OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Ann Baer
Aug 21, 2013
Grandma Ann (Jung) Baer, 91, of Kalispell, "went to be with her Creator" on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. Ann was born to Henry and Katherina Jung on June 7, 1922, near Bowdle, S.D. Ann's parents were German immigrants from South Russia, who homesteaded in South Dakota. Ann was a first-generation American. She was raised in a sod hut on a...
Geraldine Bielenberg
Aug 20, 2013
Geraldine "Geri" Bielenberg, formerly of Great Falls, passed away peacefully on Aug. 20, 2013, at Lakeview Care Center in Bigfork, after a courageous three-month battle with a brain tumor. She was born in Salt Lake City on Oct. 13, 1931, and the family moved to Great Falls when she was 4 years old. Geri attended Whittier and Roosevelt elementary schools,...
Gerald Park
Aug 12, 2013
Gerald S. "Jerry" Park, age 76, passed away peacefully at his Kalispell home on August 12, 2013. Jerry was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Sidney And Erin (Cook) Park. He grew up in Dallas and graduated from Sunset High School. Jerry then attended Texas Christian University graduating with a B.A. in 1961. Jerry served honorably in the U.S....
Lana Reisinger
Aug 10, 2013
Lana Jean Reisinger passed away at home on Aug. 10, 2013, with her loving husband Skip and precious family by her side. She had fought valiantly against multiple illnesses with unfailing humor and uncompromising strength. Lana was born in Oklahoma on Nov. 15, 1947, but she grew up in the Southern California city of Bellflower. After graduating from school, she...
Lloyd Stevens
Aug 8, 2013
Lloyd Rueben Stevens was born Dec. 22, 1918, in Polson "when it was still in Flathead County," as he liked to say. He died Aug. 8, 2013, in Brendan House with his family by his side. He was the eldest of nine children born to Charles C. and Martha L. (Roof) Stevens. He was raised in the Flathead Valley, from...
Frances Willis
Aug 7, 2013
On Aug. 7, 2013, Frances Marie (Thomas) Willis died peacefully at Immanuel Lutheran Communities, at the age of 86. Frances was born April 27, 1927, to Arthur and Grace (Berry) Thomas in Butte. She was welcomed into the family by her siblings, Eugene, Adeline, Melvin and Myrtle. The fond memories of fishing and camping trips, which the family enjoyed with...
William Williams
Aug 6, 2013
William B. "Shakey" Williams, 79, passed away from cancer at his daughter's home in Kalispell on Aug. 6, 2013. Shakey was born May 8, 1934, in Eureka, Calif., the son of Benjamin and Lucille (Hart) Williams. He had been a crane operator. Shakey is survived by his wife, Shirley, of Kalispell; son, David, and Susan Williams, of Kalispell; daughter, Kelly,...
Bill Lynch
Aug 4, 2013
Bill Lynch, born July 2, 1937, in Kalispell, and raised in Swan Lake, Condon and Kalispell passed away on Aug. 4, 2013, at his home in Kalispell. Bill was married to Phyllis Managhan on Oct. 30, 1955, in Kalispell. He spent his early education in Swan Valley, attending Wineglass grade school, and continued in Kalispell and then graduated from Flathead...
Harry Schneider
Aug 2, 2013
Harry "Doc" Julius Schneider 72, of Libby, died Aug. 2, 2013, at Brendan House in Kalispell. Doc was born to the late Bill and Mina Schneider, Sept. 10, 1940, in Libby. On June 16, 1967, he married Sue Ann Cadwell. Doc lived and worked in Libby all of his life. He spent most of his years driving logging truck and...
Gilbert Hoehn
Jul 30, 2013
Gilbert Francis Hoehn, 92, passed away July 30, 2013. He was born May 3, 1921, to Herman and Mary Hoehn in Madison Lake, Minn. He was raised there and farmed with his dad at an early age. The family moved to Oshawa, Minn., and farmed there. He answered his call to service in World War II, from 1944-1946, serving in...
Clarence Low
Jul 29, 2013
Clarence E. "Ed" Low, 86, "went home to be with the Lord" on July 29, 2013, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls. He was born Feb. 8, 1927, in Los Angeles, and was raised partly in Spokane Valley, Wash. He served in the U.S. Navy as a radar man on two aircraft carriers; the last one was the...
Bruce Thompson
Jul 26, 2013
Bruce Thompson of Lakeside died Friday, July 26, 2013, in the Whitefish Care Center. Bruce was born Jan. 15, 1937, in Willmar, Minn., to Bernice and Otto Thompson. As a boy, Bruce moved with his family to Montana where he spent his youth. He graduated from Oilmont High School in 1955. He briefly attended and played basketball at Montana State...
Kenneth Ashby
Jul 25, 2013
Kenneth J. Ashby born on Aug. 3, 1924, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2013. He was born in Potosi, Wis., and moved to Land O' Lakes, Wis., as a boy. He graduated from Eagle River High School in Eagle River, Wis., and attended Michigan Tech in Houghton, Mich., for two years and studied forestry. He decided to enlist in...
Mike Newberry
Jul 24, 2013
Mike Q. Newberry died on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, from complications following sudden cardiac arrest. Mike was born on Dec. 27, 1949, the son of HWC "Doc" and Neidra Newberry in Arkansas City, Kan. He moved with his family to Montana at the age of 5 and forever considered Kalispell his home. Mike attended Evergreen...
Rosetta Carpenter
Jul 24, 2013
Rosetta R. Carpenter, 93, passed away July 24, 2013, in Kalispell. Rosetta was born March 8, 1920, in Kalispell to Ernest and Ruth (Averill) Everett. She grew up in Kalispell and graduated from Flathead County High School in 1939. She married Frank Carpenter in Red Lodge, and they had been together for 60 years before he preceded her in death....
Michael Pearce
Jul 23, 2013
Michael Alton Pearce died peacefully and with loved ones by his side, on July 23, 2013, after a short battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Hazel, son Ken and Robin Pearce, son Todd and Dawn Engels, daughter Leah and Chris Kemple, daughter Kathryn Pearce, sister Nancy and Chuck Manning, and nine grandchildren. Mike was born in Kalispell...
Levi Schneider
Jul 23, 2013
Levi Allyn Schneider was found deceased on July 23, 2013, in Marion. He had been missing since July 7, 2013. Levi was born to Rhonda Lamberson and Ray Schneider on Aug. 9, 1994, in Kalispell. He went to school and was raised in Great Falls, and attended school at Lincoln Elementary and Great Falls High School. In 2012 he earned...
Gaylen Hocking
Jul 21, 2013
Gaylen Leon Hocking, 43, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center with his dad Tom, his best friend Wayne and his fiancee Heather with him. He was born Feb. 1, 1970, in Pueblo, Colo., to Thomas and Mary Lou Hocking. He has a younger sister, Kendra, whom he loved very much. Growing up, Gaylen was...
John Dittman
Jul 20, 2013
John "Jack" Robert Dittman was born July 13, 1924, in Alhambra, Calif., to Cyril Red and Pauline Dittman. Shortly after birth his family moved to Bakersfield, Calif., where he spent most of his youth. When not in school, he was either working as a ranch hand or on a fire crew, or hiking the High Sierras with his brother, Bill,...
Lodema Haley
Jul 20, 2013
Lodema Haley passed away July 20, 2013, in Kalispell. Lodema was born May 23, 1922, in eastern Oklahoma (Seminole County) where her parents were farmers. She was the seventh of eight children born to Thomas Dixon Hooley and Mollie Shields Hooley. She fondly recalled growing up on the farm and enjoyed the hard work of baling hay and stretching fence...
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