Maurice Michael 'Mickey' Kirkpatrick, 82
Maurice Michael "Mickey" Kirkpatrick, 82, of Great Falls, a retired utility contractor and former U.S. Navy Seabee, died of natural causes Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, at a local hospital in Great Falls.
His vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19. The funeral liturgy will be at 1 p.m. at Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 200 44th St. S., on Friday, Jan. 20, in Great Falls. Interment will take place at C. E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.schniderfuneralhome.com.
Mickey is survived by his daughters, Colleen Hueth of Great Falls, Sandy Carter and Larry of Marion, Reenie Berg and Corky Newton and Merlin, all of Coram, and Jody Oliver of Kalispell; sons, Michael Kirkpatrick and Debbie of Great Falls, and Patrick Kirkpatrick of Boise, Idaho; sisters, Shirley McClarty and Kyrol Jystad of Kalispell, Barbra Roche of Minneapolis, and Helen Larrivee of Whitefish; grandchildren, Chris Hueth, Karry White, Dana Hueth, Cristy Ghekiere, Kirk Carter, Cody Carter, Richard Carter, Spike Berg, Bosco Berg, Katrine Berg, Bonnie Newton, Susie Newton, Mick Oliver, Sam Oliver, Joey Oliver, Kelsey Oliver, Kendra Kirkpatrick, Matthew Kirkpatrick, Leslie Kirkpatrick, and Shea Kirkpatrick; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte; his father, Ross H. Kirkpatrick; his mother, Rose Chasse Kirkpatrick; a brother, Ted Kirkpatrick and a sister, Lois Byers.
Maurice Michael Kirkpatrick was born Jan. 14, 1924, to Ross and Rose (Chasse) Kirkpatrick, in Kalispell, where he was raised and educated. He graduated from Flathead County High School in 1941, where he excelled in football on the state championship football team. Mickey then attended Carroll College prior to entering the Navy in 1943.
He served in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a Navy Seabee.
Mickey married Charlotte Pedersen on April 6, 1946, in Kalispell.
He operated Kirkpatrick Bros. Construction in Kalispell from 1945 until 1956. He was then employed by Falls Construction Co. in Great Falls, from 1956 until his retirement as superintendent in 1994. He constructed major utility projects from Kalispell to Colstrip and all points in between.
Mickey was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Elks and a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Parish.
He enjoyed fishing, golfing, gardening and spending time with his family at his family cabin on the Little Bitterroot Lake. His best friend was his dog, Kelly. A favorite prayer was "Lord, please help me to be the man my dog thinks I am."
The family suggests memorials to the Humane Society of Cascade County, 1010 25th Ave. N.E., Great Falls, MT 59404.