Dorothy Nagy, 72

Dorothy Nagy, 72, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center due to complications related to a kidney transplant.

Dorothy was born Dec. 9, 1939, in Conrad to John and Louise Wolanski. She grew up on the family farm near Sweet Grass and graduated from North Toole County High School in Sunburst. She attended Northern Montana College for a short time in Havre but the lure of a handsome Canadian farmhand proved too strong. She married Mervin Nagy on Aug. 2, 1958, and five children quickly followed. Always leading by example, she instilled the importance of compassion, love and fun in her children and grandchildren. At times, her energy seemed boundless, whether leading a sing-along around her beloved player piano, cooking a delectable large meal for family and friends or dancing until the band went home, she did it with gusto. She found the joy in almost every moment of her life and that spirit was infectious to nearly everyone she met.

Survivors include her daughter, Janice and Myron Heitzman of Missoula; sons, Don and Page Nagy of Sunburst, Jim and Jeanne Nagy of Sweet Grass, Bob and Dianne Nagy of Billings, and Greg and John Oss of Spokane; grandchildren, Jennifer and Brennan Dawson, Morgan Halvorson, Amanda and Alex Yudell, Jessica and Justin Nagy, Jackson Nagy, Nicole and Chris Ramstead, and Brent and Callan Nagy; and great-grandchildren, Torvie Dawson and Noah Nagy.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Help Hope Live foundation for kidney transplant patients in need (www.helphopelive.org) or the Toole County Education Foundation. 

Visitation will be after 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13 at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby, where a vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Sunburst, with burial to follow in the Sunburst Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com.