Rosary service will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Retz Chapel for Charles Grenier, 81, who died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital In Polson. Requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. thursday at the Immaculate Conception Church with the Reverend Leonard Jenson, celebrant. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery.
Mr. Grenier was born February 18, 1879, in Frenchtown. He came to Polson in 1901 and had lived in the area on a farm one mile south of town since 1906. He married Caroline Tomfohr February 14, 1906.
Surviving are Caroline Grenier of Polson; seven of the nine children, Mrs. A.B. (Katherine "Kat") Grinde, Mrs. William (Dorothy) Flynn and Doris Grenier all of San Francisco, Calif; Mrs. S.J. (Jeanette) Powell, Richland, Wash.; Mrs. Lee (Elizabeth "Liz") Larson and Mrs. Joseph (Marie) Browning, both of Polson; and Maxime "Mike" J. Grenier, Milwaukie, Ore. Two children, Jack and Marjorie died in infancy.
Information taken from "In the Shadow of the Missions" published August 1986 by the Mission Valley News, Ronan, Montana:
Charlie's father Joseph Grenier, came to Frenchtown, Montana, in 1864 from Baie-du-Febvre in Quebec,Canada. He and many Canadians had moved to Frenchtown because of the hopes of making fortunes in gold mining in Superior, Montana. His mother Melanie LaBrun, came from the Oregon Territory. Melanie's father and only sister both died in tragic accidents on the way to the Bitterroot Valley.
Charlie was born in Frenchtown on February 18, 1879. He was one of five children. He attended school until he was 15 years of age when he left home to make his own way. He started out as a flunky in logging camps. When he moved to the Polson area, he worked on ranches including those of Billy Irvine, Art Laraves, and Joe Marion. Early in 1904 he helped drive about 600 head of cattle to Kalispell where the cattle were loaded on a train and shipped to Shelby, Montana. From Shelby the six cowboys again took up the drive on into Canada. Among the cowboys Levi Ayott became Charlie's lifelong friend. A much more difficult cattle drive was made in the fall that year. This consisted of 1200 head and twelve riders. They belonged to several different owners. The unruliness of the cattle and the severe cold weather made the trip a real hardship. In 1905 Charlie quit working on ranches and started clerking in F.L. Grays store, located in Polson, where he met and courted Caroline Tomfohr.
Charlie and Caroline took a stage coach to Butte, Montana, and were married on February 14, 1906. They returned to Polson and in July Charlie was allotted an 80-acre plot one mile south of Polson. The Greniers had a most beautiful view of the Mission Range and the Flathead Lake. Charles and Caroline retired in 1955, having farmed and raised cattle until then.
Mr. Grenier was born February 18, 1879, in Frenchtown. He came to Polson in 1901 and had lived in the area on a farm one mile south of town since 1906. He married Caroline Tomfohr February 14, 1906.
Surviving are Caroline Grenier of Polson; seven of the nine children, Mrs. A.B. (Katherine "Kat") Grinde, Mrs. William (Dorothy) Flynn and Doris Grenier all of San Francisco, Calif; Mrs. S.J. (Jeanette) Powell, Richland, Wash.; Mrs. Lee (Elizabeth "Liz") Larson and Mrs. Joseph (Marie) Browning, both of Polson; and Maxime "Mike" J. Grenier, Milwaukie, Ore. Two children, Jack and Marjorie died in infancy.
Information taken from "In the Shadow of the Missions" published August 1986 by the Mission Valley News, Ronan, Montana:
Charlie's father Joseph Grenier, came to Frenchtown, Montana, in 1864 from Baie-du-Febvre in Quebec,Canada. He and many Canadians had moved to Frenchtown because of the hopes of making fortunes in gold mining in Superior, Montana. His mother Melanie LaBrun, came from the Oregon Territory. Melanie's father and only sister both died in tragic accidents on the way to the Bitterroot Valley.
Charlie was born in Frenchtown on February 18, 1879. He was one of five children. He attended school until he was 15 years of age when he left home to make his own way. He started out as a flunky in logging camps. When he moved to the Polson area, he worked on ranches including those of Billy Irvine, Art Laraves, and Joe Marion. Early in 1904 he helped drive about 600 head of cattle to Kalispell where the cattle were loaded on a train and shipped to Shelby, Montana. From Shelby the six cowboys again took up the drive on into Canada. Among the cowboys Levi Ayott became Charlie's lifelong friend. A much more difficult cattle drive was made in the fall that year. This consisted of 1200 head and twelve riders. They belonged to several different owners. The unruliness of the cattle and the severe cold weather made the trip a real hardship. In 1905 Charlie quit working on ranches and started clerking in F.L. Grays store, located in Polson, where he met and courted Caroline Tomfohr.
Charlie and Caroline took a stage coach to Butte, Montana, and were married on February 14, 1906. They returned to Polson and in July Charlie was allotted an 80-acre plot one mile south of Polson. The Greniers had a most beautiful view of the Mission Range and the Flathead Lake. Charles and Caroline retired in 1955, having farmed and raised cattle until then.
Rosary service will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Retz Chapel for Charles Grenier, 81, who died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital In Polson. Requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. thursday at the Immaculate Conception Church with the Reverend Leonard Jenson, celebrant. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery.
Mr. Grenier was born February 18, 1879, in Frenchtown. He came to Polson in 1901 and had lived in the area on a farm one mile south of town since 1906. He married Caroline Tomfohr February 14, 1906.
Surviving are Caroline Grenier of Polson; seven of the nine children, Mrs. A.B. (Katherine "Kat") Grinde, Mrs. William (Dorothy) Flynn and Doris Grenier all of San Francisco, Calif; Mrs. S.J. (Jeanette) Powell, Richland, Wash.; Mrs. Lee (Elizabeth "Liz") Larson and Mrs. Joseph (Marie) Browning, both of Polson; and Maxime "Mike" J. Grenier, Milwaukie, Ore. Two children, Jack and Marjorie died in infancy.
Information taken from "In the Shadow of the Missions" published August 1986 by the Mission Valley News, Ronan, Montana:
Charlie's father Joseph Grenier, came to Frenchtown, Montana, in 1864 from Baie-du-Febvre in Quebec,Canada. He and many Canadians had moved to Frenchtown because of the hopes of making fortunes in gold mining in Superior, Montana. His mother Melanie LaBrun, came from the Oregon Territory. Melanie's father and only sister both died in tragic accidents on the way to the Bitterroot Valley.
Charlie was born in Frenchtown on February 18, 1879. He was one of five children. He attended school until he was 15 years of age when he left home to make his own way. He started out as a flunky in logging camps. When he moved to the Polson area, he worked on ranches including those of Billy Irvine, Art Laraves, and Joe Marion. Early in 1904 he helped drive about 600 head of cattle to Kalispell where the cattle were loaded on a train and shipped to Shelby, Montana. From Shelby the six cowboys again took up the drive on into Canada. Among the cowboys Levi Ayott became Charlie's lifelong friend. A much more difficult cattle drive was made in the fall that year. This consisted of 1200 head and twelve riders. They belonged to several different owners. The unruliness of the cattle and the severe cold weather made the trip a real hardship. In 1905 Charlie quit working on ranches and started clerking in F.L. Grays store, located in Polson, where he met and courted Caroline Tomfohr.
Charlie and Caroline took a stage coach to Butte, Montana, and were married on February 14, 1906. They returned to Polson and in July Charlie was allotted an 80-acre plot one mile south of Polson. The Greniers had a most beautiful view of the Mission Range and the Flathead Lake. Charles and Caroline retired in 1955, having farmed and raised cattle until then.
Mr. Grenier was born February 18, 1879, in Frenchtown. He came to Polson in 1901 and had lived in the area on a farm one mile south of town since 1906. He married Caroline Tomfohr February 14, 1906.
Surviving are Caroline Grenier of Polson; seven of the nine children, Mrs. A.B. (Katherine "Kat") Grinde, Mrs. William (Dorothy) Flynn and Doris Grenier all of San Francisco, Calif; Mrs. S.J. (Jeanette) Powell, Richland, Wash.; Mrs. Lee (Elizabeth "Liz") Larson and Mrs. Joseph (Marie) Browning, both of Polson; and Maxime "Mike" J. Grenier, Milwaukie, Ore. Two children, Jack and Marjorie died in infancy.
Information taken from "In the Shadow of the Missions" published August 1986 by the Mission Valley News, Ronan, Montana:
Charlie's father Joseph Grenier, came to Frenchtown, Montana, in 1864 from Baie-du-Febvre in Quebec,Canada. He and many Canadians had moved to Frenchtown because of the hopes of making fortunes in gold mining in Superior, Montana. His mother Melanie LaBrun, came from the Oregon Territory. Melanie's father and only sister both died in tragic accidents on the way to the Bitterroot Valley.
Charlie was born in Frenchtown on February 18, 1879. He was one of five children. He attended school until he was 15 years of age when he left home to make his own way. He started out as a flunky in logging camps. When he moved to the Polson area, he worked on ranches including those of Billy Irvine, Art Laraves, and Joe Marion. Early in 1904 he helped drive about 600 head of cattle to Kalispell where the cattle were loaded on a train and shipped to Shelby, Montana. From Shelby the six cowboys again took up the drive on into Canada. Among the cowboys Levi Ayott became Charlie's lifelong friend. A much more difficult cattle drive was made in the fall that year. This consisted of 1200 head and twelve riders. They belonged to several different owners. The unruliness of the cattle and the severe cold weather made the trip a real hardship. In 1905 Charlie quit working on ranches and started clerking in F.L. Grays store, located in Polson, where he met and courted Caroline Tomfohr.
Charlie and Caroline took a stage coach to Butte, Montana, and were married on February 14, 1906. They returned to Polson and in July Charlie was allotted an 80-acre plot one mile south of Polson. The Greniers had a most beautiful view of the Mission Range and the Flathead Lake. Charles and Caroline retired in 1955, having farmed and raised cattle until then.
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