OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Vicki Lamoreaux
Jul 7, 2013
Vicki Jean (Orndorff) Lamoreaux, 61, of Echo Lake, "went to heaven" July 7, 2013, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Vicki was born Sept. 7, 1951, in Billings to LaMar and Cora Orndorff She met Ron Lamoreaux in high school and they were married in Columbia Falls, Sept. 19, 1970. They also resided in Bozeman and Kalispell before making...
Lineesa Abernathy
Jul 7, 2013
Lineesa Rose Abernathy, 18, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013, in a car accident in Washington state. Lineesa was born Feb. 15, 1995, to Kristi and LaMar Abernathy in Baker City, Ore. She was a member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church in Lakeside. All her friends and sisters and brothers in faith were very precious to her. She...
Charles Crow
Jul 2, 2013
Pete passed away due to health issues on July 2, 2013. He was born in Kalispell on Sept. 14, 1960, the fifth child of Jim and Shirley Crow. He graduated from Flathead High School in 1977, and also attended Flathead Valley Community College for a time. Pete worked many places throughout his life. His current job was at the Kalispell...
A. Laisy
Jul 2, 2013
A. Wayne Laisy passed away at Kalispell Regional Hospital surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 2nd of natural causes. He celebrated his 97th birthday on Jan. 8th. He was born to Edward and Mae Laisy on the Laisy Family Homestead (ranch), in the Slim Buttes of South Dakota, near Buffalo in 1916. His parents were also postmasters for the...
Eliene Gridley
Jul 2, 2013
Eliene Mary Gridley, 96, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, July 2, 2013, of natural causes at Timber Creek Village, where she had resided for the past year. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 12, St. Richard's Catholic Church in Columbia Falls. Her funeral Mass will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, at St....
Lukas Leigh
Jul 2, 2013
Lukas Gilbert Leigh, 18, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013. On June 3, 1995, we were blessed with a beautiful baby boy, Lukas Gilbert Leigh. Born to Gilbert Leigh and Sara Noziska, Lukas started life out very active, learning to walk by the time he was 10 months old. He loved all sports. He started out wrestling his little brother Dalton,...
Lorne Krieg
Jul 1, 2013
Lorne Dean Krieg, age 23, passed away on Monday July 1, 2013 in Kalispell, Montana. Lorne was born January 22, 1990 in Springfield, Oregon to Rondey and Debra Krieg. They moved to Kalispell, Montana where he was raised and attended schools. Lorne moved to Dickinson, North Dakota a little over two years ago to pursue a career as a roustabout...
Shirlee Spain
Jun 27, 2013
Shirlee Joy Spain, 82, of Kalispell is with her Savior as of June 27, 2013. She was born to the late Walter and Dora Mecklenburg, February 19 1931, in Bozeman, MT. Shirlee graduated from Bozeman High School in 1949 and attended MSU, majoring in home economics. She married Clark L. Spain, June 15, 1951, and during their ranching years early...
William Farrington
Jun 24, 2013
William Rolla "Sweet William" Farrington, 74, "went to the loving arms of his wife, Beverly," on June 24, 2013, at home in Kalispell, from natural causes. He was born May 25, 1939, in Kalispell. He graduated from Flathead County High School in Kalispell and attended trade school. Bill served in the United States Marine Corps from July 17, 1957, until...
Robert Trottier
Jun 24, 2013
Robert John "Bob" Trottier, 66, passed away June 24, 2013, in Kalispell. He was born April 20, 1947, in Val Marie, Saskatchewan. He was raised and attended school in Val Marie, then lived the rest of his life in Columbia Falls. Robert served in the United States Army in 1967 and 1968, and received an honorable discharge. He was assigned...
Marlene Morris
Jun 22, 2013
Marlene M. Morris, age 78, passed away on Saturday June 22, 2013 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Marlene was born on June 10, 1935 in Kalispell, Montana to Cliff and Marriam McDonald. She married Isaac Morris on December 24, 1956.Marlene graduated from Flathead High School in 1953. She lived most of her life in the Flathead Valley. Marlene was preceded...
Jean Crofts
Jun 17, 2013
Jean (Sidle) Crofts passed away June 17, 2013 at Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell, MT. Jean was born in Shelly, ID to Gwen and Lloyd Sidle on March 9, 1931. She went through the public school system and graduated from Shelly High School in 1949. In her high school years, she and her best friend Bonnie enjoyed going to dances,...
Monna Mcquirk
Jun 15, 2013
Monna Lou (Miller) McQuirk, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013, surrounded by her family and dedicated caregivers. Monna Lou was born on Aug. 8, 1924, in Willard, Ohio, to Theodore and Thelma Miller, joining two brothers. After high school she and a friend ventured to Hollywood to become a "Rosie the Riveter" for the war effort. Ever fashion conscious,...
Donald Krejci
Jun 13, 2013
Born to Czech immigrants on a small ranch near Simpson, Mont., on May 5, 1931, William Donald Krejci started out in life farming with his brother Joe on a place outside Havre. Moving on to spend much of the rest of his life welding and fabricating, Bill led the simple, gracious life of working with his hands; he built almost...
Rudolph Stefanatz
Jun 12, 2013
Rudolph "Rudy" William Stefanatz passed away peacefully in his sleep, at the age of 97. He was born Sept. 13, 1915, in Twin Bridges. Rudy was the youngest of seven children - four brothers and two sisters born to Mike and Kathryn Stefanatz. As a young boy he attended school and worked on the family ranch in Twin Bridges. He...
Pie Netherly
Jun 9, 2013
Pie Netherly, 61 years young, of Kalispell, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2013, after a courageous and graceful fight with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving husband, family and friends. Pie was born Helene Jo on Feb. 29, 1952, in Rapid City, S.D., to parents Beryl and Joseph Lintz. She was married to Michael Netherly for more than...
Susan Morris
Jun 9, 2013
Susan Ann Morris, 62, of Kalispell, passed away early Sunday morning, June 9, 2013. She was born in Havre on Jan. 3, 1951, to the late Frank and Dorthe May. She went through the public school system, and graduated from Havre High School in 1969. During her high school years, she was active in most of the sports offered to...
William Robbins
Jun 8, 2013
William James "Bill" Robbins, 70, passed away at his Lakeside residence on June 8, 2013. Bill had worked in the sporting goods industry as an owner and operator. He is survived by his wife, Julianna Robbins, of Lakeside; daughter, Kim Roth, of Denver; and son, Todd Robbins, of Denver. Memorial services are pending. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is...
Michael Fitzpatrick
Jun 7, 2013
Michael Thomas Fitzpatrick was born on July 15, 1943, in Kenosha, Wis., to Norman and Doris (Newhouse) Fitzpatrick, and passed away unexpectedly June 7, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. He lived in the Kenosha area until 1977, when he moved to Coram. While in Wisconsin, he worked in a number of different jobs, ending up working as a route...
Michael Siderius
Jun 7, 2013
Michael "Mike" Siderius, 50, passed away on June 7, 2013, in Kalispell from cancer. Mike was born March 20, 1963, in Montgomery, Ala., the son of Jerry and Barbara (Marsh) Siderius. His father was in the military, so he moved around until they settled in Kalispell when Mike was in the ninth grade. He graduated from Flathead High School in...
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