Obert Tu

Obert A. “Obie” Tu, 72, passed away suddenly on Dec. 25, 2013, in Yuma, Ariz.

He was born Dec. 15, 1941, in Circle to Olaf and Ada Tu. He attended Circle High School, where he played basketball and graduated as salutatorian.

Obie served in the Army in Vietnam after attending Rocky Mountain College in Billings. He then moved to Polson, where he worked for Mission Valley Power.

He met Sharon Raymond and married her March 23, 1969. They raised three sons and one daughter in the Polson area. Sharon passed away in July 1997.  

He then met the second love of his life, Carol Weaver, in Yuma. Carol and Obie were married on Dec. 12, 2011.

Obie is survived by his wife Carol; sons Jon Sonju and wife Ranae, of Anchorage, Alaska, Rick Sonju, of Thompson Falls, and Doug Tu and wife Michelle, of Columbia Falls; daughter Teresa Davis and husband Ashley, of Lake Stevens, Wash.; stepson Mike Turner and wife Renee, of Cerritos, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Polson on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at 10 a.m., with lunch to follow.

In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations in Obie’s name to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.