Obituaries
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Mary Lynn Knudsen, 70
It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Lynn Knudsen announces her passing. She was found early morning in her bed where she died of natural causes, o…
Joyce O. Cottet, 95
Joyce O. Cottet, 95, passed away on May 26, 2018, at Welcov Assisted Living in Kalispell.
Gordon 'Skip' Rognlien, 83
Dyvart Gordon Rognlien Jr., known by all as “Skip,” died at age 83 in OHSU Hospital, Portland, on April 5, 2018, of complications arising from a traffic collis…
Lawrence E. Skaarland, 67
Lawrence E. Skaarland, 67, passed away peacefully at his home in Kalispell on May 13, 2018.
Lyla Margaret Kammerdiener, 93
Lyla was born Feb. 8, 1925, and passed away May 21, 2018, at age 93.
Walter Glenn Van Alstine, 89
“Of all the things I’ve done in my life, I am most proud of my family. I sometimes sit here and wonder, what did I do to deserve all this? Though I feel bad, j…
Randy Pirker, 57
Randy was surrounded by his two daughters and lifelong friend “when he went to be with the Lord,” after a heroic battle with pancreatic cancer on May 18, 2018.
Stella Rose Holyk, 101
Stella Rose Holyk, 101, passed May 22, 2018, in Hot Springs.
Paula Jane Ellis Stephenson, 89
Paula Jane Ellis was born April 7, 1929, and died May 19, 2018.
Perry Jay Jacobson, 60
Perry Jay Jacobson was born on Oct. 8, 1957, in Great Falls to Evan and Shirley Jacobson.
Charlotte M. Packard, 80
Charlotte M. Packard, of Columbia Falls, “went into the arms of the Lord” on May 16, 2018.
Larry Gale Baker, 69
Larry Gale Baker, 69, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018, after a valiant fight with COPD, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls. He was surrounded by…
Edward George Finn, 76
Edward George Finn, 76, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018.
Gwen Evangeline Adams Wollan, 94
Gwen Evangeline Adams Wollan passed away May 15, 2018, at the Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Tad C. Peterson, 62
Tad Craig Peterson, 62, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Kalispell.