Virginia 'Ooshane' Joscum Moreno

RONAN — Virginia "Ooshane" Joscum Moreno, 58, died at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula on April 11, 2005.

Virginia was born Sept. 29, 1946, to Antoine "Tony" Joscum and Adeline Squeque Finley. Virginia was a full blood member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes and strongly believed in her native culture.

Virginia will be greatly missed by her family, friends and all her acquaintances she had met throughout her life. She enjoyed attending powwows and traveling to visit family and friends. Virginia always had a special place in her heart (Spu'us) for Seattle, Wash. Virginia was a true mother, sister, aunt and YaYa.

Virginia was preceded in death by her parents Antoine "Tony" Joscum and Adeline Squeque Finley; great-grandmother Mary Koltome Finley (Sackwoman); grandmother Mary Louise Koltome; sisters Mary Christine "Tina" Joscum (Kansas), Mary Rose Joscum Funke (Charlo), Mary Louise Joscum Blue-sky (New Mexico).

Virginia leaves behind to cherish her memories her children, Charlie Moreno and Donna Moreno, both of Seattle (Devonna, Johnny and Jesus); Frankie Moreno, Angela Moreno and Monica Perez, all of Los Angeles; Gabrielle "Gabi" Hewankorn (Brian, Jerome, Elizabeth and Isabel) of Pablo, and Marco Houle of Missoula.

Virginia is also survived by her longtime companion "Tennessee" of her home in Ronan; brothers Alex LaFontaine of Missoula, Joseph Joscum of Great Falls and Jim Joscum Cahoon of Charlo; sisters Ursala Thomas of Missoula, Judy A Joscum-Roy of Oklahoma City, and Melanie Taylor of Mission as well a large extended family and many friends.

A funeral Mass was celebrated April 14 in the St. Ignatius Catholic Mission.