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Charles T. Johnson
PLAINS - Charles T. Johnson, 78, of Plains, passed away on Monday, Jan. 10, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy Johnson; one son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Mary Anne Johnson; one daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Rob Bates; one stepson and stepdaughter-in-law, Greg and Deborah Davis, all of Plains; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, at Plains cemetery.
Coffelt-Bunch Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Gerald LeRoy Anderson
BRAINERD, Minn. - Gerald LeRoy Anderson, 64, passed away Nov, 9, 1999, in Brainerd. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m. at Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula. A reception will follow the service.
Mary Lou Christopherson
PORTLAND, Ore. - Mary Lou Christopherson passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2000, in Portland.
Mrs. Christopherson was born Nov. 1, 1939, in Oregon City, Ore. Her maiden name was Heath. She was a security guard for the Portland Art Museum before retiring in 1997. In 1995, she married
Tom Christopherson.
Survivors include her husband; son, Jett Knoll and his wife, Glenda, and their children, Jessie and Kattie; son Rocky Beebout; daughter, Micki Mace and her husband, Joe, and children, Amber, Megan and Holli; nieces and nephew, Sharon, Darlene and Joe; sister, Virginia Grantz; and brother, Melvin Heath.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at St. Anthony's Parish in Missoula.
She will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Leanne Michelle Zook
BOISE - Leanne Michelle Zook, 23, of Boise, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2000, surrounded by those who loved her, after a long courageous battle with cancer, oesteosarcoma.
Leanne was born Jan. 19, 1977, in Polson. She was the second youngest of four children born to George Walter and Linda Marie Zook. Leanne grew up in Thompson Falls and graduated from high school there in 1995 as valedictorian of her class.
She is survived by her parents, George and Linda of Polson; her sisters, Lisa Perkins of Sandy, Utah, and Lori Kelly and Larissa Zook of Boise; two brothers-in-law, Mark Perkins and Denny Kelly; once niece, Samantha Perkins; grandparents, Walter and Trudy Zook of Polson, and Sophie Nellis of Nampa, Idaho; various aunts, uncles, cousins, and her loving boyfriend, James Ilett, who stuck by her side throughout her illness.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m., Friday, April 14, at Kerr Dam in Polson.
Doris H. McMillan
RONAN - Doris H. McMillan died of natural causes on Saturday, April 8, 2000, in Ronan.
She was born to Elva Rauch Humphrey and Dr. Hall H. Humphrey on Jan. 29, 1915, at Daykin, Neb. She graduated from Daykin High in 1933, and received a bachelor's of arts degree from Nebraska Wesleyan College in 1937. She and Paul McMillan married
in 1937, and four children were born of this union. Doris and Paul were later divorced.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Frances Humphrey; and her daughter, Kate, who died in a car accident along the Mussellshell River in 1963.
She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Mary Jean and Rex Howard of Gering, Neb.; and her children, Janet McMillan of Ronan, Archie McMillan and Cheryl of Missoula, and Mac McMillan and Kate of Portland, Ore.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Doris' lifelong passions included the English language, cats, Scrabble, food and gardening, not necessarily in that order. During World War II, Doris and her friends gathered periodically and made their own laundry soap. Her thriftiness was further evidenced in her gardening and canning, avocations she pursued into her 80s. Following her example, her children and grandchildren still garden more or less crazily.
For many years, she worked in the newborn nurseries at Deaconess and St. Vincent hospitals in Billings and loved working with babies. Her devotion to cats caused her to lead a pro-cat conspiracy at her first retirement home at Sage Tower, Billings, a rebellion that resulted in a suspension of its no cat policy.
A Scrabble service and candle salad vigil for Doris were held in Missoula.
Carl J. Hopkins
VICTOR - Carl J. Hopkins, 52, of Victor, passed away of a sudden heart attack on Saturday, April 1, 2000, in Rock Island, Ill.
Carl was born Sept. 23, 1947, in Holland, Mich., to William and Marie Hopkins. Carl served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, and later served in the U.S. Army for seven years. He married
his best friend and companion, Teri Bridges, on May 10, 1991. Teri was the love of this life, as Carl was the love of hers. Our time together was short.
Survivors include his loving wife Teri of Victor; parents, Bill and Marie Hopkins of Holland; a daughter, Sherri Walkly of Fennville, Mich., and in-laws S.H. and Joyce Bridges of Victor, whom he was very close to.
At Carl's request, cremation has taken place and no public services will be held.
Local arrangements are under the direction of Daly-Leach Chapel in Hamilton. Carl will be greatly missed.
Noble N. 'Shafe' Shafer
MISSOULA - Our beloved father and husband passed away after a prolonged illness Monday, April 10, 2000, in St. Patrick Hospital. He was 84.
He was born Jan. 31, 1916, in Frame Kanawha County, W.Va., and educated in Kanawha County schools. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, and in 1937, received a civil service appointment as a technicians assistant with the Soil Conservation Service (USDA). He was promoted to senior foreman in 1940. He entered military service in 1942, and was honorably discharged in February 1946 from the 9th Service Command Military Police at Fort Lewis, Wash. After military service, he worked as an inspector for the Corps of Engineers near Garrison, N.D., on the Missouri River Project.
On Dec. 17, 1946, he married
Irene Zavalney in Bismarck N.D. He later went to work as a sales representative for the Gamble Robinson Co. in Bismarck. From 1953-57, he managed a Kaiser Willy's Jeep dealership in Williston, N.D. Shafe started work in March of 1957 as an area sales representative for General Mills Inc., covering eastern Montana and western North Dakota. In October of 1961, he was transferred to Missoula and worked western Montana and north Idaho where he made many friends and acquaintances over the years. No matter where he went he always ran into somebody he knew.
During his 22 years with GMI, he won many sales awards and was one of eight salesmen nationally to win a 10-day, all-expense paid trip to Hollywood, Calif., where he had a speaking part in a Wyatt Earp movie. He retired from GMI on his birthday in 1979.
Shafe enjoyed gospel and bluegrass music, traveling and most spectator sports. After retirement, he and Rene spent their winters in Arizona and their summers at the family home in Missoula. He was a longtime member of the American Legion.
Shafe is survived by his wife of 53 years, Rene; their son, John and his wife, Joyce, and their two boys, Adam and Kyle, all of Missoula; his sister, Kate Mckalip of Charleston, W.Va.; and his brother, Max Shafer of Memphis, Tenn.
Cremation has taken place at Garden City Funeral Home and a private family service will be held at a later date.
Lewis Franklin Miller
MISSOULA - Lewis Franklin Miller, 86, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2000, at Hillside Manor.
He was born in Stevensville to Don L. and Julia Wood Miller on April 20, 1913. He graduated from high school in 1930, then spent time in Rock Creek where he owned property and operated a small sawmill for several years.
He and Myrtle Nelson were married
in 1937, and they became the parents of three sons who grew up on the family ranch at Stevensville which Lew managed. They raised Angus cattle. He belonged to the Montana Angus Association until 1961, when he and Myrtle lived in Washington for a year, returning to live in Missoula where he worked for M&S Construction and Doug Miller Trucking. He became interested in lapidary business and had a shop in Polson. He belonged to lapidary clubs in Missoula and Polson, and also belonged to the Polson Lions Club while living there.
He enjoyed his family and friends and also enjoyed music, reading and gardening.
He retired to Three Mile in the Stevensville area in 1985.
He was preceded in death by is parents, one grandson and a brother.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years; three sons, Douglas and wife, Evelyn, of Billings; Roger and wife, Donna, of Tacoma, Wash.; and Donald of Missoula; two brothers, Lloyd of Polson and Junius of Bremerton, Wash.; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Cremation has taken place under direction of The Malletta Family of Funeral Homes.
Memorials may be sent to the Missoula Alzheimer's Support Group Inc., P.O. Box 2623, Missoula, Mont. 59806, or to an organization of the donor's choice.
