Obituaries
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Richard Tate Sauerbier, 73
Richard Tate Sauerbier of Kalispell passed in peace on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, under hospice care at Brendan House, at the age of 73.
Lanis Leander Reynolds, 79
Lanis Leander Reynolds was born June 26, 1940.
Hans W Polte, 85
Dr. Hans W Polte, 85, passed away on Oct. 13, 2019, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
Steven Michael Cameron, 71
Steven Michael Cameron passed away Oct. 25, 2019, at the age of 71, but his larger-than-life persona and trademark stubbornness will not be forgotten.
Donna Beverly Matthews, 86
On June 26, 1933, at Fort Belknap, Montana, Donna was the first child born to Juanita Lova Hintt and Andrew Harvey-Shortman.
Veleen 'Val' Joy (Johnson) Hanson, 80
Veleen “Val” Joy (Johnson) Hanson, 80, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Oct. 23, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio, where she had lived for the past year.…
Dixie Lee Emerson, 81
Dixie Lee Emerson, 81, passed away on Oct. 18, 2019, after complications following heart surgery.
Karen Joann Sanderson, 48
On Aug. 30, 1971, the musician, Sandy Sanderson, and hairdresser, Patti Knapton Sanderson, were thrilled to give birth to their first child, Karen Joann Sander…
Georgette L. Foster, 81
Georgette L. Foster, 81, passed away at her home in Kalispell on Oct. 17, 2019.
Henry 'Hank' Slemberger, 100
Henry “Hank” Slemberger, 100, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at his home in Kalispell.
William Jay 'Jess' Johnson, 92
William Jay “Jess” Johnson of Whitefish passed away at the age of 92 on Oct. 5, 2019, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls. Jess was born in Wolf Poi…
Neil David Van Sickle, 104
Neil David Van Sickle, of Kalispell, died of natural causes on Sept. 29, 2019.
Ardith Faye De Raad, 78
Ardith Faye De Raad was born in Torrington, Wyoming, Sept, 19, 1941, and passed away Oct. 13, 2019.
Myrtle M. Strodtbeck, 103
Myrtle M. Strodtbeck was born at the family homestead near Bloomfield, Montana, on Jan. 28, 1916; she moved on to her final destination on Wednesday, Oct. 16, …
Frances 'Frannie' Lula Uken, 78
Frances “Frannie” Lula Uken of Columbia Falls passed away Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at the age of 78 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. She left this …