Ethel Shanor

Ethel M. Shanor, 79, of Belgrade, passed away at the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital on May 19, 2006.

Ethel was born to the late Charles and Lorene Kallner on Aug. 5, 1926, in Malta. As a child, she moved with her family from Malta to Conrad and then to Whitefish, where she attended school.

She lived her whole life in Montana, working as a cook on many cattle ranches and at the Whitefish school. In 1972, she moved to Bozeman to be near her daughter Robin, where she worked at the Montana State University Student Union Building and worked on her own as a domestic engineer.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Russell Quest, Ralph Quest and Jordan Kallner; and sisters Merle Moore, Jean Osborne and Shirley Kallner.

Ethel is survived by her daughter Robin Sullivan, of Bozeman; grandson Keith (Shawn) Williams; great grandchildren Chris, Austin and Ellen, all of Shelbyville, Ind.; her twin sister Edna Doyle, of Belgrade; and many nieces and nephews.

A Memorial and Committal Service will be held in Whitefish on Friday, June 2, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Nazarene Church of Whitefish.