OBITUARIES

Sep 21, 2010

Albert L. "Lee" Draeger, age 80, passed away Tuesday September 21, 2010 at Heritage Place in Kalispell of natural causes.  Lee was born December 11, 1929 in Sherwin, Kansas.  He attended schools in Sherwin and in Hallowell, Kansas.  He entered the U.S. Army in November 1951 and was honorably discharged in October 1953.  In 1955, he married Betty June Owen...

Sep 21, 2010

George Wesley Turner, age 61, passed away Monday September 20, 2010  in Kalispell of medical reasons.  George was born September 11, 1949 in Kalispell  He was raised in Kalispell and attended Mountain Brook School, and graduated from Flathead High School, graduating in 1967.  He then graduated from Montana State University with an...

Sep 16, 2010

Sheila A. LaValle, age 72, passed away on Thursday September 16, 2010 at her home in Kalispell, Mt. Sheila was born on January 31, 1938 in Terry, Montana to Patrick and Louise(Bragg) Kane. She was raised in Miles City, Glendive, then when she was 12 years old moved to Butte, MT, where she attended juinor high and high school. Sheila worked...

Sep 11, 2010

Gary Hall, 67, of Olney, died quietly in his sleep early Saturday morning on Sept. 11, 2010, after a long, courageous battle against cancer. Gary was born Aug. 2, 1943, the first-born of three to Lowell "Larry" Hall and Janet Cummins Hall (Ayelsworth). He married Rita Mary Cole on Dec. 27, 1971, in Naples, Fla., and they moved to...

Sep 7, 2010

Our dad, Phillip Lipp, 88, died on Sept. 7, 2010, in Kalispell. Phil was born March 8, 1922, to Andrew and Katharine Lipp in Fairchild. The family of eight moved to a farm south of Hingham in 1923. Phil graduated from Hingham High School in 1940 and attended Carroll College and Montana State College. He was inducted into the...

Sep 7, 2010

Edna Reese, 90, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Edna was born on April 26, 1920, in Cold Springs, Okla., to Sanders and Marian (Peters) Martin. She was raised in Lone Wolf, Okla., where she graduated from high school. After high school, she attended Enid Business College for two years. Edna married Troy...

Sep 6, 2010

Judy Marlene Siblerud finished her journey on earth at her home Sept. 6, 2010 in the loving presence of her daughter, Deva, her siblings and her wonderful hospice nurse, Laurie. Judy loved living and valued every breath she was given. She tenaciously and courageously fought cancer for 15 years. Sept. 23, 1949, Judy was born, the fourth child of...

Sep 5, 2010

After a short battle with cancer, James Lindley Patterson III, 56, of Bigfork, was taken to heaven on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, on the wings of his angels while surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on Jan. 3, 1954, in Santa Monica, Calif., to Meryl Cook Patterson and Dr. James Lindley Patterson Jr. At the age of...

Sep 4, 2010

Leslie Wayne Schlegel, 59, passed away of a heart attack Sept. 4, 2010, while doing what he loved, packing in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Les was born Oct. 25, 1950, in Kalispell to Louis William Bill and Carol Martha (Kahn) Schlegel. He was raised and attended school in Kalispell. Les married Mary Jane Hagen on Aug. 22, 1969, at...

Sep 4, 2010

Marvin Glenn Nelson, 62, of Rollins, passed away early Saturday morning on Sept. 4, 2010, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Marvin was born April 26, 1948, in Kalispell to Glenn C. and Mamie L. Nelson. A lifelong resident of Rollins, Marvin graduated from Polson High School in 1966 and the University of Montana in 1970 with a degree in...

Sep 2, 2010

Walter James “Jim” Lauterback, age 82, passed away on Thursday September 2, 2010 at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls, Montana. Jim was born on May 5, 1928 in Glendale, California to Walter and Melba “Evans” Lauterback. He worked as a railroad brakeman, and had owned and operated his own body...

Aug 27, 2010

Norma Jean Lipp

Norma Jean Lipp, age 83, passed away with her family at her side on Friday August 27, 2010 at

Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Norma was born on February 16, 1927 in Colo, Iowa to

Virgil and Rozetta (Hartman) McKinney. Norma was raised in Colo, Iowa where she attended

Aug 19, 2010

Carolyn I. Farmer, age 78, passed away Thursday August 19, 2010 in Kalispell, Montana. Carolyn was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 28, 1931 to Ralph and Myrtice (Power) Ireland. Carolyn was a registered nurse.She was a resident of Condon, Montana, she was Preceded in death by a daughter Cindy and her parents.  Survived by husband Kenneth of Condon, MT; daughter Tracy Farmer...

Aug 17, 2010

Our beautiful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, step-mother, sister, and aunt, Keziah (Kay) M. Mark Lovell passed away on August 17, 2010 at Kalispell, Montana . Kay was born on March 22, 1919 in Kindred, ND; the daughter of Albert and Selma (Bjerke) Swenson. She graduated from Kindred High and received her teaching certificate from Mayville State Teacher's College in 1940....

Aug 14, 2010

Forrest C. "Luke" Lucas, age 81, passed away on Saturday August 14, 2010 at Brendan House in Kalispell.  He was a life long Montana resident.  Luke was born August 4, 1929 in Kalispell.  He spent most of his life in the trucking business.  He was a private pilot and loved flying.  Luke is survived by his wife Marvel; his children...

Aug 12, 2010

James A. Seek, 79, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, at his home in Kalispell. James was born on Feb. 27, 1931, in Kalispell, to Cecil M. and Helen (Koford) Seek. He was raised in Kalispell, graduating from Flathead County High School in 1951. James married Veronica Stuber on Sept. 13, 1985, in Coeur d Alene, Idaho. He...

Aug 12, 2010

Donald Melvin Wickham, age 86 passed away on Thursday August 12, 2010 at Brendan House in Kalispell. Don was born on February 15, 1924 in Rollins, Montana to Doug and Ella (Memke) Wickham. He spent most of his life in the Flathead Valley. In 1942 Don enlisted in the Army, where he served in Europe during WWII. He served...

Aug 9, 2010

Phillip J. Roselli, 91, passed away on Aug. 9, 2010, after a long battle with cancer, at Brendan House in Kalispell. Phillip was born on March 25, 1919, in Baton Rouge, La., to Henry and Josephine Roselli. Phillip spent his early years in Compton, Calif., where his family moved when he was 7 or 8 years old. After he...

Aug 6, 2010

Velma Aasheim, formerly of Antelope and Plentywood, Montana passed away at Immanuel Lutheran Home on August 6, 2010, at age 95.

She was educated in the Antelope public school and received a degree in Home Economics from MSU, Missoula in 1936.

She married Magnus (Mags) Aasheim that year and they lived in Belfrey for...

Aug 5, 2010

On Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, three years to the day after Mom left us, looking out into a beautiful summer day with Happy Trails playing in the background, Dad swung up on Prince and rode off to the other side. Robert Bob Harvey was born Jan. 10, 1926, in Gleason, Wis., the sixth of eight children born to Fred...