Evelyn Hoerner

Evelyn Hoerner, 76, died April 24, 2012, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Evelyn was born in Killdeer, N.D., on May 18, 1935, but lived most of her life in Columbia Falls.

She leaves behind seven children, Arlis Herman and husband Harold, of Columbia Falls, Lorsy Pinkerton and husband Roy, of Orting, Wash., Cindy White, of Orting, Sue Snyder, of Kalispell, Patricia Slaymaker and husband Dick, of Rochester, Wash., Tyler Triplet and wife Cindy, of Tacoma, Wash., and Steve Triplet, of Orting; 19 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; sisters Diane and Paulette; brothers Cal Bonnet and wife May, Lester Bonnet and wife Verla, and Kurt Amelsberg and wife Nancy; and many nieces and nephews