Woodrow W. Bunyak, 89

Woodrow W. Bunyak, 89, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2010, of natural causes at the lmmanuel Lutheran Home. Woody was born May 6, 1921, on the family homestead located southwest of Sweet Grass. He was the oldest child of Steven and Katherine (Lozing) Bunyak. He graduated the eighth grade from ltherbide School (west of Sunburst) and went to work for the Itherbide Sheep Ranch for three years. He bought his first parcel of farm land at the age of 16. He farmed in North Toole County and North Glacier County for 48 years, retiring In 1983. He married Mary Angyal of Milk River, Alberta, on Jan. 28, 1946, in Sunburst. They raised their three daughters in the Cut Bank area. In 1988, Woody and Mary moved full time to their dream home on Echo Lake (near Bigfork) to be closer to their grandchildren. Woody was a family man first and foremost. He was a lifetime member of the Lutheran Church in Sunburst, Cut Bank and Bigfork. He bowled in several leagues in both Cut Bank and Bigfork. He was also a member of the Moose Lodge and the Eagles. He was a Montanan, born and raised, and Montana was his favorite state. A man with a strong work ethic, he encouraged his daughters to do the same. He could fix most anything, and if he couldn t he would know the best and cheapest place to take it. He loved to visit and could find humor in the most ordinary part of this life we are all living. He is survived by his daughters, Sandra and Ted Harke of Columbia Falls; Marlene and Bill Doyle of Great Falls, and Rita Graham of Kalispell; granddaughters, Tawnia and Barry Harke Ramstad of Columbia Falls, Sonja and Shane Harke Steele of Spokane, Lisa Graham of Seattle, and Jill Graham of Spokane; and great-grandchildren, Ariel, Olivia, Kaitlyn and Taylor Ramstad, and Shelby and Zach Steele. He is also survived by his brother, Stan, and Gladys Bunyak, of Sunburst; sister, Delia Atkinson, of Sweet Grass; brothers-in-law, Steve and Helen Angyal, and Mike and Marion Angyal, all of Milk River; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 53 years, Mary; his parents; Mary s parents; sister, Vera Dye, and her husband, Virgil; brother-in-law, Leonard Atkinson; and nephew, Greg Angyal. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, June 14, at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Bigfork. Donations may be sent in Woody s name to the Kidney Cancer Association, P.O. Box 3516, Oak Brook, IL 60522; or your local Humane Society. Friends are encouraged to visit the website www.buffalohillfh.com to leave notes of condolence for the family. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.