OBITUARIES

Nov 22, 2015

Gary Lee Red Elk, age 76, passed away November 22, 2015 from complications of diabetes.  Gary was born November 16, 1940 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Walter and Virginia (Young) Red Elk.  He was raised in Walters, Oklahoma, then attended Community College in Southern California.  For most of his adult life, Gary worked in Law Enforcement in California, Oklahoma, and...

Nov 21, 2015

Charlie Fox passed away peacefully in his home on Nov. 21, 2015.

He was born in Kalispell on Dec. 2, 1941, to Lyman and Lila Fox. He was raised in Bigfork.

Nov 19, 2015

Jeffrey Howell died peacefully November 19, 2015 at Kila, Montana, in his home and in the care of loving family and friends.

He leaves behind wife Erin, children Aislynne and Gavin, parents Matthew Howell and Kathleen Curtiss Johnson (Gregg), grandparents Art & Roseanne Howell and Larry & Harriet Curtiss, brothers, sister...

Nov 18, 2015

William G. "Bill" Vogt, age 80 passed away on November 18, 2015 at Heritage Place in Kalispell,MT. Bill was born on February 16, 1935 in Watertown, South Dakota to William and Hattie (Dummann) Vogt. Bill graduated from Watertown High School in 1953,and then went onto get his undergrad & Masters from Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. He was on...

Nov 16, 2015

Leoti Fackenthall Harke passed away peacefully on November 16, 2015, at Bee Hive Homes with her granddaughter, Tawnia Lindal, and her very good friend, Jessie Burlage, by her side. Leoti was born on March 1, 1919 to John and Hilda Fackenthall at Nine Mile Falls, Washington, and was the youngest of eight siblings. At the time...

Nov 16, 2015

Robert Allen Hatlen Sr., 93, passed away on Monday,...

Nov 16, 2015

Helen Christian Whirry, 87, passed away of natural causes...

Nov 14, 2015

Jane Teresa Weise, 68, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015,...

Nov 12, 2015

James (Jim) Richard Pearse, 72, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015 surrounded by family.

He was born in Denver, Colorado to Richard and Ann (Gurlich) Pearse on August 14, 1943.  He was raised in Parma, Ohio where he graduated from high school in 1962.

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Nov 10, 2015

Kathleen Mills Bowne (Riedy) passed away November 10, 2015 in Kalispell, Montana after a 2 year battle with cancer.  She was 68 years old.  Kathy spent 34 years teaching special education in 3 school districts.

Kathy was born in Milwaukee, WI, on May 21, 1947...

Nov 9, 2015

Maryellen was born an only child to Roy and Mabel Dixon on September 16, 1935. She grew up in Colorado where she attended the University of Denver as a member of the Pi Phi Sorority and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Education and a Minor is Psychology. As soon as she graduated Maryellen joined the airlines as a stewardess...

Nov 7, 2015

Juanita “Nita” Bryson-White-Haven, age 100 ½, passed away November 7, 2015 in Kalispell, Montana.  Nita was born April 17, 1915 to Joe and Mamie Lewis in Unionville, MO.  She was 6 months old when the family moved to Eastern Montana.  They lived in a sod house until 1924, then they moved to...

Nov 6, 2015

Thomas Henry Nonemacher, 69, of Kalispell, Montana, passed away...

Nov 2, 2015

Bardina Aspenlieder lost her battle with Parkinson’s disease on...

Nov 1, 2015

Teresa M. Mulhollam, 87, passed away Nov. 1, 2015,...

Oct 26, 2015

Gladys Shay died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, of natural causes.

Gladys Ella Van was born June, 13, 1928, at the family home in Columbia Falls to George and Ella (Lewis) Van. She graduated from Flathead County High School in 1946.

Gladys’ journalism career started in high school where she worked on the school newspaper and...

Oct 26, 2015

Gilbert L. Gendreau, 89, passed away on Oct. 26, 2015, in Kalispell.

Gilbert was born Sept. 22, 1926, in Scobey. The family moved to Walhalla, North Dakota, where Gilbert grew up.

In 1949 Gilbert married Lee Ryker in Kalispell. They were together for 51 years before Lee’s passing in 2002.

Gilbert worked as...

Oct 25, 2015

Marilyn Kelly Hartson, 83, passed away on Sunday Oct. 25, 2015, in Whitefish.

Marilyn was born May 27, 1932, in Glendive to Robert and Dorothy Kelly. She attended 12 years of school in Glendive, going to Lincoln, Washington and Dawson County High School, graduating with the Class of 1950. Marilyn enjoyed music, band, choir and piano.

She met...

Oct 24, 2015

Jason "Jay" Lee Collier, age 42, passed away October 24, 2015 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.  Jay was born August 15, 1973 in Kalispell , Montana, and graduated from Bigfork High School in 1992.  He had  worked in the Construction trade.  Jay enjoyed fishing, hunting, wood cutting, and just going to the river.  He was preceded...

Oct 23, 2015

Victoria Jean Briggs, age 59, passed away in Kalispell, Montana on October 23, 2015 from Cancer and USA Gold 100’s.  Born in Deer Lodge, Montana on April 5, 1956.  Victoria had been an CAN for over 20 years, taking care of everyone else.  She had worked at the Montana Veteran’s Home in Columbia Falls.  She enjoyed spending time with...