Obituaries
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Jerry Ambrose, 70
Jerry “walked through heaven’s gate” with a smile and a cheery “Hello” on Sept. 20, 2017, after seldom speaking as a result of primary progressive aphasia.
Caroline T. Hooper, 92
Caroline passed away peacefully Sept. 18, 2017.
Ira Weaver, 91
Ira Weaver passed away in Plains on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017.
Donald R. Darling, 87
Donald R. Darling, 87, of Rexford, passed away peacefully at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017.
Catherine 'Babe' Alger, 99
Catherine “Babe” Alger, 99, passed away Sept. 30, 2017, surrounded by her loving family in Kalispell, “to join her beloved Elmer.”
Bette Jean Bear, 74
Bette Jean Bear, 74, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Kalispell.
Nancy 'Nan' Ann Miller Garnett Klehm, 87
Nancy “Nan” Ann Miller Garnett Klehm, just shy of her 88th birthday, passed from this life Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.
Maria A. Aikin, 61
Maria Aikin passed away unexpectedly Sept. 4, 2017, three days after her 61st birthday, in Milwaukie, Oregon.
Russell 'Russ' Earl Linnell, 53
Russell “Russ” Earl Linnell, 53, passed away on Sept. 29, 2017, in Kalispell of natural causes.
Chester 'Chet Johnson, 95
Chester “Chet” Johnson, 95, passed away Sept. 26, 2017, in Polson.
Richard Duane 'Dick' Hampton, 80
Dick Hartman, 80, passed away of natural causes Sept. 21, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family and friends.
Gail (Martinelli) Rossetto, 68
Gail (Martinelli) Rossetto, 68, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, at her home in Kalispell, where she lived a life filled with love.
Terry Lynn Gorton Guerrero, 75
Terry Guerrero was born May 12, 1942, in Kalispell to James and Mary Gorton of Creston.
Richard S. Wagner, 87
Richard S. Wagner, 87, passed away April 4, 2017, at his home in Bigfork.
Beverly R. Landes, 88
Beverly R. Landes, 88, passed away on Sept. 25, 2017, at home in Anchorage, Alaska.