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Theodore Francis Pomeroy
Theodore Francis Pomeroy, 82, born Jan. 25, 1931, at Fortine, passed quietly at home on March 20, 2013.
Ted served in the Air Force between 1952 and 1956. He completed an associate’s degree in land surveying and a master’s in civil engineering. He retired in 1983 from the Montana Highway Department.
Ted enjoyed woodworking, fishing, hunting, puzzles and a good book. He loved spending time with family, and you could always find a child sitting on his lap.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Betty Pomeroy; brother Kaleb Pomeroy; children Candy Pomeroy, Penny Ramone, Kenneth Pomeroy and Kelly Pomeroy, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, two sisters, one grandson and one great-granddaughter.
Visitation was Sunday, March 24, at Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Home in Eureka. Services were Monday, March 25, at 2 p.m. at the First Church of God in Eureka. Military service followed at the Fortine cemetery, with a reception for friends and family to celebrate his life at the church.
Diane M. Butts
Called home to her Savior’s loving arms Feb. 26, 2013 at the Mountain View Manor/Good Samaritan Center in Eureka, where she resided since May 2012.
A great-grandmother to eight, and step-great-grandmother to another five, Diane started with four children, Steve Butts, Barbara (Butts-Helms) Larson, Joseph Butts, and Tracy (Butts) Stamper, all with late husband Richard “Dick” Butts, whom she married
on Dec. 15, 1950, after moving to Eureka from Idaho in 1948. Dick and Diane remained together for 42 years until Dick passed in 1992.
Diane spent most of her life caring for her family in Eureka, cooking, baking, canning from the family orchard, hunting, fishing, and metal detecting alongside Dick, and working the family Christmas tree business, among other things. A community maven, Diane was a long time active member in the VFW Lady Auxiliary, the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (having been a baptized member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church), and was an avid bowler and club representative. Diane also enjoyed working for various Eureka establishments over the years as a cook, whenever family time wasn’t impacted.
In the mid 1980s Diane ventured to many different locals in California, where she and Dick supported eldest son Steve’s construction business for nearly a decade before returning to Eureka in 1991 after receiving a heart valve replacement. Diane traveled extensively in the 21 years after the passing of Dick, attending the Calgary Stampede, trekking and fishing in Sitka, Alaska, and other places including Montana’s Tiber and local Kootenai reservoirs, and even becoming an excellent horse handicapper.
In 1999, Diane reached the pinnacle of her hunting career, finally getting a bull moose during the October hunting season; she was in her late 60s.
Diane was a grounding influence for many of her children and grandchildren, offering advice and guidance from afar, as many of her extended family moved farther and farther from Montana. She dearly loved her “Precious” toy poodle, a faithful companion for many years. As her health failed later in life, she was cared for by her family until she admitted herself into the care home when she knew constant care would be required.
Diane was preceded in death by her mother, Florence (Wilcox) Lucore; father, Francis Lucore; step-father Edson Gay; husband, Richard “Dick” Butts; sister-in-law, Sue Lucore, and nephew, Dale Lucore.
She was survived by brother Francis “Sonny” Lucore, his children Luke, Fran, Kathy and their families; half-brother Warren Gay with wife Rita and their families; half-sister Melody (Gay) Goss with husband Charles Goss and their families; son Steve Butts with wife Suzanne, grandson Richard Butts with wife Valerie; great-granddaughter Gwendolyn Diane; granddaughter Julie (Butts) King with husband Nick and great-grandchildren Kyler and Kaylee; grandson Robert Butts; grandson Rory Butts with Meghan Lanning; granddaughter Stevnae Butts, and grandson Shane Butts; daughter Barbara (Butts- Helms) Larson with husband Glenn; grandson Kody Helms with wife Kristina and great-granddaughter Elsey, with step-grandchildren Brooke and Cody; granddaughter, Karie (Helms) Stidham with Jesse Kelleher and great-granddaughters Briana and Brittani; step grandchild Joseph Larson with son Kyle; step-grandchild Lori Larson with daughters Jakayla and Zoe; son Joseph Butts with wife Margaret and grandson Ethan; daughter Tracy (Butts) Stamper and grandson Jason Culbertson with Kaitlyn Gehres, great-grandchildren Karlee and Zander; granddaughter Jamie Stamper with Steve Schimmel; sisters-in-law Edith (Butts) Hudson with husband Dale, Jaunita (Rich) Butts, Cheri (Marvel) Butts with husband Dan Butts; Ella (Butts) Evinrude with husband Larry Evinrude; Neva (Butts) Duff; brothers-in-law Eldon Marvel with wife Donna; Ned Butts, as well as numerous extended families that she loved.
In classic Diane fashion, she wished for a very small ceremony; therefore, a Celebration of Life will be scheduled for Memorial Weekend rather than traditional funeral services. A notice of time and place will be announced at a later date. Donations in memory can be made to Mountain View Manor or the Eureka Animal Shelter.
Pauline K. Farr Bennett
Our wife, sister, and aunt, Pauline, passed peacefully and with dignity at her home in Redding, Calif., in the late evening of Oct. 9, 2012. She had been diagnosed with cancer in early August of this year, but in spite of her doctors’ efforts to treat and control this disease, she was not able to survive its rapid advance.
Her ashes were interred at the Northern California Veterans cemetery at Igo, Calif. No services were held.
She was an early resident of Alaska, arriving in Seward in November 1941 with her mother and brothers on board the Alaska Steamship Company’s S.S. Alaska to join their father, who was employed as a longshoreman in that city. However, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, her family was evacuated from Alaska and returned to their former residence in Great Falls and later Kalispell, while her father remained in Alaska. Evacuation of women and children was a policy instituted by the government since there was a heightened fear of further attacks on the West coast of the U.S. and Alaska. Pauline and her family returned again on the Alaska Steamship S.S. Columbia, to Seward in 1944 and resided there until 1948, when they were among the early travelers to drive the Alcan Highway, returning to Montana, living in Rexford until 1957, when they returned to Seward. Pauline remained in Boise and Payette, Idaho, with her aunt and uncle while attending college at Moscow.
Pauline was born in Libby on June 11, 1934, and attended elementary schools in Rexford and Eureka and Seward, Alaska. She was a member of the Order of Rainbow for Girls. Pauline graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1952, where she was her class salutatorian. She then attended the University of Idaho in Moscow, where she graduated with honors in 1956 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She was a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority and the Spurs, an honor society.
Upon graduation, she moved to San Francisco, Calif., where she was employed as an executive secretary at the investment firm of Loomis-Sayles & Co. She resided in that area until 1958, when she moved to Seattle, Wash., where she was employed again as an executive secretary at the banking firm of People’s Bank and Trust. She then decided to move to Alaska in 1960 to be closer to her family and was then employed by the State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Radio Corporation of America until 1961.
She met her husband, Robert E. Bennett, while both were employed at RCA in Anchorage. They were married
in February 1961 in Anchorage. They thereupon traveled to Europe, where Robert had accepted a position as construction supervisor for Federal Electric Corporation, installing communication facilities in Italy, Greece and Spain. They resided on the continent until 1965, when they returned to Anchorage, where Robert was employed by the Anchorage Telephone Utility, and Pauline was employed as an executive secretary to the director, State of Alaska, Division of Lands. The Bennetts resided in Anchorage until 1977, when Robert Bennett retired, and they moved to Redding, where they remained until her death.
During her life, Pauline was fortunate to be able to travel and reside in many areas of the world, enjoying excursions to Tahiti and Brazil among others. While residing in Redding, she participated in the local arts league, where she refined her skills as a painter.
Pauline was a descendant of the first families and early settlers of Montana, her great-grandparents and grandparents having settled in Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, in 1885 and later establishing homesteads in the Flathead and Lincoln counties in 1890s.
She is survived by husband, Robert of Redding, Calif.; brothers Thomas G. Farr and Terry R. Farr of Anchorage, Alaska; niece Virginia H. Farr of Auburn, N.Y., nephews and families, Commander Scott T. and Melanie Farr, Katherine and Howland, of Vienna, Va.; Matthew T. and Maritza Farr, Natalie and Nicole of Winter Springs, Fla; grand nieces Jenna Billington of College, Alaska, Bria Billington of Anchorage, Alaska and grand nephew, Jacob Billington of Las Vegas, Nev.; step children Maria Reynolds, and Bruce and Brenda Bennett of New England.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Orin L. Farr and Helen L. Farr and her niece, Kristin M. Billington. She will also be remembered and missed by the many lifelong friends she maintained and cherished over her life.
We shall forever mourn our wife, sister and aunt, who possessed the finest of attributes; beauty, intelligence, honor and integrity.
Glen Alan Charles Helms
Glen Alan Charles Helms, 81, passed away at Kalispell Medical Center Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013.
Glen is predeceased by his parents, Howard and Elsie Helms.
Glen is lovingly remembered by his companion of 31 years, Marianna Ward, and his four children: Robert Helms and his wife Teri; Kathern Evans and her husband Robert; Connie Van Cleave and her husband Ron; Angela Martin and her significant other Tim Humphreys; seven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
Glen was born in Whitefish in 1932. He graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1950.
Glen enjoyed cooking, especially Dutch oven, and helped head up the Dutch oven cooking demonstrations at the Eureka Rendezvous Days. And he was a member of the David Thompson Muzzleloaders. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing on local streams and spending time with his family and friends.
The funeral service and interment will be held graveside at the Tobacco Valley cemetery on Feb. 12, 2013, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Keith Haas officiating. A celebration of his life will take place at the VFW in Eureka following the graveside services. Lunch will be catered by Glen’s granddaughter, Karie Stidham, co-owner of the Pocketstone Café of Bigfork.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Friends of the Shelter.
Rock Dale Holder
Rock Dale Holder, 54, passed away peacefully at Health Center Northwest in Kalispell on July 16, 2013, surrounded by family.
Rock was born March 24, 1959, to Gale and Lela Holder in Whitefish. He was the third of four children. Rock graduated from Lincoln County High School in Eureka, where he grew up.
Rock was a skilled mechanic and knew his way around cars. He was known as the best transmission man around. Fishing was one of his favorite pasttimes; you could find him at his favorite fishing holes on Sinclair Creek and in the Ten Lakes area. He was known as Uncle Rock by everyone he met.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Gale and Lela Holder, sister Lynn Ann and great nieces Pyper and Payslee Bernethy.
He is survived by children Jaimie, Amanda, and Jake; brother and wife, Mike and Kit Holder of Kalispell; sister and her husband, Gail Jean and Dawain Burgess of Fortine; favorite nephew Joe Burgess and family of Eureka, along with numerous family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests you make a donation to Tobacco Valley Animal Shelter P.O. Box 1815 Eureka, MT 59917.
Graveside services were July 20 at the Tobacco Valley cemetery.
Arrangements are by Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Home in Eureka.
Dean John Weeden
Dean John Weeden, 82, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at St. Mary’s Senior Living in Eureka.
He was born Nov. 7, 1930, in Lynn, Mass., to Dagny Thoresen and John Sven Weeden (Widen).
From age 5 to 17 he lived in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his mother and step-father, Ole Olsen.
His curiosity and the pleasure he experienced exploring the natural world led him on many adventures. When he was a young boy he took the train out to Long Island to fish and hitchhiked with his fishing pole around upstate New York. He said he always got good rides when he had his pole.
Dean hopped a train out West when he was 17 years old, launching his first job in the Forest Service doing seasonal work in Idaho.
In 1951 he served in the Air Force as a surgery technician for the 452 Bomb Wing stationed at K-9 Korea near Pusan.
After the war he worked as a smoke jumper and earned a bachelor of forestry from the University of Montana in Missoula. When he finished school he went to Petersburg, Alaska, where he moved from junior forester to district ranger in less than four years.
His 33 year career with the Forest Service included his work as a ranger in the North Tongass National Forest and the Kootenai National Forest and as recreation and lands staff officer to the Stikine Area in the Tongass National Forest.
Dean was active in the Petersburg community, including serving on the harbor board and successfully lobbying for a new harbor. He was involved in the Rotarian, Elks and Moose organizations and could always be counted on to help with the salmon feed for the May 17 Norwegian Independence Day celebration.
He loved building boats, and he built over 13, including a 28 foot fishing boat, a sailboat and several sea kayaks. You always knew that it was hard to find a decent pair of scissors at his house because they often ended up out in the garage dulled and gooped up from fiberglass.
After retirement he launched a second career as a shrimper and spent many hours setting and hauling shrimp pots on his boat, the Seaweeden IV, while listening to classical music. He often talked about how the sea lions, which popped their heads up near the boat, seemed to be listening to the music too.
One of his favorite places was Grief Island in Duncan Canal, where he and his lifetime friends and companions, Jeannie and Roald Norheim, spent decades doing “improvement” projects on the cabin.
In 2008 Dean moved down to Canada near Eureka and enjoyed living with his daughter Kristina and her family for a year. The last four years he lived at St. Mary’s in Eureka. The family is grateful to Stephanie Jarvis and the staff at St. Mary’s for their loving care of Dean. He kept his sense of humor throughout his life. When his caregiver recently introduced the lift they needed to use to transport him he said, “it’s like I’m a big crab pot.”
Dean was married
to Lydia (Thompson) Weeden for 14 years. They had four children.
He is survived by daughter Youpa (Laurie) Stein, son-in-law Karl Stein, grandson Kai Stein; son Robert Weeden, daughter-in-law Melanie Millhorn, granddaughters Ashley Winton and her husband Evan Winton and Chelsea Weeden; daughter Kristina Proudfoot, son-in-law Phillip Proudfoot, granddaughter Ody Loomis and her husband Mark Loomis, grandsons Derek Larson, Kurtis and Dustin Proudfoot; and son Lance Weeden and his partner Dawn Merrit He leaves behind many friends, including his extended Alaska family, the Norheims. He will be deeply missed by the many people who loved him.
In lieu of flowers memorials can be sent to either Sons of Norway Fedrelandet, #23, PO Box 629, Petersburg, Alaska 99833 or the Smokejumper Welfare Fund, Aerial Fire Depot, 5765 W. Broadway St., Missoula, Montana 59808.
A memorial service will be held in Petersburg, Alaska, at a later date.
Arrangements are by Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Home in Eureka.
Evelyn M. Schroeder
Evelyn M. Schroeder passed away July 18, 2013, from natural causes, surrounded by her children.
She was born April 11, 1921, in Missouri Valley, Iowa, to Moody and Mary Anderson.
She attended nursing school in Omaha, Neb. After graduating, she enlisted in the Army as a nurse. Her first assignment was to be sent to the Hawaiian Islands. The nurses on the boat were not told where they were going, but on the other end, all of the military men knew there was a boat load of females coming. This is where she met her husband, Richard Schroeder. They fell in love and were married
in Honolulu on June 19, 1946.
After the war, they moved back to the mainland. In Bakersfield, Calif., they settled and started a family. In 1966 they decided to relocate and moved to Trego, where Evelyn settled into domestic life in the country.
Evelyn was a voracious reader, always in search of the truth. You would always find her with a book in her hand, and, if not reading, then listening to educational audio tapes, leading her to find the true love and passion of her life, her beloved Catholic faith.
Her love of god, and, by his grace, inspired her to reach out, inspire and teach the truth to others who were in search of learning the truth as well.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Lucille Jones, her brother, William Anderson, and her late husband, Richard Schroeder.
She is survived by her three children: Stephanie Schroeder, Whitefish; Curtis Schroeder and Deanna, Kalispell; and Beth and Gary Mocko; grandchildren Dominic and Carrie Mocko of Seeley Lake; Stephen Mocko, Eureka; Eric and Erin Mocko, Kalispell; Joseph Mocko, Havre; Kolbe Mocko and Alex Mocko, both in Minot, N.D.
July 25th a rosary will be held at 11 a.m., followed by a requiem Latin mass officiated by Fr. Bernard at the Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Home in Eureka.
The family would like to thank the Good Samaritan nursing home for all of the love and dedication they gave to mom. Our mom, Evelyn, will be deeply missed.
Verda Hales Seal
Verda Hales Seal passed away Monday, July, 1, 2013, at the home of her daughter in Eureka.
She was born Nov. 19, 1912, in Preston, Idaho, to Franklin and Emma Hales, the third of five children.
She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings in Primary and Relief Society.
She graduated from West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, and married
LaVel G. Seal March 26, 1932, later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. They are the parents of two sons and a daughter. She helped support and care for their children and their home by doing specialty sewing projects for friends and neighbors while her husband served in the Navy at Pearl Harbor. She later worked for 18 years at the newspaper agency in Salt Lake City. In her later years she worked at her daughter’s store in Salt Lake for several years.
Verda loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She spent her life serving others. She was an expert seamstress, sewing many of her children’s and grandchildren’s clothes. She once sewed 94 dresses for some Head Start girls who had never had a brand new dress to call their own. She spent countless hours knitting beautiful sweaters and sewing blankets – most of which were donated to Humanitarian Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be sent to deprived countries throughout the world.
She is survived by her daughter Ann and Cloyd Peterson; loving daughter-in-law Faith Seal, Emerald Hills, Calif.; grandchildren Rick and Lisa Peterson, Eureka; Randy and Jodi Peterson, Sandy, Utah; Suzanne and Patrick Barlow, Salt Lake City, Utah; Shannon and Paul Clawson, Sandy, Utah; Jason and Kim Seal, Pasadena, Calif., and Morgan Seal, New York, N.Y.; 16 great children and one great, great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four siblings, her husband, two sons and one grandchild.
We would like to express deep appreciation to the staff at Mountain View Manor for the loving care she received on several occasions she was there, as well as Linda Owen, her Hospice nurse, and to the staff of Johnson Gloschat and Wasatch Lawn Mortuary.
A family graveside service and burial will be held at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Humanitarian Services, c/o Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 50 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-1014.
