OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Kevin Hendricks
Dec 9, 2013
Kevin Wayne Hendricks passed away Dec. 9, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. He was born Nov. 1, 1954, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to Lawrence and Donna Hendricks. He worked on the railroad for a short time in the Pacific Northwest and still had great interest in the operations of railroad freight traffic through Whitefish. He enjoyed...
Alvin Gordon
Dec 8, 2013
Alvin Chester Gordon, 72, passed away Dec. 8, 2013, at his Bigfork residence. Alvin was born Nov. 10, 1941, in Butte, the son of Chester and Eva Jo (Clark) Gordon. He was raised in Bigfork. He worked as a farmer, pipefitter and certified welder. Alvin was a member of the Local No. 459 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union. Alvin was honorably...
Carolyn Bloom
Nov 30, 2013
Carolyn Ruth Bloom, 92, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at her home in Kalispell. She was born on April 23, 1921, in Spokane to Louis I. and Ruth E. Davis Brislawn. Carolyn was raised in Seattle where she attended schools, graduating from Roosevelt High School. After high school, she attended Washington State University, then known as Washington State...
Mary Pewonka
Nov 25, 2013
Mary M. Pewonka, 84, died peacefully Nov. 25, 2013, in Kalispell with loved ones by her side. She was one of six children born to Ed and Flora Christensen on Dec. 11, 1928, in Plentywood. She attended grade school in Reserve and high school in Medicine Lake. Mary moved to Kalispell in 1947, and married Marvin Eayrs and had two...
Sandra Parod
Nov 22, 2013
Sandra Katherine (Rodler) Parod, 71, passed away Nov. 22, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, due to a heart attack. Sandy was born July 7, 1942, in Butte. She was raised in Bigfork. She graduated from Bigfork High School in 1959, and with honors from Northern Montana College in Havre in 1961, with an associate's degree for medical secretary. She...
Robin Rice
Nov 14, 2013
On Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, "the Lord called Robin (Villaran) Rice, one of his earthbound angels, home." After a long fight with her declining health and well-being, our beloved Robin passed away. Her husband, children, sisters and extended family were present to say goodbye. Over her short 51 years in this world, Robin had many adventures and touched the lives...
Norma Elgaen
Nov 14, 2013
Norma "Joy" Elgaen, 69, died at home Nov. 14, 2013, in Evergreen from a long, hard battle with COPD. She was surrounded by her family and loved ones when she passed. She was born June 6, 1944, in Devils Lake, N.D., to Joseph and Norma Elgaen. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Elgaen and Norma Volk; twin...
Joan Skare
Nov 13, 2013
Joan Ida Skare, 75, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, surrounded by loved ones. Joan was born on July 26, 1938, in Kalispell to John and Marie (Bauer) Schroeder. She was raised in the Flathead Valley and graduated from Flathead High School, and later attended college for computer technology studies. Joan's professional life included...
William Frishkorn
Nov 13, 2013
William "Bill" Frishkorn, perhaps one of the best-looking men that ever lived, passed from this life on Nov. 13, 2013. His family doesn't think of him as dying but that "he just changed his address, where he is celebrating his new life, in the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ." Bill was born on Feb. 3, 1946, in...
Randall Jones
Nov 12, 2013
Randy, 61 years young, lost his short battle with cancer on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Randy was born Sept. 18, 1952, in Pomona, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Darlene Jones. He is survived by his wife, Roilene Gordon Jones; his son, Rob Jones; daughter, Kim Jones; and sister, Sandy. He is also survived by...
Gay Caldbeck
Nov 7, 2013
Gay Ann Caldbeck passed away on Nov. 7, 2013, after a long battle with cancer. Gay Ann was born to Richard and Doris (Druesedow) Hulbert on Feb. 26, 1958, in Kalispell. She was the youngest of three girls. Gay Ann graduated from Flathead High School in June of 1976 and shortly thereafter married her best friend, Ronald Caldbeck. They lived...
Leonard Blanc
Nov 6, 2013
Leonard was born Oct. 20, 1933, in Carbondale, Colo. "He entered heaven" on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, in Kalispell, as a result of congestive heart failure. Dad was born to August and Dorothy Blanc, and would later be joined by a brother Jerry. The family spent his early childhood in various areas of western Colorado, gathering lots of life experiences....
Michael Vega
Nov 5, 2013
Michael Jamie-Edward Vega, 15, passed away from natural causes on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 21, 1998, in Wheatridge, Colo., the son of Pedro Vega Jr. and Jennifer Borland. He was raised up in Whitefish and attended Glacier High School. Michael was involved in the Special Olympics, Clean the Fish, Dream Team...
Terrance Shepherd
Nov 3, 2013
Terrance Roy Shepherd, 53, passed away Nov. 3, 2013, in Kalispell, of natural causes. He was born Aug. 8, 1960, in Portland to Art and Shirley Shepherd. He was raised in Portland and graduated from high school in Troutdale, Ore. Terry served in the Marine Corps for eight years. In 1992, he married Rebecca L. Dixon in Halfway, Ore. He...
Ronald Bronson
Nov 1, 2013
Ronald A. Bronson, 79, passed away at his Kalispell residence on Nov. 1, 2013. Ronald was born Aug. 22, 1934, in Niehart to Fred and Ida Bronson. When he was a young child, the family moved to Lakeside where Ronald grew up. He graduated from Flathead County High School. Ronald served in the U.S. Navy as a naval mechanic from...
Leo Nigg
Nov 1, 2013
Leo Simon Nigg passed "into the loving arms of Jesus" on Nov. 1, 2013. Leo was born March 14, 1928, in Conrad to William Frederick and Minerva Kohl Nigg. Three things were dear to Leo's heart: his family, music and the mountains. Never was one very far away from his thoughts. Farming the soil of eastern Montana gave him his...
Lillian Corbielle
Oct 30, 2013
In the morning of Oct. 30, 2013, "our family, friends and the world lost one of the truly beautiful souls to ever walk this land. We who knew her and love her mourn the loss but rejoice in the glorious triumphant return to her Lord Jesus and to her loving husband of 48 years, Jim Grobe." In her many, many...
Tristin Cady
Oct 28, 2013
Tristin Lee "Lover" Cady, 3 years of age, passed away on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, at Children's Hospital of Colorado in Aurora, Colo. Tristin was born on Dec. 12, 2009, in Kalispell to Richard and Kourtney Cady. Tristin's nickname was "Lover" simply because he was so full of love. He loved life, he loved his family and he loved God....
Janice Dow
Oct 23, 2013
Janice Galloway Dow was loving, generous and enthusiastic. Her sudden death on Oct. 23, 2013, has left a void in the lives of her loved ones that will be deeply mourned. Born on April 16, 1946, in Evanston, Ill., to William and Nina Galloway, Janice valued family above all else. Her heart overflowed with love for Nina, William and her...
Brian Delaney
Oct 17, 2013
Our beloved son, brother and father, Brian Scott Delaney, was taken from us suddenly on Oct. 17, 2013. Brian was born May 21, 1970. He graduated in 1989 from Flathead High School. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish with his father, son and friends every chance he had. Brian was happiest in the woods and...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
