Obituaries
Marie Elizabeth Bramsen
Apr 1, 2016
Obituary for Marie Elizabeth Bramsen Marie Elizabeth Henry Bramsen, 92, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016, at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan, MT. Marie was born on May 22, 1923 in Melstone, Montana to William F. and Gladys McKenzie Henry. Marie was the oldest of 5 children. She has two sisters, Millie (Larry) Williams and Ruth Ford, and...
Shirley Mae Cramer
Mar 30, 2016
Obituary for Shirley Mae Cramer Shirley Mae Metzner Cramer passed peacefully at home with family on March 30, 2016. Shirley was born in Helena and raised by Percy and Audrey Mae Metzner in Kalispell, Browning and Eureka. She graduated from Eureka High School in 1944 and attended the University of Montana where she met "the love of her life" John...
William Hilton Sargent
Mar 29, 2016
Obituary for William Hilton Sargent William Hilton Sargent, Jr., of Polson, Montana passed away peacefully on March 29th, 2016, in Yuba City, CA. Bill was born on May 2nd, 1932, in Huntington Park, CA, and spent his childhood in Southern California. He often reminisced fondly about streetcars, canyons he explored, exotic ethnic food, and his father's football coaching. A sailor...
Sharon Kay Padilla
Mar 23, 2016
Obituary for Sharon Kay Padilla Sharon Kay Padilla 71, of Polson passed away on March 24, 2016 at Polson Health and Rehabilitation. She was born July 1, 1944 in Kalispell to Harley and Ruby Shepard. She was raised on "The Old Ranch" on Eagle Pass Trail in Charlo, where many good memories were made by Harley and Ruby's kids, grandkids,...
John Timothy "Tim" Robins
Mar 19, 2016
Obituary for John Timothy "Tim" Robins John Timothy "Tim" Robins, age, 79, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Lake View Care Center in Bigfork. At Tim's request, there will be no services. Read John "Tim" Robins's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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