Bernadette Ann 'Bernie' Good, 84

Bernadette Ann "Bernie" Good, 84, of Kalispell, "went home to be with the Lord" on Jan. 23, 2008.

She was born in Cadillac, Mich., on June 26, 1923, to John Vernon and Clara Josephine Runyan. She moved to Whitefish as a young child, and graduated from Whitefish High School in 1942. Shortly after graduation she joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was stationed at Camp Le Jeune, N.C., where she met and married Kenneth Tamblyn.

Together they had Mary Ann and James. They divorced and she returned to Whitefish where she met and married Howard Good in 1948. Together they had one son, Douglas.

She worked various jobs throughout her life before retiring from the housekeeping department at Kalispell Regional Hospital in the early '80s.

She was a member of St. Matthew's Church in Kalispell where she enjoyed her faith and Catholic sisters and brothers.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard; her parents, John and Clara; sister, Bertha Harris; and brothers, Bernard Runyan and Charles Runyan.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann and Lloyd Stai of Redding, Calif.; son, Jim Tamblyn, of San Jose, Calif.; and son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Jo Ann Good of Columbia Falls; grandchildren, Howard Stai of Crockett, Calif., Daniel Stai of Brentwood, Calif., Kimberly Sutherland and husband, David of Surprise, Ariz., Terra Tamblyn of Bigfork, Angela Burns of Kalispell, and Lindsay Good of Los Angeles; and six great-grandchildren.

The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Brendan House for the excellent care they provided over the last couple of years for Bernie.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home with Deacon Fred Topp officiating. Urn burial will be held later this summer at Whitefish Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to the Kalispell Hospice Group, 175 Commons Loop, No. 100, Kalispell, MT 59901.

Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.