OBITUARIES

Agnes Jones

Nov 25, 2014

“I spent a lot of years on one prairie or another in Eastern Montana ... I call myself, 'a child of the prairie.' On those prairies the wind blows free and winters are frigid." — Agnes Virginia (Lalonde) Jones

Agnes was born July 1, 1919, in Bainville, Mont., to Albert Edward and Ellen Irene Lalonde. Her younger...

Kenneth Vance

Nov 25, 2014

Kenneth Lloyd Vance, 83, passed away Noverber 25 at KRMC in Kalispell after a long battle with COPD. Kenny was born June 22, 1931 in Dagmar, MT; the youngest of eight children of Julius and Tillie Vance. Kenny served in the U.S. Army in Korea from 1954-1956. He was awarded the Medal of Good Conduct and the National Defense...

Glen Ross

Nov 24, 2014

Glenn Woodrow Ross went home to his Savior on Monday, November 24,  2014.  He passed peacefully in the presence of his loving family at his home in Yellow Bay on the shore of Flathead Lake.

Glenn was born the youngest of five sons to Earl and Margaret Martin Ross...

Muriel Williams

Nov 22, 2014

Muriel Joan Williams died peacefully at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, on November 22, 2014.She was 78 years of age. Muriel was born on February 29, 1936 in, ND to Charles and Mabel Hall.

Muriel is survived by her daughter Colleen and husband Shawn Hicks of Federal Way, WA, sister Patricia (Hall) Homola and her husband Paul of...

Michael Somers

Nov 22, 2014

Michael Kenneth Somers passed away on November 22, 2014 at the age of 67. Mike was born in Vancouver, WA on February 3, 1947, to Ken and Claire Somers.  He was raised in Vancouver and graduated from Hudson's Bay High School in 1965.  He also attended Clark College and Eastern Washington University.  He met his wife, Julie, during the...

Paul Persinger

Nov 15, 2014

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Cindy Schlitz

Nov 11, 2014

Cindy Louise Schiltz died on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at her home in Bigfork, with her children surrounding her in love and care.

Cindy  was born on July 14, 1960, to Merritt and Isobel Smith in White Sulphur Springs and attended public school and graduated there in 1978. She attended the University of Montana and later graduated from...

June Barnes

Nov 9, 2014

After spending a beautiful life in Whitefish surrounded by her beloved family, June Helen Barnes passed away peacefully on Nov. 9, 2014. She was 87 years old.

June was lucky to find her soul mate, Lyle Barnes, early in life. June and Lyle married shortly after high school and spent decades raising their...

Jean Moore

Nov 8, 2014

Jean Moore (née Heller) died peacefully at her residence at The Springs in Whitefish, MT on November 8th, 2014.  She was 87 years old at the time of her passing.

Jean is survived by her five children: David, Kenneth, Susan, Richard and Steven.

Jean was born on January, 24 1927 in...

Shawn Maguire

Nov 8, 2014

Shawn Francis Maguire, 50, died on Nov. 8, 2014, at his home in Kalispell, of natural causes.

Shawn was born on May 2, 1964, in Sacramento, Calif., to parents Julianne Gabbert Maguire and Francis “Frank” Maguire. Shawn spent his early years in California, moving to Oregon and finally settling in Montana, first in Polson and...

Oystein Boveng

Nov 7, 2014

Oystein Mathias Boveng, 81, of Kalispell, died on November 7, 2014 with his wife and children at his side.

He was born in 1932 at Sandar, Norway, the first child of Paul and Martha Helene Tutvedt. In 1945, the family changed their name to Boveng, a surname from a branch of their family tree dating...

Geneva Lockhart

Nov 5, 2014

Our loving mother Geneva “Gen” Mildred Lockhart, 91, “went home to the Lord” on Nov. 5, 2014.

Geneva was born Feb. 24, 1923 to Bennie and Dena Seney in Max, N.D. Her early days were spent on the farm and she attended two years of high school in Minot, N.D. before her family moved to...

Audrey Pemble

Nov 4, 2014

Audrey J. Boe Pemble, 86, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at Edgewood Vista in Kalispell.

Audrey was born Nov. 18, 1927, in Duluth, Minn., to Joseph and Ella (Manske) Kline. Audrey grew up in Minnesota and graduated from high school in Bigfork, Minn.

In September 1948, she married Arnold Boe. They moved to...

Lawrence Mcatee

Nov 2, 2014

Mr. Lawrence "Larry" D. McAtee passed away at Kalispell Regional Medical Center on Nov. 2, 2014, at the age of 73, nearly 18 years after a heart transplant.

Larry was born on June 23, 1941, in Kalispell to Donald and Esther McAtee. He attended Flathead County High School. He joined the Army, serving in Fort Ord, Calif.,...

John Bradstreet

Oct 30, 2014

John Raymond Bradstreet, 61, died Oct. 30, 2014, in Somers.

Johnny was born April 11, 1953, in Bigfork to John and Ruth Bradstreet.  He was the youngest of five sons, grew up in Bigfork and graduated from Bigfork High School in 1971.

Being a natural comedian, Johnny entertained his family and friends throughout his life...

Michael Berman

Oct 30, 2014

Michael B. “Mike” Berman, 73, died suddenly in a car accident Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014.

Mike was born in 1941, to George and Dessa Berman in Chicago. He grew up in various cities including Chicago, Newark, New York and Detroit.

Mike was a graduate of Bowling Green University and enjoyed a long and successful career as...

Shirley Stubbs

Oct 28, 2014

Our 'Mother Superior', string cheese smuggler, dive tender, and Roller Derby girl, Shirley Ann Stubbs,  joyously went home to the angels, (at the age of 81 and ¾), while surrounded by her loving family and friends on October 28, 2014.  She began her grand influence on the world on January 13, 1933 in Beverly, Massachusetts after being born to...

Patricia Fraleigh

Oct 23, 2014

Patricia Faith Fraleigh age 87, passed away on Thursday October 23, 2014 at Heritage Place in Kalispell, MT, She is survived by her son Michael Fraleigh, no services are planned at this time. Buffalo HIll Funeral Home and Crematory caring for the family.

Margie Miller

Oct 21, 2014

Margie “Marge” Luella (Blair) Miller, 91, passed away on Oct. 21, 2014, in Kalispell.

Marge was born to Carl and Olga (Olsen) Blair on May 1, 1923, in Spokane. She attended school in Spokane and graduated from Rogers High School in 1941.

Marge married Donald A. Miller on Dec. 5, 1941. In 1955, Don, Marge...