William L. Luke, 70

William L. Bill Luke, of Harrison, passed away in Butte on Feb. 6, 2010, after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 70 years old. Bill was born in Kalispell on Nov. 22, 1939, to LeRoy and Vivian (Moore) Luke. His grade school years were spent attending Bald Rock School. The family moved from Kalispell to the Valley View district near Polson in 1952, and Bill graduated from Polson High School in 1957. He worked for the Montana State Highway Department survey crew. Bill moved to Seattle in 1962, and worked for the Boeing Company for nearly 33 years. On Nov. 17, 1962, Bill married Betty Corlett in Black Diamond, Wash. They had four children, Ronald and Jackie Luke, of Crestview, Fla., Laura and Guy Olsen, of Federal Way, Wash., David and Chanon Luke of Black Diamond, Wash., and Dianne and Matthew Ridgway of Helena. There are 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Bill is survived by his wife, Betty, of Harrison; mother, Vivian Luke, of Polson; sister, Carol Richmond, of Kalispell; brothers, Clifford and Bobbie Luke, Ralph and Lynda Luke, of Polson, and Duane and Elenie Luke of Lacey, Wash.; as well as many nieces and nephews. Bill was preceded in death by his father, LeRoy Luke. Memorial services were held on Feb. 13 at the Harrison Community Church in Butte.