Obituaries
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Harry Sargent Shorey Jr., 96
Harry Sargent Shorey Jr., 96, died peacefully at home on Sept. 15, 2017, surrounded by family.
Terry L. Utter, 69
“See the man in this photograph?”
Natalie 'Inge' DeSteunder, 86
Natalie “Inge” DeSteunder passed away Sept. 8, 2017 at her home in Columbia Falls. She was born Oct. 1, 1930 in Nuremburg, Germany to Otton and Albertyna Renn.
James V. Hill, 73
James V. Hill, 73, was a resident of Bullhead City, Arizona, for 13 years. He passed away on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017.
Claire Elizabeth Willis, 34
“She’s gone fishin’.”
Bernard Robert Gregoire, 88
Bernard Robert Gregoire, “Bernie” or “BR,” peacefully passed away in his sleep with his daughter by his side on Sept. 7, 2017, in Bigfork. He was 88 years youn…
Michael 'Mick' Thumm, 53
Mick passed away Sept. 6, 2016.
Betty L. Tudahl, 84
Betty L. Tudahl was the sixth child born to Lauritz F. and Bertha Mikkelson Ebbeson on Nov. 30, 1932, in Berthold, North Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed…
Margaret Holmes, 99
Margaret Holmes, 99, passed away at her home Sept. 10, 2017, at the age of 99.
Paul Eugene Ackerman, 77
Paul Eugene Ackerman passed away on Sept. 9, 2017, while in the North Valley Hospital in Whitefish. He had been living in Columbia Falls for the last five year…
Michael 'Mick' B. Nelson, 70
Michael “Mick” B. Nelson, 70, of Eureka, passed away at his home surrounded by his daughter and son-in-law on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, due to a seven-year battle…
Kelly William Galloway, 64
Kelly William Galloway, 64, passed away Sept. 8, 2017, at home in Kemmerer, Wyoming, surrounded by loved ones.
E. Parke Frizelle Jr., 79
E. Parke Frizelle Jr., a longtime Whitefish resident, passed away on Sept. 5, 2017, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls after a long illness.
Charlie Lee James, 81
Charlie Lee James, 81, passed away at his home near St. Ignatius, on Sept. 3, 2017.
Michael 'Mick' B. Nelson, 70
Michael “Mick” B. Nelson, 70, of Eureka, passed away at his home on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, of natural causes.