Merle Theodore 'Ted' Bryant, 79

Merle Theodore "Ted" Bryant, 79, passed away March 3, 2009, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness.

Merle was a retired printer.

He is survived by his wife, R. Judy Bryant; sisters, Helen Collins, Margaret Schoenfeld and Winnie Ritter; stepsons, William J. Burns III and Terry R. Burns; and grandson, William T. Bryant.

Cremation has taken place. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Drive, in Kalispell.