Frank Fortney
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Frank Fortney
KALISPELL — Frank Wayne Fortney, age 70, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at Kalispell Regional Hospital. He was born on Nov. 18, 1948, at St. Helena Sanitarium and Hospital in Napa County California - the son of Francis Todd and Margaret Teresa (Snow) Fortney.
A member of the White Earth Chippewa Tribe, he followed his high school education by honorably serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam. Upon his return to the States he studied law enforcement in Boise and worked in the mines and logging in the West and Alaska before retiring in the Pablo area.
He is survived by his wife, Meri Lou (Laum) Fortney, of Pablo; his daughter, Crystal (Josh) Alderman of Spokane and a granddaughter, Ava; and a sister, Jackie Davis, of Oregon as well as many friends.
Military graveside services were held at Lakeview Cemetery in Polson on Saturday, Oct. 19.
