MarieJoy Becquart
MarieJoy
(Obermayer) Becquart, 74, passed away at her
home in Moyie Springs, April 11, 2012. We will
be having a celebration of life for Marie at the
Yaak campground on April 28 in the early
afternoon. All are welcome.MarieJoy was born on in Troy, Montana, January 10, 1938, to Roland and Mollie (Starr) Obermayer. She attended school in the upper Yaak and Troy. After high school, she met and married the love of her life, Tommie Lee Becquart. They shared 54 loving years together. Tom preceded her in death September 11, 2010.
Survivors include daughter Sheri Pickford and husband Scott, Moyie Springs, daughter Rhonna Russell and husband, Bob, Bonners Ferry, brother Bill Obermayer and wife Karen of Kalispell Montana, sister Candie Foust and husband Randy Buckner of Libby, Montana; grandsons Brandon Bourland, Moyie Springs, and Kyle Bourland, Green River, Wyoming, and great grandson, Laine Bourland, Bonners Ferry.
MarieJoy enjoyed the simple joys of life.
She loved to camp and cook and being Tom’s wife. MarieJoy and Tom loved to travel to new places and meet new people. They spent the last six years traveling to Arizona, where they looked forward to meeting up with their friends. Marie was an outstanding cook who took very good care of her husband and family over the years.
She was a beautiful woman, being very strong through her illness. Her family will miss her very much, as will her friends.
Family and friends are invited to sign MarieJoy’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.