1939
Dorothy
2012
Dorothy Nagy
December 9, 1939 — February 8, 2012
Dorothy Nagy, age 72, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center due to complications related to a kidney transplant. Visitation is Monday, February 13, after 1 pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby where a vigil will be held at 7 pm. Funeral Mass will be 11 am Tuesday, February 14, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Sunburst with burial to follow in the Sunburst Cemetery.
Survivors include her daughter, Janice (Myron) Heitzman of Missoula; sons Don (Page) Nagy of Sunburst, Jim (Jeanne) Nagy of Sweet Grass, Bob (Dianne) Nagy of Billings, and Greg (John Oss) of Spokane, WA; grandchildren Jennifer (Brennan) Dawson, Morgan Halvorson, Amanda (Alex) Yudell, Jessica and Justin Nagy, Jackson Nagy, Nicole (Chris) Ramstead, and Brent (Callan) Nagy; and great-grandchildren Torvie Dawson and Noah Nagy.
Dorothy was born December 9, 1939 in Conrad to John and Louise Wolanski. She grew up on the family farm near Sweet Grass and graduated from North Toole County High School in Sunburst. She attended Northern Montana College for a short time in Havre, but the lure of a handsome Canadian farmhand proved too strong. She married Mervin Nagy August 2, 1958 and five children quickly followed. Always leading by example, she instilled the importance of compassion, love and fun in her children and grandchildren. At times, her energy seemed boundless: whether leading a sing-along around her beloved player piano, cooking a delectable large meal for family and friends, or dancing until the band went home, she did it with gusto. She found the joy in almost every moment of her life and that spirit was infectious to nearly everyone she met.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Help Hope Live foundation for kidney transplant patients in need (www.helphopelive.org) or the Toole County Education Foundation.
Survivors include her daughter, Janice (Myron) Heitzman of Missoula; sons Don (Page) Nagy of Sunburst, Jim (Jeanne) Nagy of Sweet Grass, Bob (Dianne) Nagy of Billings, and Greg (John Oss) of Spokane, WA; grandchildren Jennifer (Brennan) Dawson, Morgan Halvorson, Amanda (Alex) Yudell, Jessica and Justin Nagy, Jackson Nagy, Nicole (Chris) Ramstead, and Brent (Callan) Nagy; and great-grandchildren Torvie Dawson and Noah Nagy.
Dorothy was born December 9, 1939 in Conrad to John and Louise Wolanski. She grew up on the family farm near Sweet Grass and graduated from North Toole County High School in Sunburst. She attended Northern Montana College for a short time in Havre, but the lure of a handsome Canadian farmhand proved too strong. She married Mervin Nagy August 2, 1958 and five children quickly followed. Always leading by example, she instilled the importance of compassion, love and fun in her children and grandchildren. At times, her energy seemed boundless: whether leading a sing-along around her beloved player piano, cooking a delectable large meal for family and friends, or dancing until the band went home, she did it with gusto. She found the joy in almost every moment of her life and that spirit was infectious to nearly everyone she met.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Help Hope Live foundation for kidney transplant patients in need (www.helphopelive.org) or the Toole County Education Foundation.
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