Michael L. Bird, 73

Michael L. Bird of Pahoa, Hawaii, passed away on July 2, 2020, at home following a long illness.

He was born in Kalispell on July 18, 1946, to William Hoyt and Lucille Carter Bird. Michael graduated from Flathead High School and Northwest Nazarene College. He worked for the National Forest Service’s, Alaska Emergency Management Agency, HUD, and Coastal Villages Region Fund. Michael retired to Hawaii in 2010 and used his biological studies to plant and grow a virtual "Garden of Eden" with two of everything and specializing in cacao production and chocolate making.

Michael was predeceased by his parents and siblings, Teddy Bird, Eugene Bird, Carol Wasinger, Marilyn Meyers and Bob Bird.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Schumpert Bird of Hawaii, and children Michael D. Bird of Wasilla, Alaska, Jesse D. Bird of Longmont, Colorado, and Katie Bird and Matt Raney of Wasilla, and grandchildren Owen Bird, Brooklynn Bird, and Indy Raney of Wasilla.

No services were held due to Covid restrictions. Michael's ashes will be scattered at later date at Ashley Creek in Kalispell, on his beloved "Talking House Plantation" in Hawaii, and in the Yukon River in Alaska to be reunited with the many Alaska villages that he loved and served.