Hazel M. (Horn) Gore, 89
On Sunday, July 25, 2010, our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and best friend peacefully left this earth to dance in Heaven with her husband, Lester. Hazel was born on June 30, 1921, in Moore. She was the fifth of eight children born to Albert Vernon and Laura Alice (Peters) Horn. She attended grade school and grew up on Cottonwood Creek near Lewistown. On Nov. 2, 1938, she married the love of her life, Lester Allen Gore, in Lewistown. In 1943 they moved to the Flathead Valley where they built their log home in Evergreen. Hazel was an avid square dancer most of her life and, along with her husband, Lester, and many friends, they built Gore Hall next to their house, so they could have a place close to home to dance. They were instrumental in organizing round dance and square dance clubs in the Flathead Valley. Many considered Hazel the Matriarch of Square Dancing. Hazel worked for the Evergreen School District for 19 years, retiring in 1983. She loved fishing, camping, puttering in her flower beds and walking barefoot in the grass on warm, sunny days. She took great pride in her home, her yard, her family and her friends. She had a terrific sense of humor and an infectious laugh. Hazel was a very sincere and caring person, and a loving mother and wife. She will be dearly missed by everyone who knew her. Hazel s husband of 62 years, Lester, preceded her in death on April 23, 2000. She was also preceded in death by all of her brothers and sisters, Everett, Gilbert, Ellis, Viola, LaVonne, Lela and Lula. Hazel is survived by her four children, Marilyn Wiard and her husband, Chuck, of Whidbey Island, Wash., Beverly Grimm of Kalispell, Diana Griffin and her husband, Bill, of Sun City, Ariz., and Richard Gore and his wife, Valerie, of Glendale, Ariz. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Mike Emerson of Kalispell, Pamela Fisher and her husband, Jerry, of Stanwood, Wash., Bradley Gore of Arizona, and Darren Gore and his wife, Maureen, also of Arizona; four great-grandchildren, Gavin, Shaylee, Ashley and Brittany; numerous nieces and nephews, and many special friends. We would like to say a special Thank you to all of the Angels at Brendan House and Hospice who took such loving and compassionate care of Hazel. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Aug. 24 at Glacier Memorial Gardens. The family suggests that any memorial contributions that you wish to make in Hazel s name, be made to Home Options Hospice, 175 Commons Loop, Suite 100, Kalispell, MT 59901; or to the charity of your choice.