Garry Lee Stelle, 70, died at home on Oct. 6, 2014, of Alzheimer’s disease.
He was born Sept. 2, 1944, in Camp White, Ore., and raised in Portland, Ore. He graduated in 1962 from Madison High School in Portland.
Garry married Theo Stelle in 1964 in Portland. They had been married 50 years.
He was a house painter and worked with his brother Jerry for many years with Stelle Brothers Painting. Garry was a black powder enthusiast. He loved to study his Bible and also enjoyed art work.
He is survived by his wife, Theo Stelle; sons, Rick Stelle of Kalispell, and Bob Stelle of Portland; grandchildren, Jake and Cody Stelle; his identical twin brother, Jerry Stelle and wife, Elaine, of Kalispell; sister, Susan Olson of Hayden, Idaho; and brother, Ed Stelle, and mother, Marjorie Stelle, both of Oregon City, Ore.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 at Canvas Church.