Arthur W. "Art" Juntunen, age 66, of Kalispell, went to be with the Lord on February 21, 2010 at his home due to complications of diabetes and heart disease. Art was born on January 17, 1944 in Duluth, Minnesota to Arthur Juntunen Sr. and Violet Lang Juntunen. He grew up in Brimson, MN, attending and graduating from High School in Two Harbors, MN. After graduation he attended a trade school in Duluth, becoming a certified carpenter. Having grown up in a logging family and driving a log truck at an early age, he also worked for a time hauling pulpwood along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Art married Ardis Meyers in 1966. They had three children together, and went their separate ways in 1984. Having enlisted in the U.S. Navy, Art served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam with the Seabees. He remained in the reserves for a time after returning home. When they came to the valley in 1968, Art said he knew he was home and would stay here forever. He worked for several trucking companies, a lumber company, and attended Forestry classes at the Community College, until he bought his own truck and started his own business. Throughout the years he has owned log trucks, grain trucks, and dump trucks. From 1975 to 1983, Art spent much of his time working in Alaska on the pipeline as a heavy equipment and truck mechanic, and also driving trucks, some for other people and some of his own. After returning to the Lower 48, he continued to operate his own trucking business, mostly hauling logs, which was always his favorite job. He met Arline Stiles in 1990 while working for Owen's and Bray hauling chips. She worked for Missoula Cartage doing the same. Later, they both worked for Owen's and Bray. They were married in Las Vegas, NV on March 24, 1993. Up to the present time, Art and Arline have owned a successful trucking business. They both drove trucks and ran the business together. Art was very well known and loved in the community by those who knew him. He always had a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye. He was a great listener and one of his best traits was that he always had time to stop and say hello. Everyone was family to Art. He wasn't one to rush around and said if a "turtle was slow, then he was in snail speed." "The faster I go, the further I get behind." Art was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Violet; sister Judy, and several aunts and uncles. Art is survived by his wife Arline; son Clint and wife Mendi and children Makayla, Haley, and Derek; son Jeremy and wife Jenni and children Takara, JJ, Seth, Maddox, and Nevaeh; daughter Shawnee and husband Scott Barge; step daughter Ashley and her husband Chris; brother Chuck and wife Mary; nephews Cory and Jesse and their wives and children; nieces Violet and Desiree and their families; Aunt Vicki and Uncle Roy, plus several cousins and their families.