Leonard “Len” Carson Mitchell, 92, of Columbia Falls, handed away peacefully on Aug. 6, 2022, at Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation.

Born Sept. 25, 1929, to Ralph Leonard and Vivian (Hopkins) Mitchell in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, the household later moved to Boulder, Colorado, the place Len attended the College of Colorado. He served as a corporal within the U.S. Military in his youthful years.

Len was concerned in gross sales his complete skilled life, and labored on actual property initiatives in such locations as Pueblo, Colorado, Elko, Nevada, and Palm Springs and Mount Shasta, California. He completed his profession because the gross sales supervisor on the Meadow Lake resort in Columbia Falls, which he was concerned in from its inception within the Nineteen Eighties till his retirement in 1994. He continued to serve on varied boards at Meadow Lake all through his life.

A inventive and distinctive soul with a pointy wit and pleasant humorousness, Len liked landscaping initiatives, gardening, fishing and studying. His ardour for rocks led him into jewellery design, and he, alongside along with his associate, Mary, started Montana Mountains Creations to promote handcrafted jewellery produced from semi-precious stones in reward outlets in 5 Western states. Len was additionally a proficient author, producing gross sales manuals, memoirs, a historical past of Meadow Lake, and colourful tales about his pets.

Len is survived by his loving companion of 35-plus years, Mary M. Lamons; son, Clay C. Mitchell (Julie), of Columbia Falls; daughter, Carrie M. Mitchell, of Lafayette, Colorado; brother, William A. Mitchell (Virgene), of Boulder; sister, Dianne M. Linden (Joe), of Edmonton, Alberta; devoted pup, Peaches; and nieces and nephews, Cheris, Package, Britt and Stefan.

He was preceded in demise by his niece, Bryn.

A celebration of Leonard Carson Mitchell’s life will likely be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Columbia Mortuary, 1010 4th Avenue West, Columbia Falls, Montana, 59912, adopted by a reception at 5 p.m. at Meadow Lake.

To ship on-line condolences, please go to www.columbiamortuary.com.

Donations in Len’s identify may be made by visiting the web sites of the Humane Society of Northwest Montana, Flathead County Animal Shelter and the Columbia Falls Meals Financial institution.