Frank Wayne Fortney, 70

| October 24, 2019 5:18 PM

Frank Wayne Fortney, 70, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2019 at Kalispell Regional Hospital.

He was born Nov. 18, 1948 at St. Helena Sanitarium and Hospital in Napa County, California, the son Francis Todd and Margaret Teresa (Snow) Fortney.

A member of the White Earth Chippewa Tribe, he followed his high school education by honorably serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam. Upon his return to the States he studied law enforcement in Boise and worked in the mines and logging in the West and Alaska before retiring in the Pablo area.

He is survived by his wife Meri Lou (Laum) Fortney of Pablo; daughter Crystal (Josh) Alderman of Spokane; a granddaughter Ava and a sister Jackie Davis of Oregon as well as many friends.

Military graveside services were held at Lakeview Cemetery in Polson Saturday, Oct. 19.