Obituaries

Aug 31, 2016

Obituary for Paul Robert "Paulie" Dowdell Jr. Paul Robert "Paulie" Dowdell, Jr., age 55, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at his home in Polson, MT. A memorial service will be held Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the VFW in Polson with full military honors.

Aug 29, 2016

Obituary for Gary Mogolis Gary Mogolis, age 70, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at St. Joseph Medical Hospital in Polson. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.

Aug 29, 2016

Obituary for Arlene Marie Robbins Loving mother, wife, and sister, Arlene Marie McLaughlin Robbins, 97, joined her husband and daughter with God in Heaven on Monday, August 29, 2016. Family members were with her when she passed. Born in 1918 in Wakpala, South Dakota, Arlene attended boarding schools in her early years. While attending the Haskell Institute (now Haskell Indian...

Aug 24, 2016

Obituary for Keith John Wock Our hearts are broken by the sudden loss of our father, husband, son, brother, and friend, Keith John Wock, who passed away August 23 at the age of 66. Those he loved and left behind are gathering and surrounding each other with love and companionship to get through this time of devastation. Keith was in...

Aug 21, 2016

Obituary for Valeda F. Vandersande Valeda F. Vandersande, age 69, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016 at her home in Polson. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 11:00 am at the Polson Alliance Church. Reception to follow at the church. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home.

Aug 19, 2016

Obituary for Maurice Jackson Mills

Maurice (Maury) Jackson Mills passed away on August 19, 2016. He was born on March 28, 1929 in Conrad, MT to Thomas and Mary Joseph Mills. He graduated from Shelby MT in 1948. Maury served in the US Navy from 1948 to 1957 and the US Air Force from 1957 to 1969. He was...

Aug 19, 2016

Obituary for Catherine Antoinette "Toni" Balock Catherine Antoinette (Toni) Balock was born in Miles City, Montana on November 4th 1929. She passed away peacefully in the afternoon of August 19th surrounded by three of her beloved children and supported by Frontier Hospice and the caring staff of Well Life Assisted Living, Kalispell, Mt. A Memorial Service will be held at...

Aug 13, 2016

Obituary for Elvis Gene Smith Elvis Gene Smith, age 79, passed away August 13, 2016. E.G. Was born in Mt. Park Ok. His parents moved when he was a young boy to California. His dad was one of the first employees of Kaiser Steel E.G. graduated from Fontana High School in 1956. He went on to attend Cal. Poly for...

Aug 13, 2016

Obituary for Robert Benjamin Ekblad Robert B. Ekblad died peacefully August 13, 2016 at Polson Health and Rehabilitation Center in Polson. He was born in Hot Springs, MT on February 1, 1930 to Aldrich and Irene (Holt) Ekblad. Robert and his two siblings grew up on the family cattle ranch, graduating from Hot Springs High School in 1947. In 1951,...

Jul 30, 2016

Obituary for Violet May Hilfigure Violet May Hilfigure, age 73, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 at Polson Health and Rehab. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home.

Jul 30, 2016

Obituary for Frances Rose Eager Frances Rose Longpre Eager went to be with the Lord and with her dear Rex early the morning of July 30, 2016. She was born in Missoula, Montana, August 8, 1917, and lived in several Montana communities as a young girl - Missoula, Kalispell, Huson, Miles City, Hot Springs, and Winnett. Having attended elementary school...

Jul 29, 2016

Obituary for Louis Neal Elmore Louis N. Elmore, 84, of Flathead Lake, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2016 at St. Joseph Hospital in Polson. HE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT! He was born in Del Rio,Texas on March 18, 1932, to Neal and Myrtle Elmore. Lou attended the University of Montana and earned a Bachelor's of Business Administration Degree. Later...

Jul 27, 2016

Obituary for Beverly Lynette Petticrew Beverly Lynette Petticrew, 66 of Polson MT, passed away on Wednesday July 27, 2016 at home with her husband Robert Stein, sons Joseph Adams & Kevin Adams, daughter in-law Erin Shannon and grandchildren Kaleigh and Christian Adams. She was born on June 1, 1950 in St. Ignatius, Montana, a CSKT member, to Edgar and Geraldine...

Jul 26, 2016

Obituary for Kanara Ty Kanara Ty, age 51, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in Polson, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.

Jul 22, 2016

Gordon E. Terry, age 68, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2016 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson. Funeral services for Gordon will be held on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Polson. Burial will follow services at Lakeview Cemetery with full military honors. Arrangements are under...

Jul 16, 2016

Obituary for John Henry Vander Feer John Henry Vander Feer, age 73, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at St Joseph Medical Center in Polson. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.

Jul 13, 2016

Obituary for Elwood Francis Lapham Elwood Francis Lapham, age 92, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Hot Springs Health & Rehab. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.

Jul 10, 2016

Obituary for Arline Joyce Raymond Arline J. Raymond, October 7, 1928 to July 10, 2016 Our dear beloved mother and grandmother passed peacefully Sunday, July 10 with her eight children and other family members by her side. Arline was born on October 7, 1928 in Minneapolis, MN to Axel and Julia (Erickson) Lundberg. She moved as a teenager to the...

Jul 5, 2016

Obituary for Delores Levinsky Delores Levinsky (86) passed away in Polson, MT, on July 5, 2016, with her daughter Marie by her side. Delores was born March 5, 1930 in Salt Lake City Utah. She was the third of five children. Delores went to work as a very young child scrubbing porch steps in San Francisco, CA. She felt loved...

Jul 5, 2016

Obituary for JoEllen Ramirez JoEllen Ramirez, age 56, passed away at her residence in Pablo on July 5, 2016. Memorial services for JoEllen will be held on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at The Lake Funeral Home in Polson. Arrangements are under the direction of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.