Myrtle Sarah White, 93

Myrtle Sarah White, 93, passed away March 20, 2010, in Eureka. Myrtle was born Jan. 23, 1917, to Russell and Dena Ray in Helena. She had one brother, Virgil Ray. She grew up in East Helena, where she attended school and worked at Shodair Hospital. Dec. 14, 1940, she married James Jefferson White. They lived in Helena, later moving to Idaho and then to Kalispell. Over the years she opened her home and heart to many foster children, and later offered care in her home for the elderly. After James retired from the Postal Service, they made their home in Eureka. For the past 12 years, Mountain View Manor has been her home and extended family. Myrtle is preceded in death by her husband, James; and brother, Virgil. She is survived by her son, James and Carla White, of Rexford; daughter, LaZetta and David Krause of Dallesport, Wash.; and five grandchildren, Warren Krause, Stacia Stojanoff, Brandon Krause, Kim Thomson and Zane White. She has five great-grandchildren. Myrtle was a tiny lady with a heart of gold. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for the family.