Virginia Ness
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Virginia Ness
PABLO — Virginia M. “Ginny” Ness (Schlepp) passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. She was born to John and Mathilda Schlepp on July 13, 1942, in Cohagen, Montana. She attended school in Cohagen and Jordan, Montana, graduating in 1959. She received her CNA certification, the first graduating class of CNA’s, from Salish Kootenai College.
Ginny enjoyed playing pool and bowling. Ginny was known to have more than one job at a time: she bartended, was a cherry and potato inspector and retired as a CNA home health provider.
Ginny married Gene Bell in August of 1960 and they five children together. She is survived by four children, her daughter, Debbie Bell and her children, Chaney Bell (Echo) (8), Lester Couture (Alice) (5), Amy McKeever (5), Kyndra Collicott (Cris) (5), Jonathan Collicott (2), Jalen Bell (1); her son, David Bell (Susie) and his children, Cameron Bell (2), Warren James (1) and Brian James; her daughter, Deana Bell and her children, Shana Brown (3), Alex Friedlander (5); her daughter, Dawn Delay and her children, Roman Bell and Trevor Delay; her 13 grandchildren; her 37 great-grandchildren; and her two great great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one brother, John Schlepp (Dee).
She is preceded in death by four siblings: Viola, Violet, Lydia and Lillian; one son, Douglas James Bell; and three grandsons, Lester Couture, Roman Bell and Brian James and two husbands, Gene Bell and Melvin Ness.
A Celebration of Life will be held in the summer of 2021. Messages of condolences may be shared with the family online at: www.lakefuneralhomeandcremation.com. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
