Tina Dosen, 92, of Helena passed away February 5, 2015. Tina was born in Wayne, Alberta, Canada, March 24, 1922 and is the last surviving member of six brothers and sisters. She moved with her family to Montana when she as about six years old and lived for a short time on a ranch near Thompson Falls, but she mainly grew up in Butte. Around the start of World War II, she moved to Tacoma Washington and worked as a welder’s helper in the Tacoma shipyards. After the war, she came back to Butte where she met and married Joe Dosen._x000D_
She like to travel and she and her children and their friends spent many a weekend driving around western Montana seeing the sights or looking for a good fishing hole. She always enjoyed bringing her children and nieces and nephews along for the ride. During one such ride past Georgetown Lake in the winter of 1996, she decided to pull the kids on a toboggan behind the car back and forth on the lake ice. They all were laughing and having a great time driving around the lake and over the fishing holes, and when she got back to Butte, her brother had already heard about their escapades and excitedly scolded her for doing such a dangerous thing. But she laughed it off saying how much fun they all had (although she did take his advice to heart and never did it again)._x000D_
Another thing she like to do was call the school office where her children, nieces or nephews attended, say she was their mother and needed to take them out for the rest of the day due to a family emergency, and then take them fishing at Canyon Ferry and the Pot Holes near Alder._x000D_
Late in 1971, she moved to Seattle to be closer to her children, and after working several jobs, decided Seattle wasn’t for them, moved back to Montana, and that’s how she and Joe ended up in Helena._x000D_
She always enjoyed helping Joe at his business, running errands and talking with the customers. Another favorite pastime was going out every morning and having breakfast. She liked a few restaurants around town and was known by name in all of them, but Perkins was her favorite. She always like sitting by the window and watching the traffic go by and saying hello to everyone in the restaurant._x000D_
Tina always liked to have fun in life and she will surely be missed by all who knew her._x000D_
Tina is survived by her four children; her son Joe Dosen, Helena, daughters Darlene Markey and Gynne Seidita, both of Spokane, Wash; son Steve (Lorie) Dosen, Anaconda._x000D_
Thank you to the caregivers and Big Sky Care Center for taking such good care of my mom, St. Peter’s Hospital for providing excellent medical care and St. Peter’s Hospice for helping us with our mom and showing her respect and dignity._x000D_
The family requests donations to St. Peter’s Hospice. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.helenafunerals.com._x000D_
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Teresa Cloud says
My name is Teresa Cloud (Katie is one of Tina’s sisters) my mom.We always laughed at auntie Tina an mom.They always together had the last say so.Auntie would say something to the effect of who was right an mom was wrong .Every time of course auntie Tina was always right.They didn’t agree on different things.But they never argued mean like they always had the last laugh.Auntie when she was living in Oroville,Ca,,,that’s where my my lived to.She would leave an go home and then call my mom and have the last word.I have plenty more memories of Auntie Tina. Oh how much I ‘m going to miss her.I call her almost every week on the phone,even though she couldn’t talk I would continue to talk to her an always let her know how much I loved her an always will…………..I thank God today an forever for letting her be on this earth to give us Love.And to all my cousins that loved her she was always there no matter what.
Bless you auntie and now you will be with momma and of course have the last woed!
Teresa Cloud says
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Harold & Marilyn Horn says
We would like to send our Love to Tina’s family,
We will miss Tina and that beautiful smile she shared with all of us!
We will hold her memory close to our hearts!
She had a wonderful family who loved and cared for her she was loved deeply!
Our Love, Harold & Marilyn family Horn
Patti Miller says
Joe, I lived across from you in McHugh trailer court in the 80’s. I remember your sweet mom. My dad,John Kelly was a friend of your dad’s on Butte. My sympathy to your family.
Patti Kelly Miller
Teresa Cloud says
I’m sorry She would have the last WORD,she was a living doll I love her so much I know I said that already.my last word that she spoke to me was ( I’m going to go catch that fish!!) I said what auntie?? yeah she said! silly her…what an angel!!
Teresa Cloud says
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Teresa Cloud says
and if I could spell it would have been the last WORD!! Love my auntie