OBITUARIES

Jun 7, 2010

Woodrow W. Bunyak, age 89, passed away on Monday June 7, 2010 of natural causes at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell.  "Woody" was born May 6, 1921 on the family homestead located Southwest of Sweetgrass, Montana.  He was the oldest child of Steven and Katherine (Lozing) Bunyak.  He graduated the 8th grade from Itherbide School (west of Sunburst)...

May 27, 2010

Neidra Marie (Waltz) Newberry was born on October 31, 1921 to Ernest and Mary Waltz in Arkansas City, Kansas.  She died May 27, 2010 at Brendan House after a short but hard fought battle with cancer.  She grew up helping her dad on Greens Farm in southern Kansas, attending country school, learning about God'loves at the United Brethern Church...

May 25, 2010

Norman Skiftun’s soul was received by his maker on 25 May 2010. A memorial service will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church on 5 June at 11AM. He was born Nov 2, 1918 to Ole & Mabel Skiftun on the family farm near Parshall North Dakota. There he grew up attending the Spring Valley grade-school and 3 years...

May 7, 2010

Kenneth “Ken” Odegard passed away May 7, 2010, at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Born March 12, 1925, to Knute and Kate Odegard in Kalispell, Montana, Ken grew up in the Creston area where he met and fell in love with Pat Bellmore. They married in 1953 and bore five children: Leah Ann, Carol, Ken, Jr.,...

May 6, 2010

James Virgil Hilton, age 53, passed away on Thursday May 6, 2010 in Columbia Falls, Montana as the result of an explosion. Jim was born on June 19, 1956, in St. Ignatius, Montana. He was raised in the St. Ignatius and Ronan area, graduating from St. Ignatius High School in 1974. Jim worked for Cenex in Ronan from 1974 until...

Apr 30, 2010

Colonel Eugene T. (Gene) Olson (Ret.), age 90, passed away in Brendan House on April 29, 2010. His grandfather homesteaded near Lincoln, and his father as a young man guarded the silver shipments on the stage coach run between Virginia City and Helena. His father later ranched near Helena and met and married his mother there. He was...

Apr 24, 2010

Hazel Lambert "Ginger" Smith age 101, passed away on Saturday April 24, 2010 at her home in Missoula, Montana. Hazel was born on March 2, 1909 at her parents ranch in Big Cottonwood Creek, South Dakota. She attended school at mostly a one room country shcool house in South Dakota. After graduating from high school, Hazel was offered an...

Apr 23, 2010

Sally Jean (Stapley) Barnes, 70, of Columbia Falls, passed away Friday, April 23, 2010, after a short battle with cancer in Kalispell. Sally was born on Dec. 27, 1939, in Libby to Loran Red and Dolly Stapley. On Jan. 7, 1958, she married the love of her life, Anson E. Barnes, in Kalispell. They were blessed with two sons....

Apr 20, 2010

Beth Diane Burtz Lathrop, age 43 passed away on Tuesday April 20, 2010 at her grandmothers home in Kalispell, Montana. Beth was born on August 29, 1966 in San Francisco, California to Ralph and Candace (Lincoln) Walker. She was raised in Sacramento, California. She had worked in property management until her illness forced her to move to be near her family...

Apr 17, 2010

Odean R. "Pete" Pederson, age 85, passed away on Saturday April 17, 2010 at his home with his loving family at his bed side. Pete was born on December 25, 1924 in Hillsboro, North Dakota to Peder and Mathilda "Solli" Pederson. He was raised in North Dakota, where he attended schools, graduating from Maddock High School in 1940. He...

Apr 17, 2010

Betty Joyce Barton, age 75, passed away at Kalispell Regional Medical Center on Saturday April 17, 2010. Betty was born October 21, 1934 in Amarillo, Texas to Clebert and Alveda (Murty) McCrary. Betty was raised in Campbell, California and married Kenn Barton in San Jose in 1951. They had been married for 59 years. Betty was preceded in...

Apr 15, 2010

Athena Bauer, 94, passed away April 15, 2010 following a brief illness, after sharing her love with family and friends one last time. She was born Athena Arger, July 27, 1915 in American Fork, Utah. She spent her formative years in the Tacoma area. She had an adventurous early life, living for a time...

Apr 13, 2010

Harold Dwight Bostic, age 76, passed away Tuesday April 13, 2010. He was born in Rollins, Montana on November 7, 1933 and lived the majority of his life in the Flathead Valley. He graduated from Flathead High School in 1951 and continued to self- educate until his retirement in 1999. Harold married Charlotte F....

Apr 9, 2010

Luke Lalum 88, a resident of Kalispell for the past 73 years, died Friday April 9th at Brenden House, peacefully surrounded by his family. Luke was born May 7, 1921, on the family farm, in Maddock, North Dakota, to Esther and Sigurd Lalum. He was the youngest of 6 children. Luke was...

Apr 1, 2010

Michael B. Gillen, age 64, passed away April 1, 2010 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell.  Michael was born in Portland, Oregon on April 23, 1944.   He was raised in the Portland area, graduating in 1962 from Clackamas High School in Milwaukie, Oregon.  He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1962 and was honorably discharged as...

Mar 29, 2010

Stanley John Connors-Born May 23rd, 1920 near Winona, Washington- Son of Jack Connors and Mexie (Walls) Connors. Family siblings were Cecil, Venus, and Elgin.

Stanley was raised in Washington and graduated high school with honors.

Early in 1942, he joined...

Mar 26, 2010

Dr. Loren Kreck, a retired Columbia Falls dentist, passionate defender of wilderness and lifelong outdoor adventurer, died Friday of natural causes. He was 89.

He was born Aug. 29, 1920, in Hollywood, Calif., to Dr. Edwin Kreck, a denstist, and Lydia Reichardt Kreck. He had three older...

Feb 21, 2010

Arthur W. "Art" Juntunen, age 66, of Kalispell, went to be with the Lord on February 21, 2010 at his home due to complications of diabetes and heart disease.  Art was born on January 17, 1944 in Duluth, Minnesota to Arthur Juntunen Sr. and Violet Lang Juntunen.  He grew up in Brimson, MN, attending and graduating from High School in...

Feb 13, 2010

Raymond B. Nockleby, 94, a resident of the Kalispell area for more than 50 years, died Saturday, February 13 at Immanuel Lutheran Home

Born May 5, 1915 in Russell, North Dakota to Renhard Nockleby and Lydia Schultz Nockleby, Ray spent the early years of his life helping his mother...

Feb 6, 2010

Kristi Lou Wallette, 58, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Brendan House in Kalispell. Kristi was born July 11, 1951, in Poplar. She moved to Kalispell at the age of 4, was raised in the Flathead Valley, attending schools until her sophomore year when her family moved to Spokane, where she graduated...