DORIS I. NELSON BUSWELL

Doris I. Nelson Buswell, 92, of Helena died Tuesday, July 19, of natural causes. Born on January 1, Doris liked to share with others that she was the first baby born in Helena in 1924. She was a graduate of Helena High School in 1941 and worked for the telephone company for many years following high school. Doris married Grant W. Buswell on December 1, 1951. They raised a family of six children together on a small ranch outside of Helena where they also raised Arabian horses.

Doris and Grant retired to Polson in 1971 where they enjoyed a happy life at Crystal Springs, their home on Flathead Lake. Doris loved being an active volunteer in the schools and community. She was a proud member of the Montecahto Club in Polson and Kiwanis in Lake Havasu, Arizona, her long-time winter home.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents Effie and Ernest Nelson, her husband Grant, son Dennis W. Buswell and daughter and son-in-law Judith J. and Herb Balzer, son-in law Dwight Warnken, brother Lloyd (Mary) Nelson, sister Beth (Jim) Scanlon, brother-in law Walt Stromberg, brothers- in- law and sisters- in- law Howard and Virginia Buswell and Morris and Betty Buswell.

Doris is survived by her sister, Betty Jane Stromberg, daughters Anita Warnken, Yuma, Arizona, Joyce (Ray) FitzSimmons, White Salmon, Washington, Marcia (Randy) Johnson, Polson and son Scott (Mary) of Helena, eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren and many Stromberg, Scanlon and Buswell nieces and nephews.

Doris’s family would like to thank the staff at Touchmark who loved and cared for her for nine years and Rocky Mountain Hospice who cared for her during her last weeks.

A family memorial service will be held in Polson. To honor Doris, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital at PO Box 1000 Department 142, Memphis TN 38148-0142 or a charity of the donor’s choice.