OBITUARIES

Norman Kruckenberg

Jun 12, 2018

Norm Kruckenberg age 87, passed away June 12, 2018 peacefully at home.  He was born August 8, 1930 to Amalia (Weigum) and Herbert Kruckenberg in Zap, ND.  He grew up and worked on his family’s farm in North Dakota.  In 1946 his family moved to Kalispell, MT to work in the logging industry.  Norm and his brother,...

Christine Siefke

Jun 11, 2018

Chrissy “went to be with her Savior” on June 11, 2018, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center after contracting a bacterial infection in her heart.

Chrissy was born on Aug. 4, 1980, at Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Illinois. She traveled the world with her parents and settled in Kalispell after graduating from Bigfork High School...

Margery Lee

Jun 10, 2018

Margery A Mills Faulkner Lee age 79, died June 10, 2018 of natural Causes in Kalispell MT, at Wel-Cove assisted living.

Margery was Born 11/23/38 to Jim and Dorothy Mills in Emmett Idaho.  .

Margery was married to Leroy Faulkner.  They were married in 1955 until his death in 1972. They had five...

Dale Smith

Jun 10, 2018

Dale Lee Smith Age 75, passed away on Sunday June 10, 2018 in Kalispell, Mt. Dale was born on December 17, 1942 in Wenatchee, Wa to Walter and Betty (Blackwell) Smith. Dale is survived by his daughter Barbara Smith. Services are pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Rita Hagen

Jun 8, 2018

Obituary for Rita V. Hagen

Rita Hagen, age 93, passed away peacefully Friday, June 8, 2018 at 5:38 a.m. at Timber Creek Village in Columbia Falls. Services will be held at Buffalo Hills Funeral Home in Kalispell on Friday, June 15, 2018 at 10 a.m. with graveside services following at Conrad Memorial Cemetery.

Rita Veronica...

Dorothy Hoover

Jun 7, 2018

Dorothy “Dot” Jeanette Hoover, age 86, passed away on June 7, 2018 at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, MT. Dot was born on June 12, 1931 in Bowbells, ND. After graduating high school she married Robert J. Hoover on September 11, 1954 in Williston, ND, where they made their home.

Dot was a...

Doris Anderson

Jun 6, 2018

Doris W. Anderson age 99, passed away in the early morning hours of June 6, 2018 at Brendan House where she had resided for the past five years. She would have been 100 years old on September 4.

Doris was born near Spirt Lake, Iowa on September 4, 1918 to Clarence and Mabel (Smith)  Wiley....

Lyle Lindsley

Jun 5, 2018

Lyle Gene Lindsley, age 84, passed away on Wednesday June 5, 2018 at Genesis in Whitefish, MT.  Lyle was born November 6, 1933 in Alexander, North Dakota to Ervin and Floy (Scheidler) Lindsley. Lyle attended school in North Dakota and Sidney, MT. He married Arlene Hansen in Missoula on July 3, 1953. Lyle worked for the Missoula Furniture Mart...

Chris Larson

Jun 5, 2018

Chris Larson, age 70, passed away on June 5, 2018 at the Lake View Care Center in Bigfork. Chris was born on February 25, 1948 in Glendale, California. Services are currently pending. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory are caring for the family.

Thelma Westphal

Jun 4, 2018

Thelma L. Westphal, age 95, at Heritage Place in Kalispell, MT on June 4, 2018. Thelma was born on May 15, 1923 in Wisconsin. Services are pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

John Isles Sr.

Jun 2, 2018

John Wesley Isles Sr., age 83, passed away on June 2, 2018 at Heritage Place in Kalispell, Montana. John was born on March 28, 1935 in Fairfield, Illinois to Charles and Mabel (Switzer) Isles. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home in Kalispell. There will be a visitation one...

Ronald Peters

Jun 2, 2018

Ronald Alan Peters, age 69,  passed away on June 2, 2018 with his life-partner Patricia Lawshe’ by his side, at Heritage Place in Kalispell, MT.

Ron  was born on June 27, 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska  to Donald and Elaine (Eickhoff) Peters. His childhood was spent on the family farm in Nebraska. He served 3 tours of duty in...

Larry Campanella

Jun 1, 2018

Larry D. Campanella, age 54, passed away on June 1, 2018 at Kalispell Regional Hospital. Larry was born on June 22, 1963 in Butte, Mt to Larry and Donna (White) Campanella. A Celebration of Life will be scheduled for later this summer. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

Marjorie Gardner

Jun 1, 2018

Marjorie Osborne Gardner peacefully passed from this world on June 1, 2018 after a lengthy battle with heart disease.  Marjorie was born October 10, 1956, in Burley, Idaho, to William and Colleen Osborne, the third of five children. Her childhood was spent on the family ranch in Lolo, which she always considered home. A drive through the...

Steven Collins

May 31, 2018

Steven Dana Collins, 44, who friends called “Big Steve,” chess player, mechanic, friend, brother and son, passed away on May 31, 2018, from natural causes.

Although Steve lived most of his life in Montana, he was originally from the Pacific Coast in Newport, Oregon, where he was born March 29, 1974. As a teenager, he...

Tammy Lewis

May 31, 2018

Tammy E. Lewis, age 51, passed away on May 31, 2018 in Kalispell, Montana. Tammy was born on March 29, 1967 in Whitefish, MT to Gene and Lucille (Omsted) Kelch. Services are planned for later this summer. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

George Stearns

May 29, 2018

George Stearns, age 93, passed away in Bigfork, MT on May 29, 2018. George was born in Creston, Montana on November 13, 1924 to Walter and Clara (Lageson) Stearns. Services are currently pending. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

Ilene Hanson

May 26, 2018

Ilene (Hinerman) Hanson age 81 passed away on Saturday May 26, 2018 in Kalispell with her family by her side. Ilene was born on November 5, 1936 in Glasgow, Montana to William and Anne (Garbe) Hinerman. There will be a visitation at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home on June 1, 2018 from 5 to 8 p.m. with Graveside Committal Service...

Donavon Macura

May 25, 2018

Donavan Macura, age 19, of Kalispell, MT passed away on May 25, 2018. He was stationed in Japan with the United States Marine Corps. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Canvas Church in Kalispell at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2018. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Joyce Carrico

May 24, 2018

Joyce J. Carrico, 82, “went home to Jesus” on May 24, 2018.

She will be deeply missed by her daughters, Diane, Brenda and Becky; grandchildren, Joy, Sam, Michelle, Brittany, Jazmyn and Destiny; and many great -grandchildren; and her sister, Norma.

She was preceded in death by her sons, David and Jerry, and husband, Samuel.