Kristi Lou Wallette, 58

Kristi Lou Wallette, 58, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Brendan House in Kalispell. Kristi was born July 11, 1951, in Poplar. She moved to Kalispell at the age of 4, was raised in the Flathead Valley, attending schools until her sophomore year when her family moved to Spokane, where she graduated in 1969. In October 1969, Kristi married Dennis Russell and went with him to his military duty station in Germany. She worked as a CNA for the Brendan House and the County Nursing Home until she went into kidney failure in 1990. For the past 18 years she participated in the Kidney Dialysis Support Group. Kristi attended and was involved at the Kalispell Christian Center. She enjoyed puzzles, flowers and plants. Within her living community she became Mom to all the other residents, where she took great joy in caring for them as her own. Kristi was preceded in death by her father, James Wallette; and a daughter, Keri Ann Russell. She is survived by her mother, Inga Wallette; son, Charles, and Tina Russell; sister, Karla, and Dan Colyar; brothers, Rod Wallette, Randy and Debbie Wallette, and Roland and Gina Wallette; two grandchildren, Josh Wall and Matthew Russell; six nephews and two nieces. A celebration of Kristi s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, at the Christian Center. Burial will follow at the C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. Friends are encouraged to visit the Web site at www.buffalohillfh.com to leave notes of condolences for the family. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.