- Date Of Birth: January 30, 1946
- Date Of Death: August 10, 2021
- State: Arizona
Lonnie P. Whittaker, 75, longtime resident of Boulder,
Montana passed away in Yuma, Arizona on August 10, 2021.
Born January 30, 1946, Lonnie grew up in Southern
California. He and his wife Ginny, moved to Montana in 1986
buying the Linn Motel on Main Street, later renaming the
business the “Whittaker Pines”. He was also owner of LPWE
Enterprises during which time he built the original USS
Bennington website: . During that
time he built and sold the first computers – and websites –
that probably many in the state of Montana owned. Lonnie
also worked for Jefferson County as a G.I.S. tech. He
created the design for the county emblem marker that
identifies many of the county roads today.
Lonnie was a Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veteran. He served
aboard the USS BENNINGTON (CVS-20) aircraft carrier
as an Electronics Technician. He will be greatly missed by
his wife of 42 years, Ginny Whittaker, his sisters- and
brothers-in-law and his nieces and nephews in Pennsylvania.
His peers at the Bennington PACT (Personal Action Creates
Trust) , Bennington, Vermont and his many Arizona and
Montana friends will also feel the loss.
Ginny would like to thank the team from Compassus Hospice
of Yuma, Arizona and the Bennington PACT Team for their
compassion, care and support.
be held at Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Fort
Harrison, Helena MT on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at
11a.m.
