Yvonne 'Von' Katherine Harvey Fettler, 65
Yvonne "Von" Katherine Harvey Fettler, 65, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, surrounded by her loving family at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. She was born on Dec. 11, 1943, in Helena, to Cleo and Mildred "Millie" Harvey.
As a young child, Von's family moved to the Mountain Brook area in the Flathead Valley, where she spent most of her childhood. She went to school in Mountain Brook, Creston, Flathead High School, and went to chef school in Billings.
Von had two children, Carlyn and Hank, from a previous marriage. She then met and married Henry C. Fettler on March 25, 1970, and had two daughters, Tammy and Debbie.
Von was a military wife, a chef, security guard, dry cleaner, Sunday school teacher and loving wife, mom, daughter, sister and Nana. In her spare time she liked to work on crafts that she and her father made. Von liked to cook, bake, sew, and work in her garden and flower beds. She loved to go mudbogging, floating in the Mississippi and chatting with her Aunt Pat.
She loved her pets too. The highlight of her days was with her family and friends. And she loved meeting new people. No one was ever a stranger to her.
Von was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Hank Fettler; uncle, Ken Sutter; uncle, Johnny Harvey; and uncle, Bud Harvey.
She is survived by her husband, Henry C. Fettler, of Kalispell; three daughters, Carlyn Murdy and husband, Joel, of Belgrade, Tammy Block and husband, Tim, of Zwingle, Iowa, and Debbie Fettler of Kalispell; her Aunt Pat of Iowa; three brothers, Dale Harvey and wife, Phyllis, of Washington, Lynn Harvey and wife, Lil, of Kalispell, and Joe Harvey and wife, Patti, of Mossy Rock, Wash.; five grandchildren that she dearly loved, Kaitlynn Rose, Derek, Felicity, Travis and Tyler; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Von will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Memorial services for Yvonne "Von" Fettler will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Kalispell Christian Church on Foy's Lake Road, with Pastor Frank Mack officiating.
Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for Yvonne's family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to offer condolences and sign Yvonne's guest book.