Patricia 'Trish' Ann Carter, 64

Patricia "Trish" Ann Carter, 64, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2009, at her adopted home of Bigfork after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born Aug. 20, 1944, in Upland, Calif., to Herb and Velma (Wright) Trosin.

A longtime Flathead Valley resident, she raised her two boys in Los Olivos, Calif. Trish was a leader in her community as past president of the Episcopal Women's Club in Los Olivos, board member of the Carriage Museum in Santa Ynez, Calif., and chairperson of the Women's Auxiliary Christmas Ball, just to name a few.

She is survived by her husband, Richard "Dick" Carter, of Bigfork; two sons, Eric Coon and wife, Lea, of San Francisco, and Brian Coon and wife, Sofie, of San Diego; parents, Herb and Velma Trosin, of Sequim, Wash.; two brothers, Tim Trosin and wife, Claire, of Sequim, and Butch Trosin and wife, Kathy, of Sandpoint, Idaho; a sister, Aileen Albrigio, of Pleasanton, Calif.; three stepdaughters, Christina Liebman and husband, Rob, of Berthoud, Colo., Jennifer Hoyle and husband, Jeff, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Courtney Crowe and husband, Damon, of Monrovia, Calif.; and nine grandchildren.

A memorial service for Trish will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Bigfork.

Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for Trish's family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to offer condolences and sign Trish's guest book.