LAVONA CHVILICEK obituary

Lavona Mae (Laue) Chvilicek, 87, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her viewing will be Saturday, March 6, from 3 to 7 p.m. and prayer vigil service will be 7 p.m. Sunday, March 7, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel, with her funeral Mass at 11 a.m., Monday, March 8, 2010, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, with Father Joseph Retzel officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at St. Jude's Parish Center immediately after the graveside services. Memorial contributions in Lavona's honor may be made to the Hays Mission or to a memorial of one's choice. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Lavona was born Feb. 21, 1923, in Kearney, Neb., to John and Verda Laue. She grew up on a farm in Nebraska. She married Frank J. Chvilicek Jan. 20, 1946, in Kearney, Neb. They moved to Montana after Frank was discharged from the Army. Frank had a wheat farm in Montana, and he and Lavona moved there to operate the farm, and Lavona became a farm wife, homemaker and a mother of six children. She enjoyed sewing and gardening and loved to dance. She has always enjoyed television, especially "Jeopardy," "Wheel of Fortune," the soaps, Lawrence Welk, Shirley Temple movies and western movies. She was very creative and covered photo albums for baby books and weddings to give as special gifts. Lavona and Frank moved to Havre in 1967 and purchased the Sunset Motel, and Lavona went to work at the hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, John Laue Jr.; her husband, Frank Chvilicek; and grandson, Will Brown. Lavona is survived by her six children: daughters, Julie (Dave) Brown and Teresa Johnson, sons, Mark (Arlyne) Chvilicek, David (Sally) Chvilicek all of Havre, Mont., Daniel (Sharon) Chvilicek of Kalispell, Mont., and Michael (Nenita) Chvilicek of Port Hadlock, Wash.; her sister-inlaw, Violet Laue of Kearney, Neb.; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews