Obituaries

Dixon

By Heather Rush for the Valley Journal

DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner and/or pinochle. Meals are served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request. We also accepting takeout meal requests for $5 per serving.

Menu for the coming week is: — Monday Dinner, Nov. 8: catfish, oven fries, vegetables, bread, dessert — Thursday Dinner, Nov. 11: stew, frybread, dessert Feel welcome to place an order in advance by calling 406-2463310. All ages are always welcome.

The Dixon Senior Center hosts pinochle on the fourth Monday of each month from 7-9 p.m. The next game is Nov. 22.

St. Ignatius

By Irene Pritsak for the Valley Journal

ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius Senior Center hopes your Halloween was fun and appropriately spooky. And here we are, getting ready for the holiday season. The center will hold a bake sale in early December; date to be announced next week.

Our menu for the week: — Wednesday, Nov. 3: dinner at 5:30 p.m. - lasagna with beef, salad, rolls, dessert, fruit — Friday, Nov. 5: fish, rice, veggies, fruit, dessert — Tuesday, Nov. 9: soup and sandwiches, salad, fruit, dessert

Have a great week.

Ronan

By Auggie Peterson for the Valley Journal

RONAN — Welcome fall and all the leaves blowing in from the neighbors trees.

Lots of things going on at the Ronan Mission Valley Senior Center. On Saturday, Nov. 13 we will host a Christmas bazaar. There will be a bake sale, tickets for the two baskets we are raffling off will be sold and lunch will be served for $5. One of the baskets is a complete turkey dinner with all the trimmings … not cooked of course.

Bailey Insurance will be at the center on Nov. 8 to discuss your insurance needs.

Our menu for the week: — Wednesday Nov. 3: soup, sandwiches — Friday Nov. 5: pizza — Monday Nov. 8: cheeseburgers, — Wednesday, Nov. 10: tuna casserole

All dinners are served with salads, desserts, coffee and juice.

The men have a pool game going most of the time and the women have a lot to talk about. Join us for a good meal and friendly faces. Stay safe and healthy.

Polson

By Kaye Stam for the Valley Journal

POLSON — The Polson Senior Center is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Individuals and small organized groups are welcome to use the facility. We have a library nook and puzzle table available in the main hall and a semi-private space available by reservation only. Non-member use is available. We ask for a voluntary donation of $15 per year. Organized activities: — Exercise class for seniors: 10:30-11:30 a.m. M-W-F — Bridge: (postponed indefinitely) Get on call list if you wish to join. — Mahjong: 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays — Pinochle: 12:30 p.m. Thursdays, walk-ins and new players always welcome — Bingo: 7 p.m. Fridays

Anyone interested in cribbage, gin rummy, canasta, etc. can leave their name and phone number. Call your friends and meet as a group.

Space is also available for craftsman’s groups. (Whittling, anyone?)

Here is the menu for the next several days: — Wednesday, Nov. 3: beef tip gravy, whipped potatoes, green beans, veggie Jell-O salad, chocolate cake — Thursday, Nov. 4: ham loaf, sweet potatoes, stir fry vegetables, mac salad, peaches — Friday, Nov. 5: barbecue ribs, baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw, apple sauce cake — Monday, Nov. 8: chicken-rice soup, PB&J sandwich, green salad, lemon bars — Tuesday, Nov. 9: pork chops, whipped potatoes, green beans pretzel salad, peach cobbler — Wednesday, Nov. 10: Meatloaf, baked potato, stir fry vegetables, 5-bean salad, carrot cake — Thursday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day - chicken with honey/mustard sauce, dressing, peas, Jell-O, pistachio pudding

Linda Day

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA — Linda Brenneman Day, 88, of Guerneville, California, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 7, 2020, at her home in California. She was an outgoing adventurous woman, who was never afraid to jump on a motorcycle, hike a mountain, or tan a deer hide, who loved to knit while cheering on the San Francisco Giants.

Linda was born in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Millersburg High School in the class of 1950. She also attended UCLA, where she studied organic chemistry. She lived in Polson; Glorietta, New Mexico; South Lake Tahoe, California; and Landstuhl, Germany, among many others, but returned to her beloved redwoods in Guerneville.

Linda Day

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With her partner Lu, she traveled extensively throughout the West, delving into the history, geography, and customs of everywhere they ended up.

She was predeceased by her mother, Rachel Smith Day; her father, Charles Roswell Day; her brother, William Day; and her partner, Marylu Mattson.

She is survived by her children, Erica Sargent of Polson, Andrea (Beau) Harbin of Cortland, New York, Scott (Cyndi) Sargent of Yuba City, California; and her grandchildren, Clara and Amelia Schaeffer, Rowan and Duncan Harbin, and Owen and Tavis Sargent; and many dear friends.

Michael Roseleip

ENUMCLAW, WASHINGTON — Michael John Roseleip, age 59, joined our Heavenly Father on Oct. 15, 2021, with his wife, Laura, son, Joe, and daughterin-law, Jessica, by his side, following a short, yet courageous battle with cancer. Many family members gave support from afar due to the restrictions of COVID.

Mike (Rosey) was born the sixth child of Robert and Dorathy (Salomon) Roseleip, Jr. His early years were spent with the family on the dairy farm east of St. Ignatius. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1980 where he was active in band, jazz band and the developing area of computer science. He enrolled at Montana State University in Bozeman, graduating in the field of Computer Science and Engineering. He was first employed by Boeing Companies, a global aerospace manufacturer. Then he moved on to Siemens AG, a focused technology corporation, where he worked with medical diagnostic equipment, traveling to numerous countries, including Germany.

The upstart company, DocuSign, was founded in 2003 and specializes in electronic signatures and digital transactions. Mike left the security of the large corporations and joined DocuSign as one of the first 100 employees. DocuSign went public in 2018 with over 6200 employees. Upon news of Mike’s passing, DocuSign has established an annual engineering award in his name.

Mike married the love of his life, Laura (Brocksom) Roseleip on May 27, 2000. He is survived by Laura,

son, Joe (Jessica) Freier, and grandson, Michael (Mikey), all of Enumclaw, Washington; his siblings, Dennis (Dixie) Roseleip of Billings, Dave (Jan) Roseleip of Liberty Lake, Washington, Jerry (Billye) Roseleip of Deer Lodge, Julie (Matt) Indreland of Livingston, and Jeanne (Guy) Rasmussen of Helena, as well as his aunt, Linda (Roseleip) Werdin in Lewistown, his aunt, Dorothy (Kincel) Salomon of Olympia, Washington, and his uncle, Lawrence Cornelius of Ronan, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mike was preceded in death by parents Robert and Dorathy (Salomon) Roseleip, Jr.; grandparents Peter and Ina (Garbe) Salomon, Jr. and Robert and Marie (Wunderwald) Roseleip, Sr.; as well as his uncles, David Werdin and Irvin Salomon; and his aunt, Lorraine (Salomon) Cornelius. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date due to COVID restrictions. Memorials may be sent to the Washington State Animal Health Foundation, 8024 Bracken Pl SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065 or online at: https://WSVMA.org/foundation/ (donations are matched Michael Roseleip to support animal health and welfare) or the St. Ignatius Senior Center, 305 N. Main Avenue, St. Ignatius, MT 59865.