OBITUARIES

Aug 19, 2010

Carolyn I. Farmer, age 78, passed away Thursday August 19, 2010 in Kalispell, Montana. Carolyn was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 28, 1931 to Ralph and Myrtice (Power) Ireland. Carolyn was a registered nurse.She was a resident of Condon, Montana, she was Preceded in death by a daughter Cindy and her parents.  Survived by husband Kenneth of Condon, MT; daughter Tracy Farmer...

Aug 17, 2010

Our beautiful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, step-mother, sister, and aunt, Keziah (Kay) M. Mark Lovell passed away on August 17, 2010 at Kalispell, Montana . Kay was born on March 22, 1919 in Kindred, ND; the daughter of Albert and Selma (Bjerke) Swenson. She graduated from Kindred High and received her teaching certificate from Mayville State Teacher's College in 1940....

Aug 14, 2010

Forrest C. "Luke" Lucas, age 81, passed away on Saturday August 14, 2010 at Brendan House in Kalispell.  He was a life long Montana resident.  Luke was born August 4, 1929 in Kalispell.  He spent most of his life in the trucking business.  He was a private pilot and loved flying.  Luke is survived by his wife Marvel; his children...

Aug 12, 2010

James A. Seek, 79, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, at his home in Kalispell. James was born on Feb. 27, 1931, in Kalispell, to Cecil M. and Helen (Koford) Seek. He was raised in Kalispell, graduating from Flathead County High School in 1951. James married Veronica Stuber on Sept. 13, 1985, in Coeur d Alene, Idaho. He...

Aug 12, 2010

Donald Melvin Wickham, age 86 passed away on Thursday August 12, 2010 at Brendan House in Kalispell. Don was born on February 15, 1924 in Rollins, Montana to Doug and Ella (Memke) Wickham. He spent most of his life in the Flathead Valley. In 1942 Don enlisted in the Army, where he served in Europe during WWII. He served...

Aug 9, 2010

Phillip J. Roselli, 91, passed away on Aug. 9, 2010, after a long battle with cancer, at Brendan House in Kalispell. Phillip was born on March 25, 1919, in Baton Rouge, La., to Henry and Josephine Roselli. Phillip spent his early years in Compton, Calif., where his family moved when he was 7 or 8 years old. After he...

Aug 6, 2010

Velma Aasheim, formerly of Antelope and Plentywood, Montana passed away at Immanuel Lutheran Home on August 6, 2010, at age 95.

She was educated in the Antelope public school and received a degree in Home Economics from MSU, Missoula in 1936.

She married Magnus (Mags) Aasheim that year and they lived in Belfrey for...

Aug 5, 2010

On Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, three years to the day after Mom left us, looking out into a beautiful summer day with Happy Trails playing in the background, Dad swung up on Prince and rode off to the other side. Robert Bob Harvey was born Jan. 10, 1926, in Gleason, Wis., the sixth of eight children born to Fred...

Aug 4, 2010

Joan Taylor DeRosia, 74, of Kalispell, passed away from cancer on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. She was born on Oct. 12, 1935, to John and Edith Taylor in Wenatchee, Wash., and was raised in the Kalispell area. She attended grade schools in Cut Bank, West Glacier, Kalispell and Evergreen, and graduated from Flathead County High School in 1955. Joan...

Aug 4, 2010

Frances Gabriel Wolfe passed away at her home in Kalispell on August 4, 2010 at the age of 85.  Frances was born November 29, 1924 in Onaka, South Dakota to Andrew Gabriel and Magdalena Winterhalt, who were German immigrants.  She was the youngest of eleven children.  Her mother passed away in 1932.  Frances left the family farm shortly afterward...

Aug 3, 2010

Margaret A. Deering, age 90, passed away just before noon on August 3, 2010. Margaret was born December 18, 1919, in Waska, Montana, the fifth of six children born to Knute and Anna (Hoversland) Kolden and was the last living sibling. She was born on “The Cottonwood” north of Wolf Point, Montana and graduated from High School in Wolf...

Jul 27, 2010

Ada Mary (Smith) Felsman June 19, 1907  July 27, 2010 A special strong remarkable spirit freed the bonds of dementia and failing body, left her beloved Flathead Valley to be at peace with her heavenly father and many loved ones who preceded her to the glory of Heaven. Ada was born to Oliver Douglas and Christina (Grant) Smith who emigrated...

Jul 25, 2010

Randall H. Randy Wallette, 55, of Kalispell, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 25, 2010, after a long battle with cancer. He was born June 19, 1955, in Poplar, to James and Inga Wallette. He grew up in Kalispell, attended Evergreen School, and graduated from Flathead High School in 1974. He entered the Navy in 1975,...

Jul 5, 2010

Rocky Willis Jelleff, age 61, passed away Monday July 5, 2010 in Kalispell.  Rocky was born February 25, 1949 in Kalispell to Percy and Audrey (Knight) Jelleff.  Rocky was raised in the Bigfork area and attended Bigfork Schools and then took a year of college at FVCC.   He married Kathryn Henn in Cardston, Alberta in 1972 and remarried Linda R. Greeson...

Jul 1, 2010

Dean Maxwell Flansaas

Dean Maxwell Flansaas was born in Malta on January 31, 1938. Dean was one of seven sons born to Nels and Alma Flansaas. He was a life-long Montana resident and served in the Air Force. Dean enjoyed the outdoors and spent time fishing, camping, and hiking throughout...

Jul 1, 2010

Clara L. Lipp, 86, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2010, in Kalispell. Clara was born on June 21, 1924, to Alphonse and Hilda Muller in Hingham. She attended school in Hingham, graduating in 1942. On Oct. 8, 1946, she married Phillip Lipp in Hingham. They resided in Hingham until 1983, when they retired and moved to Kalispell. Clara...

Jun 27, 2010

Roy A. Nock, 90, of Kalispell went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 27, 2010. Born in Denver on July 22, 1919, to Ben E. and Lulu Nock, Roy was reared and educated in Denver. He was a member of Berkeley Baptist Church, serving in various offices, and there met his future wife, Betty Jo Smith. After...

Jun 25, 2010

Adelaide Mary Foy died peacefully at Middleton, Idaho, on the afternoon of Friday, June 25, 2010. She was born October 24, 1916, on her parents’ homestead outside of Bainville, Montana, the second child and first daughter of Frederick R. Harvey (1885-1968) and Gertrude Louise Burton (1893-1969). Her father was minister of the Congregational church at nearby Intake, Montana, and...

Jun 24, 2010

Herbert Laurence Robinson joined our Lord on June 24, 2010, surrounded by family and friends, after losing his battle with esophageal cancer. He was born Dec. 14, 1960, in Kalispell to Ralph and Darlene Robinson. Herb is survived by his devoted wife, Debbie; son, Eric; stepchildren, Tim Thompson, Jennifer Aldrich and Matthew Aldrich; brothers, Raymond Robinson, Bill Robinson, Kevin...

Jun 23, 2010

Joseph Carl Klempel, Jr., age 90 of Bigfork, Montana heard the trumpet call to his eternal home up yonder, where there is no pain only peace on June 23, 2010.  Joey was born in a log-sod house on his parents homestead out in the hills Southwest of Lambert, Montana.  He began his education in the Round Butte School where...