OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Steve Herriges
Jul 7, 2012
Steve Herriges was born Aug. 27, 1961, in Long Beach, Calif.; the fourth of six children, to James and Ina Herriges. He passed away on July 7, 2012, at his home in Kalispell. As he was born into a military family, they moved a lot; from California to Bremerton, Spokane and Libby, until returning to Kalispell, their hometown. Steve attended...
Ruth Broeder
Jul 7, 2012
Ruth Broeder, 87, who believed that "love is caring for other people" died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Brendan House. She was born Aug. 28, 1924, in Malta, the second daughter of Lloyd and Bertha Crail. By age 5, she had moved to Kalispell where she spent her life, except for a few short years in Columbia Falls. He parents...
Robert Howard
Jul 7, 2012
On July 7, 2012, Bob gave up his fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease). Bob was born on Feb. 13, 1941, in Kalispell, to Robert W. and Eunice McMahan Howard. He graduated elementary school from the rural schoolhouse at Birch Grove, and high school in 1959 from Flathead County High School in Kalispell. He attended Montana State University...
Betty Murray
Jun 29, 2012
Bette Jo Murray, 85, passed away June 29, 2012 in Kalispell, MT. Bette was born February 11, 1927 in St. Clair County, Missouri to Birdie and Harry Long. She grew up in a farming family, but spent most of her childhood in Colorado. She finished her schooling in Ordway, CO and then married the love of her life, Allen Murray....
Glenyce Krogstad
Jun 17, 2012
Glenyce Krogstad, age 93, passed away at home on Sunday June 17, 2012. She was born in Newport, Minnesota on July 24, 1918, to James and Nora Bergmann. They lived in International Falls, MN for a few years before moving to Kalispell when her father was transferred to Kalispell by the Great Northern Railroad. At Flathead County High School, Glenyce...
Florence Ylinen
Jun 16, 2012
Florence Henrietta Ylinen, age 93, passed away June 16, 2012 at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell. Florence was born June 30, 1918 in Denver, CO. to the Reverend Henry and Anna Mecklenburg. Since her father was a Methodist minister and church architect, the family frequently moved during her childhood to include cities of Dentoin, Browning, Los Angeles, CA; Chinook,...
William Doyle
Jun 11, 2012
William R. (Bill) Doyle, 79, of Kalispell, Montana passed away on Monday June 11, 2012 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Bill was born on November 9th, 1932 in Bristol Connecticut. One of 5 siblings, he spent most of his early life in and around New Britain Connecticut. He entered Military Service in 1950 serving in the US Army with the...
Almeda Benson
May 27, 2012
On May 27, 2012, Almeda Benson, age 90, passed away peacefully at the Heritage Place Nursing Facility in Kalispell, Montana. Almeda was born Elizabeth Almeda McGrath on November 15, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Louis and Nora McGrath. Almeda was raised with four sisters and three brothers in Anoka, Minnesota She and Richard (Dick) Benson were united in marriage on...
Helen Harmon
May 26, 2012
Helen Louise (Stores) Harmon, 69, passed away at Immanuel Lutheran Home on May 26, 2012. Helen was born in Havre on June 3, 1942, to Donald and Dorothy Stores. She was raised at Tiber Dam near Chester, where her father was superintendent of the dam. In her youth, she overcame the hearing and vision impairments left by childhood illness to...
Mercedes Ledesky
May 26, 2012
Mercedes (Baertsch) LeDesky, 89, died May 26, 2012, at her home in Polson. Mercedes was born May 7, 1923, in Polson. She lived her early years on the family homestead in Proctor, Mont. Moving to Polson at age 6, she graduated high school in 1941. She then earned a degree in education from Western Montana College in Dillon. Mercedes worked...
Mark Johnson
May 24, 2012
Mark Lowell Johnson, age 56, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Kalispell. Mark was born August 2, 1955 in Rice Lake, Wis. He graduated from Minnetonka High School in 1973 and continued his schooling at Hennepin County Technical training in Landscape Design. Mark moved to Montana in 1974 and was the owner of Majestic Mountain Landscaping, Inc., the longest...
Mark Johnson
May 24, 2012
Mark Lowell Johnson, age 56, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Kalispell. Mark was born August 2, 1955 in Rice Lake, Wis. He graduated from Minnetonka High School in 1973 and continued his schooling at Hennepin County Technical training in Landscape Design. Mark moved to Montana in 1974 and was the owner of Majestic Mountain Landscaping, Inc., the longest...
Hubert Deglow
May 22, 2012
Bert "passed into the eternal presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" on May 22, 2012. Bert was born June 3, 1938, in Cardston, Alberta, joining two older sisters, Bernice and Margaret. The family moved to the Flathead Valley when Bert was 9. He attended a small country school his first eight years, then went on to graduate from...
Scott Pieffer
May 6, 2012
Scott was born August 8, 1970 to Gary and Nancy Peiffer in Kalispell, MT. He was raised in Somers, attended Somers Elementary School, and Kalispell Junior High School. He graduated from Flathead High School in 1989. Scott started dating Kari Anne Galle while she was in college. They were married July 30, 1994 at Northridge Lutheran Church in Kalispell. Scott...
Mary Parker
May 4, 2012
Mary Jane Parker, age 94, passed away in Kalispell, Montana on Friday May 4, 2012. Mary was born March 1, 1918 in Cut Bank, Montana to Thomas and Josephine (Riechter) Whipple. Mary was raised in the Cut Bank and Valier areas and graduated from Valier High School. In 1934, she married Phil Parker in Cut Bank. They lived on a...
Franz Barthel
Apr 27, 2012
Franz Arn Barthel, 62, our dear husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, passed away in "his chair" on April 27, 2012, surrounded by love and grace. He was thankful for being able to spend his remaining days in the home he and Elaine designed, and Franz built. Franz was born on Sept. 26, 1949, in Sacramento, Calif., to Harvey and...
Robert Blake
Apr 23, 2012
Robert H. Blake, 89 Robert H Blake, 89, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012, in Kalispell. Bob was born October 4, 1922, in Detroit Michigan to Sherman Ulysses and Ida May (Hovey) Blake. He moved to Spokane, WA with his Mother and two brothers as a young child after his father passed away in 1926. In Bob's words, "The Blake...
Dawn Wickingstad
Apr 21, 2012
Dawn Horstman Wickingstad, 51, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012, from injuries due to an automobile accident. Dawn was born in Kalispell May 23, 1960, to Forrest "Frosty" and Shirley (Wisherd) Horstman. Dawn moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, where she married Stephen Wickingstad on Jan. 8, 1985. Their son David was born in 1987. Dawn was preceded in death by her...
David Osborne
Apr 4, 2012
David "Dave" Osborne, 87, "peacefully joined the Lord our God, his wife, Delia, his parents, sister and son" on April 4, 2012. He was born in Princeton, W.Va., on Aug. 10, 1924, to Mack and Eve Osborne, the third in a family with 12 children. At the age of 17, Dave joined the Navy, much to his mother's chagrin. His...
James Dupont
Mar 19, 2012
James "Jim" Dupont, 65, passed away suddenly at his home in West Glacier on Monday, March 19, 2012. Jim was the youngest child of Norman and Mary Dupont and was born on Nov. 6, 1946, in Springfield, Mass. Jim a was longtime resident and friend of the Flathead Valley. He worked as a law enforcement officer and Flathead County's longest-serving,...
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