Ara R. Weber

Ara Roberta Weber died of natural causes on Jan. 27, 2006, at the home of her daughter, Dolly and Duane Fite in Stevensville. Ara was born on Feb. 25, 1914, in Beattyville, KY., daughter of Robert and Bertha Green. She graduated from Pasco High School in Pasco, Wash., in 1932.

She then studied nursing at Lady of Lords Hospital in Pasco until her marriage to Jerl Charles Weber on Nov. 19, 1933. Jerl and Ara moved to St. Ignatius in 1937 and ran the Farmer's Union Station until 1941. They then started farming in St. Ignatius and Charlo until Jerl's death in 1977.

Ara then moved to Ronan where she was active in the Senior Citizens Center. She enjoyed bowling, volleyball, tennis, swimming, embroidery, cooking, crocheting, crossword puzzles and quilting; making quilts for most of her grandchildren. Her special joys were playing cards, flower gardening and dancing. She traveled all over to dance to the music of the fiddlers and accordions.

She was a member of the Ladies Club, Grange, Senior Citizens and Kalispell Chapter of the Women of the Moose.

Ara was preceded in death by her husband Jerl Charles in 1977; her son Charles Robert in 1951; three brothers, Emery Glenroy Green in 1928, Roscoe and Scotty Green in 2005; her sister Mary Bozlee in 2005; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her sons Jerl L and Wanda of Soap Lake, Wash.; James R. "Pete" and Arlene of Nelson, Neb.; John F. of St. Ignatius, and Milton R. of Charlo; her daughters Hazel Trusler of Polson; Dolly and Duane Fite of Stevensville, Darlene and Ray Salomon of Polson; Rosalie of Kalispell, Eleanor and Jack Mitchell of Tacoma, Wash., Linda Bill Taylor of Moody, Texas, Lydia and Ken Pippins of Temple, Texas, Katie and Kelvin Seiller of Green River, Wyo. Terry and Mike McGuire of Ridgecrest, Calif; 48 grandchildren, 89 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great grandchildren.

The funeral services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 1 p.m. in the Missionary Alliance Church on Terrace Lake Road. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, St. Ignatius.

Ara suggested memorials be made to Camp Mak-A-Dream. Shrider's Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.