VFW Post 1507 is accepting donations to help Joe and Betty Antanavage of Victor who lost their house and nearly everything they owned in a fire on December 30.
The Antanavages were in bed when a fire broke out in their adjoining garage. They weren’t injured but getting away from the flames was a terrifying experience for the couple.
Joe is on dialysis and has difficulty walking. The couple had come home from a dialysis treatment and had gone to bed when Joe was awakened by smoke.
“We heard something popping,” said Betty. “I knew I couldn’t take the walker in the snow,” said Betty, “so I held Joe’s hand and waist and helped him out to the deck on the back side of the house,” where they waited for help to arrive.
Joe is a military veteran and a life member of the Stevensville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1507.
Any help is appreciated. Make checks payable to Joe Antanavage and mail to VFW Post 1507, P.O. Box 441, Stevensville MT 59870.