Olga Shadler, 91

| May 27, 2011 2:00 AM

Olga Shadler, 91, passed away May 24, 2011, at Heritage Place in Kalispell.

Olga was born July 15, 1919, in Chicago. She grew up in Chicago and graduated from Harrison High School in 1937.

Olga was primarily a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and collecting antiques.

She married Wilbur Shadler in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1949. They were married for 57 years before Wilbur passed away.

Olga was preceded in death by her parents, Anton and Christie Bazata; sister, Lydia Svetlik; brother, Ervin Bazata; husband, Wilbur Shadler; son, Bruce Shadler; son-in-law, Randy Clements; three nephews; and three brothers-in-law.

Olga is survived by her daughter, Andrea Clements, of Kalispell; sisters, Mildred Verchota of Countryside, Ill., and Helen Nemecek of Bettendorf, Iowa; grandchildren, Eric and Megan Miletich and Rebecca Clements of Kalispell; great-granddaughter, Katie Miletich of Kalispell; 13 nieces and two nephews.

Services for Olga will be held in Illinois at a later date.

Friends are encouraged to visit the website, www.buffalohillfh.com, to leave notes of condolence for the family. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.