Shirley Donna Klesh

Shirley Donna Klesh, 88, of Great Falls, passed away February 20, 2018 at Peace Hospice. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a vigil to follow starting at 7:00 p.m. both at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 201 44th St. S. A funeral liturgy will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. also Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Shirley was born on October 12, 1929 in Great Falls, Montana to Lynne and Evelyn (Melby) Walker. She attended schools in Great Falls and graduated with the class of 1948 at Great Falls High School. She met and married the love of her life, Paul Klesh. Shirley was an amazing homemaker. She worked at Liberty Theater in high school and briefly at JoAnn’s Fabrics, but returned to being a homemaker because Paul liked her to be at home. She was involved with volunteering at Holy Spirit to help with funerals, functions and activities up until her late sixties/early seventies. Shirley was a member of the Woman’s Auxiliary for the Fire Department. She loved to sew, crochet, paint, shop and her daily bible studies. Shirley is survived by her daughters, Terri Lynne Klesh of Great Falls, MT and Paula Ann (David) Robinson of Tecumseh, MI; sons Robert R. (Denise) Klesh and David P. (Michelle) Klesh both of Great Falls, MT; sister Evelyn (Gil) Schaefer; 9 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2003, Paul Klesh; parents Lynne Walker and Evelyn (Melby) Walker; and siblings. Memorials in Shirley’s name are suggested to Meals on Wheels, 1620 12th Ave. N., Great Falls, MT 59401 and/or Peace Hospice, 1101 26th St. S., Great Falls, MT 59405. Condolences for the family may be shared online at www.SchniderFuneralHome.com.