OBITUARIES

Sep 19, 2015

Agnes O. Reese passed away peacefully on Sept. 19, 2015 at the age of 97 in Kalispell where she has resided for the last 3 ½ years. She was born in Poplar, Montana in 1917 to Frank and Maria Lemieux, one of 14 children.

Growing up she won contests...

Sep 18, 2015

Dorothy Fern Gress, 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at HealthCenter Northwest of natural causes, with her family by her side.

“Dot” was born as the second of two children...

Sep 17, 2015

Thomas J. Cichowski passed away in his Kalispell home Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Outlaw Inn 1701 U.S. 93 South, Kalispell;...

Sep 13, 2015

Robert “Robbie” Stanley Lynch Jr.

Robert Stanley Lynch Jr., age 65 passed away peacefully at his home in Bigfork on September 13, 2015. Robbie was born March 29, 1950 in Teaneck, New Jersey to Robert and Anna (Ambrogi) Lynch. Robbie grew up in River Vaile, NJ...

Sep 12, 2015

Susan D. Henderson of Kalispell passed away at the age of 62 after a short illness at Kalispell Regional Medical Center September 12, 2015 surrounded by her loving family.

Susan was born October 13, 1952 in Missoula to Ralph (Bud) Henderson and Jalia (Williams) Henderson.  She graduated from Hellgate...

Sep 10, 2015

On September 10, 2015, our loving and beautiful mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Loretta Agnes Buller, left this world to begin her next chapter. She spent the final two years of her life in the Memory Care Unit at Heritage Place in Kalispell, Montana. With a healed body and soul, she joins her husband and son who rejoice at...

Sep 10, 2015

Gordon Lytle, age 58 of Kalispell passed away September 10, 2015. Gordon was born in Whitefish, MT to Robert and Gloriana (Auge) Lytle. Gordon was raised in Whitefish, Montana and Dallas, Oregon. He entered the National Guard shortly after high school and served his country honorably. Gordon worked mostly in lumber yards, but his true passion was picking hucks...

Sep 9, 2015

Bill Hodge “ran unencumbered, to meet his much-loved and missed wife, Euna Fay Hodge, “when he met her at the gates of heaven,” early on the morning of Sept. 9, 2015.

Euna was born on Nov. 6, 1921, and died Sept. 9, 2015, at home in Columbia Falls from complication of pneumonia and other lung issues.

Sep 8, 2015

Frances M. Kuster, 88, of Kalispell, passed away Sept. 8, 2015.

Frances was born in Calvin, North Dakota, to George and Ethel (Kayes) Mortimer on June 17, 1927. She was raised and attended school...

Sep 4, 2015

Kent A. Smith, age 58, passed away September 4, 2015 in Bigfork, Montana.  Kent was born October 9, 1956 in Las Vegas, NV, the son of Cecil and Marie (Weedon) Smith.    He had been a surveyor.  Kent is survived by his wife Diane Glantz; stepson Taylor Glantz; 10 siblings Pauline Smith; Greg Smith; Rocky Smith; Guy Smith; Rin Smith;...

Sep 4, 2015

Robert Harvey Silvert, known to friends and family as “Rob,” passed away at home peacefully on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at the age of 80 years.

Rob was born April 1, 1935, in Nazareth,...

Aug 31, 2015

William D. “Billy” Roberts, age 47, passed away August 31, 2015 in Kalispell, Montana.  Billy was born April 3, 1968 in Los Angeles, California to William H. and Patricia M. (Corner) Roberts.   Early schooling was spent in Maywood, California, then the family moved to Havre, MT. where Billy graduated from Havre High School in 1986.  Bill took pride in...

Aug 30, 2015

Robert “Bobby” Clarence Lane, 89, of Kalispell, passed away in Bigfork on Aug. 30, 2015.

Bobby was born July 12, 1926, in Fairmount City, Pennsylvania, to Edward and Anna (Scherf) Lane. He was raised in...

Aug 29, 2015

Donald E. Van Vliet 75 of Ferndale Montana passed away at his home Saturday August 29th 2015. He was born to the late Donald M. Van Vliet and Elizabeth M. Backer in Roseville California Dec. 20 1939. As a child Donald enjoyed summers working on his Grandfathers dairy farm who was one of the first settlers in Franklin California,...

Aug 28, 2015

Clyde Block, 90, passed away on Aug. 28, 2015, in Kalispell.

He was born Dec. 5, 1924, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Walter H. Block, and Ethel Block Blau. He attended school in Milwaukee and spent his summers during the Depression with his older brothers on Columbus Lake in northern Wisconsin.

They worked hard on the...

Aug 28, 2015

Charles Richard “Dick” Wilson was born Dec. 9, 1933, in Kalispell, and passed peacefully after a lengthy illness on Aug. 28, 2015, at his lakeside home in Bigfork.

Charles recently celebrated his 57th...

Aug 28, 2015

Jeanette Thew, 78, died in Kalispell on Aug. 28, 2015.

Jeanette was born March 2, 1937, in Oakland, California to Fred and Zelda (Lamoreaux) Beldi. Jeanette grew up and attended school in Oakland....

Aug 28, 2015

“Don’t weep for me; I am free.” Randall “Randy” Kent Schellinger, 59, of Whitefish, was greeted at the gates of heaven by his mother, sister, son and best friend on Friday, August 28, 2015, following a courageous battle with Huntington’s Disease.

Randy was born the youngest, and the favorite, on April 4, 1956, in Glasgow, MT, to...

Aug 25, 2015

Forrest George Benz, age 86, of Kalispell, MT. passed away on Tuesday August 25, 2015,  Forrest was born in Hendricks, Minnesota on March 25, 1929 to Arthur and Emma (Halseide) Benz. Forrest served his country honorably in the US Army during the Korean War. He married Eleanor Clark on June 30, 1957 in St. Ignatius, Montana. For several years...

Aug 24, 2015

Family and friends of Wilbur “Bill” O. Dempsey Sr. are deeply saddened by his recent passing.

Bill passed away at home of natural causes on the evening of Aug. 24, 2015.