Obituary: Kadzejs, Alise Lonija

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Thu., Oct. 15, 2015

KADZEJS, Alise Lonija (Age 89) Alise Lonija Kadzejs, of Missoula, passed away October 12, 2015 at Beehive Homes of natural causes.

She was born May 19, 1926 in Talsi, Latvia.

She immigrated to the United States in 1950 with her husband Oskars Kadzejs.

On September 9th, 1948 she married Oskars Kadzejs in Munich, Germany.

The couple lived in Spokane, Washington for over 40 years where Oskars worked for the Federal Government as a meat inspector.

Lonie worked hard taking great care of their sons and the household.

She enjoyed keeping her yard beautifully landscaped, talking with her Latvian friends, cooking and singing in the Latvian church.

She moved to Missoula in 2012 where she lived at Grizzly Peak Retirement Residence and then Beehive Homes.

She was preceded in death by her husband Oskars and her sister Paula of Latvia.

Surviors include her sons Eriks of Sandpoint, Idaho; and Andris (Claudia) of Missoula; grandchildren: Cacy (Travas) Faulhaber, Talis (Jessie) Kadzejs, Rudy (Carli) Kadzejs and Andra (Andy) Derrickson; along with several great-grandchildren.

A special thanks to Beehive Homes and Rocky Mountain Hospice.

Also her good friends Wendy Linden and Elsie Cohen.

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