direction of Johnson Mortuary & Crematory.
S. Charles Curry
S. Charles Curry, 80, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2003, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center with his family at his side. He was born May 29, 1922, to S. Charles and Rachel Curry in Havre. He grew up and received his education in Havre.
He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and then entered the U.S. Army in 1942, serving in Austria, France, Germany, and Ireland with the 92nd Signal Battalion during World War II.
In 1946, he returned home and went to work for the Great Northern Railway, working on the old steam engines as a fireman. He then went to work for RCA at the radar base in Havre. He was transferred to Cape Canaveral in Florida, working in Mission Control during the early days of the Manned Space Program. He then went to work for the Department of Defense as a civilian. He was a radar engineer, traveling all the western states and Canada. He received many outstanding performance awards for his work with the Air Force and Department of Defense.
In 1967, he and his family settled in Lakeside. He worked at the radar base on top of Blacktail Mountain until his retirement in 1983.
He was very active in community services. He was a life member of the Flathead County Sheriff's Posse, serving as a major, vice major, and captain.
He was also a reserve officer with the sheriff's department. He served 25 years as a trustee with the Somers/Lakeside fire department; three terms on the Lakeside school board, serving as chairman; and also on the Flathead Animal Control Board. He was a charter member of the Lakeside Quick Response Unit, for which he volunteered for 20 years, and also served on the Lakeside Community Council. He held a broker's license in real estate for the past 30 years.
He and his wife, Carol, were very fortunate to spend six weeks in Africa four years ago, visiting three countries with a son and daughter-in-law.
He was very proud of his family and will be greatly missed. He will be remembered for his quick wit and sense of humor, right up until the end.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Phil. He is survived by his wife, Carol, of Lakeside; two sons, Charles P. Curry of Kalispell, and Scott Curry and wife Alyse of Dillon; granddaughter Jessica of Billings; sister Phyllis Vining of Missoula; nephew Dan Curry of Ozark, Ala., and niece Leslie Halligan of Missoula.
Services were held at Christ Episcopal Church, 215 Third Avenue East, Kalispell, at 11 a.m., Monday, April 14. Private family burial followed at Riverside Cemetery in Hamilton.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lakeside Quick Response Unit, Box 911, Lakeside, MT 59922, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Kenneth Lee Manicke
Kenneth Lee Manicke, 81, passed away Friday, April 11, 2003, at his home in Bigfork. He was born Dec. 13, 1921, to Fredrick and August Manicke in Libby.
Ken was raised on the homestead ranch south of Libby called Manicke. He graduated from high school in Libby in 1939. He received an honorary engineering degree through employment and education with Alpha-Laval where he was employed for 32 years. He served four years in the U.S. military, serving in Europe during WWII.
On May 14, 1948, Ken married Lorraine Brusell in Libby and they were married for 53 years.
While in school, Ken worked for Libby Creamery. After his discharge from the Army, he worked for the Glacier Dairy in Kalispell and later for Bear Creek and Hagemann Bridge Builders, helping build the bridge that crosses the Flathead River on the Bigfork/Somers cut-across. In 1955, he helped build a bridge in Marsing, Idaho. In 1956, he went to work for Alpha-Laval where he worked for 32 years as a sales representative, and retired from there in 1986. While with Alpha-Laval, he lived one year in Huron and then Rapid City, S. D. for 11 years. He moved to Bloomington, Minn., and was there until he retired. He has lived on Swan Lake and now Bigfork.
Ken was past Master at the Masonic Lodge in Bigfork where he was one of the co-starters for Southwick Memorial. He was part of T-Patrol with the Shriners in Kalispell, a fire trustee for Ranchers Fire Dept. in the Fischer River area, and past fireman for the Bigfork Volunteer Fire Dept. He also enjoyed reading, fishing, and hunting. He especially loved to build things.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents Fred and Christina Pruess; sister Helen Rouse; and three brothers Wilbur, Elwin and Milton. He is survived by his wife Lorraine Manicke of Bigfork; daughter Sandra Montague and husband Gerald; son Del Manicke and wife Joy of Bigfork; five grandchildren, Tamile Leckie and husband David, Amanda Montague, Joshua Manicke, Lisa Montague, and Nicole Manicke; one great-granddaughter, Savannah Lee Leckie; two sisters, Tiny Withee of Anderson, Calif., and Dolly Bollinger of Silverton, Ore.; two brothers, Forrest Manicke of Hamilton, and Winston Manicke of Whitefish; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 16, at 10:30 a.m., at Johnson Mortuary Chapel. Burial will take place at the Libby City Cemetery in Libby on Thursday, April 17, at 10:30 a.m. Visitation was held Tuesday, April 15, at Johnson Mortuary from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., with Kenneth's family present from 4-6 p.m. The family suggests memorial donations be made to the Shriners Children's Hospital, PO Box 2472, Spokane, WA 99210, or to the Southwick Memorial Fund, PO Box 628, Bigfork, MT 59911.
Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson Mortuary & Crematory.
Orlene L. Eklund
Orlene L. Eklund, 80, passed away at the Brendan House in Kalispell on Wednesday, January 29, 2003. She was born on January 31, 1922 in Hardin to Clarence W. and Beulah B. (Thomas) Granger.
Orlene graduated from Butte High School and attended the Montana State University in Bozeman. She married Victor D. Eklund in Kalispell on Memorial Day, May 31, 1948. Orlene was Past Matron of Flathead Lake Chapter #128 Order of Eastern Star, Bigfork, Sapphira Temple #179 Daughters of the Nile, Helena, member of the Lakeside Ladies Pinochle Club and was involved in various other activities. She enjoyed doing various handicrafts, beadwork, crocheting, and knitting.
Orlene was preceded in death by one son, Mark; parents; and two sisters, Beulah Olson Lenz and Burdette Taylor. She is survived by her husband, Victor D. Eklund of Lakeside; two daughters, Orlene L. Schroeder and husband Paul of Mohall, North Dakota, and Susan Davis of Anaheim, Calif.; two sons, Matt Eklund and wife Cindy of Kalispell, and David Eklund and wife Debbie of Alta Loma, Calif.; nine grandchildren, Julie, Allen and Tracie Schroeder of Mohall, North Dakota, David Lacey Eklund of Kalispell, Mark, Marie and Michael Eklund of Alta Loma, Calif.; sister Ardith Clare of Lakeside; and various nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A memorial service was held Monday, Feb. 3, 2003 at 1 p.m. at the Lakeside Community Chapel with Pastor John Ulrich officiating. Order of Eastern Star Chapter #128 provided honors. The family suggests memorials to the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, P.O. Box 2472, Spokane, WA 99210, or to the Eastern Star Cancer Fund, Flathead Lake Chapter #128, P.O. Box 205, Lakeside, MT 59922, or to a charity of your choice.
Arrangements and cremation were under the direction of Johnson Mortuary & Crematory.
Arvis D. Evans
Arvis D. Evans, 61, resident of Bigfork, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2003. He was born April 1, 1941 in Chester to James Albert and Icy Belle Evans.
He joined the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam, and was a highly decorated war veteran receiving a Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, S. Vietnam C.M.H., Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Campaign w/60th Device, and an Honorable Discharge. He was a past member of the VFW Post 4042 in Bigfork, and was an avid sportsman.
On November 12, 1979 , Arvis married Barbara Bolles in Lakeside.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Ivar, Bennie, Carl, Joseph, Perry and Ray; and several nieces and nephews. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Bolles Evans; two brothers, Ross and Garth; Aunt Evelyn Peavler; his closest "Buddy" Walter G. Lowney; and will be greatly missed by his constant shadow, his dog "Honey" who never left his side.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 5, 11 a.m., at the Little Brown Church/Lone Pine Cemetery with full Military Burial.
Arrangements are under the direction of Bigfork Funeral Home.
