OBITUARIES

Mar 17, 2019

Richard A. Kuhl died on March 17, 2019, in Kalispell after several months battling amyloidosis.

Richard was born April 10, 1938, in Three Bridges, New Jersey, the son of Margaret Wieland and William V. F. Kuhl.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Marylane Pannell, daughter Kendra Pannell Kuhl (Luke Oltrogge),...

Mar 17, 2019

Kenneth V. Garfield age 74, passed away on March 17, 2019 in Kalispell, Montana. Kenneth was born on June 28,1944 to Richard and Grace (Purvis) Garfield,  in Glendive, Montana .

Kenneth joined the army where he earned his GED and was stationed In Fort Lewis before heading to Vietnam for a period of time. He met and...

Mar 16, 2019

Daniel Edward Harmon, 77, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Kila.

Dan was born on the family farm in Plum City, Wisconsin, on May 30, 1941, to Irene and Andrew Harmon. The family moved to Chester, Montana, several years later to farm near Gilford and eventually south of Chester. Dan graduated from Chester High School...

Mar 16, 2019

Gerene Clark Little has passed from our worldly sphere (March 16, the day of her mother’s birth). Her abundant energy, creative talent and bold ventures touched all the lives of those fortunate enough to know her – friends and family alike. Gerene was an icon in the Flathead valley having lived here nearly her entire life. She was lucky...

Mar 16, 2019

Gerene Clark Little age 85, passed away on March 16, 2019 at her home in Kalispell, Gerene was born on December 23, 1933 in Columbia, Missouri to Clifton C.  and Eloise (Mays) Clark.

Mar 16, 2019

Vincent Louis “Vince” Grillo, 83, of Bigfork, passed away in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his family on March 16, 2019.

Vince is survived by his wife, Virginia, of 61 years, daughters Pamela, Melanie and Tara, and son Vinny, brothers Joseph and Melchoir, five grandchildren, a great-granddaughter, nieces, nephews and extended family....

Mar 16, 2019

Bruce Michael Witt, age 7, passed away in Kalispell on March 16, 2019. Bruce was born on July 21, 1947 in Vancouver, WA to Noble and June (Davenport) Witt. There are no services planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

Mar 16, 2019

On Saturday, March 16, 2019, our beloved Christopher Sean David passed from this life surrounded by his family at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

He was born on Dec. 13, 2000, in Reno, Nevada, to Christine Mattingly Hesselman. On June 27, 2004, he and his mother married Charles David. The family moved to Trona, California, and then to...

Mar 14, 2019

LaVerne (Bruyer) Fredenberg, 85

LaVerne E. Bruyer was born April 4, 1933, in her Grandmother Bauer’s house on Whitefish Stage.  She was the oldest child of Ben Bruyer and Erma (Bauer) Bruyer, both of whom were born in the Flathead to pioneer families north of Kalispell. She left us March 14, 2019, after a relatively brief battle...

Mar 13, 2019

Florence N. Hungerford, age 66, passed away at Health Center Northwest in Kalispell on March 13, 2019. Services are pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

Mar 12, 2019

Helen B. Noll, age 94 formerly of Kalispell, passed away on March 9, 2019. Helen was born April 24, 1924. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Corneliuson. Services are pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

Mar 11, 2019

Andrew Joel “AJ” Tressel age 34, passed away on Monday March 11, 2019 at his home in Cut Bank, Montana.   He was born on April 27, 1984 in Kalispell, and was raised primarily in Lakeside until the family moved to Rollins when he was 13.

Andrew always loved being outdoors, especially camping and...

Mar 10, 2019

Patti Sue Koski passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 10th 2019 at Heritage Place in Kalispell due to kidney failure.

Patti was born August 15th 1957 in McCall, Idaho to Gertrude (GR) and Alvin Crow. Her family moved to Montana when she was very young and she spent her childhood in the Flathead.  Patti moved to Alaska...

Mar 7, 2019

Laura M. Morse, age 83, passed away at Prestige Assisted Living in Kalispell on March 7, 2019. Laura was born on December 23, 1935 in Baker, Montana to Robert Yokley and Isabelle Speelmon. There are no services planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Mar 7, 2019

Barbara Ellen Snyder, age 76, passed away on March 7, 2019 at Brendan House in Kalispell. Barbara was born on September 19, 1942 in Streeter, Illinois to Wilber Gochanour and Theresa Staber. There are currently no services planned. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

Mar 7, 2019

Dorothy Jean Linne, age 94, passed away at The Springs in Whitefish on March 7, 2019. Dorothy was born on February 8, 1925 in Evanston, Illinois to Maurice Battin. A Celebration of Life will be held on March 30, 2019 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Whitefish with the time to still be determined. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is...

Mar 5, 2019

Kenneth “Ken” Robert Schoof, age 74,  born in Detroit MI on March 11th, 1944 to parents Harvey and Eleanor Schoof, passed away peacefully on March 5th, 2019 at the age of 74 in Kalispell, MT.

Ken lived life to the fullest and led by example.  He showed all who were lucky enough to know him...

Mar 5, 2019

Norma Jean Stubblefield, 85 years of age, died on March 5, 2019 of natural causes.  She was born on August 10, 1933 to Jeff and Flossie (Fulkerson) Lewis in the Western Kentucky town of Echols.  She attended school in Beaver Dam Kentucky and Ahrens Trade School in Louisville, Kentucky.

She completed course work to become...

Mar 4, 2019

Sarah Elizabeth Allison, 42, of Columbia Falls, passed away peacefully at her home on March 4, 2019.

She was born to Leon Curry and Wendy Jean White on Dec. 19, 1976, in Thousand Oaks, California. She attended grade schools at Fulton and Jackson Elementary schools in the San Diego area. She went to high school at the...

Mar 2, 2019

Phyllis M. Reeves, age 96, died peacefully on March 2, 2019 at Prestige Assisted Living in Kalispell where she had resided for the past nearly 5 years.

She was born in Kalispell on August 27, 1922 to James and Florence Lawrence of Dayton, MT.

She grew up on the west shore...