OBITUARIES
Kalispell, MT Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kalispell, MT, Flathead County & Surround Areas
Earl Mcpike
Sep 17, 2011
*Earl Grey McPike, age 73, an owner and operator of Two Bears Trading Company in Bigfork passed away on September 17, 2011 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. Earl was born in Worland, Wyoming on July 23, 1938, the son of Earl and Nora McPike. Earl was of Irish and Cree Indian heritage, and active in the Native American...
Dale Gifford Jr
Sep 13, 2011
Recently, Kalispell lost a beloved citizen and devoted community servant. Dale E. Gifford Jr., passed away peacefully on Sept. 13 at the age of 71. Dale was born on June 29, 1940, to Dale and Ida Gifford in Elkhorn, Wis. His family then moved to Hudson, Wis. in 1944, where he soon discovered a passion for hunting and fishing. It...
Bernard Robinson
Sep 12, 2011
Bernard Anthony Robinson, 91, died Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. He was born on Leap Day, Feb. 29, 1920, in Terre Haute, Ind., the fifth son of Robert and Elizabeth Robinson, and spent his childhood in Indiana, Florida and Illinois, graduating from Parker High School, Chicago, in 1938. As a child, he liked to make and...
James Bergmann
Aug 31, 2011
James Wallace "Wally" Bergmann passed away peacefully at Greenwood Village Assisted Living in Kalispell on Aug. 31, 2011. He was born in Newport, Minn., on Dec. 23, 1913, the son of James L. Bergmann and Nora Belle Stevens Bergmann. His family moved to International Falls, Minn., in 1921, where his father began working for the Great Northern Railroad. In 1922...
Mary Olsen
Aug 31, 2011
Mary "Lou" Olsen, 72, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, circled by her family and friends, after a hard, but short battle with cancer. Lou was born the third of three children to Morse and Dorothy Campbell in Lexington, Ill. Lou's father was drafted into the U.S. Army in the fall of 1944, and was killed in France on...
Kim Forza
Aug 30, 2011
Kim Hammond Forza, 70, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, at his home in Kalispell. Kim was born Dec. 10, 1940, in Portland to Charles and Dorothy Hammond Forza. He was raised in Portland, where he attended Highland Grade School. He got his G.E.D. at Clackamas Community College in Portland. He Joined the U.S. Army, where he served as...
James Elgin Sr
Aug 29, 2011
James E. Elgin Sr., 71 Our beloved father, husband, brother, grandfather and friend, James Edward Elgin Sr., passed away suddenly of natural causes on Aug. 29, 2011. Jim Sr., was born in Wheeler on Feb. 8, 1940, to Russel and Velva Elgin. Jim lived most of his life in the Flathead Valley where he attended local schools and participated in...
Mark Olson
Aug 14, 2011
Mark Edward Olson 40, passed away surrounded by his family on Aug. 14, 2011. Mark was born July 21, 1971, in Sioux Falls, S.D., and at the age of 5 moved to Northwest Montana. One day while cross-country skiing at a park, he pointed up at the ski resort and said, "Dad, I need to be there," and from that...
Robert Weber
Aug 13, 2011
Robert "Bob" Weber, Jr., age 59, passed away on Aug 13th, 2011 losing his heroic battle with cancer. Surrounded by his family he peacefully joined his daughter Joyce, brother Steve and parents, Robert Sr. and Joyce (Hehman) Weber. The eldest of 6 children, Bob was born on June 9, 1952 in Spokane WA. He often spoke of "crazy escapades" with...
Rubert Kruckenberg
Aug 7, 2011
Rubert "Butch" Kruckenberg passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at The Health Center in Kalispell. He was 79 years old. He was born Oct. 30, 1931, to Amolia (Weigum) and Herbert Kruckenberg in Zap, N.D. He spent his childhood in North Dakota and moved to Montana when he was a teenager. He worked in the timber industry as a young...
Kerry Adams
Aug 4, 2011
Kerry Duane Adams, age 57, of Kalispell, passed away August 4, 2011. Our beloved son was born to Jerry and Joann Adams at Madigan Army Hospital in Tacoma, Washington on April 3, 1954. He graduated from Flathead County High School in 1972. He worked for Western Building Center and did carpentry and home improvement projects for friends and family. His...
William Peters
Aug 2, 2011
William L. "Bill" Peters died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at 8:30 in the evening at Whitefish Care & Rehabilitation Center (the old Colonial Manor Nursing Home) with his wife at his side. He was 78. Bill was born Oct. 27, 1932, in Sydney, Australia, the third of four children born to George and Leah (Reid) Peters, including his sister, June...
Dorothy Sivright
Aug 2, 2011
Dorothy "Dode" Sivright, age 90, passed away peacefully Tuesday August 2, 2011 at her Bigfork home. Dode was born January 23, 1921 to Edward and Edith Manuel in Fergus Falls, MN. The family moved to George, Iowa where she lived until she attended Coe College and graduated with an English Major. While attending Coe College, she was captain of the...
James Swartzenberger
Jul 31, 2011
James Wesley "Jim" Swartzenberger, age 56, passed away Sunday July 31, 2011 in Kalispell. Jim was born January 3, 1955 in Kalispell, the son of John and Isabel (Riggins) Swartzenberger. He married Vicki Buck in Kalispell on May 30, 1980. Jim was self-employed for the past 30 years in the wrecking yard business. He was the owner of Tri-City Wrecking...
Joyce Fontenoy
Jul 31, 2011
Joyce E. Fontenoy, age 64, passed away from progressive surernuclear palsy on Sunday July 31, 2011 at her Marion residence. Joyce was born March 12, 1947 in Rock Island, IL, the daughter of Leonard and Lil (Witt) Fox. Joyce grew up in Milan, Illinois and graduated from Rock Island High School. She married Thomas E. Fontenoy in Milan, IL in...
Eugene Buck
Jul 28, 2011
Eugene Keith "Swede" Buck, age 70, passed away Thursday July 28, 2011 at his Kalispell home after a long illness. Swede was born October 27, 1940 in Aiken, MN. He was raised in McGrath, Minnesota. He served in the military and was stationed in Germany. Swede had worked for Canyon Logging and Plum Creek Lumber during his working life. Swede...
Reba Vondal
Jul 20, 2011
Reba LuAnna Barnes Vondal, age 70, passed away July 20, 2011 at her home surrounded by family and friends. Born to Vic and Connie Barnes in Colville, Washington on December 10, 1940. Reba graduated from Colville, Washington and worked in the family floral shop. She married Dayle Vondal on August 9, 1958. Their life took them to various places in...
Dexter Vail
Jul 18, 2011
Dexter R. Vail, age 81, passed away Monday July 18, 2011 in Kalispell, Montana. Dexter was born December 22, 1929 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Donald and Dorothy (Carey) Vail. Dexter grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming where he met and married his wife Ilene Merrill. Dexter was an honorably discharged U.S. Navy veteran. He enjoyed golfing and bowling and...
Hans Nielsen
Jul 17, 2011
Hans Leonard Nielsen, age 68, passed away on Sunday July 17, 2011 at the Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation in Whitefish. Hans was born May 24, 1943 in Havre, Montana to Hendrick and Mildred (Zellmer) Ehlers. Hans was raised in Hogeland and Columbia Falls and attended schools in Columbia Falls. Hans enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf. Hans was preceded in death...
Ednarae Maas
Jul 10, 2011
EdnaRae Maas, age 88 of Hot Springs, Montana, passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday Morning July 10, 2011 at her residence. EdnaRae was born October 23, 1922 in Tigerton, Shawano County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Ray and Edna (Carter) Drake. During her youth she loved to work with horses, and assisted her father and brothers who operated Drake's Riding...
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