Harry Woll, 71

Harry Woll, 71, passed away on Oct. 12, 2010, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, with his family at his side. Harry was born Sept. 30, 1939, in Kalispell to Pete and Virginia Woll. He was raised on the family farm in the Lower Valley. He attended Rouselle Elementary School, graduating from Flathead County High School in 1957. After high school, he went to work at Sliters in Somers. At the age of 22, he was drafted into the Army, but was called home before boot camp, due to his father s ill health. He took over the family farm four years later, and had been there ever since. He married Lonnie Isaacs on March 7, 1964; they had four beautiful children. Harry was a 4-H leader, and enjoyed coaching and umpiring Little League baseball. He later went onto one of his greater challenges in life " coaching his two daughters in softball. He looked forward to watching his two sons play baseball, from T-ball to the Kalispell Lakers. Harry loved hunting, fishing, horses and sports. Many memories were made in hunting camp with the Nelly Beggo crew. He cherished everyone of his grandchildren; they were the twinkle in his eye. He always tried to make every grandchild s game that he could, and with eight grandkids, that alone kept him and Lonnie busy. Harry was preceded in death by his parents, Pete and Virginia Woll. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Lonnie; children, Steven and his wife, Elly, of Ronan, Kris Woll of Kalispell, Kristie and her husband, Leonard Park, of Bigfork, and Denise and her husband, Steve Gordon, of Bigfork, sister, Darlene and husband, Ray Sanders, and brother Pete and his wife, Brenda Woll, all of Kalispell; grandchildren, Ashlee and Austin Gordon, Kristen, Tim, Brodee and Bailee Woll, Karlee and Emilee Park, Rick Hoyt of Somers, and Julie Bronson Wade of Florence, whom he considered, loved and treated like his own children. A visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 15, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home A celebration of Harry s life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Christian Center Assembly of God Church in Kalispell, with the Rev. Ron Pierce officiating. Interment will follow the service at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. You are invited to go to www.buffalohillfh.com to leave personal messages, or sign Harry s book.