Alice Marilyn (Crumley) Motichka

Alice Marilyn (Crumley) Motichka, age 83 passed away January 14, 2015 at her home at the Springs of Whitefish. Alice was born September 2, 1931 in Conrad, MT to Charles and Arella (Fretheim) Crumley. Alice grew up on a farm about 30 miles east of Conrad. There were no sons in the family, so Alice was raised “like a boy”. At the age of 11 she started running the family combine in the fields. She attended a little country school about a mile away. She was a graduate of Flathead High and married James Motichka in 1949. They had a wonderful marriage for 61 loving years until James passed away in 2011. Alice and James were founding members of the Charter Rock Club. Alice loved antique collecting, quilting, making jewelry, card playing, reading, stamp and coin collecting, camping, and traveling. She had a great sense of humor, telling jokes and her famous “candy drawer”. Everyone that came to visit never left without a piece of candy. At one time Alice was the secretary for 9 different clubs. She was a member of Calvary Lutheran, was a Sunday school teacher, was involved in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, and was a member of the Evergreen and Marion Fire Departments. Alice was preceded in death by her husband James, parents Charles and Arella Crumley, sister and brother in law Shirley and Leo Depuydt, and granddaughter Jennifer June. She is survived by her loving family at the Springs, sons James Motichka and wife Jacki, Jack Motichka and his wife Ann, six grandchildren; Jodi,Janae, Jamie, Jesse, Jeff, and Janel, 14 great grandchildren; Jazmine, Jayla, Justine, Jaci Rose, Jaxton, Michael, Jade, Jewel, Jozie, Jesse Jr., Joe Riley, Chad, Brooke, Alex and numerous nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Thursday January 15, 2015 at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Friday, January 16, 2015 at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. Burial will take place at Glacier Memorial Gardens and a reception at the Springs in Whitefish. Memorials may be made to Marion volunteer fire department. Friends are encouraged to visit our website at http://www.buffalohillfh.com to leave notes of condolences for the family. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory caring for the family.