OBITUARIES

Jul 20, 2011

Reba LuAnna Barnes Vondal, age 70, passed away July 20, 2011 at her home surrounded by family and friends. Born to Vic and Connie Barnes in Colville, Washington on December 10, 1940. Reba graduated from Colville, Washington and worked in the family floral shop. She married Dayle Vondal on August 9, 1958. Their life took them to various places in...

Jul 18, 2011

Dexter R. Vail, age 81, passed away Monday July 18, 2011 in Kalispell, Montana. Dexter was born December 22, 1929 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Donald and Dorothy (Carey) Vail. Dexter grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming where he met and married his wife Ilene Merrill. Dexter was an honorably discharged U.S. Navy veteran. He enjoyed golfing and bowling and...

Jul 17, 2011

Hans Leonard Nielsen, age 68, passed away on Sunday July 17, 2011 at the Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation in Whitefish. Hans was born May 24, 1943 in Havre, Montana to Hendrick and Mildred (Zellmer) Ehlers. Hans was raised in Hogeland and Columbia Falls and attended schools in Columbia Falls. Hans enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf. Hans was preceded in death...

Jul 10, 2011

EdnaRae Maas, age 88 of Hot Springs, Montana, passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday Morning July 10, 2011 at her residence. EdnaRae was born October 23, 1922 in Tigerton, Shawano County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Ray and Edna (Carter) Drake. During her youth she loved to work with horses, and assisted her father and brothers who operated Drake's Riding...

Jul 9, 2011

Dorothy Eileen Rein Hemmah, age 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 9, 2011 at her Somers home.  Dorothy was born at home in Campbell, Minnesota on June 21, 1928.  She was the only child of Alick and Mae, but had many cousins.  Dorothy attended country school for 4 years in Marshall County, South Dakota. ...

Jul 8, 2011

Wilford Quentin "Bill" Starbuck, age 86, passed away Friday July 8, 2011 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.  Born December 21, 1924 in Ramona, Oklahoma, Wilford was raised and attended school in Ramona before graduating from 8th grade.  He married Carol Anna Nordtome on April 4, 1964.  They had been married for 47 years.  Bill was in the U.S. Navy...

Jul 4, 2011

James E. Weaver, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home on Julyh 4, 2011. Jim was born Juyly 13, 1921 in Choteau, Montana and spent his younger years in Billings, where he graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1939. After being drafted into the U.S. Infantry, he served as a 2nd Lt. in...

Jul 4, 2011

Diane Marie Martin age 62, passed away on Monday July 4, 2011 in Kalispell, Montana, no services are planned at this time.

Jul 4, 2011

On Monday, July 4th, 2011, Donald Eugene Anderson of Umpqua, Oregon, passed peacefully in Columbia Falls, Montana. He was 76 years old, and died from complications of heart failure due to severe aortic stenosis. He was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, December 28th, 1934, to Morris Anderson and Viola Yelkin Anderson, and grew up...

Jun 20, 2011

Hatsu Taira, age 76, passed away Monday June 20, 2011 at Heritage Place in Kalispell.  Hatsu was born June 20, 1935 in Okinawa, Japan and was raised there.  In 1970, she married Bill Crouse in Kalispell.  Hatsu was a retired professional seamstress and loved to cook.  She also enjoyed sewing, taking care of family and friends, watching Hallmark movies and...

Jun 19, 2011

Richard Neil Coffman died June 19, 2011 after a long battle with metastatic melanoma.

He was born in Fort Worth, Texas on September 25, 1946 to Harold Lee Coffman and Dorothy Lumpkin Coffman. He graduated from Everman High School and attended Tarrant County Junior College and Arlington State College. In 1966, he enlisted...

Jun 18, 2011

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Jun 8, 2011

James Lawrence "Jim" Motichka, age 85, passed away from Cancer on June 8, 2011 at The Springs in Whitefish, MT.  Jim was born January 5, 1926 in Kalispell, the son of Joseph and Mary (Firestein) Motichka.  He was the 4th of 7 children joining his older siblings Joseph Andrew (AndY), Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Fredenberg, Catherine (Katy) Hatton, and later...

Jun 6, 2011

Norman Daniel Kauffman, 87, of Kalispell “made his transition to heaven” on June 6, 2011.

He was born at Creston on July 19, 1923, to Norman Leroy (N.L.) and Anna Kauffman, the ninth of their fifteen children. He grew up in the Creston area and attended Cayuse Prairie School. Along with his siblings, he worked in the...

Jun 5, 2011

Jean Mar g ie Logan, age 85, passed away on June 5, 2011 from complications of COPD.  Jean was a true "Jersey Girl" to the end.  She had resided at "The Springs" in Whitefish since she relocated from Great Falls, MT in the fall of 2009. Jean was born on June 1, 1926 in Elizabeth, NJ, the youngest of...

Jun 4, 2011

Marvin E. "Jack" Anderson (83) - horseman, mechanic, farmer, beloved father and grandfather - died peacefully on June 4, 2011, surrounded by his children and wife.  Jack succumbed to his battle with emphysema and lung cancer and entered heaven where he could be freed from his tired, weary body. Jack was born on July 8, 1927, to Ray and...

May 23, 2011

Warren Douglas Hartry of Marion passed away on Monday, May 23, 2011.

He was born Jan. 16, 1956, in Oakland, Calif.

He is survived by his mother, Jeannine Hartry; sister, Wanda, and Dennis Bissell; daughters, Dawn and Travis Quaale, and Courtney and Brittney Hartry; son, Caleb Hartry; grandsons, Kai and Carter; and nephews, Brian and Jeff...

May 15, 2011

Robert Stanley Black passed away May 15, 2011. Robert was born to Otis and Marie Black, April 5, 1930 in Colville, Washington. He married his high school sweetheart Barbara Jean Phillips in 1949.

Bob and Barbara raised four children in the Flathead Valley then moved to the Washington coast and enjoyed many years...

Apr 30, 2011

Renee Marie McKeag-Waters, 49, lost her courageous eight-year battle with cancer “and became an angel” April 30, 2011, at Health Center Northwest in Kalispell. She received excellent, compassionate, loving care until the end from Hospice provided by Home Options.

Renee was born Feb. 27, 1962, in Arcata, Calif.

She is survived by her husband, Fred...

Apr 27, 2011

Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Miller, age 83, passed away Wednesday April 27, 2011 in Kalispell.  Jerry was born April 20, 1928 in Troy, Montana and was raised in Thompson Falls, Montana.  He married Joyce Popham in 1947 in Polson, Montana.  Joyce preceded him in death.  Jerry is survived by his children Jay G. and wife Nancy Miller anhd Joe E....