Dana A. Gonser, 40

Army veteran and former Kalispell resident Sgt. Dana A. Gonser, 40, of Fowler, Ind., died April 15, 2010, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, as a result of injuries received in a car/motorcycle accident in Fowler. Funeral services with full Masonic and military honors were held in Oxford, Ind., with burial in Mound Cemetery in Pine Village, Ind. Surviving are his wife, Kathryn; two daughters, Ember D. and Hailey N. Gonser, of Fowler; stepdaughter, Kassie R. Smith, of Lafayette, Ind.; and his parents, James E. and Cynthia L. Gonser, of Kalispell. Dana was born Oct. 17, 1969, in Billings, where he graduated from Billings Senior High School. He attended ITT in Phoenix, and received his associate s degree in drafting and architectural design, as well as graduating from various military training classes. He lived in Billings, Butte, Great Falls and Kalispell before moving to Fowler in 2006. Mr. Gonser served as a unit administrator for the 209th Quartermaster Co., stationed in Lafayette, and held the rank of sergeant in the Army Reserves. He spent five years on active duty with the Army at Fort Lewis, Wash., and served in Iraq from February 2002 until April 2003 with the 889th Unit of the 101st Airborne Division. He married Kathryn A. Toy in Kalispell on Dec. 10, 2001. He was a loving husband and devoted father of two daughters, Ember, age 7, and Hailey, age 6. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Bigfork. The family requests that you follow Dana s example and become an organ donor. Condolences may be posted online at www.hahngroeberfuneralhome.com