- Date Of Birth: May 20, 1934
- Date Of Death: January 7, 2009
- State: Montana
Ruth Dolores (Kinniburgh) Loveless, age 74, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at her residence in Kalispell, Montana, with her family at her side. She was born on May 20, 1934 in Wolf Point, Montana to John Duncan and Jeannette Erma (Rawson) Kinniburgh.
Her family moved to Marion when she was three years old. She went to school for eight years in Marion and graduated early from Flathead High School.
She married Donald Loveless on December 28, 1952 in Kalispell where they lived most of their life. They were stationed at Camp Hanford, Washington while Donald was in the Army in the 1950’s.
Ruth loved bowling, gardening, camping and her many friends and family. She loved taking care of her friends, among them Julie, Shirley, Dorothy and Lil. She intensely loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh. She loved to go to rummage sales with Don and find many treasures for her family.
Besides being a housewife she had many jobs throughout the years. She worked at Hedges School, The Outlaw Inn and register for births and death in Flathead County. Ruth was also one of the founding members of the South Kalispell Fire Department Auxiliary. She spent many hours helping to research and to establish the Fire Department and was an active member for many years.
One of her last adventures was when she drove to Alaska with her husband Don and sister Merle and her husband Don. They stayed in a pop-up camper and they became proficient at setting up the camper each night. They each had their own job and could get it set up in about 5 minutes. Ruth was truly loved by many friends and family and will be sincerely missed. Ruth wais preceded in death by her parents, John and Jeannette; her infant sister Betty and brothers John and Dale.
She is survived by her husband Don Loveless, her sons, Randy Loveless and wife Kris, Ryan and wife Cheryl and Robbin all of Kalispell, MT; her grandchildren, Eric, Chad, Cassandra, Amanda, Josh, Jacob and Jeff Loveless and Jessica Warner all of Kalispell, MT and many great-grandchildren and relatives and her sister Merle Komenda and husband Donald of Marion, MT.
