Marie Mae (Colby) Sterner, 94, passed away July 26, 2014, at Renaissance Senior Care in Kalispell.
Marie was born March 22, 1920, in Kalispell. She was raised in Kila on the Colby’s ranch along Truman Creek. She went to grade school in Kila and attended Flathead County High School.
Marie married Peter H. Sterner on Nov. 19, 1938. A homemaker throughout her life, she enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening and reading.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Peter H. Sterner; three brothers, Walter Colby Jr., George Colby and Loyd Colby; and two sisters, Tana Capps and Vera Meacham.
Marie is survived by her son, Harvey Sterner, and wife Donna, of Kalispell; sister, Queveene Talley of Kalispell; two nieces and six nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. today, July 30, at Glacier Memorial Gardens in Kalispell.