Erma Ruth (Bruyer) Bibb-Swennes, 89

Erma Ruth (Bruyer) Bibb-Swennes, 89, entered heaven on Aug. 25, 2018, and is now walking the streets of gold with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Erma was born Feb, 14,1929, at Kalispell General Hospital to Elmer and Clara (Koenig) Bruyer. She attended grade school at Pine Grove School and graduated from Flathead County High School on May 22, 1947.

She married Robert Hunton Bibb Jr. on March 21, 1949 and had three children. After Robert passed away in 1978, she married Erling Swennes on May 3, 1993.

Erma was a member of Bible Baptist Church, Birch Grove Willing Workers and LaSalle Grange. She worked at such places as Anderson Style Shop, Kalispell Feed & Grain, Skyline Dairy and was a school bus contractor for School District 5 for many years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands Robert and Erling, brothers George and John Bruyer, and sister Mary Swennes.

She is survived by her sister, Josephine (Jim) Walter; her children, Suzanna Vaughn (Lanny), Michael Bibb and Douglas Bibb (Lois); and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, Glacier Memorial Gardens. The family wants to thank for all the loving care Mom received through the years since 2011 at Wel-Life, 2013 at Edgewood Vista, and 2015 at Heritage Place of Kalispell.

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.