Roberta 'Bobbie' Mae Shelley, 86
Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Mae Shelley, 86
Roberta “Bobbie” Mae Shelley, 86, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at her home in Bigfork.
She was born on Feb. 15, 1926, in Kalispell, to Anton and Grace May (Brown) Bartel.
She was the third child of seven. Bobbie was raised in the Creston area. She also grew up on the Flathead River, where her father operated a ferry.
In 1943, she married Warren McIntyre. They had one son, Don. Later they were divorced. In 1949, she married Herbert Shelley. Herb had three children, Joe, Steve and Pat, from a previous marriage. She and Herb had two more children, Lilly and Herbert Jr.
She worked for a time at Snowline, as well as at the Immanuel Lutheran Home. She served in her church as a Cub Scout leader and a primary teacher. She enjoyed spending time with the family and friends at the church, doing activities or camping with the family, or just going on a picnic in the woods. Bobbie also looked going on long drives through the mountains, watching the wildlife. She spent her pastime doing crafts such as crocheting, knitting, plastic canvas house, making cookies and candies and working in her flower garden.
Bobbie was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Joe, Dave, Robert and Francis Bartel; and one sister, Ramona Norton; her husband, Herbert Shelley Sr.; and one son, Donald McIntyre; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Bobbie is survived by her five children, Joe Shelley, Steve Shelley, Pat Chubb, Lilly Wainwright and Herbert Shelley Jr.; 19 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 19 great-great-grandchildren; with many nieces and nephews and friends.
A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center on Whitefish Stage Road in Kalispell. A viewing will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service, at the church. Burial will follow at Glacier Memorial Gardens.
Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for Bobbie's family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to view Bobbie's Tribute wall, offer condolences and share memories.