OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Elizabeth Otten
Sep 26, 2013
Elizabeth H. Otten, 90, passed away Sept. 26, 2013, at her Kalispell residence. Elizabeth was born Oct. 19, 1922, at the family farm southeast of Dooley, Mont. Her parents were David and Martha (Lindvall) Nelson. She attended the country school at Rocky Springs, and attended high school in Dooley and Plentywood. She was baptized and confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran...
Douglas Wood
Sep 26, 2013
Douglas E. Wood, 68, passed away Sept. 26, 2013, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Doug was born Nov. 15, 1944, in Meridian, Miss. Doug loved the Montana Wilderness and along with his friends, attempted to hike every trail in Glacier National Park. Doug loved his IPA and no wimpy beer ever passed his lips. Doug loved his yellow...
Joseph Potoczny
Sep 25, 2013
Beloved husband, father and grandfather Joseph Potoczny, 86, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, of natural causes. Joe was born on Feb. 4, 1927, in Aliquippa, Penn., to Ignatz and Frances (Dydek) Potoczny. Joe spoke only Polish until he started elementary school and continued to attend Polish school on Saturdays in addition to his traditional...
Edward Wells
Sep 20, 2013
Edward Weston Wells passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 5, 1937, in Ronan, Montana, at the back of a dance hall during a dance (now the White Elephant Second Hand Store). He grew up in the Flathead and terrorized Lower Valley and Foys Lake Island. He married Florence Kirkland August 1, 1957. He...
Leonora Doyle
Sep 14, 2013
Leonora C. Doyle, 88, of Kalispell, MT passed peacefully September 14th from complications of cancer. She had been at the home of her son Mike Howe in the weeks following her diagnosis and was thereafter, until the moment of her passing, surrounded and embraced by the love of family and friends near and far. Leonora, or Lee as most knew...
Anne Schmidt
Sep 9, 2013
Anne Schmidt passed away peacefully in Kalispell on Sept. 9, 2013, at the age of 68, from complications of cancer. For the last two decades, Anne served as a CNA at Immanuel Skilled Care Center in Kalispell, where she was highly regarded for her extraordinary kindness, compassion and dedication to the care and well-being of patients, residents and co-workers. Anne...
Robert Guffin
Sep 1, 2013
Robert H. "Bob" Guffin passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Sept. 1, 2013. Robert was born Nov. 20, 1937, in Hixton, Wis., to Wilbur and Celesta Guffin. He moved to Montana in 1950, where he attended schools in Brady and Conrad. At an early age, he went to work on the Bob Boucher farm. He later enlisted in...
Fred Tobiason
Aug 29, 2013
Fred O. Tobiason, 77, passed away Aug. 29, 2013, in Kalispell. Fred was born Jan. 30, 1936, at home in Froid. He was the son of Melvin and Bertha Tobiason and the second of five children. Being raised on the family farm, there was plenty of work and things to do. Fred graduated from Froid High School in 1955. He...
John Benningfield
Aug 26, 2013
John J. Benningfield, 50, passed away on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, in Portland. John was born in Kokomo, Ind., April 25, 1963. The family moved to Whitefish, where he was raised and attended schools. The family lived in Sweetwater, Texas, where John graduated from high school. Living back in the Flathead Valley, he attended Flathead Valley Community College where he...
Clayton Long
Aug 25, 2013
Clayton Leonard Long of Kalispell died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, after a long battle with liver disease. Clayton graduated from high school in Shelby and served in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Long. He is survived by his son, Richard Long, of Columbia Falls, who was named after his brother; his parents, Leonard...
Beverly Schwarz
Aug 24, 2013
Beverly J. Schwarz, 79, passed away Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at Brendan House in Kalispell, surrounded by her family. Bev was born June 27, 1934, in San Francisco, to Lloyd and Mabel Parker. She was raised in the Flathead Valley and attended Flathead County High School. Following high school, Bev worked at Norm's News, Rosauer's Grocery, Operating Engineers Local No....
Stella Moon
Aug 23, 2013
Stella Mae Moon, 88, passed away on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, at her home in Kalispell. Stella was born Sept. 4, 1925, in Princeton, Mo., to Michael and Serefina (Domico) De Angelo. She was raised in Des Moines, Iowa, where she attended schools. Stella knew a friend from the second grade; his name was Robert Moon Sr. They were married...
Ann Baer
Aug 21, 2013
Grandma Ann (Jung) Baer, 91, of Kalispell, "went to be with her Creator" on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. Ann was born to Henry and Katherina Jung on June 7, 1922, near Bowdle, S.D. Ann's parents were German immigrants from South Russia, who homesteaded in South Dakota. Ann was a first-generation American. She was raised in a sod hut on a...
Geraldine Bielenberg
Aug 20, 2013
Geraldine "Geri" Bielenberg, formerly of Great Falls, passed away peacefully on Aug. 20, 2013, at Lakeview Care Center in Bigfork, after a courageous three-month battle with a brain tumor. She was born in Salt Lake City on Oct. 13, 1931, and the family moved to Great Falls when she was 4 years old. Geri attended Whittier and Roosevelt elementary schools,...
Gerald Park
Aug 12, 2013
Gerald S. "Jerry" Park, age 76, passed away peacefully at his Kalispell home on August 12, 2013. Jerry was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Sidney And Erin (Cook) Park. He grew up in Dallas and graduated from Sunset High School. Jerry then attended Texas Christian University graduating with a B.A. in 1961. Jerry served honorably in the U.S....
Lana Reisinger
Aug 10, 2013
Lana Jean Reisinger passed away at home on Aug. 10, 2013, with her loving husband Skip and precious family by her side. She had fought valiantly against multiple illnesses with unfailing humor and uncompromising strength. Lana was born in Oklahoma on Nov. 15, 1947, but she grew up in the Southern California city of Bellflower. After graduating from school, she...
Lloyd Stevens
Aug 8, 2013
Lloyd Rueben Stevens was born Dec. 22, 1918, in Polson "when it was still in Flathead County," as he liked to say. He died Aug. 8, 2013, in Brendan House with his family by his side. He was the eldest of nine children born to Charles C. and Martha L. (Roof) Stevens. He was raised in the Flathead Valley, from...
Frances Willis
Aug 7, 2013
On Aug. 7, 2013, Frances Marie (Thomas) Willis died peacefully at Immanuel Lutheran Communities, at the age of 86. Frances was born April 27, 1927, to Arthur and Grace (Berry) Thomas in Butte. She was welcomed into the family by her siblings, Eugene, Adeline, Melvin and Myrtle. The fond memories of fishing and camping trips, which the family enjoyed with...
William Williams
Aug 6, 2013
William B. "Shakey" Williams, 79, passed away from cancer at his daughter's home in Kalispell on Aug. 6, 2013. Shakey was born May 8, 1934, in Eureka, Calif., the son of Benjamin and Lucille (Hart) Williams. He had been a crane operator. Shakey is survived by his wife, Shirley, of Kalispell; son, David, and Susan Williams, of Kalispell; daughter, Kelly,...
Bill Lynch
Aug 4, 2013
Bill Lynch, born July 2, 1937, in Kalispell, and raised in Swan Lake, Condon and Kalispell passed away on Aug. 4, 2013, at his home in Kalispell. Bill was married to Phyllis Managhan on Oct. 30, 1955, in Kalispell. He spent his early education in Swan Valley, attending Wineglass grade school, and continued in Kalispell and then graduated from Flathead...
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