OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Arvid Johnson
Mar 6, 2013
Arvid Johnson, 92, passed away peacefully in his sleep early Wednesday morning, March 6, 2013, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls. Arvid was born in Little Falls, Minn., on June 23, 1920, to Andrew and Hulda (Swanson) Johnson, and lived there until he was 19 years old. The family moved to the Flathead Valley, and in 1939 Arvid...
Jill Marsh
Mar 2, 2013
Jill Marsh, 56, passed peacefully, with her daughters and mother by her side on March 2, 2013, shortly after sunrise at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. A native to the Flathead Valley, Jill was born June 5, 1956, to Max and Shirley Heil in Kalispell, where she spent her life. Jill loved to spend time with her family and friends, especially...
John Paine
Mar 2, 2013
John Thomas Paine, 29, of Kalispell, passed away on March 2, 2013, from injuries sustained from a car accident outside of Kalispell. He was born on Jan, 19, 1984, in Nashville, Tenn. John grew up in Redmond, Wash., and graduated from Redmond High School in 2002. He was an avid sports fan and played sports competitively in his youth. John...
Judith Netza
Mar 2, 2013
Judith Netza, 79, passed away peacefully with her daughter at her side on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at HealthCenter Northwest Hospice in Kalispell. She was born Judith Charlott Smith on Dec. 18, 1933, in Burlington, Iowa, to Frederick "FJ" and Ruth Smith. Judy was an only child but spent many summers with her cousin Dick in Iowa whom she considered...
Allan Graham
Feb 28, 2013
Allan Gayle Graham, 78, of Kalispell "walked into the loving arms of Jesus" on Feb. 28, 2013. "Patiently waiting for his arrival was his wife Shirley, whom he has missed for 29 years. He was also welcomed by his parents, Lloyd and Marie; sister, Betty Lou; brother, Keith; and in-laws, Mark and Verna Jerrow." Allan was born in Kalispell and...
Lolita Plenger
Feb 28, 2013
Lolita "Lita" (Bratton) Plenger, 65, a native Montanan, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at her home in Bigfork, after a long illness. She was born on Jan. 5, 1947, in Missoula, to Arthur E. and Alice S. (Stephens) Ringstead. In 1949, her mother married Neil A. Bratton Jr., who adopted Lolita and her older sister, Lorie, and became...
Opal Connelly
Feb 28, 2013
Opal A. Connelly passed away with her family at her side on Feb. 28, 2013, at Greenwood Village in Kalispell, where she has resided for the past two and a half years. Opal was born to William and Agnes E. (Johnson) Reutzel on Aug. 4, 1921, in Moorefield, Neb. Her mother passed away when Opal was 4 years old, then...
Diane Butts
Feb 26, 2013
Diane M. Butts, 80, "was called home to her Savior's loving arms" on Feb. 26, 2013, at the Mountain View Manor/Good Samaritan Center in Eureka where she resided since May 2012. Great-grandmother to eight and step-great-grandmother to another five, Diane started with four children, Steve Butts, Barbara (Butts-Helms) Larson, Joseph Butts and Tracy (Butts) Stamper, all with late husband Richard...
Harvey Naslund
Feb 26, 2013
Harvey Naslund passed away Feb. 26, 2013. He was born Nov. 22, 1914. He was raised in the Chinook area and graduated from high school there in 1928. Harvey began a family there on a small 40-acre farm, eventually expanding into hundreds of acres. At the end of the years in Chinook, he went into cattle ranching. He sold out...
Shye White
Feb 24, 2013
Born Dec. 5, 2011, Shye was "taken into our Lord's arms" unexpectedly on Feb. 24, 2013. She was surrounded by her family at the time. She was preceded in death by grandmother, Barbara Koppy; and uncles, Eldon Kearny and Santana Wolruff. She is survived by and will be missed by grandparents, Rick and Rhonda White, and Bud Koppy; and many...
Edward Klimowicz
Feb 17, 2013
Edward Morine Klimowicz, 70, passed away Feb. 17, 2013, in Kalispell, due to leukemia. He was born June 16, 1942, in Taber, Alberta, and was raised in Canada and California. He attended schools in Canada and, after taking a locksmithing course, completed his high school education in California. Edward served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to 1970 as...
Thelma Bissertt
Feb 17, 2013
Thelma Bissertt departed Feb. 17, 2013, of natural causes. She was born Thelma Sylvia Madslangrud Oct. 10, 1916, to Norwegian immigrant parents Anne and Thorvald Madslangrud, on a homestead farm five miles north of Chester. In 1920, she moved with her parents and siblings to a dairy farm that they purchased in Lewistown. In 1929, her father Thorvald tragically died...
Earl Cameron
Feb 15, 2013
Earl Cameron passed away at his home Feb. 15, 2013, surrounded by his family and friends. Earl was born May 17, 1938, in Hot Springs. He was the ninth of 10 children born to Archie and Hazel Cameron. Growing up, Earl stated that he lived and worked in every state west of the Mississippi as the family followed work. Earl's...
Edward Iv
Feb 10, 2013
Edward Lawrence Hynes IV, 55, passed away in Hungry Horse on Sunday Feb. 10, 2013. Edward was born July 6, 1957, in Evanston, Ill. He grew up in Wilmette, Ill., and attended Harper School. He then went on to Loyola Academy, graduating in 1975. He then attended Arizona State University. In 1985, he moved to Montana where he fell in...
Larry Crans
Feb 7, 2013
Larry Frederic Crans, 74, of Bigfork, died at Kalispell Regional Medical Center on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Larry was born on May 10, 1938, in San Francisco to Alice Marie and Richard Crans. He grew up in California and New York where he enjoyed summers at Wolf Lake at his beloved grandmother's "camp." Larry graduated in 1960 from Tamalpais High...
Juanita Dehaven
Feb 6, 2013
Juanita was born in Ravia, Okl. on August 6, 1920 to James and Willie Mae Woodard. The family later moved to Thermopolis, Wyo., where she met and married James C. DeHaven in 1947. They raised three sons in Thermopolis until 1965, when the family moved to Libby, Mont. Jim and Juanita lived in Libby until James passing in 1981. A...
Ward Allers
Feb 5, 2013
Ward E. Allers, age 46, passed away at Kalispell Regional Medical Center on Tuesday February 5, 2013 after battling cancer and other health issues. Ward was born February 2, 1967 in Kalispell, Montana to Myrna M. (Minthorn) Allers and Elmer D. Allers. He grew up in Kalispell, graduating from Flathead High School in 1985. He attended the University of Montana...
Peggy Wigle
Feb 2, 2013
On Feb. 2, 2013, Peggy lost her long struggle with lung cancer. Peggy passed peacefully at her home with her husband, family, and beloved pets by her side on a mild, winter day. She was born Peggy Flora Kett in Norwich, England, on Aug. 17, 1935. She was one of 10 children born to Flora and Cecil Kett. Childhood memories...
Carle O'Neil
Jan 31, 2013
Carle Francis O'Neil was born to Clinton Dewitt (C. D.) and Emma Engeman O'Neil in Kalispell on June 17, 1920. He died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Carle grew up the youngest of four surviving children in the fine bungalow-style home on the corner of Fifth Street and First Avenue West. He attended the West Side School and at Flathead High...
Kathrine Christensen
Jan 31, 2013
Kathrine Felma Christensen was born to Leonard and Felma Kopman on May 17, 1930 in Gackle, ND, where they lived until 1942 when the family moved to Battle Ground, WA. Kathrine married Paul Christensen on April 4, 1954. After Paul's death she moved to Kalispell, MT in 1994. In recent months, she she had been awaiting her eternal reward and...
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