Tina Marie Bean

Elmo - Tina Marie Dupuis passed away on March 18, 2026, at Logan Health in Kalispell. She was born January 16th, 1959, in Polson, Montana to Donald and Shirley Dupuis. She joined her older sister Pamela at the family home where their lifelong friendship began and endured until her passing.

Tina graduated from Polson High school in 1977 and attended the University of Montana, as well as beauty school in Missoula.

She was a diehard Grizzly football fan, attending many games with friends and family. A favorite was a playoff game where ESPN brought lights to Washington-Grizzly Stadium. It was the Grizzlies first night game. Tina and Pam rode a fan bus to the game, and when they caught sight of that stadium lit up, they said the whole bus went quiet and in were in awe of the sight. It was freezing cold, and the Grizzlies lost, but it ranked as one of the best games she ever attended.

Tina married Rande Walton in June of 1981. Four children were born from this union: Jefferson, Jason, Holly, and Melissa. Jace tragically passed as an infant. Tina adored her kids from the time they were young until shortly before her passing, spending time with them and her grandkids Romi, Mason, Emmett, Jace, Kyree, Iriss, and Ryder. As sometimes happens in life Tina and Rande divorced, and they both happily remarried later in life.

Tina was known in Ronan for her smoke shop, Tina Marie’s, which she ran for nearly 20 years, employing lots of friends and family along the way. She was generous to her employees. And a fun, crazy aunt to her niece Stephanie Perry, and her three nephews Sean, Spencer, and Shane Perry. One of their favorite memories was “family gambling night” where she gave the kids money to play her keno machines after Tina Marie’s was closed. They loved that, she even paid them if they won!

Tina married Josh Bean in June of 2007, and she was as happy as she had ever been with Josh. She loved him deeply and had the time of her life with him in Beantown. She was very fond of Josh’s family, especially his parents Harry & Judy Bean, as well as his grandparents Bob & Dorothy Deschamps.

Tina lived the last nine years in Elmo where she jokingly referred to herself as the mayor of Elmo. She loved her friends and neighbors and truly felt at home up there.

She was diagnosed in late September 2025 with pancreatic cancer, and she passed away less than 6 months later.

Tina was preceded in death by her infant son Jason, her father Donny Dupuis, her step-father Don Ambrose, and her former brother-in-law Carl Perry.

She is survived by her three children, Jeff and his girlfriend Codi and his son Jace, Holly and her significant other Jesse Moses and their daughters Kyree, Iriss and Ryder; and Melissa and her husband Roddy Oden and their three children Romi, Mason and Emmett. Tina is also survived by her mother Shirley Ambrose, her sister Pamela Dupuis and her husband Mark Weatherhead, and by her niece Stephanie Perry and her nephews Sean, Spencer, and Shane Perry, all of Polson.

Memorial services for Tina will be held on Saturday March 28th at 1pm at Elmo Hall with a meal to follow. Everyone is welcome to celecbrate the life of Tina Marie. Memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.lakefuneralhomeandcremation.com.

Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.