Carolyn Ruth McClellan, 73

Carolyn Ruth McClellan, 73 , of Polson, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2005, at Community Medical Center, Missoula.

Carolyn was born on May 9, 1931, in Oberlin, Ohio, to Paul and Kathryn Court. She grew up and attended schools in Oberlin, Ohio. She graduated from high school in Oberlin. Carolyn attended Bowling Green State University and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education in 1953.

She taught school in Lakewood, Ohio, for a year.

She married Robert Bruce McClellan on April 10, 1954. They moved to Bremerhaven, Germany while Robert was in the military. Carolyn taught school while in Germany. After his military service, they moved to Deerfield, Ill. (near Chicago) and lived there for 33 years. Carolyn continued to teach and retired in 1979.

Carolyn received her Master's degree in education from DePaul University in Chicago in 1970.

After their retirement in 1979, she and Robert retired and moved California in 1990 and eventually moved to Polson, in 1992.

Carolyn was preceded in death by her sister, Kay Court, in 1992.

She is survived by her husband, Robert, of Polson; two sons, David and his wife, Marthe of Barcelona, Spain, and John of Helena; two grandchildren, Jonathan and Samantha; and a sister, Jean Court of Oberlin, Ohio.

Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 29, at the Grogan Funeral Home in Polson.