OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Linda Fontecilla
Jun 7, 2013
Linda Lee Fontecilla, 64, passed away on June 7, 2013. She was born Feb. 13, 1949, in Yosemite, Calif. She was the daughter of Jack and Carol Romera. She attended Washington High School. She met her husband, Hank, in Santa Cruz, Calif. Growing up in California, the ocean always had a special place in her heart. Just two weeks before...
Mercy Peterson
Jun 7, 2013
Mercy was born on Aug. 26, 1994, at 7:15 a.m. in Daytona Beach, Fla., was raised in the Flathead Valley, and died in a car accident on Friday, June 7, 2013, at 10:15 a.m. in Kalispell. He attended Glacier Gateway, Columbia Falls Junior High, Columbia Falls High, Glacier High and Flathead High schools, and was a current student at Columbia...
Russell Lammert
Jun 3, 2013
Russell Oren "Rusty" Lammert, 60, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. Rusty was born on July 12, 1952, in Bowman, N.D., to Vernon and Ruth (Tweet) Lammert. He was raised in Montana, where he attended schools, graduating from high school. After high school, Rusty served in the U.S. Marines from 1970 to...
Clifford Johnson
May 30, 2013
Clifford Paul Johnson was born March 13, 1933 at the home place north of Dunseith, ND to Hans and Cynthia Johnson. He attended schools in Dunseith and Towner, ND, Mayville State Teacher and the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, where he graduated with a Masters Degree in Education. In North Dakota he served as superintendent in Courtenay, Hatton and...
Jack Hill
May 28, 2013
Jack Hill, 82, passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in Bigfork. Jack was born to Herman and Ester Hill April 4, 1931, in Seattle. He was raised in Grand Coulee, Wash., and in 1941, the family moved to Bremerton, where Jack attended and graduated high school. Jack worked for Siler's Auto Parts for 16 years and...
Rolland Stieler
May 25, 2013
Rolland "Dolly" Stieler, 87, passed away on Saturday May 25, 2013, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls. Dolly was born on April 25, 1926, in Albert Lea, Minn., to his parents, Harold and Jesse Stieler. He was raised and attended school in Albert Lea. Dolly married Kathleen Eddy, they were together for 62 years. After high school, Dolly...
Larry Rinsum
May 24, 2013
Larry A. VanRinsum, 47, passed on Friday, May 24, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Larry was born in Helena on Nov. 16, 1965. On December 10, 1965, he was placed in the loving arms of his parents, Francis and Geneva VanRinsum. He was raised in Somers where he enjoyed playing and working on the...
Margaret Hash
May 21, 2013
Margaret "Peggy" Draper Hash, 93, died on May 21, 2013. She was born Dec. 7, 1919, in Pylesville, Md., a sibling of five to Bessie Alma Draper and Robert Julene Draper. She attended grade school in Delta, Pa., and graduated from Slate Ridge High School in 1937. After high school she attended Strayer, Bryant and Stratton Business College in Baltimore....
Jerry Paro
May 20, 2013
Jerry D. Paro, 68, passed away on May 20, 2013, in Kalispell. He was born April 10, 1945, in Luke Field, Ariz., He moved to San Bernardino, Calif., then to Dayton. He graduated from Polson High School and attended the University of Montana-Missoula. Jerry served in Vietnam and was honorably discharged from the Army. He worked for the National Park...
Richard Kidwell
May 19, 2013
Richard "Dick" Curtis Kidwell, 86, passed away on May 19, 2013, at the Columbia Falls Veterans Home after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Richard was born on April 4, 1927, the youngest of seven children, to Johnson Kidwell and Rosalie Coldwell in Hughesville, Mo. Dick attended school in Hughesville. At the age of 17, Dick joined the U.S. Navy....
Grace Kracher
May 17, 2013
Grace Kracher, 87, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013, at Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell. Grace was born on March 27, 1926, in Havre to William and Sarah Gregoire. Grace grew up on a farm and ranch south of Havre and graduated from Havre High School in 1942. She married Clifford Kracher on Aug. 27, 1949, in Havre. They...
Lois Sullivan
May 16, 2013
Lois Jean Sullivan, 80, passed away due to natural causes on May 16, 2013, at her daughter's home in Kalispell. Lois was born Lois Jean McDaniel on Jan. 18, 1933, in Charlotte, Mich., and was raised in Grand Rapids, Mich., where she graduated from Central High School. She married her husband of 49 years, Gerald Jerry Sullivan, in July 1953...
Shirley Earnest
May 15, 2013
Shirley Anne Earnest, 72, of Kalispell passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. She was born in Malta to James and Carolyn Misener on June 30, 1940. She is survived by one son, Randy Wygant, of Albany, Ore.; two daughters, Vicki Sandoval and husband Dan of Concord, Calif., and Della Curda and husband Tak of Kalispell;...
Marilee Davis
May 15, 2013
Marilee Davis, 67, died in Kalispell on May 15, 2013. Marilee was born Feb. 10, 1946, in Pontiac, Mich., the daughter of John and Lee (Hester) Carman. She attended school in Oklahoma and also served in the U.S. Air Force. Marilee was a most loving woman. She had a great compassion for people and animals, with no boundaries. She survived...
Dustin Amdahl
May 11, 2013
Dustin Lee Amdahl, 28, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at his home in Kalispell. Dustin was born on Dec. 28, 1984, in Whitefish to Gary and Deborah (Hutchens) Amdahl. He attended schools in the Flathead Valley, graduating from Flathead High School. After high school, he worked at Nickel Charlie's, Jagz, Outback, Quiznos, Taco Johns, Lawn Care services and...
Jack Fish
May 10, 2013
"Dear God, Look out here he comes!" Jack was born Dec. 22, 1927, and "went to join his family in heaven" on May 10, 2013. Jack was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather who had great pride and tremendous love for all of us. Dad is survived by his loving wife, Delores, his "Tomata," of 42 years, at the family...
John Ruehle
May 8, 2013
John M. Ruehle, 65, passed away on May 8, 2013, in Kalispell. John was born June 9, 1947, in Akron, Ohio, the son of John and Norma (Alstott) Ruehle. He attended Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Neb. John had served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam era. John had worked as a salesman and as a courier in...
Donald Chick
May 5, 2013
Donald "Don" G. Chick, 76, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at his home in Kalispell, with his wife Bula at his bedside. Don was bon on Sept. 3, 1936, in Ashton, Idaho, to his parents Harry and Minnie Chick. He attended schools in Colorado, graduating from Loveland High School in 1954. He then entered the Navy, where he...
Richard Groves
May 5, 2013
Richard "Rick" Groves "went to the Heavenly Father" on May 5, 2013, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on Feb. 10, 1957, in Polson to Donald and Alice Groves. Rick was raised on the family farm north of Polson and attended Polson schools. He married Debra Crevar of Charlo, in 1977. They were blessed with a...
Brett Horstman
May 3, 2013
Brett Andrew Horstman, 51, of Kalispell passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013, from cancer. Brett was born Feb. 5, 1962, in Kalispell to Forrest "Frosty" and Shirley (Wisherd) Horstman. He graduated from Flathead High School in 1980. Brett worked for several seasons at Big Mountain Ski Resort on the ski patrol. He also worked driving truck for his father's...
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