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Jade Ulrich
Jade passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 6, 2010, near Libby. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday March 13, in the Commercial Building at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Jade was born Aug. 10, 1997, in Whitefish to Lisa Ulrich-Ayidomihou (Bauer) and Justin Ulrich. She was a seventh grade student at Columbia Falls Junior High School. She had a great passion for horses. She loved riding her horse Babe and had been hoping to start learning barrel racing soon. She loved animals. She had planned to raise sheep this spring for 4-H. She enjoyed writing poetry, singing and being with her friends. She loved going camping with her family up at Spotted Bear. She was planning on taking hunter safety this year, so that she could also enjoy hunting with her family. Jade loved her family very much. She looked up to her big sister, Katie, and wanted to be just like her. She loved being with her Grampa Dan and her Grama Ramona. She loved her mother, Lisa, so very much. She loved her dear friends and neighbors, Julius, Jolene and Colby Sundheim, of Columbia Falls. She considered them her family. She was loved by so many. She was a sweet, vibrant, silly, lovable, young lady, who had so much ahead of her. Her family and friends will miss hearing her laugh and watching her dance, her cute, silly dances. We will all miss her so very much. Jade is survived by her parents, Lisa and Charly Ayidomihou of Columbia Falls, and Justin Ulrich of Issaquah, Wash.; big sister, Katie Ulrich; grandfather, Dan Bauer, of Columbia Falls; uncle, Chad, and aunt, Joanna Bauer, and their two children of Kalispell; aunt, Danielle, and uncle, Jeff Sanders, of Kalispell, and their three children; great-grandfather, Roy Bauer, and wife, Flossie, of Columbia Falls; great-grandmother, Lucile Shepherd; grandfather, Scott, and Debbie, Ulrich, of Palmer, Alaska; grandmother, Sandy, and Roger, Goodwin, of Kalispell; as well as special cousins and other relatives and friends. A fund has been established at the Whitefish Credit Union for donations.
Malvin Mel Franks, 57,
went Home on Friday, March 5, 2010, at his residence in Bigfork. He was born Jan. 26, 1953, in Helena to Frank and Clara (Bartel) Franks. Mel was raised in Helena and graduated from Helena High School. Upon graduation, Mel spent six months living on the island of Molokai, Hawaii, with missionary Eddie Peterson. He lived in Ellendale, N.D., from 1971 to 1975, while he attended Trinity Bible College, where he met Virginia Ginny Ruth Bennett. They were married
on Aug. 8, 1975, in Mission, S.D. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible theology from Central Bible College in Springfield, Mo. He lived for two and a half years in Edgemont, S.D., where he was pastor of Edgemont Assembly of God Church. Mel worked as a heavy equipment operator for Walter Bartel. Mel and Ginnie lived in Craig, Colo., where he worked for Tri-State Power Plant from 1979 to 2002. Mel received the President Award from Tri-State with many other awards and certificates during his time there. They moved to Bigfork in 2002, where Mel went to work for Flathead Electrical Co-Op as fleet director. Mel was a craftsman and builder; he built their home in Craig, and with Mel s assistance, Ginnie designed and they built their dream home in Bigfork " that was a symbol of their love together. He loved the Lord with all his heart and soul. He was bass singer in quartets and choirs, and was also a choir director. While living in Colorado, he always talked of his love for Montana. He liked photography, hiking, fishing, hunting, fly tying, woodworking, canoeing, motorcycle riding, traveling, wood cutting, landscaping, gardening, music, sitting on the deck looking at Swan Mountain; and he loved to go walking along the Swan River with Keeton, his dog. A bench will be built by his nephews, Ricky and Leonard Catterlin, and placed on the Swan River Walk in memory of Mel. Mel was preceded in death by his parents. Mel is survived by his wife, Ginnie Franks, of Bigfork; two sisters, Louise Mary Podgorski and Lucille Lucy Emilia Woodward; a niece; five nephews; five great-nieces; and three great-nephews. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 15, at the Cross Roads Christian Fellowship in Bigfork, with Pastor Hal Curtis officiating. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, at Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home in Kalispell. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Ducks Unlimited, or Crossroads Christian Fellowship, 7465 U.S. 35, Bigfork, MT 59911. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for Mel s family.
Richard E. 'Dick' King
Our uncle and friend, Richard E. 'Dick' King of Columbia Falls, died on Saturday, February 27, 2010, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, after a short illness. Dick was born Nov. 21, 1924, in Whitefish, the third son of Edgar H. King and Margaret M. Taber King. Dick was raised in the Flathead Valley, Great Falls and the Roseburg, Ore., area. He graduated from Whitefish High School in 1942. Dick hired out on the railroad in 1943. Soon after that he enlisted in the Army, being discharged in 1946. He returned to Whitefish and continued his railroad career, retiring in 1984 with 41 years of service. Dick enjoyed the outdoors and spent many days hiking, camping and fishing, mainly in Glacier National Park. In 1970 Mel Ruder crowned Dick King of Glacier for having hiked the entire perimeter of Glacier Park, as well as most developed and undeveloped trails throughout the park. Dick completed that goal in the summer of 1969. Dick spent many summer days enjoying the beauty and serenity of Oly Lake, his favorite fishing hole. Dick was a lifelong Yankees fan and would take every opportunity to rub it in if the Yanks beat your team! He traveled to many professional games over the years and had enjoyed spring training a few years ago. He also enjoyed NASCAR and Wildcat sports. Dick had many hobbies that he enjoyed over the years, and he had been an avid collector of model trains. Dick was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Margaret; brothers, Eddie, Don and Jim; sister, Joan King Drager, niece, Peggy King; great-nephew, Lyle Seward; and sisters-in law, Ruth King, Barbara King and Thelma Blake. Dick is survived by many loving and caring friends in the Flathead Valley, and best pals, Mike Scott and Chewy. Also surviving Dick, our favorite uncle, are nieces, Robbie King, Janice Rhodes, Michelle McDowell and Kami Anderson; nephews, Ed, Kelly and Cary King, Bret and Brad Drager, and Scott and Don King. Dick also is survived by numerous great- and great-great-nieces and nephews. Dick will be greatly missed by the many people whose lives were touched by his kindness and gentle manner and his quick sense of humor. Go hike that next mountain Dick; save some fish for us! A memorial wake will be held for Pooh at 2 p.m., March 21, at The Office (the Columbia Bar) in Columbia Falls. Please join us for this special time of sharing memories of Dick. Memorials can be sent to the charity of the donor s choice in Dick's name.
Kathleen 'Kathy' Kay Anderson
Kathleen 'Kathy' Kay Anderson, 49, of Florence, died at her home on Monday, March 1, 2010. She was born on Dec. 9, 1960, in West Union, Iowa, the daughter of Harlen and Sharon Kay (Hilgerson) Anderson. She graduated from North Fayette High School in West Union in 1979. Kathy married
Mark Sauerbrei in 1981; The couple later divorced. While in high school, Kathy was in FFA and drill team. She enjoyed camping, fishing, gardening and landscaping. Her greatest love was in the summer sun on the water. Kathy had an outgoing personality and loved and cared for everyone. She loved life and lived it to the fullest. She loved Montana and everything about it. Kathy was a highly successful radio advertising sales executive who enjoyed a 15-year career in the Missoula radio market. She was incredibly organized and truly cared about her clients. She had won numerous sales awards and accomplished great things in the radio and broadcast industry over the past 20 years. Kathy will be missed by many Missoula, Bitterroot and Flathead clients. She will always be thought of as a responsible, kind, incredible person and will be missed by all who knew her and worked with her. She is survived by her daughter, Mandy Kay Fadely, of Fort Campbell, Ky.; JayMe Nordahl, her life partner, of Florence; mother, Sharon Kay Anderson, father and stepmother, Harlen and Margaret Anderson, a brother, Keith Anderson, and sister, Kelli Lauer, all of West Union; as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins. A celebration of Kathy s life will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, at the Lumber Jack, 16 miles up Highway 12 west of Lolo, with Pastor Keith Virga officiating. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been set up in Kathy s name at any of the Farmer s State Banks. The Whitesitt Funeral Home in Stevensville is in charge of cremation.
Jean Isobel Shaw
Jean Isobel Shaw, a long-time resident of the Kalispell area, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at the Village Healthcare Center of Missoula. Born in 1928 in Sorrento, B.C., to Herbert Bert and Sadie Anderson, Jean was raised tending a lakeside apple orchard and grew to love all living things. Bert s father was a physician in Dundee, Scotland, but Bert felt there were opportunities in Canada and immigrated around 1910, where he met Sadie Forbes a year or two later. When the Great War arrived and Canada entered on the side of Britain, Bert volunteered to drive an ambulance on the front lines and served until the Armistice. Sadie s family had farmed the lands of central Canada for a hundred years, so after Bert was decommissioned and returned to Canada with damaged lungs, it seemed right that they should move to British Columbia to tend apple trees and start a family. Jean was born into these twin traditions of farming and medicine, but too soon she and Bert lost Sadie to illness. Sadie s sister Mary then came into their lives becoming Bert s wife and Jean s Mother. While in school, Jean excelled in biology and received a Certificate in Nursing Education from Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, B.C., in 1951. She had a lifelong love of gardening and tending to the sick and hurt, with a special touch with both her roses and the premature babies born into her care. Soon after becoming a nurse, Jean met a young, brooding cowboy named Jim Shaw, who was up from Wyoming scouting ranch investments with his father. They were soon married
, and with a new life in the United States, Jean set to nursing humans and horses and raising a family in Lander, Wyo. After the first two sons were born and a third on the way, Jim and Jean moved to Montana and eventually settled in Kalispell, where Jim established a private practice as a land surveyor and Jean resumed her work as a nurse. She came to hold a great respect for the medical profession of the Flathead Valley. She taught tolerance, understanding and the power of education. Her calm in crisis and her first-aid kit were especially important raising her three sons. Jean was preceded in death by her husband Jim, whom she nursed for many years. She is survived by her three children, James Scott Shaw of Missoula, William Ross Shaw of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Duncan Stuart Shaw of Berthoud, Colo.; and her four grandchildren, Ross, Graham, Isobel and Rachel. The family suggests memorials to the Glacier Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1515 Trumble Creek Road, Kalispell, MT, 59901-6743.
Jeremy Dodge
Jeremy passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 6, 2010, near Libby. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, in the Commercial Building at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Jeremy was born Oct. 29, 1996, in Redmond, Ore., to Adam Dodge and Danielle Sanders (Bauer). He was a seventh grade student at Kalispell Middle School. He was active in football and wrestling. He was also a very gifted artist and enjoyed writing poetry. He was an active outdoorsman. This past hunting season, on opening day, he harvested a buck with his Uncle Chad. Then later that week, on his 13th birthday, he harvested a five-point bull elk with his Grampa Dan. Words cannot describe his extreme happiness and he shared this experience with everyone he met. He loved music and video games and enjoyed playing these with his stepfather, Jeff. He loved his family. He especially loved spending time at his Grampa Dan and Grama Ramona s home in Columbia Falls. He enjoyed hard work and helping his Grampa Dan with whatever needed to be done. He had a wonderful sense of humor, leaving everyone with a big smile and a laugh. He loved to be the center of attention. He will be missed by his close circle of friends, his buddies. We will all miss his silly smile and his great laugh. Jeremy is survived by his parents, Danielle and Jeff Sanders of Kalispell, and Adam Dodge of Bend, Ore.; his big brother Coltin Dodge, and little brother Furious Sanders, and little sister Peyton Sanders; grandfather, Dan Bauer, of Columbia Falls; uncle, Chad Bauer, and wife, Joanna, of Kalispell, and their two children; aunt, Lisa, and uncle, Charly, of Columbia Falls, and daughter Katie; stepgrandmother, Mona Sanders, of Kalispell; uncle, Jay Sanders, of Kalispell; uncle, Glenn Sanders, of Wyoming; uncle, Zach Sanders, of Wyoming; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins and other relatives. A fund has been established at the Whitefish Credit Union for donations.
Kenneth H. Krueger, 72
Kenneth H. Krueger, 72, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. Ken was born on July 28, 1937, in New Salem, N.D., to Fred and Wilma (Holle) Krueger. He lived in New Salem until he was 10 years old, then moved to the Stillwater area of the Flathead Valley in 1947. He attended Sparks, Linderman, and then graduated from Flathead County High School. Kenneth worked for Skyline Dairy for many years as a route driver, then plant supervisor. He left the dairy to become a full-time farmer. He married
Betty E. Mattheisen on Sept. 1, 1957, in Kalispell. Kenneth was a member of the West Valley School board; was appointed to the Montana Wheat and Barley board by then Governor Swindon; the CFC (Cooperative Finance Corporation); and National Barley board. He served on a trade mission to Japan and Taiwan, and then hosted a trade contingent from Japan on the family farm. He also served as chairman of the Montana State Electric Cooperative board for 25 plus years. Kenneth conceived and started the Round-Up for safety program with the Rural Cooperative. Kenneth served as a Flathead County commissioner for seven years, and as master for the Stillwater Grange for several years. Work, work, and more work was Kenneth s motto through life. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Wilma Krueger; twin sister, Karol Krueger; daughter-in-law, Julie Krueger; nephew, Rick Shepard; and brother-in-law, Johnny Mattheisen. Kenneth is survived by his wife, Betty; son, Gary, and wife, Jessica, of West Valley, and their children, Derek and wife Kristen, Trent, Ryan and Carissa; daughter, Kelly, and husband, Jeff, Craig, and their son, Steven, of Henderson, Nev.; and numerous friends. A celebration of life for Kenneth will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Glenn Burfeind officiating. A private burial will be held at the C.E. Conrad Memorial cemetery.
Ross Pappy Smith, 61
Ross Pappy Smith, 61, died Monday afternoon on March 1, 2010, at his home in Kalispell. A family hero. He was born on Dec. 14, 1948, in Sacramento, Calif., to Dixie (McNair) and Ross H. Smith. Ross pursued a career as a fire fighter in the United States Air Force. After retiring from the service he met and married
Julie Smith, mother of three, on April 18, 1996. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dixie and Ross. Ross is survived by his spouse, Julie; and children, Colleen, Nick and Aaron; son-in-law, James; his sisters, Pat and Leanna; and brother-in-law, Vincent Smith. Memorial services for Ross Smith will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 5, at Johnson Gloschat Funeral Chapel. Urn burial will follow services at Glacier Memorial Gardens in Kalispell, with full military honors. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for Ross family.
Annie Alberta Halleman, 79
Annie Alberta Halleman, 79, of Columbia Falls, passed away peacefully at home on March 3, 2010, after a prolonged illness. Annie is survived by her husband, Charles Halleman, of Columbia Falls; her children, Diana Stone Treglown of Montana, Danny C. Stone of Louisiana, Joe Halleman of Maryland, Dan Halleman of Colorado, Marcia Halleman of Montana, and Steve Halleman of Virginia; and her grown grandchildren, Lorien A. Hanson of Montana, Ben Halleman of Colorado, and Amanda Halleman of Maryland. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, LeRoy and Margaret Felty; and brother, Pete Felty. At Annie s request, there will be no public participation and the family will conduct a private memorial for Annie at an undisclosed time and location. Columbia Mortuary in Columbia Falls is assisting the family.
Ramona Jeanine Bauer
Ramona passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 6, 2010, near Libby. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, in the Commercial Building at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Ramona was born Sept. 24, 1950, in Oakland, Calif., to Lucile and Henry Shepherd. She and her family moved to the Flathead Valley in 1968, where she finished up her senior year at Flathead High School. She married
Dan Bauer on June 7, 1969. They had four children, Shannon Leroy, Lisa Jeanine, Danielle Leah and Chad Levi. She was baptized as one of Jehovah s Witnesses in August 1968 in Spokane. She was a member of the Whitefish Congregation of Jehovah s Witnesses. Ramona was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She took each of these roles very seriously and made each one of us feel loved, special and protected. One of her greatest loves was her grandchildren. Her eyes lit up whenever she saw them or talked about them. She was a gifted artist, many of her beautiful paintings still hang in her family and friends homes. Ramona was an expert gardener, planting a huge vegetable garden every year and canning the produce. She also had a beautiful flower garden, full of many varieties of flowers. She loved going hunting and camping every year with her dear family and friends at Spotted Bear. She loved puzzles and games, especially her crossword puzzles. She was a very self-sacrificing person; she never told anyone no and never complained, no matter how difficult the situation may have been. So many people relied on her generous and kind spirit. She always had a smile on her face and a phone to her ear, sometimes both ears. She had a wonderful, contagious laugh and such a lovely smile. She always looked for the good in others, and for the best side of any situation. She was a beautiful, loving, kind, bright light in our lives. Words cannot express how much we loved her, how much we will miss her. Ramona had strong faith in the promised hope of the resurrection. (John 11:25, John 5:28, 29) She talked often about seeing her son, Shannon, again. She kept that day always in her mind. Ramona is survived by her husband of 41 years, Dan Bauer, of Columbia Falls; daughters, Lisa and husband, Charly, Ayidomihou of Columbia Falls, Danielle and husband, Jeff, Sanders of Kalispell; son, Chad and wife, Joanna, Bauer of Kalispell; grandchildren, Katie Ulrich, Coltin Dodge, Furious Sanders, Peyton Sanders, Jordan Bauer and Dylan Bauer; mother, Lucile Shepherd, of Columbia Falls; brother, Leonard Shepherd, and wife, Sandy, of Hamilton; sister, Irene Crow, of Kila; father-in- law, Roy Bauer, and wife, Flossie, of Columbia Falls; as well as numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her son, Shannon Leroy; and her two grandchildren, Jeremy Dodge Sanders and Jade Helen Ulrich. A fund has been established at the Whitefish Credit Union for donations.
