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Lyle Kirkpatrick Obituary

Lyle R. Kirkpatrick, 85, of Great Falls, died of natural causes Friday at his home.
At his request, no services are planned. Croxford Funeral Home and Crematory is handling ar-rangements.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, Jean Kirkpatrick.
Survivors include sisters Beverly Johnson and Eunice Barrow of Oregon, and Maria Kirkpatrick of Minnesota; three children, Lyle R. Kirkpatrick, Carole Paske, and Jim and Pam Austin; and three grand-children; Scott Paske, Mark Paske and Max Austin.
Kirk was a retired state livestock inspector and vice-president of Great Falls Federal Savings and Loan.
Kirk was born Oct. 25, 1922, in Bismarck, N.D., and raised in Conrad, Mont.
He served in the Army in India during World War II from 1942 through 1946. He married Jean Peppard of Valier in Conrad in 1947. They moved to Great Falls in 1955.
Memorials in his name are sug-gested to the Great Falls Fire/Rescue, c/o City of Great Falls, P.O. Box 5021, Great Falls, MT 59403.
Kirk was a gentle, loyal man of the community.
Thank you to the wonderful peo-ple of Pondera and Cascade County.
Blessings to all.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Great Falls Tribune on Nov. 27, 2007.

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