OBITUARIES

Feb 18, 2019

Marilyn Murphy Rebmann, age 86, passed away at Hidden Meadows in Columbia Falls, MT on February 18, 2019. Marilyn was born to Dale and Florence Witt on May 10, 1932 in Portland, Maine. There are no services planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

Feb 18, 2019

Heather L. Fleming, age 76, passed away at Wel-Life Assisted Living in Kalispell, MT on February 18, 2019. Heather was born on September 16, 1942 to Allan and Elizabeth (Mingle) Fleming in Wilmington, DE. No services are planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

Feb 17, 2019

Ronald D. Abraham, age 83, passed away at Health Center Northwest in Kalispell on February 17, 2019. Ronald was born on September 2, 1935 in Grafton, ND to William and Emily (Heller) Abraham. Services are pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

Feb 16, 2019

Aspen Francine McCourt passed away Saturday, Feb, 16, 2019, ending her 15-year struggle with mental illness.

Aspen was born at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena in 1983. She was the second of four daughters given to James and Cheri. She grew up on the eastern plains of Colorado and graduated high school in Brush, Colorado. Her junior...

Feb 15, 2019

Allen Skare, age 89, passed away at his home in Kalispell, MT on February 15, 2019. Allen was born on September 5, 1929. Services are pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

Feb 15, 2019

Royce Gillman Mikelson, 87, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Feb.15, 2019, at Immanuel Skilled Care Center in Kalispell.

Royce was born on Dec. 9, 1931, in Richey, Montana, to Myrl and Luella (Unruh) Mikelson. The family eventually moved to Pablo where Royce attended and graduated from Polson High School. In 1952 Royce was...

Feb 14, 2019

Neil Doten passed away on Jan. 8, 2019 at the age of 92. He was born on Dec. 6, 1926 to Roy and Alma Doten. He was raised in Solway, Minnesota with his five siblings. Hildegard Doten (Stegman) joined her husband in heaven on Feb. 14, 2019 she was 90 years old. Hilde was born...

Feb 14, 2019

Gregory Finneran age 66, passed away on Thursday February 14, 2019 at Invigorate Post-Acute of Whitefish. Gregory was born on October 28, 1952 in Union City, New Jersey. Services are currently pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Feb 14, 2019

Deborah “Deby” Ann McCartney, 63, was born on Jan. 17, 1956, in Kalispell.

On Feb. 14, 2019, our sweet Deby went home to be with our Lord. How Deby left us is not as meaningful as how she loved us. She loved her husband Sam for 45 years and in her eyes you saw that...

Feb 12, 2019

Clarence “Mike” Calvin Chamberlain, 80, passed away on Feb. 12, 2019, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Mike was born on Nov. 18, 1938, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, to John and Alma Chamberlain. He was raised in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Hollidaysburg High School.

After high school he entered the United States Air Force. He completed...

Feb 12, 2019

Matthew Jon Fischer, 61, of Kalispell, passed away Feb. 12, 2018.

Matthew was born in Cherokee, Iowa, on Jan. 3, 1958, and was raised in Kila. Matthew loved music and hiking.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, father Leslie, and brother Mark.

He is survived by his mother Phyllis Fischer, sister...

Feb 12, 2019

Arlene Kelly Vinje, age 83, passed away at Health Center Northwest in Kalispell on February 12, 2019. Arlene was born on April 7, 1935 to John Kelly and Mary Ann Ehret in Kalispell, MT. There are currently no services planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Feb 8, 2019

David W. Jones, age 70, passed away at his home in Bigfork on February 8, 2019. David was born to William D. and Nelda D. (Cooper) Jones on May 5, 1948 in Los Angeles, California. There are no services planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Feb 6, 2019

Reginald "Reg" Ames, age 87, passed away at Lakeview Care Center in Bigfork on February 6, 2019. Reg was born in Los Angeles, CA on January 24, 1932 to Rosetta LaPointe. Services are currently pending. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Feb 6, 2019

Laurie P. Reedy, 70, died Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at Health Center Northwest.

Laurie was born October 8, 1948, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Charles and Patricia (Jahnke) Duple.

Laurie worked as a courier for Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories for 29 years and developed many friendships in the clinics and hospitals of the Flathead Valley. She...

Feb 4, 2019

PAUL MELVIN GERALD GARDNER was born July 7, 1932 in Wolf Point, Montana to Jesse and Josephine (Linguist) Gardner. His parents moved to Kila, Montana where he started school and later the family moved to Kalispell where he completed high school at Flathead High in 1950. During those years he filled his extra time with delivering "The Daily Interlake"...

Feb 3, 2019

Loren O'Neil, age 65, passed away at Kalispell Regional Medical Center on February 3, 2019. Loren was born on August 20, 1953. Services are pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Feb 2, 2019

On February 2nd, Dwight Diller, went home to be with the Lord.  He spent the last several years living in Big Fork, Montana, surrounded by the mountains he loved to explore.

Dwight was born September 16, 1969 in Hagerstown, Maryland and raised in Frederick, Maryland.  He graduated from Salisbury State University with a degree in...

Feb 2, 2019

Scot “Zim” Zimmerman, born Sept. 15, 1954, a resident of Columbia Falls, passed away Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, after battling cancer.

This was not the only challenge Scot faced courageously, having lost his vision many years ago and been preceded in death by his wife and the “love of his life,” Maggie Zimmerman, in 2014. While most...

Feb 1, 2019

On Friday Feb. 1st, 2019, August "Chris" Christensen age 70,  received his angel wings at his home in West Valley.

Chris was born and raised in the Flathead valley, where he learned the skills needed to be a genuine cowboy from Montana.  When he became a young adult, Chris enlisted in the U.S. Navy as...