Obituaries
James Walter Eichhorn
Mar 13, 2016
Obituary for James Walter Eichhorn James Walter Eichhorn passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at home in the hands of his granddaughters Jackie and JayLee. He was just 8 days shy of his 104th birthday. Jim was born March 21, 1912 in Miles City, Montana to George and Ida (Manternach) Eichhorn. In 1919 the Eichhorns moved to Scobey, Montana where...
Twilla May Walker
Mar 10, 2016
Obituary for Twilla May Walker Twilla Walker, 84, passed away March 10 at her home in Polson. She was born in Polson, MT on May 19, 1931, the youngest child of John and Bertha Ober. She spent her early life in Dayton, meeting her first husband, Hugh Fleming, at the Dayton store. They married and moved to various homes around...
Melvin George Woldstad
Mar 7, 2016
Melvin G. Woldstad, age 92, of Drummond, passed away from natural causes Monday, March 7, 2016 in Stevensville. Melvin was born on June 24, 1923 in Kippen, MT to Sigvart and Cora Woldstad. They then moved and established a Homestead in Valier, MT. He started working on the family farm at a very young age. Melvin entered the service on...
AnnaMae Brander
Mar 6, 2016
Obituary for AnnaMae Brander AnnaMae (Miller) Brander, 82, of Proctor, MT, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 6, 2016. She was blessed to be able to spend her final days on earth being lovingly taken care of by her family at home. She will be remembered for her beautiful smile, wonderful laugh, having the heart...
Rex David Davis
Mar 5, 2016
Obituary for Rex David Davis Rex David Davis, age 66, passed away at his home in Polson. The Lake Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. Read Rex Davis's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.
Wayne Andrew Tompkins
Mar 5, 2016
Obituary for Wayne Andrew Tompkins Wayne A. Tompkins passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016. He was born Feb. 16, 1939, to Grace and Marvin Tompkins in La Jolla, California. He grew up in Coronado, California, spending his free time at the beach and was a lifeguard captain in the San Diego area. He received his B.A. in English in Southern...
Ronald Dean Knutson
Mar 4, 2016
Obituary for Ronald Dean Knutson Ronald Dean Knutson, 77 of Polson, Montana passed away on March 4, 2016 after a long illness. Ronald "Ron" was born February 1, 1939 in Polson, Montana to Alfred and Mary (Brown) Knutson. The fifth of six children, Ron grew up in Polson, during which time he worked on a paddleboat, roaming Flathead Lake. He...
Samuel Russell "Sam" McDowell
Mar 3, 2016
Obituary for Samuel Russell "Sam" McDowell Samuel Russel McDowell, age 86, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. He was born on May 2, 1929 in Deer Lodge, Montana the son of Frank and Mamie (Green) McDowell. He grew up in the Big Hole and carried his family's tradition of cattle ranching and...
Phyllis K. Amick
Mar 2, 2016
Obituary for Phyllis K. Amick Phyllis "Flip" Irene Kresge Amick, age 88, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Flip was born April 8, 1927 in Akron, OH to Martin (ML) Luther and Nellie (Nell) Kresge. Flip graduated from New Trier Township High School June 1945 and attended the University of Colorado where she was pursuing...
Dolores Rose Weaver
Feb 26, 2016
Obituary for Dolores Rose Weaver Dolores Weaver, resident at St. Luke's Extended Care Facility in Ronan, Montana, passed away the evening of February 26th. She was born Dolores Rose on March 5, 1936, to Stanley and Adeline (Bryant) Moore in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. As a child Dolores and her family lived briefly in Los Angeles, California, during World War II,...
Homer Leonard Andersen
Feb 23, 2016
Obituary for Homer Leonard Andersen Homer Leonard Andersen, 89, died peacefully at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Polson on Monday, February 23, 2016, following a long battle with Prostate cancer. Homer was born on October 29, 1926 in Grenora, North Dakota, at the nearest hospital to his family home which was just outside of Dagmar, Montana. His parents, John B...
Ty Allen McKay
Feb 11, 2016
Obituary for Ty Allen McKay Ty Allen McKay was born on July 10, 1987 in Missoula, Montana and left this world to go on his forever hunt February 11, 2016 in Ennis, Montana due to a ranching accident. He attended schools in Polson graduating in 2006 where he was involved in baseball, wrestling, football, and boy scouts. Following his love...
Charles Wayne Mangels
Feb 9, 2016
Obituary for Charles Wayne Mangels Charles Wayne Mangels, age 65, after a short battle with an inoperative brain tumor slipped peacefully from mortality into Paradise on 9 Feb. 2016. Born a 3rd generation Montanan to Walter and Phyllis Mangels on the 22nd of February 1951, he grew up with 2 older siblings, Gil and Art, on the family farm 5...
Charles Weivoda
Feb 7, 2016
Charles Ray "Chuck" Weivoda, 58, passed unexpectedly on Sunday, February 7, 2016. He was born July 15, 1957, to Wallace and Gerry (McLain) Weivoda in Ronan, Montana.He grew up attending school in Polson, graduating with the class of 1976. After graduation, he worked on a shrimp boat in Galveston, TX. He returned to the Mission Valley in 1977 and worked...
Charles Preston "Chuck" Kern
Jan 25, 2016
Obituary for Charles Preston "Chuck" Kern Charles Preston Kern died on the afternoon of January 25, 2016, at his home in Missoula. He was 89. He was “Chuck” to his friends and “Papa” to his family. Chuck Kern was born on June 7, 1926, in Missoula, MT, to Clare P. and Eva H. Kern, a third generation Missoulian. He had...
Gene Allen Hulford
Jan 19, 2016
Obituary for Gene Allen Hulford Gene Allen Hulford, age 39, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory is handling the arrangements. Read Gene Hulford's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.
Audrey Alice Hendrickson
Jan 16, 2016
Obituary for Audrey Alice Hendrickson Audrey Alice (Kinkaid) Hendrickson born on October 10, 1924, passed away on January 16, 2016 at 91. Audrey is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Art Hendrickson She is survived by a sister, Carol J. Bork of Oakley, Illinois; sister –in-law, Leota Stevens of Riverside, California; brother-in-laws: Monty Hendrickson of Hesperia, CA...
Warren Lewis Hommas Jr.
Jan 12, 2016
Obituary for Warren Lewis Hommas Jr. Warren L. Hommas, Jr. age 85, died peacefully in his home on January 12, 2016. He was born on February 23, 1930 in Reading, PA. He received a B.S. in Engineering from Penn State and was called to active duty into the US Air Force in 1955. He transferred between various Air Force Bases...
John Ernest Cramer
Jan 12, 2016
Obituary for John Ernest Cramer John Ernest Cramer was born on July 28, 1925 to Bert and Jo Cramer in Kalispell, MT. He died at home on Flathead Lake with his family near on January 12th, 2016. John was the youngest of three sons. As the son of a forester who worked for the Forest Service they moved a lot:...
Helen Marie Rhine
Jan 10, 2016
Obituary for Helen Marie Rhine Helen Rhine, 68, of Polson, passed away, Sunday January 10th surrounded by family. Helen Marie Silva, was born to Helen Matt, on July 10, 1947 in St. Ignatius, MT. She was the baby sister to six protective siblings earning her life long knick-name "Baby Doll", even having a boat named after her. She was a...
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