OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Barbara Amestoy
Mar 20, 2014
With the passing of a family member Mom would always say, "One less spoke in the wheel," meaning one less member in our family circle. It has now become her turn. Mom was a true Montana lady. Born May 2, 1932, in Kalispell, and passing March 20, 2014, in Kalispell, she never wanted to call anyplace but Montana home. She...
Roger Lambertus Jr
Mar 17, 2014
Roger Kenneth Lambertus Jr., 48, of Kalispell, "joyfully went to be with his Lord and Savior" on March 17, 2014. He was born on May 2, 1965, to Gail and Roger Lambertus in Oakland, Calif., and at the age of 2 they moved to the Flathead Valley where he had since resided. He courageously and graciously fought a long illness,...
Jeanette Lechner
Mar 16, 2014
Jeanette Louise (Starr) Lechner, 87, of Ferndale, passed away March 16, 2014, in Kalispell, surrounded by her family. Jeanette was born in Mayville, Wis., on Sept. 30, 1926. 3634834 State Farm - Lyle Mitchell Instory PRCA Instory 3625633 Dogfood Express Instory She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred "Fritz" Lechner. She is survived by her children and their...
Nora Holcomb-Willis
Mar 15, 2014
Nora Grace "Gracie" (Cooper) Holcomb-Willis, 86, passed away at Brendan House on March 15, 2014, of natural causes. Gracie was born Nov. 26, 1927, in the Lower Valley of Flathead County, the daughter of Roy E. and Adelaide (Taylor) Cooper. She grew up in the Flathead Valley where she attended Rousell School in Lower Valley, Elrod, and graduated from Bigfork...
Shirley Peters
Mar 15, 2014
Shirley Jean Peters, 43, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014. She was born June 24, 1970, in Brainerd, Minn. Shirley met her husband from a newspaper ad she had placed, and the first night they spoke for eight hours. At the end of the conversation she told him that she knew she was going to marry him. They met at...
Van Gilchrist
Mar 14, 2014
Van Henry Gilchrist, age 86, passed away peacefully at his home on March 14, 2014. Van was born in Columbia Falls, Montana on July 11, 1927 to Ernest and Lois Gilchrist. Van, along with his two brothers William Gilchrist and Douglas Gilchrist were raised mostly in Whitefish, Montana. Van moved to Ketchikan, Alaska at 16 and graduated school there. When...
Lee Spain
Mar 13, 2014
Lee Burton Spain, 80, passed away March 13, 2014, at Brendan House in Kalispell. He was born March 8, 1934. He served in the U.S. Army and Navy and had worked as a truck driver. Lee was preceded death by his father, James Burton Spain; and mother, Alta Ellen Spain. He is survived by his son, Danney L. Spain, of...
Joseph Gregor
Feb 28, 2014
Joseph "Joe" Gregor, 95, passed away at Brendan House on Feb. 28, 2014. Joe was born Sept. 5, 1918, in a log cabin in Eureka. He attended grade school and high school in Eureka, graduating in 1937. He spent the next several years working for the Forest Service and Eureka Creamery. He also did some work on airplanes and learned...
Jane Winkley
Feb 27, 2014
Jane Wells Winkley was born in Norwood, Ohio, on June 22, 1936, to John and Ruth (Morgan) Wells. She joined her brothers Ralph, Don and Ivan and sister, Mary. She passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. As a young girl Jane remembered the house was always quiet as her mother was very ill...
Lyle Barnes
Feb 26, 2014
Lyle Evan Barnes, a giant of a man, "left his lifelong home in Whitefish to a place where the cows always come home when called." Lyle had lived a brilliant life of 87 years and was surrounded by his four children "when he passed over peacefully to heaven" on Feb. 26, 2014. Whitefish was the majestic backdrop for Lyle's entire...
Juanita Bryant
Feb 24, 2014
Juanita Mae Bryant passed away quietly Monday afternoon, Feb. 24, 2014. She was surrounded by family and friends "when she went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ." Juanita was born in Spokane on Aug. 24, 1924. She was raised on the family farm here in Kalispell by her grandmother Rose Strauss. They sold produce, and got their milk and...
Erling Lasalle
Feb 20, 2014
Dick died peacefully at home on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, surrounded by loving family. Dick was born in Shevlin, Minn., on Sept. 18, 1930, to Alvin and Esther Williams LaSalle. He moved to Montana as a toddler and grew up in the Hoagland area. His mother taught school in many one-room schools; he attended 13 of them growing up. He...
Erling Lasalle
Feb 20, 2014
Dick died peacefully at home on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, surrounded by loving family. Dick was born in Shevlin, Minn., on Sept. 18, 1930, to Alvin and Esther Williams LaSalle. He moved to Montana as a toddler and grew up in the Hoagland area. His mother taught school in many one-room schools; he attended 13 of them growing up. He...
Lawrence Periman
Feb 17, 2014
Lawrence Rawlin Periman, 70, passed away on Feb. 17, 2014. He was born Jan. 17, 1944, in Missoula. He attended school in Drummond from 1950 to 1960. He married Margorie Dendy on June 15, 1960. While living in Drummond, Lawrence worked for Cominco Phosphate from 1962 to 1969. He moved to Flathead Valley to purchase a cedar fence mill which...
Phyllis Saulter
Feb 16, 2014
Phyllis A. Saulter, 88, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in her home surronded by her family. Phyllis was born in Titonka, Iowa on Feb. 27, 1925, to Chester and Madeline Lamoreux. The family moved to Stevensville in 1937. Phyllis graduated from Stevensville High School in 1942, and moved to Missoula soon after graduation. Phyllis married the love of...
Pearl Huso
Feb 16, 2014
Pearl Huso, who died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, wrote her own obituary in 2011. She wrote, "Just before Thanksgiving, after reading Bent Petersen's book, I decided I should put down some memories of my life - half autobiography and half obituary. To Walter and Clara Stearns I was born March 14,1921, at Creston, Mont., so anxious to get here I...
Theresa Moses
Feb 14, 2014
Theresa "Teri" Marie Moses (nee Schroeder) died peacefully in her sleep after an unexpected illness on Feb. 14, 2014. "How befitting for our Lord to call home our beloved Teri on the day of love." If you had the privilege of knowing Teri, then you know the immense void her passing has created. "While we know she is now with...
Louis Schlegel
Feb 13, 2014
Louis William "Bill" Schlegel, 84 was born Nov. 10, 1929, in Dillon, the second child of Louis and Gladys (Bump) Schlegel. He attended schools in Kalispell and Kila, but only until grade six, when his formal education ended and he began a long career as a working man. His was truly a hard-knock life. He passed away quietly at his...
Mavis Tronstad
Feb 11, 2014
Mavis Tronstad died Feb. 11, 2014, of natural causes at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell. She was born to Andreas and Julia Lein Thompson in Hettinger, N.D., on April 3, 1922. She was the fifth child of seven children. She grew up on a farm near Hettinger and graduated from Hettinger High School. She attended Dickinson Teachers College and...
Cody Johnson
Feb 6, 2014
Cody Deets Johnson, 48, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, after an all too short battle with brain cancer. He was in the loving company of family members. Cody was born Aug. 3, 1965, in Fremont, Neb. to Gilbert Ross and Dian Gammel Johnson. After graduating from Oakland-Craig High School, Oakland, Neb., he served our country in the Marine...
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