OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Jody Reedy
Apr 16, 2013
Jody was born in Omaha, Neb., on Jan. 1, 1964, and died in Marietta, Ga., on April 16, 2013. Jody graduated from Flathead High School in 1983 and joined the Navy shortly thereafter. He was very proud of being a medical corpsman and his time spent serving his country. The knowledge he gained during that time served him well through...
John Sturgis
Apr 16, 2013
John "Jack" R. Sturgis, 78, passed away suddenly from a brain aneurysm April 16, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell, surrounded by his family. Jack was born Jan. 6, 1935, to Harold and Mabel (Clark) Sturgis in Kansas City, Kan., joining brother Harold R. Jr., and half sister Mary Jane Sullivan. Jack grew up in Kansas City where...
Amos Svennungsen
Apr 15, 2013
Amos Walter Svennungsen was born to the Rev. David and Kari Svennungsen, on January 18, 1921, in Dazey, North Dakota, and died on April 15, 2013 in Kalispell. He was 92. The eighth of nine children, Amos attended elementary schools in Northfield, MN and Big Sandy, MT and graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1939. After high school, Amos...
Diana Twet
Apr 14, 2013
Diana Twet passed away on April 14, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept. 17, 1944, in Lewistown. Her family moved to Billings where she graduated from Billings Senior High. Diana met Steven Twet and they were married in 1962. They had been married 50 years when she passed away. In 1970, they moved to Kalispell where...
Reesa Downs
Apr 7, 2013
Reesa R. Downs, 42, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. She was born on Sept. 17, 1970, in Macon, Ga., to Reese and Brenda (Meadows) Downs. Reesa was raised in Tallahassee, Fla., where she attended schools, graduating from Lincoln High School. After high school, Reesa received her Associate of Arts degree from...
Margaret Nash
Apr 6, 2013
Margaret Ann (Sereday) Nash, 89, died at her home in Kallispell on April 6, 2013. She was born Aug. 19, 1923, in Wayne, Mont., between Great Falls and Belt, at her grandparents' home, to John Sereday and Suzie (Mital) Sereday. She was raised in Lehigh, and near Schilztown, a coal mining town. She grew up on a dry land farm....
Bruce Stewart
Apr 4, 2013
Bruce I. Stewart passed away on April 4, 2013, at the Immanuel Lutheran Home, of natural causes. Bruce was born on Dec. 13, 1920, to Robert Fulton Stewart and Rosa Grace Tucker in Spokane. When Bruce was a small child the family moved to Havre, where they raised five children in town during the school year and on a ranch...
Clifford Anzjon
Apr 3, 2013
Clifford M. Anzjon, 92, passed away peacefully at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Cliff, the youngest of three sons of Severe and Petren Anzjon, was born in Jamestown, N.D. During his high school years he worked at the local Ford garage where, through the generosity of a flight instructor and fellow employee, he learned...
Leonard Holcomb
Apr 2, 2013
Leonard M. "Bud" Holcomb, 89, passed away on April 2, 2013, at the VA Hospital in Columbia Falls. Bud was born Feb. 24, 1924, in Colburn, Wis., and raised on the North Fork above Polebridge. Bud served in the Army Air Force during World War II as an airplane armorer - gunner 612, flying out of England. Bud owned and...
Harriet Sklany
Mar 31, 2013
Harriet Gladys (Heabel) Sklany, 75, passed away March 31, 2013, in Kalispell. She was born April 13, 1937, in Hinsdale, Ill., and raised in Justice, Ill. On June 23, 1956, she married Steve Sklany Jr. in Argo, Ill. They had been married for 50 years. A homemaker, Harriet was also an active member of the Birch Grove Willing Workers for...
Sadie Miller
Mar 29, 2013
Sadie Ravan Miller, 89, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 8, 1923, in Braggs, Okla., to M.C. and Alpha (Smithson) Smith. She was raised in Fort Gibson, Okla. Sadie worked for most of her life as a very good waitress at numerous restaurants in the valley and made many,...
George Marsh
Mar 29, 2013
George R. Marsh, 72, of Kalispell, passed away at home on Friday, March 29, 2013. George was born Aug. 12, 1940 in Lewistown, the son of Andrew W. and Roberta M. (Aultman) Marsh. He grew up and attended schools in Lewistown and Anaconda, graduating from Anaconda High School in 1959, and then graduating from Montana State University in 1969 in...
Anna Benda
Mar 22, 2013
Anna "Ann" Rosalie Benda, 92, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at her Whitefish residence. Ann was born Dec. 21, 1920, in Iona Township, Todd County, Minn., where she was also raised. Ann had been a homemaker. Community activities included the RSVP, and knitting hats and gloves for children and adults, and stocking caps for newborns. Ann enjoyed gardening, knitting...
James Holcomb
Mar 19, 2013
James LaRoy Holcomb, age 64, passed awaqy at his Kalispell residence of natural causes. James was born September 20, 1948 in Kalispell, Montana to James A. and Grace (Cooper) Holcomb. James was raised in Kalispell ang graduated from Flathead High School. James was a disabled veteran and had served in the U.S. Navy. James was known for his eternal one...
William Hatton
Mar 15, 2013
William "Bill" Roger Hatton, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 15, 2013, in Kalispell, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on Feb. 29, 1928, in Hinsdale, to Thoralf and Hazel Hatton. Bill lived in Hinsdale, Wheeler and Glasgow in his growing up years. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1946. After high school, he joined the Army...
Erdwin Pfuhl
Mar 14, 2013
Erdwin Henry (Bud) Pfuhl, Jr. of Kalispell, passed away March 14, 2013 due to brain cancer. Bud was born on March 8, 1928 in Hartford, CT., the son of Erdwin Henry Pfuhl Sr. and Anastasia Hussey Pfuhl. After his mother died when he was only three, he and his father moved to Brooklyn, NY to live with family. As a...
Verda Prangley
Mar 12, 2013
Verda May Prangley, 77, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at her home with her family at her side. Verda worked for McConkey and Company as a labeler, and was a full-time mother. Verda is survived by her children, Scott and Michelle, Bob, Rick and Connie, Terry, Gary and Dawn; grandchildren, Brandon, Alissa, Madison, Ricky, Dustin, Tori, Chris, Julie,...
Velma Mcpherson-Smith
Mar 11, 2013
Velma McPherson-Smith, 90, died March 11, 2013, in Kalispell, of natural causes. Velma was born March 17, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Velma is survived by sons, Dan McPherson of Walla Walla, Wash., Douglas McPherson of Florissant, Colo., and Dennis McPherson of Kila; one brother, one sister; and many grandchildren. At her request there will be no local services. Buffalo...
William Roy
Mar 10, 2013
William Earl Roy, 86, of Kalispell, MT passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013. He was born to the late Richard and Alma Roy, October 20, 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA. After serving with the US Army in the Pacific during WWII, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Westminster College, PA; then going on to a career with the US...
Vickie Normile
Mar 9, 2013
Vickie A. Normile, 55, passed away March 9, 2013, at her Columbia Falls home, from cancer. Vickie was born in Red Lodge on Dec. 17, 1957, to James and Katie (Escro) Monahan. She grew up in Roberts and Red Lodge. She married James Normile in Red Lodge in 1978 and had been married for 35 years. Vickie was a longtime...
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