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 was the first "Bravette" to earn a high school script letter "F" in 1936. Basketball was her main sport, and she was captain of the all-star basketball team. She also participated in volleyball, baseball., tumbling and hiking. The School District offered Glenyce a job teaching physical education if she would get teacher training in the summer, but during the depression she worked to help her family. When WW II began, Glenyce worked at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. She married Archie Krogstad on her birthday July 24, 1942. He was a soldier in the Pacific during WW II. When he returned to Kalispell they built a home near the Stillwater River. They had 4 children; Nancy, Jim, Randi, and Terry. Glenyce stayed at home to take care of them until she returned to work in the early 1960's. She was the office manager at Consolidated Freight for 21 years, retiring in 1985. Glenyce enjoyed gardening, traveling, and her geneology hobby which took her as far as Scotland to find places where ancestors lived. She was also active in the Epworth United Methodist Church, the Geneology Society and the Flathead Democratic Women. She was chosen as the Region One Democratic Woman of the year in 2004. Glenyce was a wonderful mother and her children were fortunate to have her live to the age of 93. Glenyce was preceded in death by her husband Archie, brothers Walter, Phil, and Wallace, sister Margaret, and grandson Christopher Sutton. She is survived by her sister, Pat Plumb; daughter Nancy (Joe) Crabtree and grand children Jennifer and Scott Amandine; son Jim; daughter Randi Krogstad (Stephen Sutton) and granddaughter Elizabeth; son Terry (Bobbie) Krogstad and granddaughters Megan(Chris) Steen and Amanda Krogstad; a special sister-in-law, Mary Jane Bergmann, and many nephews and nieces. She enjoyed her 4 great grandchildren Lilia and Violet Crabtree; Colter Marrone, and Hadley Steen. She was looking forward to the birthday she shared with Lilia on July 24.
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