Ronald Mohn

Ron Mohn, 62, has gone fishing. He left this world on March 10, 2009, to go to that secret fishing hole where the fishing is always great and the stories are tall. He was an author, an avid fisherman, entrepreneur, a consummate storyteller, and best friend to all who knew him.

Ron was born in Tucson, Ariz., to Pearl and Emery Mohn. He then moved to the Flathead Valley where he attended schools and graduated from Flathead High School. His fondest memory growing up in the Flathead Valley was of the two “Huck Finn” summers he spent as a caretaker on Shelter Island on Flathead Lake.

After joining the Navy, Ron served as a decorated corpsman in Vietnam. Later he graduated from Duke University in the second class of Physician’s Assistants in 1973. Ron worked as a orthopedic physician’s assistant in Panama City, Fla., Corvallis, Ore., and on the Alaskan pipeline. He was instrumental in developing licensure for physician’s assistants to practice in the state of Montana.

Upon coming back to Montana he met and reeled in the best catch of his life, his wife of 29 years, Louann. Meanwhile he attended Flathead Valley Community College in business and subsequently opened up Consignment Corral. For the last 17 years he developed and operated the second love of his life, Mountain Lake Fisheries. His company harvested Lake Superior Whitefish fillets and produced award-winning Montana Golden Whitefish Caviar.

Ron is survived by his wife Louann; longtime friends, Gale and Rob Noteboom, Chuck and Jeanie Hissong, Charlie and Ruth Davis, and Carol Senner; his Mountain Lakes Fisheries family; his TOPS family; constant companion, Mike the cat; and numerous colleagues, friends and family members.

A memorial service was held at the Columbia Mortuary in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 14. He has been cremated and his ashes will be scattered at a later date.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that food donations be made to the Veteran’s Food Bank at 1527 Highway 35 East, Kalispell, MT 59901.