OBITUARIES

Mar 16, 2018

ONLY ONE LIFE WILL SOON BE PAST

ONLY WHAT'S DONE FOR CHRIST WILL LAST

Annie Evelyn Almond Klempel, 93, was born out in the hills off of Route #114 on the Johnson Place, which is 12 miles north of Savage, Mt; on June 4, 1924 to John and Carrie (Leivested) Almond. Annie was...

Mar 16, 2018

Our mom and grandma, Linda Blanc, entered this world on February 6, 1946.  She passed on to a better place on Friday March 16, 2018 in Kalispell Montana.

Linda was born to Lowell and Ruth Bergstrom in Portland, Oregon.  She was soon joined by a brother, John.  The family moved to Willard, Montana when Linda...

Mar 13, 2018

Orin Fredenberg, 83, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home in Kalispell.

Orin was born on the Fredenberg Homestead to George and Ruth Fredenberg and was the youngest of 16 children. Orin came from a family full of musicians. He and his brothers played music to help build the LaSalle and Birch...

Mar 13, 2018

Bill McClaren, 89, died March 13, 2018, in Kalispell.

He was born in Pringle, South Dakota, on Sept. 28, 1928, to Mildred and Wylie McClaren. Bill lived, attended school and graduated from high school in Custer, South Dakota.

He married Lois Morrison on Sept. 15, 1948, in Hot Springs, South Dakota. He attended...

Mar 12, 2018

Tom was born May 22, 1930, to LeRoy (Packy) and Sylvia McFarland in Bloomfield, Nebraska. He attended a one-room rural school. As a teenager he worked for various farmers and drove a truck for his brother in Kellerton, Iowa.

On Sept. 27, 1951, he married the neighbor girl, Ardis Tweedy. Knowing he would be answering...

Mar 12, 2018

Mary D. McMerrick passed away March 12, 2018 at the age of 91 at Brendan House in Kalispell, MT. Mary was born to Herman and Nellie Marie Dillman on January 11, 1927, in Evansville, IN.

In the fall of 1946, 19-year-old Mary visited Mammoth Caves, KY.  There she met James Radford McMerrick was also visiting Mammoth Caves. ...

Mar 11, 2018

Robert (Bob) Grimaldi left this life on Sunday, March 11, 2018, surrounded by family and friends after a multi-year battle against bladder cancer.

Bob was born in Farmington, Maine, on March 18, 1936, to Alexander and Dorothy Grimaldi. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17. At the end of his enlistment, he enlisted...

Mar 11, 2018

Charles P. (Charlie) Cunningham Jr. age 71, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018 at the Mt. Veterans Home in Columbia Falls, due to complications from Parkinson's. Charles was born November 26, 1946 in Great Falls, Montana to Charles P. Sr. and Ella F. Cunningham. Charlie graduated from Flathead High in 1966 and continued with some vocational training...

Mar 10, 2018

Jean (Jeanne) McEwen White embarked on her final journey on March 10, 2018, when she left her friends and family to be with Jesus.

Jeanne was born in Reno, Nevada in 1947 but fell in love the with the ocean and white sandy beaches when she and her parents moved to Carmel, California...

Mar 10, 2018

Donald L Dean was born Feb. 19, 1928 in Valier, MT to Dorwell and Freda Dean. He grew up on a farm north of Valier and attended grade school at Abbott Lake Country School for 8 years. He was the only student in his class. He graduated from Valier High School in 1946. After graduation he enlisted in the...

Mar 10, 2018

“I got the good out of it,” Betty Wetzel reflected shortly before her death at age one hundred two at her home in Bigfork last week.

Named Elizabeth Preat, she was born November 7, 1915, in Roundup, Montana to Alfred W. and Rachel “Preat” Johnston Eiselein.  Her father had arrived on the first Chicago, Milwaukee...

Mar 8, 2018

Craig Strandberg, resident of Lakeside, MT, died on March 8, 2018 at the age of 61 after a long fight with cancer.

Craig is survived by his beloved wife, Sue; daughters, Tara and Chris (Carmichael), Mariah (Connolly) and Joe (Zumwalt), and son, Ian (Chrisman) and MJ (Santamas); cherished grandchildren Violet, Charlotte, Declan, Oliver, and Keir,...

Mar 7, 2018

Peggy Rose Pemberton age 88, passed away on March 7, 2018 at Brendan House in Kalispell, Services are pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family

Mar 7, 2018

Dennis Allan “Bink” Sheron of Kalispell departed on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 for his next adventure with the love and support of his family by his side.

Dennis was born February 27th 1944, in Nampa, Idaho to Jack and Florence (Ryding) Sheron. Some of his fondest and formative experiences were created in Scobey Montana, among his family...

Mar 6, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Sandra “Sandy” Jean Moran-Geldrich announces her passing after an extended fight with COPD, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the age of 57.

She was born in Lewistown on Feb. 7, 1961.

Sandy will be remembered by her five children, Corryn Schock of Kalispell,...

Mar 6, 2018

Ruth Lorraine Jones age 92, passed away on March 6, 2018 at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls, MT services are pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Mar 5, 2018

Dorothy Holm, age 81, passed away on Monday March 5, 2018 at her home in Kalispell, Services are currently pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Mar 3, 2018

Verna Parks age 88, passed peacefully into Heaven on Saturday, March 3, 2018 due to natural causes. She was born on October 2,1929 and was raised in East Smithfield PA.She is survived by her brother Neil (Pat) Bolster, her children, Jeannette (John) Tomlinson, Kathy Blow, Kathleen Meehan, Mike (Sandy) Meehan, Jo Ann (Max) Edington, David (Angie) Meehan, and Tammie...

Mar 3, 2018

Faye Eliane (Holter) Ouldhouse passed away March 3, 2018, in Kalispell.

She was born March 24, 1944, in Kenmare, North Dakota.

Faye married Darold Hagerud. Of that union were three children, Dallas, Duane and Cynthia Hagerud.

Faye later married John Ouldhouse on May 31, 1980. They went from North Dakota and...

Mar 2, 2018

On February 18, Glenn Mueller celebrated his 100th birthday with family and friends.  After a marvelous party  he said, “I made 100.  I can go now.”  Two weeks later, on March 2, he passed away peacefully,

Glenn was born on Feb. 18, 1918 in Lewistown, Montana to Josephine Cook Mueller and Oscar O. Mueller.  He...