JeweIl Marie Chrisinger, 97

JeweIl Marie Chrisinger, 97, passed away on Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. Jewell was born on Aug. 14, 1911, in Cedar Vale, Kan., to Stanley and Bertha (Call) Harns.

After high school, she attended Central Commercial College in Wichita, Kan. She worked as a secretary for Sid Ludwig Agency, Conrad Casualty and Flathead Travel Service.

Jewell married Chet Chrisinger on July 8, 1933, in Arkansas City, Kan. They attended the grand opening of the Going-to-the-Sun highway on their honeymoon in 1933. They moved to Kalispell in 1946, where Chet had been raised.

She was a member of the Eastern Star and loved duplicate bridge. Jewell's family and friends thought she was the best cook in Kalispell. She was famous for her beef pasties and gravy, and her chicken and homemade noodles, as well as her desserts.

Jewell and Chet lived in their home on the east side of Kalispell for 53 years, until moving to Buffalo Hill Terrace in 2003.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Chet, on Oct. 12, 2003; two sisters and two brothers.

Jewell is survived by her children, Shirley and husband, Frank Bowie, of Spokane, Pat Hayenga of Oregon, Ill., Carol and husband, Owen Olson, of Columbia Falls, and Ken and wife, Sharon Chrisinger, of Kalispell; one brother, Joe Harns, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

The family requests donations be made in Jewell's name to the Humane Society.

Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family. Please go to www.buffalohillfh.com to sign her book or leave personal messages for her family.