OBITUARIES

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mar 29, 2015

After an 8-year battle with cancer, Lynda Kay Meyers died at home in Kalispell, Montana, on Sunday, March 29, 2015.  Lynda was 57 years old.  She is survived by her husband, Tom Meyers, and her daughters, Julie and Rebecca.  Her parents, Ken and Mary Myers, live in Richland, WA.  Her brother, Terry Myers (Nancy) lives...

Mar 29, 2015

A Legacy of Love

David L Jam, 88, passed away of natural causes at his home in Evergreen, Sunday March 29 th 2015.

David was born in Minot, ND to his loving parents Thomas Joseph Jam and Delia Gessner...

Mar 28, 2015

Peyton H. Bennett, 95, died March 28, 2015 of natural causes at Immanuel Lutheran Communities in Kalispell. He was born August 6, 1919, in Deer Lodge, Montana, to James V. and lsetta M. (Stetson) Bennett. In 1920 he moved with his family to Scobey where the family engaged in farming...

Mar 26, 2015

Wanda Fay Blakeman, 80, passed away March 26, 2015, at her Hot Springs residence.

Wanda was born Feb. 9, 1935, in Buffalo, Wyoming. She grew up in  the Fence Creek area of Wyoming.

On Oct. 6, 1951, Wanda married Herbert Blakeman at her parents’ home in Sheridan County, Wyoming. The were married for 64 years before her passing....

Mar 23, 2015

Shirley Pauline Parker passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 in Kalispell, MT she was 79 years of age. She was born July 4 th , 1935 in Kalispell, Montana and a lifelong resident of the Flathead Valley, residing in Bigfork Montana. She graduated from Batavia Grade School and Flathead High School.   She was married...

Mar 22, 2015

Valerie Gean Paterson, age 55, passed away in Kalispell, Montana on Sunday, March 22 2015. Valerie was born August 28, 1959, in Omak, Washington, to Stanley and Winona (Kuhn) Smith.

Valerie worked at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in the hospital admissions for many years. She loved spending time with...

Mar 19, 2015

John C. Wright “was taken home to be with the Lord” on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

He was born on May 8,1945, in Laurel, Mississippi. After high school,...

Mar 18, 2015

“Heaven has received another angel.” Butch passed away on March 18, 2015.

He was born in Deer Lodge on Feb. 20, 1942 to Porter Cranmer and Martha Mero.

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Mar 17, 2015

Alice Marie Hankinson, 87 Alice Marie Hankinson, 87, “went to be with the Lord” on March 17, 2015, in Kalispell.

She was born on June 28, 1927, to Charles and Ida C. Exley, in Osceola, Iowa.

Alice moved to Billings with her mother in 1944, working for Western Union. She worked as a relief operator...

Mar 15, 2015

Brock Whitehead “went to rest in the arms of our Heavenly Father” on March 15, 2015, surrounded by family and friends. In 2013, he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, glioblastoma. He fought a good fight. His words always were, “God is faithful” and “Ya gotta keep on …...

Mar 15, 2015

Patricia “Pat” Moad was born Jan. 30, 1947, in Corenado, California.

She passed away at Kalispell Regional Medical Center on March 15, 2015.

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Mar 13, 2015

Peter Charles Reichenbach, 74, “departed this world to join Jesus” Friday, March 13, 2015. He was born on Oct. 8, 1940, in Spokane to John and Marguerite Reichenbach. Pete attended St. Patrick’s grade school and Gonzaga High School in Spokane. Throughout his life on earth, Pete was a man of many giftings. He was an athlete, a boxer, a sprint car...