OBITUARIES

Ednarae Maas

Jul 10, 2011

EdnaRae Maas, age 88 of Hot Springs, Montana, passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday Morning July 10, 2011 at her residence. EdnaRae was born October 23, 1922 in Tigerton, Shawano County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Ray and Edna (Carter) Drake. During her youth she loved to work with horses, and assisted her father and brothers who operated Drake's Riding...

Dorothy Hemmah

Jul 9, 2011

Dorothy Eileen Rein Hemmah, age 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 9, 2011 at her Somers home.  Dorothy was born at home in Campbell, Minnesota on June 21, 1928.  She was the only child of Alick and Mae, but had many cousins.  Dorothy attended country school for 4 years in Marshall County, South Dakota. ...

Wilford Starbuck

Jul 8, 2011

Wilford Quentin "Bill" Starbuck, age 86, passed away Friday July 8, 2011 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.  Born December 21, 1924 in Ramona, Oklahoma, Wilford was raised and attended school in Ramona before graduating from 8th grade.  He married Carol Anna Nordtome on April 4, 1964.  They had been married for 47 years.  Bill was in the U.S. Navy...

James Weaver

Jul 4, 2011

James E. Weaver, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home on Julyh 4, 2011. Jim was born Juyly 13, 1921 in Choteau, Montana and spent his younger years in Billings, where he graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1939. After being drafted into the U.S. Infantry, he served as a 2nd Lt. in...

Diane Martin

Jul 4, 2011

Diane Marie Martin age 62, passed away on Monday July 4, 2011 in Kalispell, Montana, no services are planned at this time.

Donald Anderson

Jul 4, 2011

On Monday, July 4th, 2011, Donald Eugene Anderson of Umpqua, Oregon, passed peacefully in Columbia Falls, Montana. He was 76 years old, and died from complications of heart failure due to severe aortic stenosis. He was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, December 28th, 1934, to Morris Anderson and Viola Yelkin Anderson, and grew up...

Hatsu Taira

Jun 20, 2011

Hatsu Taira, age 76, passed away Monday June 20, 2011 at Heritage Place in Kalispell.  Hatsu was born June 20, 1935 in Okinawa, Japan and was raised there.  In 1970, she married Bill Crouse in Kalispell.  Hatsu was a retired professional seamstress and loved to cook.  She also enjoyed sewing, taking care of family and friends, watching Hallmark movies and...

Richard Coffman

Jun 19, 2011

Richard Neil Coffman died June 19, 2011 after a long battle with metastatic melanoma.

He was born in Fort Worth, Texas on September 25, 1946 to Harold Lee Coffman and Dorothy Lumpkin Coffman. He graduated from Everman High School and attended Tarrant County Junior College and Arlington State College. In 1966, he enlisted...

Neil Bertelsen

Jun 18, 2011

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James Motichka

Jun 8, 2011

James Lawrence "Jim" Motichka, age 85, passed away from Cancer on June 8, 2011 at The Springs in Whitefish, MT.  Jim was born January 5, 1926 in Kalispell, the son of Joseph and Mary (Firestein) Motichka.  He was the 4th of 7 children joining his older siblings Joseph Andrew (AndY), Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Fredenberg, Catherine (Katy) Hatton, and later...

Norman Kauffman

Jun 6, 2011

Norman Daniel Kauffman, 87, of Kalispell “made his transition to heaven” on June 6, 2011.

He was born at Creston on July 19, 1923, to Norman Leroy (N.L.) and Anna Kauffman, the ninth of their fifteen children. He grew up in the Creston area and attended Cayuse Prairie School. Along with his siblings, he worked in the...

Jean Logan

Jun 5, 2011

Jean Mar g ie Logan, age 85, passed away on June 5, 2011 from complications of COPD.  Jean was a true "Jersey Girl" to the end.  She had resided at "The Springs" in Whitefish since she relocated from Great Falls, MT in the fall of 2009. Jean was born on June 1, 1926 in Elizabeth, NJ, the youngest of...

Marvin Anderson

Jun 4, 2011

Marvin E. "Jack" Anderson (83) - horseman, mechanic, farmer, beloved father and grandfather - died peacefully on June 4, 2011, surrounded by his children and wife.  Jack succumbed to his battle with emphysema and lung cancer and entered heaven where he could be freed from his tired, weary body. Jack was born on July 8, 1927, to Ray and...

Warren Hartry

May 23, 2011

Warren Douglas Hartry of Marion passed away on Monday, May 23, 2011.

He was born Jan. 16, 1956, in Oakland, Calif.

He is survived by his mother, Jeannine Hartry; sister, Wanda, and Dennis Bissell; daughters, Dawn and Travis Quaale, and Courtney and Brittney Hartry; son, Caleb Hartry; grandsons, Kai and Carter; and nephews, Brian and Jeff...

Robert Black

May 15, 2011

Robert Stanley Black passed away May 15, 2011. Robert was born to Otis and Marie Black, April 5, 1930 in Colville, Washington. He married his high school sweetheart Barbara Jean Phillips in 1949.

Bob and Barbara raised four children in the Flathead Valley then moved to the Washington coast and enjoyed many years...

Renee Waters

Apr 30, 2011

Renee Marie McKeag-Waters, 49, lost her courageous eight-year battle with cancer “and became an angel” April 30, 2011, at Health Center Northwest in Kalispell. She received excellent, compassionate, loving care until the end from Hospice provided by Home Options.

Renee was born Feb. 27, 1962, in Arcata, Calif.

She is survived by her husband, Fred...

Gerald Miller

Apr 27, 2011

Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Miller, age 83, passed away Wednesday April 27, 2011 in Kalispell.  Jerry was born April 20, 1928 in Troy, Montana and was raised in Thompson Falls, Montana.  He married Joyce Popham in 1947 in Polson, Montana.  Joyce preceded him in death.  Jerry is survived by his children Jay G. and wife Nancy Miller anhd Joe E....

Robert Germann

Apr 24, 2011

Robert D. Germann, age 85, passed away April 24, 2011 in Kalispell, Montana.  Robert was born October 10, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA to George and Katherine (Horan) Germann.  He was raised and graduated from high school in Philadelphia.  In 1949 he married Elizabeth Germann.  They were divorced in 1974 after 24 years of Marriage.  He then married Rose Germann in...

Oran Mccartney

Apr 23, 2011

Oran Gordion (Gordy) McCartney left our presence here on earth to be with our Heavenly Father and our beautiful mother on April 23, 2011.  He was born on March 14, 1931 in Browning, Montana to Oran and Emma McCartney.  He met and married Verna Buck on October 6, 1951 in Kalispell.  They were married for almost 56 years before...

Wilma Siemens

Apr 19, 2011

Wilma Elaine Siemens “was welcomed home to her loving Father and restored to her youthful self” on April 19, 2011.

Wilma was born on Feb. 22, 1949, to John and Mae Sudan in Kalispell. She obtained her teacher’s diploma from Prairie Bible Institute in Canada and a business degree from Bozeman Votech School.

On Aug....