Obituaries
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Florence Virginia Notley Edwards, 90
Born in Copan, Oklahoma, on Sept. 14, 1925, Florence resided in Columbia Falls the majority of her life, passing away on Jan. 10, 2016, at age 90.
Francis Anthony Breidenbach, 85
Francis Anthony Breidenbach, 85, of Whitefish, passed away peacefully on Jan. 7, 2016, surrounded by loving family members after a very short illness.
John Charles Ouldhouse, 68
John Charles Ouldhouse, 68, passed away at his Kalispell residence on Jan. 9, 2016.
Lilac Elaine Knox, 84
Lilac Elaine Knox, 84, “Grandma Knox,” passed Jan. 3 of the New Year, 2016. Present with her were sons, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and friends.
Mary Isabelle Ingalls, 84
Mary Isabelle Ingalls, 84, passed away of natural causes in Polson on Jan. 9, 2016.
Herbert H. Clark, 86
Herb Clark was born Jan. 11, 1929, in the West Kootenai area near Rexford.
Beverly Joan Anderson, 74
Beverly Joan Anderson, 74, would like you to know that her work here is done.
Wesley G. Ostheller, 81
After a long battle with metastasized lung cancer, Wesley G. Ostheller, 81, “went home to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, with fami…
Betty 'Trapper Betty' Lou Robertson Showen Funseth Schurr, 90
Betty Lou Robertson Showen Funseth Schurr “Trapper Betty,” 90, passed away on Dec. 15, 2015, at her home in Whitefish surrounded by her husband, John, and daug…
Brooke Strong, 58
Brooke Strong, loving wife, mother and Nana, passed away on Jan. 6, 2016 after a brief illness surrounded by family. She was 58 years old.
Esther 'Ace' Caroline Gallagher, 85
Esther “Ace” Gallagher, 85, passed away peacefully, with family in her heart, on Dec. 28, 2015, at Brendan House in Kalispell.
Graydon G. Reynolds, 85
Graydon G. Reynolds, 85, passed away Dec. 13, 2015, with his wife Pat by his side. They were married 53 years.
Delbert Roy Storkson, 65
Delbert was born in Whitefish on the 23rd of August, 1950.
Sherry Ann Williamson, 35
Sherry Ann Williamson was born Sept. 30, 1980, to Ruth Kimzey in Carmichael, California.
Gibson 'Gib' Delano, 55
Gibson “Gib” Delano, 55, passed away Dec. 30, 2015, in Casper, Wyoming.