Patricia Rose Keltner, 81, passed away July 29, 2005, at Heritage Place in Kalispell.

Pat was born Feb. 22, 1924, in Eureka to Edgar and Constance (Bean) Holder. She attended schools in the Eureka area.

Pat married Glen Keltner on March 11, 1944, in Polson. She worked as the manager of the Pioneer Junction Motel in Libby, the Blue Sky Motel in Lincoln, and others across the state. She loved to play cards and adored her family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Keltner, in 1973.

She is survived by her children, Don Keltner and his wife, Jan, Dan Keltner and his wife, Connie, Jim Keltner and his wife, Janice, and Diane Trujillo; one brother, Dale Holder; one sister, Kretie Follensbee; grandchildren, Torey and his wife, Gretchen Keltner, Ashley and his wife, Annie Keltner, Shelby and his wife, Jennifer Keltner, Shawn Keltner, Dannette and husband, Brian Crock, Josh Keltner, Amberly Keltner, Matt Trujillo, Samantha Trujillo; great-grandchildren, Sybastian, Gabrielle, Clayton, Payton, Taylor, Jordon, Olivia, Conner, Masen, Cayden, Shauna and Alexis; and numerous other relatives.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the First Baptist Church in Eureka, with the Rev. Tim Bartholomew and the Rev. James Holder officiating. Burial will follow the Tobacco Valley Cemetery.

Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.