Daniel D. Clements, 67, of Missoula, Montana, formerly of Seneca, Kansas, died late Thursday night, April 19, 2012 at his home under care of hospice and his family.

Daniel was born on December 27, 1944 in Seneca, Kansas to Durward Daniel and Kathryn Woltkamp Clements. Upon completion of his education at Seneca Public High School in 1962, Dan joined the U.S. Navy in September 1962. He was assigned as Plane Captain performing preflights and line servicing, and received the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Vietnam). He ended active duty in April 1966 though remained in the reserves until discharge in September 1968.

After leaving active military service he worked at the Climax Molybdenum Mine in Climax, Colorado and then at Boeing in Washington from 1966 to 1973. He retired from Texaco after working at the Anacortes, Washington refinery from 1973 to 2000.

Clem, as he was often called, married Kaye L. Annett on February 14, 1988. He was a long time resident of Skagit Valley in Washington. He and his wife Kaye later retired to Montana to a mountainside house for “peace and quiet.” He loved to play cribbage with family and friends, to work on his “shop” projects, and help friends with their projects also.

Survivors include his wife Kaye of the home in Missoula; step-sons Aaron (Carrie) Annett with step-grandson Noah, and Brian Annett; one daughter, Stacey Clements of Monroe, Washington; a son, Daniel (Julie) Clements of Sedro-Woolley, Washington from a previous marriage which also included step-children Jeannie Harris, Jerry Fall, Vallaree O’Leary with step-grandchildren Baylee and Makenzee O’Leary; a sister K’Lynne (George) Gress of Kansas City, Missouri; and brothers, William and David Clements of Seneca and Robin (Rebecca) Clements of Boulder, Colorado.

He was preceded in death by his parents Durward and Kathryn, and a brother Jay B.

Private burial service will be at a later date.

Remembrances may given for Hospice or the Humane Society of Missoula, and sent in care of the family.