Obituary for
Beverly Kay Neiss
Beverly 'Kay' Neiss, 69, of Polson, MT, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at St. Joseph Medical Center. Kay was born on June 9, 1941 in St. Ignatius, MT, a daughter of Ernest Clairmont and Olive 'Kelly' Dupuis Clairmont. She graduated from Polson High School in 1959. Kay married Pilar Garcia in 1959 and the couple later divorced. In 1968, Kay married Richard Neiss and later divorced in 1992. She was an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and had retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a Lands Administration Office manager. Besides her parents, Kay is preceded in death by two of her children, Timothy Garcia and Sherri Neiss. Survivors include her children, Lyle G. Neiss of Polson, Kathy K. (Duane) Cunningham of Helena, John K. (Kandi) Neiss of Ronan, and Lance Neiss of Phoenix, AZ: 11 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren: and a sister, Rhonda Swaney. Visitation for friends and family will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2011 from 5 ' 7 PM at Grogan Funeral Home, 101 Sixth Ave. E., Polson. A Rosary Service will begin at 7:00 PM. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family online at www.groganfuneralhome.com. The staff of Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory, Polson, considers it a privilege to care for Kay's family.
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