- Date Of Birth: August 10, 1917
- Date Of Death: October 27, 2009
- State: Montana
Margaret A. “Peg” Smith, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell, Montana. She was born on August 10, 1917 to local railroad conductor William Steven and Hermine (Merker) Forhan. She was one of nine children.
In 1939, she met Art Smith. Art was a salesman for a local automotive supply store, the Kalispell Motor Supply. They were married on December 30, 1939.
In 1959, Art, then General Manager of the Motor Supply died of cancer and she was left alone to raise her family. She was proud that all of her girls finished college.
She was also a well known local quilter, making and quilting over 100 quilts. She was also a first place winner in several local and state quilt contests.
She is survived by four of her daughters, Colleen McCabe and husband Jim of Helena, MT; Kathleen McLaen and husband Don of Albuquerque, NM; Judy McKenzie of Eugene, OR and Jen Moore of Kalispell, MT; eleven grandchildren, Bill, Pat, Mike, Kathy, Annie, Dave, Scot, Jinny, Shawn, Rachel and Arthur and one brother Rudy Forhan of Tuscon, Az.
She waited 50 years to be with her one true love. Tell daddy 57, mom. Love you.
