OBITUARIES

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”...

Evelyn Spillner

Apr 20, 2015

Evelyn Mae Spillner was called home on April 20, 2015.  She was born January 7, 1930 in Berkeley, CA to Herbert W and Ernestine L Richardson.  Evelyn was married to Kenneth G Beaubien in 1947 until his death in 1979 she later married John F Spillner in 1986 until his death in 1995.  In 1988 John and Evelyn moved...

Larry Penner

Apr 18, 2015

Larry Joel Penner age 27, passed away on April 18, 2015 at his home in Coram, MT with family and friends. Services will be held at a later date. Larry is survived by his parents Wade and Sheila Penner, and Steve and Shiela LaCount,  sister Mariah Penner and brother Brandin Penner.

Raymond Waterman

Apr 18, 2015

Raymond Waterman, 84, of Kalispell passed away April 12, 2015 of natural causes at the ILH nursing home. He was loved by everyone who had the pleasure to know him and will be dearly missed. He was born June 12, 1930 to Lilly Mae Goss and Willis L Waterman in Malheur County Oregon along with his older sister Doris....

Andrew Mahncke

Apr 18, 2015

A celebration of Andrew's life will be held, Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at his family's home at 82 Morning Glory LN. Kalispell, MT 59901for all of his friends and family. A full obituary will be added soon. Thank you.

Larry Stillwaugh

Apr 17, 2015

Larry was born in Yakima, Washington on Aug. 7, 1942, and passed away quickly on April 17, 2015.

Larry is survived by his wife Myrna, whom he lovingly married in 1986;...

Donna Lerew

Apr 15, 2015

Donna J. (Lynch) Lerew, 84, passed away April 15, 2015, at home at Welcov Assisted Living in Kalispell.

She was born Oct. 27, 1930, in Upton, Wyoming, and raised in Wyoming,...

Howard Johnson

Apr 14, 2015

Howard "Howie" Paul Johnson 5-29-1950 - 4/14/2015 Beloved Father, Husband, Brother, Son, Uncle, and Friend Born on May 29,1950 to Marvin and Toni Johnson as a middle child of 5 children. Howie was the youngest boy had an amazing relationship with his sibilings. He loved them so much and held them so close. Howie excelled in Art and won...

Ethel Ott

Apr 13, 2015

Ethel K. Ott, age 100, passed away April 13, 2015 in Kalispell, Montana.  Ethel was born January 5, 1915 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and spent her years growing up in Milwaukee.  After graduating, she trained as a professional dietician at Ft. Meyers, Florida.  In 1938, Ethel married Russell Ott in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  They were married for...

Raymond Waterman

Apr 12, 2015

Raymond Waterman, 84, of Kalispell passed away April 12, 2015 of natural causes at the ILH nursing home. He was loved by everyone who had the pleasure to know him and will be dearly missed. He was born June 12, 1930 to Lilly Mae Goss and Willis L Waterman in Malheur County Oregon along with his older sister Doris. ...

Richard Brower

Apr 9, 2015

Richard Stephen Brower, 68, passed away April 9, 2015, at Lake View Care Center in Bigfork.

Richard was born Jan. 18, 1947 in Miles City. He grew up in Montana and California. Richard...

Randle Slaten

Apr 8, 2015

Randle Mitchell Slaten, 70, of Columbia Falls, Montana, died April 8, 2015.  He was born to the late Roland Slaten and Mary Green Huddleston on November 30, 1944, in Foreman, Arkansas.  Randy attended Foreman High School, and he served in the USMC from 1962 to 1966, where he advanced to Corporal (E-4).  He married Donnie Ford Slaten in 1967...

Muriel Morse

Apr 5, 2015

Muriel Irene Morse, 95, passed away peacefully at home of natural causes on April 5, 2015, Easter Sunday.

Born in Cardiff, Wales, she served in the Women’s Land Army and was...

Dora Wolf

Apr 5, 2015

Dora Lee  "Dode" Ostrom Wolf, age 80 , passed away on Sunday April 5, 2015 at Brendan House in Kalispell, Dode was born on January 25, 1935 in Plains Montana to Logan and Hazel (McAdam) Ostrom, she joined three brothers, George, Richey and Alva.

She started her early years at a Flathead mine west of Kalispell. The...

William Coppock

Apr 2, 2015

William “Bill” Coppock, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Kalispell. His passing was the result of failing health from an auto accident 31 years ago.

Bill, the second of three children, was born on Nov. 3, 1941, in Battle Creek, Michigan, to Clyde Coppock and Edna (French) Coppock. The family eventually moved to...

Eldon Smith

Apr 1, 2015

Eldon David "Dave" Smith, age 72, passed away in Kalispell, Montana on April 1, 2015.  Dave was born August 10, 1942 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He was the 4th of 9 children, born to Russell and Ruth (Steinbacher) Smith. His family moved to San Francisco when he was 3 and lived there until Dave was 10, when they moved to...

Edward Bull

Mar 30, 2015

Edward (Ed) Bull age 85, passed away Thursday March 26, 2015 in Kalispell after a lenghty illnes with COPD and congestive heart failure. Ed was born November 17, 1929 in Somers, Montana to Bert Keith and Lillian (Lee) Bull. Ed spent his early years in Somers and at the age of 17 met a young cashier at the local theaters...