Obituaries
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James 'Jim' Kavert, 76
James “Jim” Kavert passed away in his sleep late on the night of Oct. 15, 2016, at age 76.
Gladys Ruth Spear, 86
Lifelong Whitefish resident Gladys Ruth Spear passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at her home in the same Colorado Avenue neighborhood in Whitef…
Robert Orman Lyford, 87
Robert Orman Lyford passed from this life in the morning of Oct. 30, 2016, while in Kalispell Regional Medical Center, surrounded by close family members.
Floyd Edwin Ott, 91
Floyd Edwin Ott, 91, of Columbia Falls, passed away on Oct. 15, 2016, at North Valley Hospital. He had resided at the Montana Veterans Home.
Mary Margaret Wendt Nickol, 87
Mary Margaret Wendt Nickol was laid to rest next to her husband, Francis “Frank” Anthony on Sept. 30, 2016, with family and close friends present.
Nan Klassen, 89
Nan Klassen died on Oct. 6, 2016, at Spring Creek Inn, a memory care facility in Bozeman. After a long decline from dementia, she passed away peacefully in her…
Mary Margaret Wendt Nickol, 87
Mary Margaret Wendt Nickol was laid to rest next to her husband, Francis “Frank” Anthony on Sept. 30, 2016, with family and close friends present.
Sherry Patterson, 72
Sherry was born Sherrill Lynn Jonach in La Junta, Colorado, July 19, 1944, to Johnny and Ruthie Jonach.
Maybelle Judkins, 84
Maybelle Judkins, 84, of Bridger, died peacefully in her sleep at Morning Star of Billings, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016.
Paul Smith Willis, 75
Paul Smith Willis, born Sept. 20,1941, to Ida Mae Dreblow and Franklin Smith Willis, passed away on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016.
Michelle Lee Fey, 45
Michelle Lee Fey, 45, of Kalispell, passed away on Oct. 19, 2016, surrounded by her family at home.
James Richard 'Dick' Tyree, 84
James Richard “Dick” Tyree, 84, of Kalispell, died Oct. 25, 2016, in Kalispell.
Delbert Erven Brown, 87
Delbert Erven Brown, 87, was born Nov. 1, 1928, to Harry and Della Brown in Gurley, Nebraska.
Tandi Teszea Marie (Chamberlin) Ainsworth, 23
Lois Ann Davidson Newby Brown, 86