OBITUARIES

Michael Callaghan

May 20, 2015

Michael Sean Callaghan Jr. passed away in Bigfork, Montana, on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.

He was born in Torrington, Connecticut, on May 22, 1966. Mike graduated from Simsbury High School and...

Pamela Magers

May 16, 2015

Pamela Magers 59

The world is not quite as beautiful a place today after the passing of Pamela Ann Magers of Bigfork.

Pam passed away May 15 th in Kalispell due to...

Merry Griffith

May 16, 2015

Merry Beth Griffith, age 66, passed away peacefully at her home in Lakeside on Saturday May 16, 2015 after a truly courageous two year battle with cancer.  She was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania in 1949 and spent the majority of her childhood years in nearby Bedford, PA., attending local grade and high schools.  Merry initially obtained a nursing diploma...

C.R. (Art) Weaver

May 11, 2015

C. R. “Art” Weaver passed away May 11, 2015, at his home in Kalispell, surrounded by his family, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Art was a loving and devoted husband, dad, and grandpa and a hardworking, happy, optimistic, outspoken, fun, fearless whirlwind, who lived his life...

Machiko Mcmasters

May 8, 2015

Mariko, as she was fondly known by her friends, “went peacefully to her heavenly home” May 8, 2015, with loving family by her side.

She was born on March 6,1938, the sixth of nine children to Tatsujiro Otsuka and Chitose Sato, in the small mountain village of Manji, situated on the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan. She...

Bernie Warrington

May 8, 2015

Bernie L. Warrington, 89, passed away May 8, 2015, at Expressions in Columbia Falls.

Bernie was born in Long Beach, California, on June 24, 1925, to Laird and Lola Warrington.

Bernie was preceded in death by his parents, and brother...

Wanda Lemonds

May 7, 2015

Wanda Ross Lemonds, 73, passed away May 7, 2015, in Kalispell due to Alzheimer’s disease.

She was born April 3, 1942.

She had worked as a ward clerk at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Wanda will be missed for her creativity, good humor, quick wit and her love of life and animals.

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Marie Rodriguez

May 6, 2015

Marie V. Rodriguez, 85, passed away in Brendan House on May 6, 2015.

Marie is survived by her daughters, Lois Rodriguez and Janice McDaniel.

Services will be held at a later date.

Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory caring for the family.

John Bongiani

May 6, 2015

John Bongiani, 88, passed away on May 6 th at the Lakeview Care Center in Bigfork, MT.

John was born in Laurel, MT on February 26, 1927. He was the sixth of nine children born to Primo and Lucy Bongiani.  He grew up near Park City, MT, where he worked hard on the family farm as well...

Florence Leighton

May 4, 2015

Florence M. Leighton 96 Florence M. Rutledge Leighton passed away peacefully at Prestige/Expressions Care Facility on May 4, 2015. She was born June 4, 1918, to Forrest and Anna (Lohse) Rutledge in Big Sandy, MT. Florence attended school at Hopp country school and later moved to Ronan to live with her aunt and uncle, Dewey and Agnes Anderson,...

Phyllis Hartley

May 3, 2015

Phyllis (Smith) Hartley passed away quietly at age 87 in Whitefish, Montana, on May 3rd, 2015.  Born in Tipton, IN, Phyllis spent her life in service to others as a career nurse. She retired from St. Francis Medical Center in Beech Grove, IN, as Assistant Director of Nursing. She was an avid gardener, an excellent baker, a talented seamstress...

Sally Hagadone

May 1, 2015

Sally A. Hagadone age 56, passed away on May 1, 2015 at Heritage Place in Kalispell, Sally was born in Poplar, Montana on June 23, 1958 to Ronald adn Marquerite (Kikendall) Hagadone, services are pending at this time.

Ingeborg Wallette

Apr 26, 2015

Ingeborg “Inga” Anna Wallette, 90

Inga went peacefully to her heavenly home on April 26, 2015 at Buffalo Hill Terrace with family by her side.  She was born on February 2, 1925, the third of five children to Edwin and Karen Larson at their homestead outside Brocken, Montana. She...

Carol Schreibeis

Apr 24, 2015

Carol Sue Schreibeis (Gregg), 61, joined the choirs of Heaven April 24, 2015. Carol was born in Whitefish MT to James and Gloria Gregg (Hoffman) on October 28, 1953. She attended the Whitefish School system and graduated in 1972. Her desire and natural mothering instincts were honed as the eldest sister to James (“Skettilegs”), Jeff, Jerry & princess Tracey....

Frederic Patton

Apr 23, 2015

Frederic “Fred” Graham Patton, age 75 passed away April 23, 2015 in Kalispell. Fred was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia Canada on January 1, 1940. Services are pending at this time

Bruce May

Apr 23, 2015

Bruce May died April 23, 2015.  He was born March 27, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Bernard May and Ruth Scheuman May.  He graduated from Western Hills High School and attended Ohio Wesleyan University on a football scholarship.  After serving in the U.S. Army from Feb. 1958 thru 1960.  He graduated with a zoology degree from Ohio...

William Andrews

Apr 22, 2015

William “Bill” R. Andrews, age 68 of Kalispell passed away at his home surrounded by family on April 22, 2015. Bill was born July 18, 1946 in Polson, MT, A celebration of life service will be held at 1 P.M. Saturday May 2, 2015 at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home.

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Raymond Thompson

Apr 22, 2015

Raymond Gerald Thompson, age 74 of Missoula passed away at his home on April 22, 2015. Raymond was born April 8, 1941 in Anchorage, Alaska. Cremation has taken place and services are pending.

Ray Thompson

Apr 22, 2015

Ray Thompson 74, passed away in his home with his youngest sister, Tina and son-in-law, Sabino, at his side on April 22, 2015 after a courageous and long battle with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma to be with the Lord and his soulmate and love of his life, Vivian, for whom we lost only nine months ago..  He was born on...

Nina Jones

Apr 22, 2015

Nina Mae Jones, age 90 of Kalispell passed away April 22, 2015. Nina Mae was born on April 21, 1925 in Menagha, Minnesota to Lewis and Iva (Kerney) Hills. Her parents moved to Montana when she was 3 months old. The oldest of 5 children; she had four brothers; Johnnie who died in infancy, Lewis Jr. deceased, Robert “Harold”...