ELSIE E (ECKERT) FLETCHER Obituary (1923

Elsie Eckert Fletcher, 91, died Wednesday evening, January 21, 2015 at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby. She was born October 1, 1923 in Burns Lake, British Columbia to Frank and Ethel Shaw Eckert. When Elsie was 18 years old she moved to Seattle, Washington where she attended business school and later worked for the Civil Service as a bookkeeper. While living in Seattle, Elsie met and married Harold Fletcher on February 14, 1944. After Harold was discharged from the US Navy they moved to Libby and bought a homestead where Elsie continued to live and raise her family for the remainder of her life. Elsie was well known for her ability to make everything thrive and grow. She always had a large garden and gave away whatever surplus that she couldn't use herself. Over the years Elsie raised cows, pigs, horses, rabbits, chickens, ducks, cats and dogs. She was not one to let her territory go unguarded and always kept a loaded gun handy and was ready at a minute's notice to shoot or scare off anything that she felt was trespassing on her land or stealing apples from her orchard. She will always be remembered for her feisty nature and her way of saying what was on her mind. She was preceded in death by 2 sons Harlan and Alan Fletcher, and 2 grandsons Kirk Fletcher, Jr. and Brady Fellenberg. Survivors include her 2 sons, Kirk and Morris Fletcher, both of Libby; 2 daughters Nancy Miller (Steve), Westminster, Calif.; Carolyn Fellenberg (Bill), Yaak, Mont.; 13 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Home Chapel in Libby. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.schnackenbergfh.com.