Larry M. Calvert, 88

Larry M. Calvert, 88, passed away of natural causes June 8, 2023.

She was born January 19, 1935, to Olga Woodcock Dawson and Walter Clifford Dawson in Helena.

She grew up in Great Falls, and attended grade school and high school there, graduating in 1953.

She attended the University of Montana, Missoula; the College of Great Falls; and Montana State University, Bozeman. She graduated from Montana State University in 1959.

She married Charles William (Bill) Calvert in 1955. They lived in Montana, Washington State, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, while Bill worked for Conoco as a seismographer.

In 1965 they moved to Eureka, where they both taught at the High School there. She taught High School English for 23 years, retiring in 1988.

After retirement she and Bill moved to the Creston area of the Flathead Valley.

Her husband, Bill, passed away in 2003.

In her youth she enjoyed summers riding horses on family ranches in Shonkin, and Boulder, Montana.

As an adult she enjoyed her family, traveling, working with Literacy Volunteers of Flathead County, her many pets and reading.

She is survived by her sons, Mark Calvert (Kelly), of Columbia Falls; Paul Calvert, of Rexford; her grandchildren, Brandon Calvert (Carmen), Dustin, Jason and Megan; one great-grandchild, Liam Calvert; in- laws, Mary and Lynn Carpenter and Pattricia Calvert; cousins, nieces, nephews, and life-long friends, Paul and Francis Erler, and Bill Sanguine.

Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. To send online condolences, please visit www.columbiamortuary.com