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Hazel C. Stensland, 93
Hazel C. Stensland, 93, passed away on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at her residence in Kila. She was born April 10, 1916, out in a homestead shack by a midwife in Stanley, N.D., to John and Olga Anderson. When Hazel was 20 years old she married Hebert Hooper and moved to Jamestown, N.Y. She got a job as a nanny. She had two children, Sherman and Betty. Later she left Hebert and went back to Stanley. She met and married Nels in Sidney in 1944. They moved to Seattle during World War II to work for Boeing where she was a riveter. When the war was over they looked for a farm in Montana. They looked all over Montana and finally settled in Kalispell. They purchased a place south of town where they lived from 1947 through 1954. In 1953 they bought acreage near Kila and moved 16 head of cattle onto it. They drove up every day to milk and feed the cattle. They separated the milk and then sold the cream. Hazel raised cattle from 1953 to 2008. During that time she was a cook and manager of the Cadillac Hotel Restaurant. She also loved gardening, fishing, huckleberry picking and canning. She was a member of the Eagles. Hazel was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Nels, in 1966; a daughter, Betty Baker; three brothers; and two sisters. She is survived by two sons, Sherman Hooper of Kalispell, and Daniel Stensland and wife, Margie, of Kila; seven grandchildren, Cindy, Peggy, Jerry, Daniel, Steven, John and Gary; nine great-grandchildren; and one very special great-great-grandson, Colton. Funeral services for Hazel will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from noon until service time. Burial will follow at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for Hazel s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to view Hazel s guest book, offer condolences and share memories.
Alleged thief takes cash from food bank jar
The
Somers accident investigation concluded
Kalispell police cleared an off-duty Montana Highway Patrol trooper of any wrongdoing in the traffic death of a 14-year-old Somers boy.
FVCC considers land deal
A proposed land swap could nearly double the size of the Flathead Valley Community College campus.
Meridian Road work winds down on Meridian
Traffic on Meridian Road in Kalispell should be back to normal sometime in the next few weeks as construction work finishes up for the winter.
Kalispell OKs plans for land north of city
By KRISTI ALBERTSONThe Daily Inter Lake
Lee 'Wayne' Hunt, 93
Lee “Wayne” Hunt was born on April 23, 1922, in his father’s homestead cabin near Bay Horse, Powder River County, Montana, to Verl Leland Hunt and Ruth Irene (Watkins) Hunt.
Police told of duck-on-duck violence
Sunday afternoon, a
Deputies asked to rule on 'warning shot'
An upset Bigfork man contacted the
Missing items turn up in cars at Lawrence Park
Saturday afternoon, two people at Lawrence Park told the
Arthur Roy Carnes Jr., 93
Arthur Roy Carnes Jr., 93, passed away on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, of natural causes, at the family home in Kalispell. Arthur was born Feb. 15, 1917, in Des Moines, Iowa, and raised in Dixon, Ill. He attended schools in Dixon and graduated from Missouri Southern State College in Joplin, Mo. Arthur married LaVaughn Helt in Huntsville, Ariz., in 1952. They had been married for 47 years. Arthur was in the 993rd Service Corps and helped build the Alaskan Highway. He also spent two years in China. He worked as a mail carrier in Illinois afterward, and was an aircraft machinist and engineer for 25 years. He spent the first half of his life in the Midwest until moving to Kalispell. Upon moving here, Arthur worked various jobs until his retirement. In 1973, together with his wife, Arthur started a new church which would become the Family Life Christian Center. They both supported many missionaries and Bible colleges also. Arthur enjoyed huckleberry picking with grandchildren and camping. He was one of the regulars at Sykes where he even had a reserved table. Arthur was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur R. Carnes Sr., and Rhoda May Carnes; wife, LaVaughn Carnes; and stepbrother, Fenton Carnes. He is survived by two sons, David R. Carnes and wife, Joellen, of Marysville, Wash., and Arthur R. Carnes III and wife, Dora, or Moore Haven, Fla.; twin daughters, DeAun Tait and husband, James, of Cordell, Okla., and Debra Wolfshorndl and husband, Roger, of Kalispell; 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, with a set of twins on the way to make 20. Private graveside services will be held. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Pinehaven Christian Children s Ranch and School, P.O. Box 940, St. Ignatius, MT 59865-0940. Friends are encouraged to visit the website at www.buffalohillfh.com to leave notes of condolences for the family. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.
Restrained bar patron begs to differ
A man called the
Developers envision college at old hospital site
Local developers have purchased the old North Valley Hospital property on the corner of U.S. 93 South and East 13th Street with the prospect of converting the site into a four-year college or university campus.
Homeless man followed by frightening female
A homeless man on U.S. 93 North contacted the
Muffin thugs keep getting younger
A Treeline Road resident called the
Whitefish water outages ahead
People living near the U.S. 93 reconstruction zone west of Whitefish will have scheduled water outages next week as crews switch from old water lines to a newly installed system.
Man tosses stuff at passing cars
At 3 p.m. Sunday, the Kalispell Police Department received a report of a man in his mid-20s walking south on U.S. 93 North and throwing stuff at passing cars. The caller said the man was acting like he was going to jump into traffic and laughing as drivers slammed on their brakes.
Woman tiring of wormy cat
Sunday morning, a Merganser Drive woman told
Whitefish City Council approves mixed-use subdivision off U.S. 93
The Whitefish City Council on Oct. 17 unanimously approved a 29-lot subdivision on a lot to the east of Big Mountain Thrift on U.S. 93.
Fresh thinking to support the community vision
“The world we have created today as a result of our thinking thus far has problems which cannot be solved by thinking the way we thought when we created them.”