OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Clarence Jolma
Oct 1, 2012
Clarence W. Jolma, 87, passed away in Kalispell with his family at his side. Clarence was born Dec. 12, 1924, in Marengo, Wis., to Edward and Anna Jolma. After high school, Clarence attended watch and clockmaker school at the Pittsburgh Horological Institute, where he received his certification as a watch and clockmaker. When World War II started, Clarence enlisted in...
Robert Burkes
Aug 22, 2012
Robert D. Burkes, 96, died Wednesday from a stroke at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell, MT. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, August 29 at 10 a.m. at the Riverside National Cemetery. Robert was born in Hattisburg, MS, and raised in New Orleans, LA, but made Riverside his home after a transfer to March Air Force Base...
Sara Nichols
Aug 1, 2012
Sara was born in Detroit on Dec. 19, 1941, and passed away in Kalispell on Aug. 1, 2012, surrounded by her four beautiful daughters and loving husband. Though Sara was born in Detroit, her family moved during her childhood to Globe, Ariz., where she attended school prior to moving to Phoenix and completing her high school education. While Sara was...
Lester Smith
Jul 26, 2012
Lester E. Smith, 91, passed away July 26, 2012, in Richland, Wash. Lester was born Oct. 12, 1920, in Bridgeport, Neb., and was raised there. During the summers, Lester spent time at the family ranch in Hot Springs, S.D., in the Black Hills. He also spent time fishing on the Platte River. Shortly after Pearl Harbor was bombed, Lester immediately...
Dorothy Wicks
Jul 13, 2012
Dorothy Mae Wick, age 88, passed away Friday July 13, 2012 in Kalispell. Dorothy was born September 12, 1923 in Hillsboro, North Dakota to Albert and Henrietta (Stern) Lorch. She grew up in North Dakota and graduated high school at the young age of 16. She worked as a waitress for many years and sewed and baked for people. She...
Erolyn Francisblair
Jul 10, 2012
Erolyn Francis Blair passed away peacefully on July 10, 2012, at Northwest Health Care in Kalispell. She was born on Sept. 19, 1927, to Charles and Marie Bushong in San Francisco. Erolyn and her husband Bob moved to Somers permanently in 1987 from southern California. Erolyn and Bob were married in 1948 in Los Angeles. After many years of working...
Cecil Buttel
Jul 7, 2012
Cecil Everett Buttel was born on Sunday, June 12, 1917, to Fredrick and Rosa Buttel of Sherman, Okla. He had four sisters and eight brothers. "Cecil was the last of them all to enter into heaven." He moved to Paso Robles, Calif., in the late 1930s where he met and married his wife, Wini, on July 5, 1941. He volunteered...
Steve Herriges
Jul 7, 2012
Steve Herriges was born Aug. 27, 1961, in Long Beach, Calif.; the fourth of six children, to James and Ina Herriges. He passed away on July 7, 2012, at his home in Kalispell. As he was born into a military family, they moved a lot; from California to Bremerton, Spokane and Libby, until returning to Kalispell, their hometown. Steve attended...
Ruth Broeder
Jul 7, 2012
Ruth Broeder, 87, who believed that "love is caring for other people" died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Brendan House. She was born Aug. 28, 1924, in Malta, the second daughter of Lloyd and Bertha Crail. By age 5, she had moved to Kalispell where she spent her life, except for a few short years in Columbia Falls. He parents...
Robert Howard
Jul 7, 2012
On July 7, 2012, Bob gave up his fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease). Bob was born on Feb. 13, 1941, in Kalispell, to Robert W. and Eunice McMahan Howard. He graduated elementary school from the rural schoolhouse at Birch Grove, and high school in 1959 from Flathead County High School in Kalispell. He attended Montana State University...
Betty Murray
Jun 29, 2012
Bette Jo Murray, 85, passed away June 29, 2012 in Kalispell, MT. Bette was born February 11, 1927 in St. Clair County, Missouri to Birdie and Harry Long. She grew up in a farming family, but spent most of her childhood in Colorado. She finished her schooling in Ordway, CO and then married the love of her life, Allen Murray....
Glenyce Krogstad
Jun 17, 2012
Glenyce Krogstad, age 93, passed away at home on Sunday June 17, 2012. She was born in Newport, Minnesota on July 24, 1918, to James and Nora Bergmann. They lived in International Falls, MN for a few years before moving to Kalispell when her father was transferred to Kalispell by the Great Northern Railroad. At Flathead County High School, Glenyce...
Florence Ylinen
Jun 16, 2012
Florence Henrietta Ylinen, age 93, passed away June 16, 2012 at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell. Florence was born June 30, 1918 in Denver, CO. to the Reverend Henry and Anna Mecklenburg. Since her father was a Methodist minister and church architect, the family frequently moved during her childhood to include cities of Dentoin, Browning, Los Angeles, CA; Chinook,...
William Doyle
Jun 11, 2012
William R. (Bill) Doyle, 79, of Kalispell, Montana passed away on Monday June 11, 2012 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Bill was born on November 9th, 1932 in Bristol Connecticut. One of 5 siblings, he spent most of his early life in and around New Britain Connecticut. He entered Military Service in 1950 serving in the US Army with the...
Almeda Benson
May 27, 2012
On May 27, 2012, Almeda Benson, age 90, passed away peacefully at the Heritage Place Nursing Facility in Kalispell, Montana. Almeda was born Elizabeth Almeda McGrath on November 15, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Louis and Nora McGrath. Almeda was raised with four sisters and three brothers in Anoka, Minnesota She and Richard (Dick) Benson were united in marriage on...
Helen Harmon
May 26, 2012
Helen Louise (Stores) Harmon, 69, passed away at Immanuel Lutheran Home on May 26, 2012. Helen was born in Havre on June 3, 1942, to Donald and Dorothy Stores. She was raised at Tiber Dam near Chester, where her father was superintendent of the dam. In her youth, she overcame the hearing and vision impairments left by childhood illness to...
Mercedes Ledesky
May 26, 2012
Mercedes (Baertsch) LeDesky, 89, died May 26, 2012, at her home in Polson. Mercedes was born May 7, 1923, in Polson. She lived her early years on the family homestead in Proctor, Mont. Moving to Polson at age 6, she graduated high school in 1941. She then earned a degree in education from Western Montana College in Dillon. Mercedes worked...
Mark Johnson
May 24, 2012
Mark Lowell Johnson, age 56, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Kalispell. Mark was born August 2, 1955 in Rice Lake, Wis. He graduated from Minnetonka High School in 1973 and continued his schooling at Hennepin County Technical training in Landscape Design. Mark moved to Montana in 1974 and was the owner of Majestic Mountain Landscaping, Inc., the longest...
Mark Johnson
May 24, 2012
Mark Lowell Johnson, age 56, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Kalispell. Mark was born August 2, 1955 in Rice Lake, Wis. He graduated from Minnetonka High School in 1973 and continued his schooling at Hennepin County Technical training in Landscape Design. Mark moved to Montana in 1974 and was the owner of Majestic Mountain Landscaping, Inc., the longest...
Hubert Deglow
May 22, 2012
Bert "passed into the eternal presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" on May 22, 2012. Bert was born June 3, 1938, in Cardston, Alberta, joining two older sisters, Bernice and Margaret. The family moved to the Flathead Valley when Bert was 9. He attended a small country school his first eight years, then went on to graduate from...
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