PATRICIA ALICE (LACLAIRE) KENOYER Obituary (1928

Patricia A. "Pat" Kenoyer, 86, died on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby. She was born on October 3, 1928 at Alturas, California to Pal and Marie LaClaire. She resided in St. Ignatius and Libby, Montana while raising family and later had worked as a waitress and cook in Oregon, Nevada, Washington and Idaho, residing in Salmon and Challis, Idaho for an extended period of time until returning to Libby in 2003. Pat had been an avid reader and enjoyed watching football and rodeos, especially bull riding. She was preceded in death by 2 sons Stephen Brown and Kenneth E. Brown, Jr., husband Don Kenoyer, 5 siblings and a grandson Byron Myers. Survivors include her beloved companion, Chuck Tapia; her children, Fred Brown; Kendra Gaustad (Dave); Bobbie Nelson (Niles); Toni Glenn; Patsy Klare (Russ); Jean Brown and Laurie Brant (Dale); 11 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren; siblings Phyllis France, Laura Hudson, Russ LaClaire, Phil LaClaire and Perry LaClaire and many, many nieces and nephews. Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Home in Libby. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.schnackenbergfh.com.