Donald "Don" Niles

Donald H. Niles, 84, of Great Falls (formerly of Greenough), died peacefully in his sleep after a short illness on November 22, 2016. He is now enjoying heaven and talking face to face with his Lord Jesus. Visitation will be held 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 25, 2016 at O’Connor Memorial Chapel, 2425 8th Avenue North. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Faith Chapel in Seeley Lake, Montana. His final resting place is Seeley Lake Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of O’Connor Funeral Home. Born in Mosinee, Wisconsin to Prentice and Olive Niles on December 29, 1931, Don was the ninth child of ten. Don served his country from 1952-1954 in the Army in Austria. On April 28, 1956 Don married the love of his life, Othelia Schirmer. Fulfilling a dream, he moved his wife and three children from Green Bay to Missoula in 1964. After several years of work at the Van Evans Plywood plant the family moved to Greenough and Don went to work for the State Highway Department. He retired from the Highway Department after 28 years of service. In addition, Don and Othelia attended First Assembly of God and Glad Tidings in Missoula. He also served at Faith Chapel in Seeley Lake as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. Don enjoyed taking his wife and four kids on logging roads as a family outing. Hunting, fishing, camping, motorcycle trips, time with his grandchildren and friends were favorite pastimes. He is survived by his wife, Othelia; son Robert (Penny) of Sun Prairie; daughters Cindy (Hillman) Fowell of Great Falls and daughter Carol (Jerry) Bevignani of Bowlingbrook, Illinois; brother, Alfred (Merriel) Niles of Shawano, Wisconsin; seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Don was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, four sisters, his son Brian, and granddaughter, Shauna Lynn. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to Tuberous Sclerosis AllianceMail-In Donations, 801 Roeder Rd, Suite 750, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.