Florene Coleman 'Pat' Dunnam, 92

Florene Vivian Coleman “Pat” Dunnam, 92, of Kalispell, passed away on Feb. 1, 2011.

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother was born on Dec. 5, 1918, in Marietta, Okla., the daughter of America Ann Coleman and Travis Olin Coleman. When Pat was very young, her mother was remarried to Bailey Saling. Pat attended various schools throughout Oklahoma and Texas, but her real education was on the ranch where she lived in Oklahoma

Pat was the perfect grandmother. She spent countless hours listening to and talking to her grandchildren. She was also “Grandma Pat” to countless other children at her daughter Terri’s daycare.

She touched the lives of many people and will be greatly missed by her daughter, Evelyn White, and husband, Gene, of Fallon, Nev.; her son, Dusty Patton, and wife, Rhonda, of Houston; her son, Earnie Dunnam, and wife, Sharon, of Houston; her daughter, Carlene VanderVenter, of Klamath Falls, Ore.; her daughter, Patty Hahne, and husband, Jeff, of Klamath Falls; and her daughter, Terri Smith, and husband, Richard, of Kalispell; and by her 18 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Pat will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19, at Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home in Kalispell, followed by a graveside memorial at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery where her ashes will be interned.

The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Montana Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, 3010 11th Ave. N., Billings, MT 59101.

Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for Pat’s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to offer condolences and view Pat’s tribute wall.