Dorthea E. Murray, 85

Dorthea E. Murray, 85, of Kalispell, passed away on April 28, 2014, in Eureka.

She was born in Havre to Jack and Myra Alavana on June 5, 1928.

In her early years, she attended Eureka High School. She went on to earn a degree in nursing at Sacred Heart School of Nursing in Havre.

Dorthea worked as a nurse all over Montana in Havre, Whitefish, Missoula and Glacier National Park. She spent 17 summers nursing in Glacier, where she made many lifelong friends. She enjoyed hiking, boating, swimming and traveling.

Dorthea is survived by her children, Cheri Watson and husband Kelly Watson, Scott Murray and wife Tina Murray, and Carol Murray-Duberow and husband Robin Duberow. She has five grandchildren, Katrina Elder, William Murray, Brett Murray, KC Watson and Jane Duberow. She was the great-grandmother of two great-grandchildren, Kyler Elder and Baily Elder.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on May 23 at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Eureka. Burial will follow at Eureka Cemetery.

Schnackenberg and Nelson Funeral Home has helped arrange the funeral services.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to Eureka Volunteer Ambulance Service, 103 Schagel Way, Eureka, MT 59917.