Doris Masa passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at her home in Kalispell.
Doris was born in Ekalaka on April 29, 1930, to George and Mary Anderson and attended school in Baker and Portland, where her parents worked in a shipyard during World War II. Later, the family returned to Baker where she met and married Paul Masa.
Over the next 20 years, they owned and operated four different bars, one in Belfield, N.D., another in Baker, and two in Kalispell. Together, they owned and operated the Log Cabin Bar on Main Street for 15 years. Thereafter, they bought and sold Western art.
Doris enjoyed spending time on the lake and fishing, especially with her sister. She also loved spending time with her son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Masa; father, George and mother, Mary Anderson; sisters, Lavonne Hoenke and Phyllis McClenahan; and great-granddaughter, Jessica Masa.
Doris is survived by one son and his wife, Larry and Kathy Masa of Kalispell; three grandchildren, Melissa and Mark Sedivy of Whitefish, Paul and Rubianna Masa of Columbia Falls, and Andy and Jodi Masa of Kalispell; nine great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Tom and John Masa, and brother, David, and Bernice Anderson, of Sidney.
Viewing will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home, followed by internment at Glacier Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Home Options Hospice.
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Doris was born in Ekalaka on April 29, 1930, to George and Mary Anderson and attended school in Baker and Portland, where her parents worked in a shipyard during World War II. Later, the family returned to Baker where she met and married Paul Masa.
Over the next 20 years, they owned and operated four different bars, one in Belfield, N.D., another in Baker, and two in Kalispell. Together, they owned and operated the Log Cabin Bar on Main Street for 15 years. Thereafter, they bought and sold Western art.
Doris enjoyed spending time on the lake and fishing, especially with her sister. She also loved spending time with her son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Masa; father, George and mother, Mary Anderson; sisters, Lavonne Hoenke and Phyllis McClenahan; and great-granddaughter, Jessica Masa.
Doris is survived by one son and his wife, Larry and Kathy Masa of Kalispell; three grandchildren, Melissa and Mark Sedivy of Whitefish, Paul and Rubianna Masa of Columbia Falls, and Andy and Jodi Masa of Kalispell; nine great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Tom and John Masa, and brother, David, and Bernice Anderson, of Sidney.
Viewing will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home, followed by internment at Glacier Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Home Options Hospice.