Sandra 'Sandi' Annette Cowden, 60

Sandi A. Cowden, 60, was born July 20, 1964, in Bangor, Maine, to Steve Cowden and Joan Bonnier. Later in life, she discovered that Steve Cowden was not her biological father, but she was not able to connect with her biological father due to his death. 

Sandi passed away peacefully on April 18, 2025, surrounded by family members. 

Sandi's father was in the Air Force and moved around for the first several years of her life. She eventually moved to be with her mother in Canada at around 8 years old. She spent the next 30 years in Canada. She was a graduate from Sparwood High School Class of 1982 in Sparwood, British Columbia. She went to college in Kamloops, British Columbia. She then moved to Calgary, Alberta, and spent several years working there before moving to Penticton, British Columbia. Sandi lived in Penticton until 2001, when she moved back to the USA. She came to Kalispell and decided to stay around with family and friends. Sandi worked several jobs in Kalispell, including 911 dispatch. She found her last job at Teletec, where she worked until last year. She loved this job and the people she worked with. 

Sandi loved family. Although she never had children, she doted on her nieces and nephews and then on her great-nieces and nephews here in Kalispell as well as extended family as much as she could. 

Sandi was a true patriot and loved the USA. She was known for her love of everything red, white and blue, and her two dogs, Liberty and Freedom, who she mourned and had with her when she finally found her "smokin' hot body." She will be remembered by her family and friends as the caring and giving person she was. 

Sandi was preceded in death by her grandparents, AG and Mary Burton and grandparents, Louis and Bernese Bonnier; stepfather, Ed Bonnier; stepmother, Stephanie Cowden and nephew, Ryan Mooey.

She is survived by her mother, Joan Bonnier of Penticton, British Columbia; brothers, Charlie Cowden of Kalispell and Ken Cowden (Darrissa) of Kalispell; sisters, Delaine Taylor (Bruce) of Granbury, Texas, and Christine Bange (Chris) of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Sandi requested that no service be held. However, there will be a celebration for Sandi in June with the specifics announced at a later date. 

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