Stanley Gronley, 84

Stanley Gronley, 84, joined our heavenly father Tuesday morning, Aug. 7, 2018, after a long and courageous battle with cancer and Lewy body dementia.

Stan was born on a farm as the eighth of 10 children. The Gronley family moved to Kalispell in the fall of 1942.

After graduating from Flathead County High School in 1952, and attending some college in Bozeman, Stan met and married Barbara Kinshella, and they would be blessed with two daughters and one son. The family moved to Seattle where Stan worked at Boeing as an aviation quality control inspector for 11 years. In 1967 the family moved back to the Kalispell area where Stan enjoyed bowling, hunting, fishing and going to the family cabin on Ashley Lake.

Stan and Barbara later divorced, and Stan would go on to marry Garnet Basye. Garnet and Stan shared 40 years together. They enjoyed the love of golf, their faith, wintering in Arizona and spending summers in Montana.

Stan was a skilled woodworker, making many cherished treasures for family members throughout the years.

Stan was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Sidney and Leroy, and sisters Darlene, Gwendolyn and Bev.

Stan is survived by his wife Garnet, daughters Jodi Mott (Lisa), Kristi Carroll (Brian), and son, Mark Gronley (Ronette), and Garnet’s daughters Kathy Crone (Mike), Karen Tuohy (Rob), and Garnet’s son, John Basye; 13 grandchildren, Craig, Cara, Kyle, Alex, Angela, David, Jenny, Jacqueline, Jacob, Tracy, Jason, Jesse, Sean and spouses; as well as 18 great grandchildren; brothers, Gerald and Winford; and sisters, Frances and Gloria; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at Glacier Memorial Gardens, 2659 Hwy. 93 North, with a celebration of life following at Village Greens Clubhouse.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of your choice.

Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for the family.