Laura Jean Newman
Laura Jean Newman, 32, passed away Dec.
11, 2011 from complications of heart failure with her siblings by
her side in Kalispell.
Our sweet smiling Laura was born on
Nov. 1, 1979 in Missoula and lived in Whitefish for the past seven
years. Laura also lived in Bothell, Wash. from 2001-2004.
Laura was an excellent cook and enjoyed
making meals for family and friends. She spent time gardening and
canning a lot of the items she used in her cooking. Laura also
loved the outdoors and enjoyed camping, fishing and hiking. Laura
had a beautiful singing voice and wrote and played her own music on
the piano in her youth.
Laura is preceded in death by her
parents, Ron and Cathy Newman; her significant other, Tom Sagen;
her sister, Linda Newman; her grandparents, Roger and Vivian
Brotzman, Ellen Meyers and Herbert Newman.
Laura is survived by her son, Michael
Taylor; her sister and brother-in-law, Cindy and Jeff Coles; her
brother, Brian Newman; her sister, Sandy Henes; her nieces, Jessica
Dolan and Brooke Coles; her nephews, T.J. Wallace and Louis Henes;
aunts and uncles, Jan and Butch Hubbell, Connie and Rockie Bare,
Linda Inman, and Ken and Fran Newman. She will also be missed by
her best friends Sandy and Marty Cole and Dan McGarry and several
cousins and close friends.
Condolences may be sent to Laura’s son
Michael c/o Cindy Coles at 15815 25th Ave. W., Lynnwood, Wash.
98087.