Betty Jean (Butterfield) Connell

MISSOULA — Betty Jean (Butterfield) Connell, 82, of Missoula died of natural causes Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, at the Village Health Care Center.

She was born Jan. 5, 1925, in Scotts Bluff, Neb., to Grace and Earl “Mike” Butterfield. The family later moved to Polson. Betty married Cecil E. Connell on March 19, 1942, in Libby.

She worked at various restaurants as a cook for a number of years. Later in life she worked with her husband at A-1 Body Works until retirement.

Local survivors include a sister, Ada McKay of Ronan, and nephew Richard Connell of Polson.