Jonathan A. Leavitt, 73

Jonathan A. Leavitt, 73, died Sunday, June 6, 2010, of natural causes, in Kalispell. He was born in Glasgow, Ky. He graduated from Colville High School in Colville, Wash. Jon worked for Boeing in Seattle before following in his father s footsteps and going to work for the U.S. Forest Service on the Flathead National Forest. On Feb. 14, 1975, he married Margo Kostka at his parents home in the Rattlesnake Canyon near Missoula. He enjoyed hunting, camping and picking huckleberries before his retirement. He spent time playing cards and completing jigsaw puzzles with family and friends at the family home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roswell and Ruth Leavitt; a brother, Scott Leavitt; his son, Jonathan Scott Leavitt; and an infant daughter, Diane Leavitt. He is survived by his wife, Margo Leavitt, of Kalispell; and his children, Linda Clark of Kalispell, Barb Libo, Debbie McIintosh and Scott Libo, all of the Seattle area; his grandchildren, Jeff Harper, Jonathan Griggs, Raymond Griggs, Samantha Theilen, Justin Dahlum, Ryan Ehlke, Courtney Jonas, Joshua Whitis, Alyssa Libo and Jack Libo; and four great-grandchildren, Haley Griggs, Tivan Theilen, Haden Dahlum and Bella Marie Jonas. He is also survived by his brother, Glen Leavitt, and Pug Carey, of Dillon; cousin, Carolyn Fincher; nephews, Jonathan C. Leavitt and Chad Leavitt, and stepchildren, Kelly Morrow of Kalispell and Tracy Wilson of Seattle. There will be no public service. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for the family.