Thomas D. Caudill, 86

Thomas D. Caudill passed away May 25, 2022.

Gloria Maxine (Harshbarger) Caudill, 71

Gloria Maxine (Harshbarger) Caudill, 71, passed away Jan. 12, 2010, at Brendan House in Kalispell, due to pancreatic cancer. She was born May 15, 1938, in Antelope, and graduated from Flathead County High School in 1956. In 1958, she married Tom Caudill at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Kalispell. They were married for 52 years. Gloria managed the School Employees Credit Union in Kalispell for 18 years. More recently, she had worked for Flathead County elections. She was most currently a homemaker. She was active in several ministries in her church, including Lutherans for Life, Ladies Aide and the Thimble Club. Gloria loved quilting, gardening and birdwatching; and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mattie Harshbarger; five brothers, Joe, Shephard, James, Robert and Vincent; and five sisters, Madlyn, Jane, Libby, Lone and Bessie. Gloria is survived by her husband, Tom Caudill, of Kalispell; children, Wade Caudill of Kalispell, Rod Caudill of Post Falls, Idaho, and Kim McVicker of Kalispell; seven grandchildren, Katie Foreman, Ben, Cody, Leighan and Ryan Caudill, and Andy and Jeremy McVicker; two great-grandchildren, Dunham and Daegan McVicker; siblings, Minnie Richardson, Evelyn Miller, Ann Carter, Carol Torpen, Bonnie Mudgett and Galen Harshbarger; and numerous nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place. Urn burial will be at a later date. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 30 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Memorials are suggested to Lutherans for Life and Trinity Lutheran Church.

Susan Gail (Caudill) Nutter, 57

Susan Gail (Caudill) Nutter, of Columbia Falls, passed away peacefully on Oct. 21, 2015, at the age of 57, after a long battle with cancer. 

Mary JoAnn Spencer, 53

Mary JoAnn Spencer, 53, passed away Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at her residence in Kalispell. She was born Aug. 5, 1952 in Kalispell, the daughter of Gerald Vern and Patricia Mae (Malone) Caudill.

Saniyah Nicole Caudill

Arthur Duane Caudill, 81

Arthur Duane Caudill, 81, of Kalispell, went to heaven to join the love of his life, Shirley, for her birthday on Sept. 12, 2018.

Talyn Mykle Richardson

son of Brent Richardson and Lisa Caudill of Kalispell, was born Feb. 10 at North Valley Hospital.

Helen Caudill, 88

Helen Caudill, 88

Loraine 'Lany' Clothier, 71

Loraine "Lany" Clothier, 71, passed away peacefully March 10, 2006, after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. She will be remembered for her caring and giving spirit, a friend to all with a kind word or helping hand.

Knife-wielding, shirtless man seen around town

A man reported leaving his house to find a shirtless man sitting in his car parked in his driveway, according to a Flathead County Sheriff’s report. When the owner confronted him, the shirtless man allegedly got out of the car holding a knife and got into his own truck, which was also parked in the man’s driveway, and drove away.

Legals for April, 10 2023

Young man thrives in cafeteria job

Charlie Stafford was swimming in Griz gear.

Dorothy Mae Engebritson, 93

Dorothy Mae Engebritson, 93, passed away June 1, 2010, at her home in Kalispell, just as she wanted it to be. She was born Oct. 4, 1916, in Scobey, to George and Mary (Mow) Hunter. She spent her earlier years in Scobey and attended nursing school in Havre. She then moved to Kalispell, where she met and married the love of her life, Aril Engebritson, and they shared 70 wonderful years together. They had two children, a daughter, Vivian, and a son, Vernon. Mae helped her husband build and remodel several houses. She was a farmer s wife in every sense of the role. She drove tractors, helped with the cattle, did the books, raised her children, and worked full time. She was a very hard worker. She was a very caring person who was involved in many things for over 30 years. She worked at Flathead County and Kalispell Regional Hospital in the OB department as an LPN, was active in the Birch Grove Willing Workers, Neighbors in Need, and Woman United, and was a Charter member of Calvary Lutheran Church, where she was still an active member until her death. She was known for her famous homemade cinnamon rolls, family holiday dinners, and the handmade blankets, tablecloths, and clothes that she sewed, crocheted or knitted. Her yard was always beautiful with flowers, a big garden, and an open heart. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 70 years, Aril Engebritson; grandson, James Engebritson; granddaughter, Annette Berryman; great-granddaughter, Jennifer Engebritson; and three brothers and three sisters. She is survived by her sister, Evelyn Lash, of Seattle; daughter, Vivian Engebritson-Brunett, and husband, Jim, of Tucson, Ariz.; son, Vernon and wife, Agnes, of Kalispell; grandchildren, Terry Caudill and husband Mike, Tina Engebritson, and Vernon Engebritson and wife, Tracy, of Kalispell; great-grandchildren, Trevor, Mikey and Lisa Caudill, Chance and Cheyene Overnick, Chrissy Van Zant and husband John, and Shane and Kyle Engebritson, all of Kalispell, and Brandon and Nathan Berryman of Virginia; great-great-grandchildren, Mya Mcneely, Jowell Engebritson, Taeryn Caudill and Talyn Richardson. Funeral services for Mae will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 4, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Kalispell, with Pastor Kurt Rau officiating. Visitation will take place an hour prior to the service. Mae will be laid to rest at Glacier Memorial Gardens. The family suggests memorial donations can be made to Calvary Lutheran Church or Hospice. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for Mae s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to offer condolences and view Mae s tribute wall.

Legals for April, 17 2023

Clarence Marvin Caudill, 80

Susan Gail (Caudill) Nutter, 57

Norman Oscar Caudill, Jr., 58

James 'Jim' Michael Darling, 71

James "Jim" Michael Darling, 71, of Somers, passed peacefully at home Aug. 13, 2021

Paul Bunyan sighting near Whitefish

Someone called the Whitefish Police Department to report a shirtless man carrying an ax walking down U.S. 93. Another caller reported the man walking in the other direction. He was still carrying the ax.

Law roundup: Mucho drunk man in mucho trouble

A man found at the scene of a crash where a truck had driven over an embankment and came to rest halfway in the road told people he was “mucho drunk,” while a shirtless man showed up with a pistol. The drunk man didn’t appear to be injured.