OBITUARIES

Nov 16, 2015

Helen Christian Whirry, 87, passed away of natural causes...

Nov 14, 2015

Jane Teresa Weise, 68, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015,...

Nov 12, 2015

James (Jim) Richard Pearse, 72, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015 surrounded by family.

He was born in Denver, Colorado to Richard and Ann (Gurlich) Pearse on August 14, 1943.  He was raised in Parma, Ohio where he graduated from high school in 1962.

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Nov 10, 2015

Kathleen Mills Bowne (Riedy) passed away November 10, 2015 in Kalispell, Montana after a 2 year battle with cancer.  She was 68 years old.  Kathy spent 34 years teaching special education in 3 school districts.

Kathy was born in Milwaukee, WI, on May 21, 1947...

Nov 9, 2015

Maryellen was born an only child to Roy and Mabel Dixon on September 16, 1935. She grew up in Colorado where she attended the University of Denver as a member of the Pi Phi Sorority and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Education and a Minor is Psychology. As soon as she graduated Maryellen joined the airlines as a stewardess...

Nov 7, 2015

Juanita “Nita” Bryson-White-Haven, age 100 ½, passed away November 7, 2015 in Kalispell, Montana.  Nita was born April 17, 1915 to Joe and Mamie Lewis in Unionville, MO.  She was 6 months old when the family moved to Eastern Montana.  They lived in a sod house until 1924, then they moved to...

Nov 6, 2015

Thomas Henry Nonemacher, 69, of Kalispell, Montana, passed away...

Nov 2, 2015

Bardina Aspenlieder lost her battle with Parkinson’s disease on...

Nov 1, 2015

Teresa M. Mulhollam, 87, passed away Nov. 1, 2015,...

Oct 26, 2015

Gladys Shay died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, of natural causes.

Gladys Ella Van was born June, 13, 1928, at the family home in Columbia Falls to George and Ella (Lewis) Van. She graduated from Flathead County High School in 1946.

Gladys’ journalism career started in high school where she worked on the school newspaper and...

Oct 26, 2015

Gilbert L. Gendreau, 89, passed away on Oct. 26, 2015, in Kalispell.

Gilbert was born Sept. 22, 1926, in Scobey. The family moved to Walhalla, North Dakota, where Gilbert grew up.

In 1949 Gilbert married Lee Ryker in Kalispell. They were together for 51 years before Lee’s passing in 2002.

Gilbert worked as...

Oct 25, 2015

Marilyn Kelly Hartson, 83, passed away on Sunday Oct. 25, 2015, in Whitefish.

Marilyn was born May 27, 1932, in Glendive to Robert and Dorothy Kelly. She attended 12 years of school in Glendive, going to Lincoln, Washington and Dawson County High School, graduating with the Class of 1950. Marilyn enjoyed music, band, choir and piano.

She met...

Oct 24, 2015

Jason "Jay" Lee Collier, age 42, passed away October 24, 2015 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.  Jay was born August 15, 1973 in Kalispell , Montana, and graduated from Bigfork High School in 1992.  He had  worked in the Construction trade.  Jay enjoyed fishing, hunting, wood cutting, and just going to the river.  He was preceded...

Oct 23, 2015

Victoria Jean Briggs, age 59, passed away in Kalispell, Montana on October 23, 2015 from Cancer and USA Gold 100’s.  Born in Deer Lodge, Montana on April 5, 1956.  Victoria had been an CAN for over 20 years, taking care of everyone else.  She had worked at the Montana Veteran’s Home in Columbia Falls.  She enjoyed spending time with...

Oct 22, 2015

Lee (Hester) Carman, 92, passed away on Thursday, Oct....

Oct 19, 2015

ALVIA LEIGHTON

Alvia E. Leighton passed away peacefully at the Montana Veteran's Home in Columbia Falls on October 19, 2015, just five months short of living to his goal of 100.

Alvia was born...

Oct 16, 2015

Myrtle Ellen (Jones) Hart, beloved wife, amazing mom, phenomenal...

Oct 14, 2015

Velma Faye Irvin age 52 passed away on October 14, 2015 at her home in Columbia Falls, Montana. Velma was born on December 13, 1962 in Olathe, Kansas to Grant and Mary Elliott. She attended Devry Institute in Kansas City, Missouri for accounting. She worked for years at a market research firm and as a tax accountant for Levitt Tax ...

Oct 12, 2015

Our beloved Ricki made his transition into the higher...

Oct 6, 2015

Dennis W. Brieske, 68, passed away Oct. 6, 2015, of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

He is survived by his daughters, Dr. Kayleena Nelmark and husband Nicholas Nelmark of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, and Adria Stanley...