OBITUARIES

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...

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...

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...

Feb 4, 2014

In great sorrow we announce the passing of our Dad, Wesley “Wes” John Lureau, on Feb. 4, 2014.

“This day, in God’s perfect timing, would mark six months ago tomorrow which would have been his 73rd birthday. We know death is not an end but just the beginning of a new life, redeemed in Jesus (I John...

Feb 2, 2014

David "left this life on Earth for his next big adventure" on Feb. 2, 2014, at the Brendan House in Kalispell. David was born on Feb. 14, 1935, to Ray and Mabel McCoy in Portland, Ore. After attending school, David met and fell in love with Rosie Badley. They were married in 1955. To that union were born two sons...

Jan 31, 2014

Gerald "Jerry" Delano Downing, 73, "went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ" on Jan. 31, 2014, in Kalispell, surrounded by his loved ones. Jerry was born in Missoula on Dec. 5, 1941, to Kathleen and Clare Downing. Jerry was the youngest of five siblings, Don, Wallace, Loretta and Betty Ann. Jerry and his parents moved to Columbia Falls in...

Jan 29, 2014

Clyde Montana Fauley passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Jan. 29, 2014, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls, with a caring nurse and two special nurses' aides holding his hands and saying a prayer for him. The cause of death was age-related illnesses. He was born on March 27, 1924, to Clyde C. and Marie...

Jan 28, 2014

Thomas K. Dyer, 69, passed away Jan. 28, 2014, in Kila, due to cancer. He was born June 1, 1944, in Haldeman, Ky., and raised in Shiloh, Ohio. He graduated from Plymouth High School. Tom had been employed as the director of maintenance at Flathead Valley Community College. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, loved to garden and loved...

Jan 25, 2014

Gertrude "Trudy" Mary Boeke passed quietly at her home Saturday morning, Jan. 25, 2014, with her son, John, at her side. Trudy was born Oct. 1, 1916, in Philadelphia. She was raised in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Trudy met her future husband, Jack Boeke, in Atlantic City, N.J. Jack and Trudy were married in November 1945, in Waseca, Minn. Their...

Jan 23, 2014

Tammy Jean (Simkins) Kinkel, 50, passed away Jan. 23, 2014, at her home in Somers, of natural causes. She was born Sept. 30, 1963, in Missoula. She was raised in Kalispell and attended Flathead High School. Tammy married Rick Kinkel in 1981 in New York. She worked as a dispatcher for the Forest Service after Mount St. Helen's erupted in...

Jan 20, 2014

Robert Leland Glencross, 65, passed away suddenly on Jan. 20, 2014, of an apparent heart attack. Robert was born June 17, 1948, in Wallace, Idaho, to Jack and Arnita Glencross. He lived in the Burke Canyon and attended school there until the sixth grade. They then moved to Wallace, Idaho, where he would graduate from high school in 1966. After...

Jan 20, 2014

Helen Meyer, 84, passed away Jan. 20, 2014, in Kalispell. She was born June 10, 1929, in Cody, Wyo., to Oscar and Catherine Thompson. She was raised on a ranch a few miles north of Cody. She graduated from Cody High School in Wyoming, in 1949. Helen married Francis L. Thorpe in Vernal, Utah. In her late 20s, her husband...

Jan 18, 2014

Linda Beth Campbell, 72, died on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at her home in Kalispell. Beth valiantly and gracefully lived with diabetes and the many side effects of this disease for more than 44 years. Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, and the love and prayers of family, friends and many supporters carried her through years of...

Jan 14, 2014

Russell D. Covey died of heart failure on Jan. 14, 2014, in Kalispell. Russell was born Dec. 31,1922, in Missoula to Harry L. and Ava L. Covey. He attended the original Lincoln Elementary School and graduated from Missoula County High School. After graduation he attended Kinman Business College in Spokane and aviation ground school in Missoula. He joined the U.S....

Jan 14, 2014

Rhonda Adriene (Burdick) Yacenda, 61, of Columbia Falls, passed away at Kalispell Regional Medical Center Jan. 14, 2014. She was born to Gordon and Beryl (Schmidt) Burdick in Colfax, Wash., Feb.7, 1952. After graduating from high school in Kellogg, Idaho, she attended technical school in Minneapolis and lived in Minnesota for several years before returning to the Northwest. After she...

Jan 8, 2014

Doug Calvert, 59, died peacefully in his sleep of an apparent heart attack at his home in Bigfork on Jan. 8, 2014. Doug was born Douglas E. Calver on Oct. 4, 1954, in Ogden, Utah. He spent his youth there, moving to Montana when he was in his early thirties. Listening to him talk about Montana, it sounded like he...

Jan 8, 2014

Geraldine "Jerry" Ann Smith, 79, passed away peacefully on Jan. 8, 2014 with her son by her side. Jerry was born on April 18, 1934 in Stanley, N.D. to Thaddeus "Theodore" and Eva Goulet. She grew up in Minot, N.D. with her sister Patricia "Pat" and graduated from the Sacred Heart Academy in Minot, N.D. She married Don D. Smith...

Jan 6, 2014

On Jan. 6, 2014, at age 94, Otto E. Henning "received his final promotion to heaven." The last survivor of 13 children of the Rev. Carl and Emilie (Buch) Henning, Otto was born in Marinette County Wis., in 1919. Their family moved to Sebewaing, Mich., where he attended high school. He was in the U.S. Army during World War II....

Jan 6, 2014

Pamela "Pam" Sue (Goldizen) Keith, 55, "rejoined her loved ones in heaven" on Jan. 6, 2014, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. She passed away due to complications of cancer. Pam was born Dec. 28, 1958, in Kalispell. To her family, she was known as "Pami Sue" or "Pappi Too." She began school at St. Matthew's School, and completed grade school...

Dec 30, 2013

Linda Beth (McCallum) Evert of Bigfork passed away Dec. 30, 2013, at home with family and friends. Linda was born Nov. 26, 1965, in Bozeman to Bruce and Yvonne McCallum. She is survived by her parents; brother, Mike; sisters Christine and Kathy; and loving friend, Scott Bailey. Linda is also survived by her three children, Michael, Kimberley and Jason; eight...