Patricia McClure

Patricia Lee “Chuckie” McClure, 53, a proud member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribe, passed away peacefully in her sleep with her trusted and loving dog “Sis” at her side on November 9, 2016.

Born August 31, 1963 to Marge (Phillips) Blixt and Frank McClure in Polson, MT and was the 3rd of 9 children. She was raised on Post Creek and graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1981. Following graduation, she worked as a ranch hand in Wisdom, MT and Jackson Hole, WY and was the first female bull-rider in Lake Co. Continuing with her education she earned a carpentry certification and a CDL license/Heavy Equipment Operator Certification from SKC followed by a Culinary Arts Degree in Oregon. A skilled, hard worker she worked for Mission Valley Power, Schellinger Construction, Two Eagle River School and the oil fields in North Dakota along with numerous others.

Chuckie was an avid outdoors woman and enjoyed many outdoor activities including; fishing, camping, hunting, working in the potato fields and helping her brothers with stock car racing. Her brothers and nephews have many fond memories and hunting stories of the times they spent with Chuckie in the woods.

She was preceded in death by her father Frank M. “Porky” McClure, sister Andrea Blixt Brown, brother Jay Ryan and son John Wittle.

Surviving Chuckie are her parents Marge (Phillips) Blixt of Pablo and Jim (Connie) Blixt of Niarada; children Destiny Brown, Arthur “Artie” Matt; granddaughter Ayonnah Matt; sisters Leslie McClure of Pablo, Charleen Yellow Kidney of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dureen Blixt of Pablo, Carla (Danny) Tracy of Polson, and Lonnie Smith of Polson; brothers Cheyenne (Kristin) McClure of Mission, Shawn (Ambree) Blixt of Polson, Jon (Savannah) Blixt of Pablo, and Les Ryan of Polson; aunt Sally Hance of Pablo as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Rosary will be Friday, November 11, 2016 at 7:00 pm and services will be held 10:00 am on Saturday, November 12, 2016 all at the Elmo Hall followed by burial at the Jocko Cemetery in Arlee.