Obert A. Tu

Obie Tu was called to the Lord suddenly on December 25, Christmas Day, in Yuma, Arizona at age 72. He was born December 15, 1941, in Circle, Montana to Olaf and Ada Tu.
Obie attended Circle High School where he played basketball and graduated salutatorian. He served in the Army in Vietnam after attending Rocky Mountain College in Billings. He then moved to Polson, Montana, where he worked for Mission Valley Power, starting as a lineman and retiring as Operations Superintendent after 34 years. He met Sharon Raymond and married her March 23, 1969. Obie and Sharon raised 3 sons and 1 daughter in the Polson area. Sharon passed away in July 1997. He then met the second love of his life, Carol Weaver, in Yuma. Carol and Obie were married on December 12, 2011. Carol and Obie spent their time between Yuma, Polson, and traveling. Obie was an avid outdoorsman and wood craftsman. He also enjoyed a good card game, sports, and most recently golf. He really loved to laugh. The most important aspect of his life was his family and friends. He was a loving husband and father and a proud grandfather (Papa).
Obie leaves behind his wife Carol; 3 sons, Jon Sonju and wife Ranae of Anchorage, Alaska; Rick Sonju of Thompson Falls; Doug Tu and wife Michelle of Columbia Falls; and 1 daughter Teresa Davis and husband Ashley of Lake Stevens, Washington. He also leaves behind 1 step-son Mike Turner and wife Renee of Cerritos, California.
He leaves behind 8 grandchildren as well. Jon, Erik, and Greg Sonju. Courtney, Alyssa, and Dayne Tu. Easton and Morgan Turner. He also just became a great-grandfather to Lilliana Sonju.
Services are Saturday, January 4, 10:00 AM, at the Good Shepard Lutheran Church in Polson, MT with lunch to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations in Obie's name to go to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.

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