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- [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).
Ernest Keith Clairmont
Birth: Aug. 28, 1927
Polson
Lake County
Montana, USA
Death: Aug. 27, 1999
He was born to Ernest and Olive Clairmont. He married Delma Bellon on Oct. 15, 1952 in St. Ignatius Mission. He was a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Source--Missoulian, 29-Aug-1999; Missoula, Montana
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Keith Clairmont
Keith Clairmont, 71, of Libby, died Friday, Aug. 27, 1999, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital.
He was born on Aug. 28, 1927, at Polson, to Ernest V. and Olive Josephine Dupuis Clairmont.
Raised and educated at Polson, Keith served with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Caldwell in the Pacific during World War II He married Delma Bellon on Oct. 15, 1952, at the St. Ignatius Mission.
The family lived at Polson for many years and Keith worked as an industrial engineer throughout northwest Montana and the western states.
He and his wife moved their family to Libby in 1969 and Keith worked on the Libby Dam Project. He continued working as an electrician on local and regional construction projects until retiring in 1979.
Keith was a proud member of the Confederated Salish-Kootenai Tribe, and in later years the proud and doting grandfather to 15 grandchildren. He was a member of St. Joseph Parish; the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Knights of Columbus and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 768.
Keith was preceded in death by his parents, brother Dillon in 1998, and sister Joan Noel earlier this month.
Survivors include his wife Delma, Libby; six children, Rod Clairmont and his wife Marj, Goldendale, Wash.; Mike Clairmont and his wife Geri, Bemidji, Minn.; Dan Clairmont and his wife Elaine, Polson; and Cheryl LeCount and her husband Bob; Jeanne Robertson and her husband Jeff and Brenda Nelson and her husband Jim, all of Libby.
He is also survived by sisters Kay Neiss and Rhonda Swaney, both of Polson, 15 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Rosary and Parish vigil services were Monday at 7 p.m. at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home. Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Ray Hannigan as celebrant. Interment services, with military honors, followed at the City of Libby Cemetery.
Family links:
Spouse:
Delma M Bellon Clairmont (1933 - 2007)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Libby Cemetery
Libby
Lincoln County
Montana, USA
Created by: Teresa Taramasso
Record added: May 19, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14328698
- [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur.
Proposed Change: Ernest Keith Clairmont (I220201)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I220201&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Nickname: KeithParents: Ernest V. Clairmont and Olive Josephine Dupuis (Not in database)Birth: 28 Aug 1927 Polson, Lake County, Montana, USADied 27 Aug 1999 St. John's Lutheran Hospital, Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, USABurial: 01 Sep 1999 Libby Cemetery, Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, USAKeith is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14328698Location of St. John's Lutheran Hospital from their website; www.sjlh.orgAll other info from Keith's FindAGrave memorialMariner's Knoll Genealogy USA
Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA
- [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur.
Proposed Change: Family: Clairmont/Bellon (F77254)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/familygroup.php?familyID=F77254&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Married: St. Ignatius Mission, St. Ignatius, Lake County, Montana, USAAccording to the obit on Ernest Keith Clairmont's FindAGrave memorial here;www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14328698Keith & Delma Bellon were married at St. Ignatius Mission. The only 'St. Ignatius Mission' I can find is in St. Ignatius, Lake County, Montana, USAMariner's Knoll Genealogy USA
Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA
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