Mervin A. Nagy

Mervin A. Nagy, age 71, a long time farmer from Sweet Grass, passed away Saturday at his retirement home in Bigfork due to natural causes.

Visitation was held Tuesday, April 5, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby where a vigil was also held at 7 p.m.

Funeral Mass was 11 a.m., Wednesday, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Sunburst with burial with military honors following in the Sunburst Cemetery.

Condolences can be sent to the family at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com

Survivors include his wife Dorothy of Bigfork; daughter, Janice (Myron) Heitzman of Missoula; sons, Don (Page) Nagy of Sunburst, Jim (Jeanne) Nagy of Sweet Grass, Bob (Dianne) Nagy of Billings and Greg (John Oss) Nagy of Spokane, as well as eight grandchildren.

He was born April 1, 1934, in Melville, Saskatchewan, to Louis & Irene (Solomon) Nagy where he grew up and was educated. He came to Montana at the age of 17 and worked as a farm hand in the Coutts, Warner, and Sweet Grass areas for several years.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958. Mervin married Dorothy Wolanski Aug. 2, 1958, in Sunburst. He became a Naturalized Citizen May 17, 1964.

He farmed with the Wolanski family for many years before taking over the operation in 1972. In 1995, he semi-retired and moved to Bigfork. He never lost his passion for farming and was always there when needed to help his sons with seeding and harvesting.

Mervin was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and the Eagle Bend Golf Club. He enjoyed playing golf, working in his yard in Bigfork, watching hockey, and socializing with his many "best" friends. But, his greatest joys were his wife Dorothy, spending time with his family, and working on the farm.

The family suggests memorials to the North Toole County Fire Dept. and Ambulance crews or the Bigfork Quick Response Unit.