Ralph Loren La Clair

1954 - 1983  (28 years)

• Name	Ralph Loren La Clair  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	22 Apr 1954	Washington, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	Feb 1983	Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA   [3]
  	Obituary of Ralph Loren LaClair • The Missoulian • Missoula, Montana • Fri, Feb 25, 1983 • Page 10
  		Obituary-LaCLAIR Ralph L Obituary of Ralph Loren LaClair
  Death	22 Feb 1983	Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: Suicide - Gunshot to head
  Burial	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA   [3, 4]
  	Cremated
  Person ID	I31961	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Loren Charles La Clair,   b. 8 Feb 1914, Harrah, Yakima, Washington, USA d. 9 Jan 1964, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marilyn Georgia Doyle,   b. 13 Jan 1933, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA d. 20 Nov 1999, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family Residence	1955	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F9143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F15396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Apr 1954 - Washington, USA Obituary - Obituary of Ralph Loren LaClair • The Missoulian • Missoula, Montana • Fri, Feb 25, 1983 • Page 10 - Feb 1983 - Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA Death - Cause: Suicide - Gunshot to head - 22 Feb 1983 - Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-LaCLAIR Ralph L Obituary of Ralph Loren LaClair

  
  

• Sources

  [S1184] Ancestry.com, Montana, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011. [S707] Ancestry.com, Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2016, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2001;), Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana Death Records. Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2016 Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana Death Records [S6382] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Ralph LaClair • Missoulian - Feb 1983, (Name: The Missoulian; Location: Missoula MT; Date: 25 Feb 1983;), Ralph Loren LaClair. Ralph Loren LaClair Ralph Loren LaClair, 28, of Alberton, died Tuesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Authorities reported he had a terminal illness. He was born April 22, 1954, at Tacoma, Wash., to Marilyn Georgia and Loren Charles LaClair. He was raised and attended schools in Toppenish, Wash., and in Idaho. On Oct. 22, 1974, he married Rhonda L. Spaun at Pinehurst. Idaho. He had worked as a roaster and boiler operator for Bunker Hill Mine in Idaho, and later was employed at a John Deere dealership in Washington. He and his family moved to Alberton in 1982. Survivors include his wife, Rhonda L. LaClair, and two sons, Robert M. LaClair and William L. LaClair, all of the family home in Alberton; his mother, Marilyn Martinez, Toppenish, Wash.; his in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. William Spaun, Anaconda; seven brothers and sisters, and six stepbrothers and stepsisters. Memorial services will be held Sunday, 1 p.m. at Squire Simmons and Carr Funeral Home. The Rev. Beryl Burr will officiate. Cremation has taken place at Sunset Memorial Gardens Crematory. https://www.newspapers.com/image/350291180/?article=681fb7c2-af69-4d73-9d09-2c8f14613b29&focus=0.03174887,0.6819291,0.2754184,0.83756346&xid=3355 Obituary-LaCLAIR Ralph L Obituary of Ralph Loren LaClair [S10365] Find a Grave: LaCLAIR Ralph L 1954-1983, Ralph Loren La Clair. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142615617/ralph_loren_la_clair [S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). Record for Loren C Laclair http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=usdirectories&h=756253975&indiv=try U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995