OBITUARIES

Feb 1, 2020

Carole O. Bolme, 95, of Kalispell passed away peacefully Saturday evening February 1, 2020.  Born November 25, 1924, she was the daughter of Edward and Bertha Bartell.  She grew up on the family farm in Round Butte, just west of Ronan.  Carole attended school in Round Butte and graduated from high school in Ronan.  She went on...

Feb 1, 2020

William James age 40, passed away on February 1, 2020 at Assist Care in Kalispell, no services are planned at this time.

Jan 31, 2020

Elsie Lorraine Weber age 81, passed away on January 31, 2020 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell, Montana. Elsie was born on January 03, 1939 to Ernest H. and Lillian T. (Mahlen) Johnson, in Wiliston, North Dakota. No services are planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Jan 31, 2020

Eric Evans age 48, passed away on January 31, 2020 at Health Center Northwest. no services are planned at this time.

Jan 30, 2020

Lester D. Hopkins age 57, passed away on January 30, 2020 at Health Center North West in Kalispell, Montana. Lester was born on April 19, 1962 to Milton and Elaine (Nicoles) Hopkins, in Kalispell, Montana. No services are planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Jan 29, 2020

Steve Muller

Age 64

The House that Steve Built

Three years after a brain cancer diagnosis, and two weeks after his final ski, Steve took his last breaths January 29. It was just after 5am, when he would have been on his way to Glacier, or to run, bike,...

Jan 28, 2020

Cole Roberts, 54, passed peacefully in his sleep on January 28, 2020 in the comfort of his Kalispell home with the love of his life right beside him.

Cole was a devoted, proud husband to his wife, Wendy, and father to four young children who all adored him for his fearlessness, candor, passion, dependability, strong...

Jan 27, 2020

Loving wife, mom and grandma, Sherryl Lee (Farroh) Stensos age 74, passed away on January 27, 2020 at Health Center Northwest with her loving family by her side.

Sherryl was born on November 1, 1945 in Williston, North Dakota to Victor and Arlene (Nelson) Farroh.  Sherryl grew up in Williston and graduated from...

Jan 25, 2020

Ralph "Gene" E. Geldrich age 71, passed away on January 25, 2020 at his home in Kalispell, Montana. Gene was born on March 13, 1948 to Ralph and Wilimina (Battin) Geldrich in Wilminton, North Carolina. No services are planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Jan 23, 2020

Daniel W. Forwoodson age 40, passed away of natural causes on January 23, 2020 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. No services are planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Jan 23, 2020

Lylla Jeanette Grande Morris, 96, died on Jan. 23, 2020, in Helena.

She was born March 9, 1923, in Kempton, North Dakota, to John and Emma Grande.

At 18, Lylla moved to California to work as a “Rosie the Riveter.” She married James (Jim) Rupert Morris on Jan. 3, 1952. They were happily married until James...

Jan 23, 2020

Corky McKinley Donnelly Jr., 52, passed away on Jan. 23, 2020, at his home in Kalispell.

Corky was born on June 10, 1967, in Citrus Heights, California, to Corky McKinley Donnelly Sr. and Linda Marjorie (McEachern) Donnelly. Corky was raised and graduated In California.

Corky was a hardworking man and was part of the Sheet Metal Union for...

Jan 20, 2020

Henry “Hank” Francis Cichowski age 74, of Kila, Montana has moved on to his new hunting and fishing spots on January 20, 2020 after a year long battle with Lung Cancer, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on August 23, 1945 to Henry and Jennie Cichowski in New Britain, Connecticut. Hank grew up in Southington, Connecticut and...

Jan 20, 2020

DAVID RONALD MENDRICKS , DECEMBER 17, 1939 - JANUARY 20, 2020

David was the youngest of six children and was born at home Dec. 17 on a cold Michigan evening the week before Christmas of 1939. His mother was very hesitant about allowing him to have his first hair cut because he had such a pretty, curly...

Jan 20, 2020

John Eugene Veltum 61 Passed away on January 20th 2020 after a long illness

better know to close friends and Family as Johniedodge for his love of Dodge trucks.

he was born in Dallas ,Oregon on February 11th 1958 to Fred and Joan Veltum and two older siblings Sharon Freitag

whom...

Jan 19, 2020

Rebecca Anne Berger age 62, passed away on January 19, 2020 at her home in Kalispell, Montana. Rebecca was born on November 17, 1957 to Val and Amber (Karstedar) Meyers, in Kalispell, Montana. No services are planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

Jan 19, 2020

Robert Earl Dudding, 65, passed away on Jan. 19, 2020 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Robert was born on Sept. 4, 1954 in Astoria, Oregon to Robert O. and Marjorie (Barrett) Dudding. Robert was raised in Oregon and Montana. He worked as a school bus driver, raft bus driver and maintenance manager at Big Mountain. He loved hunting, fishing, camping,...

Jan 18, 2020

Elizabeth Mary Whitney age 68, passed away on January 18, 2020 at Brendan House in Kalispell, Montana. Elizabeth was born on December 30, 1951 to Harwin O. and Kathrina E. (Strohmanger) Dawson, in North Platle, Nebraska. No services are planned at this time. Buffalo Hill Funeral home is caring for the family.

Jan 16, 2020

Jean Patricia Jeffrey Martens Rohm, 101

Jean died peacefully at her daughter Pat Cole's home in Whitefish, Montana on January 16, 2020 where she had lived for the last 12 years of her life. She was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin on April 12, 1918 to Augusta Anna Witkoske Jeffrey and James Alexander Ritchie Jeffrey. She had...

Jan 15, 2020

Steven James Greene age 75, better known as “Jim” was born in Crawford, Colorado to Edward and Ethel Lorene Greene. Jim Grew up between Colorado and Nevada. After high school Jim joined the Navy, where he served during the Vietnam era.

Jim moved to Marion, MT. in 1979 where he chose to plant his roots....