Vickie (Lenz) Donahue, 52

Vickie (Lenz) Donahue, 52, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2006, in Kalispell of complications due to her long struggle with diabetes.

She was born Nov. 21, 1953, in Shelby to Gene and Patsy Lenz. The family moved to Missoula in 1961, where Vickie attended school. She graduated from Hellgate High School in 1971. Vickie later settled in Kalispell.

Vickie was a very giving and loving person to her family and her many friends she made throughout her life. She worked primarily in the retail field, where she enjoyed interacting with customers. Vickie loved to spend time with her friends, going to concerts, playing foosball or just chatting and giggling about past "adventures."

She enjoyed reading, gardening, watching football and running the family football pool. All who knew Vickie benefited from her love and talent for baking, especially around the holidays. Vickie had several dogs throughout her life that gave her great joy. She gave them very special and unique names such as Arf and Barf and most recently, Precious. She also had unique pet names for certain family members, such as Mister, Woman, Boy and Ugg.

Vickie herself was a very unique person. She had a soft heart and would do whatever she could to help someone in need. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Vickie was preceded in death by her mother, Patsy Lenz.

Survivors include her father, Gene Lenz, and wife, Jackie Lenz, of Kalispell; sisters, Gayle Waller and husband, Don, of Kalispell, Valorie Margalit and husband, Jacob, of Los Angeles, Patty Milliren of Kalispell, and stepsister, Rhonda Cronk; brother, Brian Lenz and wife, Trudy, of Missoula, and stepbrother, Levi Cronk; ex-husband, Warren Donahue, of Kalispell, and three stepchildren, Tammy Nishimi and husband, Marty, of Garden Grove, Calif., Dennis Donahue of Washington, D.C., and Carl Donahue and wife, Carla, of Parker, Colo., Harley Coates, whom Vickie raised with longtime companion Mike Dunham; three step-grandchildren, Kyle Nishimi, 17, Kara Nishimi, 14, and Keaton Nishimi, 8; 10 nieces and nephews and numerous cousins, aunts and uncles.

Please come and celebrate Vickie's life from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the Village Green Club House on West Nicklaus in Kalispell.