OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Sadie Miller
Mar 29, 2013
Sadie Ravan Miller, 89, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 8, 1923, in Braggs, Okla., to M.C. and Alpha (Smithson) Smith. She was raised in Fort Gibson, Okla. Sadie worked for most of her life as a very good waitress at numerous restaurants in the valley and made many,...
George Marsh
Mar 29, 2013
George R. Marsh, 72, of Kalispell, passed away at home on Friday, March 29, 2013. George was born Aug. 12, 1940 in Lewistown, the son of Andrew W. and Roberta M. (Aultman) Marsh. He grew up and attended schools in Lewistown and Anaconda, graduating from Anaconda High School in 1959, and then graduating from Montana State University in 1969 in...
Anna Benda
Mar 22, 2013
Anna "Ann" Rosalie Benda, 92, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at her Whitefish residence. Ann was born Dec. 21, 1920, in Iona Township, Todd County, Minn., where she was also raised. Ann had been a homemaker. Community activities included the RSVP, and knitting hats and gloves for children and adults, and stocking caps for newborns. Ann enjoyed gardening, knitting...
James Holcomb
Mar 19, 2013
James LaRoy Holcomb, age 64, passed awaqy at his Kalispell residence of natural causes. James was born September 20, 1948 in Kalispell, Montana to James A. and Grace (Cooper) Holcomb. James was raised in Kalispell ang graduated from Flathead High School. James was a disabled veteran and had served in the U.S. Navy. James was known for his eternal one...
William Hatton
Mar 15, 2013
William "Bill" Roger Hatton, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 15, 2013, in Kalispell, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on Feb. 29, 1928, in Hinsdale, to Thoralf and Hazel Hatton. Bill lived in Hinsdale, Wheeler and Glasgow in his growing up years. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1946. After high school, he joined the Army...
Erdwin Pfuhl
Mar 14, 2013
Erdwin Henry (Bud) Pfuhl, Jr. of Kalispell, passed away March 14, 2013 due to brain cancer. Bud was born on March 8, 1928 in Hartford, CT., the son of Erdwin Henry Pfuhl Sr. and Anastasia Hussey Pfuhl. After his mother died when he was only three, he and his father moved to Brooklyn, NY to live with family. As a...
Verda Prangley
Mar 12, 2013
Verda May Prangley, 77, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at her home with her family at her side. Verda worked for McConkey and Company as a labeler, and was a full-time mother. Verda is survived by her children, Scott and Michelle, Bob, Rick and Connie, Terry, Gary and Dawn; grandchildren, Brandon, Alissa, Madison, Ricky, Dustin, Tori, Chris, Julie,...
Velma Mcpherson-Smith
Mar 11, 2013
Velma McPherson-Smith, 90, died March 11, 2013, in Kalispell, of natural causes. Velma was born March 17, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Velma is survived by sons, Dan McPherson of Walla Walla, Wash., Douglas McPherson of Florissant, Colo., and Dennis McPherson of Kila; one brother, one sister; and many grandchildren. At her request there will be no local services. Buffalo...
William Roy
Mar 10, 2013
William Earl Roy, 86, of Kalispell, MT passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013. He was born to the late Richard and Alma Roy, October 20, 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA. After serving with the US Army in the Pacific during WWII, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Westminster College, PA; then going on to a career with the US...
Vickie Normile
Mar 9, 2013
Vickie A. Normile, 55, passed away March 9, 2013, at her Columbia Falls home, from cancer. Vickie was born in Red Lodge on Dec. 17, 1957, to James and Katie (Escro) Monahan. She grew up in Roberts and Red Lodge. She married James Normile in Red Lodge in 1978 and had been married for 35 years. Vickie was a longtime...
Edna Johnson
Mar 8, 2013
Edna B. Johnson, 93, passed away on March 8, 2013, in Kalispell at the Immanuel Lutheran Home, with family by her side. Edna was born Oct. 9, 1919, in Simpson, Mont., to Edmond and Bretta Baldwin. The family moved to Creston in 1928. Edna went to grade school at Egan School through the eighth grade, then went to Flathead County...
Edna Goeddertz
Mar 7, 2013
Edna Faye Goeddertz, 96, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013, in St. George, Utah. Edna was born on Aug. 6, 1916, in Saco, Mont., to Sandy and Lillian Mae Martin. She was raised on a ranch, in both Montana and in Canada. Edna loved her woolys (sheep). She married Albert "Bus" Goeddertz in July of 1955. They ranched in...
Arvid Johnson
Mar 6, 2013
Arvid Johnson, 92, passed away peacefully in his sleep early Wednesday morning, March 6, 2013, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls. Arvid was born in Little Falls, Minn., on June 23, 1920, to Andrew and Hulda (Swanson) Johnson, and lived there until he was 19 years old. The family moved to the Flathead Valley, and in 1939 Arvid...
Jill Marsh
Mar 2, 2013
Jill Marsh, 56, passed peacefully, with her daughters and mother by her side on March 2, 2013, shortly after sunrise at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. A native to the Flathead Valley, Jill was born June 5, 1956, to Max and Shirley Heil in Kalispell, where she spent her life. Jill loved to spend time with her family and friends, especially...
John Paine
Mar 2, 2013
John Thomas Paine, 29, of Kalispell, passed away on March 2, 2013, from injuries sustained from a car accident outside of Kalispell. He was born on Jan, 19, 1984, in Nashville, Tenn. John grew up in Redmond, Wash., and graduated from Redmond High School in 2002. He was an avid sports fan and played sports competitively in his youth. John...
Judith Netza
Mar 2, 2013
Judith Netza, 79, passed away peacefully with her daughter at her side on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at HealthCenter Northwest Hospice in Kalispell. She was born Judith Charlott Smith on Dec. 18, 1933, in Burlington, Iowa, to Frederick "FJ" and Ruth Smith. Judy was an only child but spent many summers with her cousin Dick in Iowa whom she considered...
Allan Graham
Feb 28, 2013
Allan Gayle Graham, 78, of Kalispell "walked into the loving arms of Jesus" on Feb. 28, 2013. "Patiently waiting for his arrival was his wife Shirley, whom he has missed for 29 years. He was also welcomed by his parents, Lloyd and Marie; sister, Betty Lou; brother, Keith; and in-laws, Mark and Verna Jerrow." Allan was born in Kalispell and...
Lolita Plenger
Feb 28, 2013
Lolita "Lita" (Bratton) Plenger, 65, a native Montanan, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at her home in Bigfork, after a long illness. She was born on Jan. 5, 1947, in Missoula, to Arthur E. and Alice S. (Stephens) Ringstead. In 1949, her mother married Neil A. Bratton Jr., who adopted Lolita and her older sister, Lorie, and became...
Opal Connelly
Feb 28, 2013
Opal A. Connelly passed away with her family at her side on Feb. 28, 2013, at Greenwood Village in Kalispell, where she has resided for the past two and a half years. Opal was born to William and Agnes E. (Johnson) Reutzel on Aug. 4, 1921, in Moorefield, Neb. Her mother passed away when Opal was 4 years old, then...
Diane Butts
Feb 26, 2013
Diane M. Butts, 80, "was called home to her Savior's loving arms" on Feb. 26, 2013, at the Mountain View Manor/Good Samaritan Center in Eureka where she resided since May 2012. Great-grandmother to eight and step-great-grandmother to another five, Diane started with four children, Steve Butts, Barbara (Butts-Helms) Larson, Joseph Butts and Tracy (Butts) Stamper, all with late husband Richard...
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