Obituaries
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...
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:...
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...
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...
Mary Isabelle Ingalls
Jan 9, 2016
Obituary for Mary Isabelle Ingalls Mary Isabelle Ingalls, age 84, passed away of natural causes in Polson Montana on January 9th 2016. She was born on August 29, 1931 in Lewistown, Montana. She was raised in Utica Montana on the Circle Bar Guest Ranch. Got her teaching certificate from Eastern Montana College and began teaching school in a two room...
Margaret "Scottie" Marcoe
Jan 7, 2016
Obituary for Margaret "Scottie" Marcoe Our mother, Margaret "Scottie" Irvin Marcoe, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Polson Health and Rehab at the age of 81. She was born October 30, 1934 in Glasgow, Scotland. She was the oldest of four children. Scottie came to America in 1962. She met her life mate Robert Marcoe...
Steven Craig Hetzman
Dec 31, 2015
Obituary for Steven Craig Hetzman Steven Craig Hetzman, age 63, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 at St. Joseph Medical in Polson. The Lake Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for the family. Read Steven Hetzman's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.
Ronald Patrick "Pat" Hambly
Dec 31, 2015
Obituary for Ronald Patrick "Pat" Hambly Ronald Patrick "Pat" Hambly passed away peacefully on December 31, 2015 at age 65. Pat was born to the late Charles Gagnon Hambly and the late Kathryn Sue Hambly in Missoula, Montana on July 5, 1950. He moved with his family to Polson in 1953. Pat attended Polson High School from 1964-1968 where he...
Eugene Farly "Gene" Scott
Dec 29, 2015
Obituary for Eugene Farly "Gene" Scott Eugene Farly "Gene" Scott, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at his residence in Polson. He was born on June 11, 1938 in Worthington, Minnesota. He graduated from Worthington High School in 1956 and he attended Worthington Junior College for two years. While working for Toro Manufacturing in Windom, Minnesota he...
Robert Reginald DePoe III
Dec 21, 2015
Obituary for Robert Reginald DePoe III Robert Reginald DePoe III peacefully passed away in the early morning hours of December 21, 2015 after a two year battle with cancer, surrounded by his family and loved ones in his home in Polson, MT. He was 40 years old. Robert was born May 24, 1975 in St Anthony, ID to Robert Reginald...
John Edward "Jack" Kendley
Dec 20, 2015
Obituary for John Edward "Jack" Kendley John Edward "Jack" Kendley went home to his Creator on December 20, 2015. Jack was born October 29, 1950 in Billings, Montana. Jack was a professional forester for thirty-one years. He worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a forester on the Navajo, Salish-Kootenai, and Blackfeet Reservations. Later he worked for the U.S....