Loren Ralph Wittrock

Loren R. Wittrock, 72, of Clark Fork, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 12:00 PM (noon) Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Heron Cemetery in Heron, MT. He was born March 31, 1938 in Sioux, Falls, SD, the son of Ralph and Margaret Wittrock. At an early age he moved with his family to Nevis, MN where he received his early elementary education. He later lived in Kennewick WA then returned to Sioux Falls where he graduated high school. Loren began his working career at Boeing in Seattle. He became a teamster while in Seattle, later working for many years as a truck driver on road and dam construction. At the time of his retirement he was a member of the Spokane Teamsters Local 690. He was married to Pamela VanDerhoff on Dec. 23, 1981. They moved to Clark Fork in 1992 where he has since resided. Loren was an avid hunter spending many seasons in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana, an enthusiastic fisherman, and horseman. In retirement he raised Black Angus cattle. He also took satisfaction in achieving 30 years of sobriety in AA. Loren is survived by his wife Pamela of Clark Fork; 4 children: David of WA, LeeRoy of IL, Linda Kingsbury of CA, Eric of MT; 1 sister: Carol Curtis of Kalispell, MT; 9 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.