OBITUARIES

Dec 14, 2022

Charles Edward Kind, age 87, passed away on December 14, 2022. No services are planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Dec 14, 2022

Betty Dawn McCullough Trankle was taken to be with her Savior Dec. 14, 2022. She was born Aug. 13, 1925 in Sigourney, Iowa, the only child of A.C. and Pearl (Kenning) McCullough. She attended Sigourney High School and Iowa Wesleyan College.

Betty was married to Donald Trankle on Aug. 20, 1946, in Sigourney. They made their home...

Dec 13, 2022

Karen Hannah Fox, 73, from Columbia Falls, MT and formerly Billings, MT passed away peacefully on December 13, 2022, after a long illness. She was surrounded at home by her loving family and animals.

Karen is survived by her beloved 96-year old mother, Grace Satterthwait of Billings, MT, her three daughters, Fawn (Scott...

Dec 13, 2022

John Patrick Stokes age 71 of Bigfork, passed away on December 13, 2022 at his home. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.

Dec 12, 2022

Brent Mitchell Menish, age 66, passed away on December 12, 2022, at his home in Kalispell, MT. Services are currently pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Dec 12, 2022

On Dec. 12, 2022, Gary "Heine" Heinrichson passed away at the Brendan House. Gary was born July 1, 1948 to Charles and Vera Heinrichson. He was baptised into the Lutheran Church Dec. 29, 1948. Upon his death Gary was 74.

He attended Flathead High School graduating in the Class of 1966. In the spring of...

Dec 10, 2022

Helen Shirtliff, 85, Kalispell, MT passed away of December 10, 2022 after a short stay at the hospital.

Helen was born on Feb 23, 1937 in Springfield MO to John and Thelma Weaver.

After high school, Helen met Bob, and it’s been Bob and Helen ever since.

She moved to Kalispell, MT and...

Dec 10, 2022

On December 10, 2022, Virgil Arthur Nelson passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side. He was born in Culbertson, Montana, on February 18, 1928, to Oscar and Fern Nelson. Virgil grew up as a farm kid, spending his childhood years on the family farm in Homestead, Montana. He and his brothers helped build...

Dec 9, 2022

Thomas Earl Lewis Jr., age 60, passed away on December 9, 2022, at his home in Whitefish, MT. Services will be held in the Spring. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Dec 6, 2022

Grace Louise Simmons, age 87, passed away December 6, 2022, at Renassiance Assisted Living in Kalispell, MT. No services will be held. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Dec 4, 2022

Tamara “Tammy” L. (Franzwa) Elder, 59, of Hungry Horse, passed away on Dec. 4, 2022.

Tammy was born on Jan. 27, 1963 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to her parents Jim Franzwa and Ellen Simonson. Tammy was a smart, funny, outgoing person. She met her best friend, love of her life and soulmate, Joe Elder, in Thompson Falls...

Dec 4, 2022

Frances “Fran” Dianne Buck, age 85, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2002, at Edgewood Vista Memory Care surrounded by her loved ones.

Fran was born on December 25, 1936 in St. Ignatius, MT to Harry and Vera Voorhies. She graduated from Polson High School. She married and had three children. She later remarried and...

Dec 3, 2022

James Reuben Roth, age 66, passed away on December 3, 2022, at his home in Kalispell, MT. Services are currently pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Dec 3, 2022

Eila Mae was born to Amelia and Hilbert Jennings in Minot, North Dakota on May 29, 1927, joining brother Ted.  She peacefully went to heaven to celebrate Christmas with husband Harold on December 3, 2022 at Expressions Memory Care (Prestige Assisted Living).

Jinks attended schools in Minot, and she married Harold Vachal when he returned...

Dec 2, 2022

Helen Albert, age 70, passed away on December 2, 2022, at her home in Kalispell, MT. Services are currently pending at this time. Services are currently pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Dec 2, 2022

Edith C. Ingram, age 97, passed away on December 2, 2022, at Immanuel Lutheran Retreat in Kalispell, MT. Services are currently pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Dec 2, 2022

James Warren Ault, age 69, passed away December 2, 2022, at his home in Kalispell, MT. Services are currently pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Nov 30, 2022

Evonne Marsai Helean, 69, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 at her home in Somers after a courageous battle with cancer. Evonne was born on Aug. 20, 1953 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Her parents were Ken and Betty Sharp.

Evonne and her family moved around a lot as a child. She graduated high...

Nov 29, 2022

Douglas Lee Nesbitt, age 88, passed away on November 29, 2022, at Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell, MT. Services are currently pending at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Nov 29, 2022

Alice Lucille (Strand) Talmage passed away peacefully on November 29, 2022, at the age of 94. Alice was born on May 17, 1928, at the family farm to parents John and Emma (Ryberg) Strand. She was their only child. When Alice was age 5, Emma died and she was raised by her father, John, and grandfather, Ole....