OBITUARIES

Jan 29, 2021

Lori Ann Crum age 58, passed away on January 29, 2021 at Health Center North West in Kalispell, Montana. Lori was born on March 24, 1962 to John and Sammy (Burman) Crum, in Santa Barbara, California. Lori was a humorous, creative, gentle, loving, kind person, who: loved animals, to see the beauty around her and in others, to...

Jan 29, 2021

Robert (Bob) A. Babbitt, age 61 of Kalispell passed away January 29, 2021. Bob was born Oct. 6, 1959 in Muncie, Indiana to Robert and Bonnie (Cartwright) Babbitt. Bob was raised in Indiana , Bob joined the Army serving form 1977 to 1997, and retired after 20 years of service as a Captain. He served in Desert Storm and...

Jan 25, 2021

John Stanley Smith was born Feb. 17, 1950, in Bozeman, to John Arthur “Jack” Smith and Helen Louise Carter Smith.

He passed away at home on Swan Lake, Jan. 25, 2021, from COVID-19 pneumonia at the age of 70.

John grew up on a ranch in Bigfork until the family moved to Kalispell when he...

Jan 24, 2021

Lois Caroline Peterson age 93 passed away January 24, 2021 at the Springs in Whitefish MT.  Lois was born in East Orange NJ on August 1, 1927 to Frederick and Bertha (Drake) Kammerer. She was raised in East Orange, NJ and then moved to Oakhurst, New Jersey and then for 59 years in Lincrof, New Jersey. Lois married the...

Jan 23, 2021

Albert Ward Julian age 97, passed away on January 23, 2021 At North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, Montana. Albert was born on May 31, 1923 to Albert V. and Rebekah Gladyes (Ward) Julian, in Bozeman, Montana. Services are pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Jan 22, 2021

Eugenia “Mickey” Ann (Campbell) Wood was born Jan. 19, 1934, in Dickinson, North Dakota, to John Corliss Campbell and Edith Eliza (Munro) Campbell. She also had three brothers, John Corliss, Colin Leon, and Logan Munro, as well as a sister, Mary Curtis.

She passed away on Jan. 22, 2021, at Prestige Nursing Home.

She is...

Jan 20, 2021

Norman Lee DeForrest age 82, passed away on January 20, 2021 at Health Center North West in Kalispell, Montana.

Norman was was born on February 20, 1938 to Manuel and Georgia (Gorich) Silva in Oakland, California. After graduating high school Norman joined the Cal State University in Hayward, California where he earned his Master’s Degree...

Jan 19, 2021

Marilyn Hadford (Solberg) 89

Marilyn Fay Hadford passed away January 19, 2021, at her home, under the loving care of her son and granddaughter.

Marilyn was born on August 4, 1931, in Havre, MT to Arnold and Phyllis Hadford, children of Scandinavian immigrants.  After graduating high school in Great Falls, MT she married Orville Solberg...

Jan 16, 2021

Isaac Swan was born wanting to fly. He was a natural athlete and artist. Whether filling a room with piano music, painting “S” turns on a ski hill or casting to rising trout while knee deep in a river, his effortlessness in acquiring new skills and achieving excellence was to the awe and envy of those who...

Jan 15, 2021

Shayne C. Greenman, age 66 of Kalispell, MT passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 15, 2021 surrounded by family and love. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Peter Greenman, mother, Jean Clark, children Beecher Greenman (Irina), Jennifer MacDonald (Ross), and Julia Angibeau (Philippe), and grandchildren Lena, Ian, Emma, Lily, and Declan.

Shayne...

Jan 14, 2021

Jacob Richard Hopkins age 29, passed away on January 14, 2021 at his home in Kalispell, Montana. Jacob was born on October 02, 1991 to James and Lucie (Foster) Hopkins, in Kalispell, Montana. No services are planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Jan 13, 2021

Jerome Henry Weber, 82, passed away on Wednesday January 13, 2021.  He passed peacefully with family by his side.

Jerry was born on June 12, 1938 in Williston, ND and grew up in Alamo, ND. He and his wife of 60 years, Elsie, met while attending college at the University of North Dakota.  Shortly after their two sons...

Jan 13, 2021

Michael (Mike) Ivan Myers, age 74, passed away on January 13, 2021 at Sidney Health Care Center.

Michael was born on December 18, 1946 to Charles Clifford and Vera Marie (Sullivan) Myers in Kalispell. He attended Deer Park School near the family home on Middle Road before attending Flathead High School in Kalispell. Michael's Mother...

Jan 12, 2021

Donald Dean Bielenberg age 95, passed away on January 12, 2021 at his home in Bigfork, Montana. Donald was born on April 29, 1925 to Claude and Ethel (Marcum) Bielenberg, in Deerlodge, Montana. No services are planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Jan 11, 2021

Jeff Robert Timlick, 46

Jeff Robert Timlick was born July 9, 1974  and went to be with his Heavenly Father on January 11, 2021 in Kalispell, Montana.  Jeff was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, friend and member of the community. He was dearly loved by all and will be greatly missed.

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Jan 10, 2021

John Fred Werner age 56, passed away on January 10, 2021 in Hungry Horse, Montana. John was born on October 01, 1964 to Wilfred and Lauretta (Butt) Werner, in San Fransico, CA. No services are planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family

Jan 9, 2021

Michael Jason White was born November 3, 1984 in Billings, MT. He spent most of his life in the Flathead Valley and passed away in Kalispell on January 9, 2021 at the age of 36. He is survived by a large and loving family: his son Judah Christopher White, stepson Aiden Erickson and ex-wife Stacey White; father...

Jan 8, 2021

Barbara Ann Ames, 91, our loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Jan. 8, 2021.

Barbara was born to Jesse James and Clara Magdalen Fishbeck in Whittlesey, Wisconsin, on March 6, 1929. She was the youngest of six siblings and attended high school in Merrill, Wisconsin, where she met James Lindahl. The couple wed in 1947...

Jan 8, 2021

Harriet Lien Hullett passed away on Jan. 8, 2021.

Harriet was born Oct. 22, 1929, to Nels and Clara Lien, who were proud Norwegians. She was number seven of 11 children who were all raised on the family farm in Lakota, North Dakota. Harriet graduated from Lakota High School and went on to Mayville State Teachers College....

Jan 7, 2021

Robert “Bob” O’Lexey was born here in Kalispell on Feb. 19, 1942, to parents William and Ruby (Hall) O’Lexey, the fifth of six children. He passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 7, 2021.

He attended school and worked around the valley in lumber mills and for the forest service in his younger years. He then joined...