Gary Dale Cilenti, 57

by Daily Inter Lake
| October 26, 2005 6:10 AM

Gary Dale Cilenti, 57, passed away Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005, at his Kalispell residence.

Gary was born July 26, 1948, in Lodi, CaIif., to Louis and Esther (Payne) Cilenti. He grew up in the Linden, Calif., area.

Gary served in the U.S. Army and did three tours of duty in Vietnam as a Green Beret. After his discharge, he went into the furniture making business.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Esther.

Gary is survived by his father, Louis Cilenti; his twin sister, Sherry Miller; children, Chris, Debbie and Gary Cilenti; and nieces and nephews, Kellie Beck, Tammie Ceccarelli, Kim Stryker, Laurie Dearing, and Louis Nicoson.

Visitation for Gary will be held from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home with funeral services to follow at Kalispell Christian Church. Burial will follow the service at Woodlawn Cemetery in Columbia Falls with military honors.

Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.