Frank Boylan

Frank Edward Boylan, 83, died Nov. 1, 2005, while hunting pheasants near Choteau. He really loved hunting and Montana.

Frank was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, on Oct. 20, 1922, the son of Frank and Hazel Boylan.

He graduated from Ashtabula High School in 1941. He served in the Navy for three years and then become a race car driver — first racing midget cars, then in the NASCAR circuit. He also attended Ohio University in business administration for a couple of years.

Frank married Lavella Emery in 1952. He wanted to move to Montana and settle down, having spent time at the Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork hunting. The couple moved to a cabin at the lodge for a time before moving to a home on the lake between Somers and Lakeside. The couple bought a home in Kalispell in 1972, where they lived ever since.

Frank worked in Montana as a forest ranger, deputy sheriff, insurance salesman and as a pipefitter. He enjoyed hunting, trap shooting, skeet shooting, training dogs and watching race driving.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father; sister Dorothy Simmons and husband Lyle; and his dog Andrew, who was with him when he died.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Lavella; sons Justin Michael Boylan, of Kalispell, and Frank Edward Boylan Jr. and wife Nancy, of Whitefish; daughter Betsy Ann Augustine and husband Rob, of Hemet, Calif.; foster brother James Kisela and wife Mary Lou, of Willoughby, Ohio; and nephew Greg Simmons, of Ashtabula, Ohio.

A luncheon in memory of Frank was held Nov. 7, 2005, at the Eagles Lodge in Kalispell.