Obituaries
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Tiffany Alicia Marie Serio, 38
Tiffany Alicia Marie Serio was born Aug. 25, 1979, in Rifle, Colorado. She moved to Kalispell in 1983 with her parents Mike and Sue Thompson.
Lloyd H. Tracht, 79
Lloyd H. Tracht passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Kalispell, after a long battle against cancer.
Albert Edward Clarke 80
Albert Edward Clarke 80, passed away on Sept. 29, 2017, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls.
Lester Harlan Day, 87
Lester Harlan Day, 87, passed away peacefully on Oct. 6, 2017, in Meridian, Idaho, surrounded by friends and family.
George Edward Gahr, 87
George Edward Gahr, 87, passed away Sept. 8, 2017, at home from complications due to Parkinson’s.
Frederick 'Baumann' Busch, 79
TSgt. Frederick “Baumann” Busch, 79, passed gently during the night of Sept. 8, 2017, in Kalispell.
LeRoy W. Abell, 89
LeRoy William Abell, 89, “received his angel wings” on Oct. 6, 2017.
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Gayle Martin Smith, 99, passed away on Sept. 29, 2017, at her home in Hungry Horse. Gayle was born to Adolph and Beatrice (Johnson) Martin on Aug. 15, 1918, in…
Gerald D. Buker, 78
Gerald (Jerry) D. Buker, M.D., 78, of Whitefish “went to be with the Lord” Sept. 19, 2017.
Dave Havener, 62
On Aug. 12, 2017, Dave Havener passed away peacefully at home following a valiant 3-year battle against multiple myeloma.
James Henry 'Hank' Handford, 80
James Henry “Hank” Handford, 80, passed away Oct. 4, 2017.
Albert Edward Clarke 80
Albert Edward Clarke 80, passed away on Sept. 29, 2017, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls.
Frederick 'Baumann' Busch, 79
TSgt. Frederick “Baumann” Busch, 79, passed gently during the night of Sept. 8, 2017, in Kalispell.
Lucille Angela Whitaker, 57
Luci was born in Whitefish on April 8, 1960, and was adopted by Alvin George Naccarato and Lucille Fransis Burlingham. She was raised with two sisters (Angela …
Olive Betty Lyon, 88
On Oct. 3, 2017, with her family by her side, Olive Betty Lyon, 88, “joined her beloved husband and other family members in heaven,” after complications from s…