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Ronald Frey
Ronald D. Frey, age 53, passed away of natural causes April 5, 2003, at his home in Columbia Falls.
He was born in Minot, N.D., on Jan. 23, 1950, to John and Marlys Frey.
Ron attended high school in Garrison, N.D., enlisted in the Navy right out of high school, served in Vietnam and was honorably discharged in 1972.
Ron enjoyed collecting coins, stamps and collector model cars, and loved all sports.
His father, John Frey, preceded Ron in death in 1999.
Ron is survived by his mother, Marlys Frey, of Columbia Falls; five brothers, Rodney Frey, of Salem, Ore., John Frey and wife, Debbie, of Guntersville, Ala., Don Frey and wife, Sharon, of Columbia Falls, Mickey Frey and wife, Lori, of Freemont, Minn.; and two sisters, Gloria Crawford and husband, Bill, of Columbia Falls, and Marla Smith and husband, Tom, of Klamath Falls, Ore.; 19 nieces and nephews; and 23 great nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, April l0, 2003 (today) at 2 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery in Columbia Falls. Military Graveside honors will be provided by the United Veterans of the Flathead Valley.
Kathryn Emmert
Kathryn "Katie" Z. Emmert, 83, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April. 5, 2003.
She was born Dec. 13, 1919, in Opheim to William and Zilla (Brown) Keefe.
She was preceded in death by her brothers and sister; a son, William Michael, in 1967; husband, Mikee, in 1993; and a granddaughter, Michelle, in 2002.
She is survived by her four daughters, Kathy Hedeen and fiance Todd Smith, of Kalispell, Kay Emmert, of Ronan, Sharon Emmert, of California, and Celia Emmert, of Great Falls. She will also be missed by her lifelong friends, and Mike's cousins, Merlyn Taborsky, of Kalispell, and Dora Olson, of Ronan; her school chum, Beaulah "Kidney" Clothier, of Kalispell; special friends, Avis Hoyt, of Bigfork, Doris Roberts, of Kalispell, and Eddie Puzon, of Great Falls; Jim Weinhandl, of Great Galls, and John Hedeen, of Idaho, who both had a special place in her heart; five grandchildren, Danielle Hedeen, of Kalispell, Chase Weinhandl and Jamie Olson, of Ronan, Katie and Neil Daly, of California and great grandsons, Dylan Haskell and Madison Godwin, both of California; as well as several nieces and nephews, including her special favorite, Penny Kesti, of Washington.
The family suggests memorials, in Katie's name, to the American Heart Association, 510 First Avenue North 114, Great Falls MT 59401.
Irene Flagg
Irene P. Flagg, 74, passed away on April 2, 2003, at her home in Kalispell.
She was born Nov. 7, 1928, in Franklin, N.H., to Leon and Jessey Leblanc.
She married Stanley Flagg in 1962 in Mexico, and they were sealed at the LDS Temple in Cardston. She worked in clothing manufacture and sales. She held many positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, including relief society president.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Shane; one sister; and four brothers.
She is survived by her husband, Stan Flagg, of Kalispell; her son, Michael Flagg and wife, Kim, of Kalispell; four grandchildren in Kalispell, one in Great Falls, two in Nevada, and one in Illinois; and two great grandchildren in Nevada.
Funeral service was held April 8, 2003, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burial was at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery.
June Peck
June A. Peck, 81, formerly of Libby, died in Spokane, Wash., March 21, 2003.
She was born Sept. 23, 1921, in Whitefish to Clyde and Bertha Joy. She graduated in the top 10 of her class from Whitefish High School. She married Arthur "Bud" Peck in 1940. They moved to Libby in 1942, where she worked in the office for General Telephone from 1955 to 1966. She divorced and returned to Whitefish where she worked for Mountain Bank until 1986, when she retired as head cashier and returned to Libby. She has been a resident of Spokane since 1999.
She enjoyed gardening, knitting, croqueting and, in later years, painting. She also enjoyed visiting with her relatives and friends.
She is survived by a son, Michael Peck and his wife, Lois, of Spokane; two granddaughters, Tracy Mikesell and husband, Matt, of Spokane, and Lisa Peck, of Morristown, N.J.; and her first great grandchild, Jackson Mikesell.
Funeral service was held at Nelson Vial Funeral Home in Libby on April 5. Burial was at the Libby cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to your local Humane Society or animal shelter.
Alice Soderstrom
Alice O. Soderstrom, 85, passed away April 3, 2003, in Kalispell.
She was born Nov. 29, 1917, in Kalispell to Henry and Ruth (Jones) Sievers.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clarence; and a sister, Frankie Bell.
She is survived by one son, Keith Soderstrom and wife, Dana, of Kalispell; one daughter, Ruth Soderstrom, of Kalispell; seven grandchildren, John Syth, Rick Syth and wife, Cindy, Kim Buchholtz and husband, Lonnie, and Randy Dennison, all of Kalispell, Sherry Olsen and husband, Terry, of Spangle, Wash., Scott Soderstrom and wife, Cary, of Spokane, Wash., and Libby Kestelli and husband, Akin, of St. Joseph, Mich.; 10 great grandchildren; one sister, Joan Strong, of Kalispell; a brother-in-law, Lloyd "Bud" Soderstrom and wife, Lucille, of Idaho; and a sister-in-law, Gladys Koford and husband, Vic, of Kalispell.
Visitation will be on Thursday, April 10, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Johnson Mortuary. Funeral service will be held Friday, April 11, 2003, at 11 a.m., at Johnson Mortuary chapel, with Pastor Tom Glatts of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church officiating. Burial will follow at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials to the Valley Adventist Christian School, 1275 Helena Flats Road, Kalispell MT 59901, or to the Kalispell Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1375 U.S. Highway 93 North, Kalispell MT 5990l.
Celia McSloy
Celia E. (Knopp) McSloy, age 82, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2003, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell.
She was born Dec. 28, 1920, in Wadena, Minn., to Oliver and Fannie Bucher. She was raised and educated in the Hinsdale, Fort Peck and Glasgow area.
Celia was married to Herbert Knopp on Feb. 18, 1939. He passed away in January 1960.
She was later married to Mac McSloy. He preceded her in death.
Celia was a 30-year member of the Eagles Club. Her hobbies were her children. Mom's trademark was her smile.
She is preceded in death by her parents, both her husbands and three brothers, Dan, Marvin and Ralph Bucher.
Celia is survived by her children, Lorraine Zabel, of Tacoma, Wash., Gordon Knopp, of Whitefish, Raymond Knopp, of Kalispell, Linda Smith, of Tacoma, Lucille Treat, of Tacoma, Leona Crill, of Butte, Loretta Johnson, of Anchorage, Alaska, Gary Knopp, of Soldotna, Alaska, and Lavonne Crawford, of Gig Harbor, Wash.; two sisters, Doris Poor and Stella Fauth, both of Malta; two brothers, Russell Bucher, of Columbia Falls, and Clarence Bucher, of Vancouver, Wash.; 28 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren.
A funeral service was held April 29, 2003, at the Christian Center in Kalispell. Pastor Dick Bishop officiated. Burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Lowrane Cook
Lowrane D. Cook, 82, a resident of Ocean Park since 1980, died April 4, 2003, in Spokane, Wash.
She was born Feb. 19, 1921, in Neilson to Fredrick and Sadie (Grier) Buck. She grew up in Kelso, Wash., and attended Kelso High School.
She married Jack Cook on July 19, 1941, in Kelso. Jack served with the Army Airborne during World War II and upon his return the couple settled in Tacoma, Wash., and later in Columbia Falls. Following retirement, they settled in Ocean Park in 1980. Jack died in 1996.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack, and a sister, Margaret Hill.
She is survived by a daughter, Sandra West, of Spokane, Wash.; sons, Fredrick, of Oakdale, Calif., John, of Round Mountain, Calif., and Donald, of Reno, Nev.; 11 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; her cousin and good friend, Margie Bates, of Ocean Park; and numerous other family members and dear friends.
A service celebrating her life was held April 12, 2003, at Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, in Long Beach, Wash.
Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association in care of Penttila's Chapel, P. O. Box 417, Long Beach WA 98631.
Ruth Guinard
Ruth Iola Sykes Guinard, 94, took her final walk with the Lord to her heavenly home on April 10, 2003.
She was born on Aug. 9, 1908, near Wilton, N.D., to Walter H. and Lena Edna (Gardner) Kramer.
She came to Kalispell with her parents in 1910. Her parents homesteaded on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Irving Flats, west of Polson in about 1911. She grew up and attended the Green Mountain School, located on her father's homestead, until the sixth grade. They moved to Polson, where she attended school for two years. Her parents then moved back to the Kalispell area, and she attended the eighth grade in Patrick Creek, south of Kalispell. When she was to begin high school, they moved to Kalispell, where she attended Flathead County High School, graduating in May 1927.
On June 15, 1926, she married Raymond Sykes in Troy. She attended her senior year of high school as Ruth Sykes. To this union she had two daughters, Iola, born Oct. 13, 1928, and Edna, born May 28, 1930. She and Ray were divorced in 1931 and she was granted full custody of the two girls and devoted her life to raising them.
She worked at a number of different occupations, such as being an abstractor 17 years for the Commercial Abstract and Title Co., for F. O. Williams, former mayor. She went to work for James E. Murphy, attorney, as his legal secretary, and for his partner, Cal Robinson, for whom she was his first secretary, for approximately five years. Ill health prompted her to resign and rest a while. She worked for short periods at several real estate offices and for KGEZ radio. She then accepted a position with the Montana State Forestry Division in Kalispell as their office manager and worked there for over 20 years, retiring in 1977.
On Nov. 3, 1945, she married her best friend and love of her life, P. D. "Frenchie" Guinard.
She was very active as a Head Start volunteer grandmother for nearly 20 years, and up until about a month before her death as a volunteer with her daughter Edna for MOMS as a nursery worker. She was also active in TOPS, from which she received several awards. She was featured on a Norms's News menu several years ago. She loved children, and over the course of her lifetime she gave her heart, love and support to many young people. She loved her family and all of her extended families, and gave generously of her love and wise counsel. She loved family gatherings and the outdoors, including walking, exploring back roads, hunting, her garden, watching the black swans at Woodland Park, helicopter rides with Jim Kruger and time at her "Happy Place," her cabin at Ashley Lake. She was a great listener and, as all who knew her can attest, there is no way to document her life or the lives of all those she touched. She leaves a very empty place in our hearts.
She was preceded in death by her husband, P. D. "Frenchie" Guinard on Jan. 31, 1983; her brothers and wives, Willard and Martha Kramer, Donald and Margaret Kramer, and a niece, Betty Kramer Rohrer.
She is survived by her daughters, Iola Breneman and husband, Rex, of Coram, and Edna Carter and husband, Ron, of Kalispell; five grandchildren, Ruth Skaggs, of Kalispell, Rhonda Bell and husband, John, of Aumsville, Ore., Donald Tomfohr and wife, Jan, of Eugene, Ore., Corey Baker, of Kalispell, and Rexine Howell and husband, Bill, of Driftwood, Texas; special daughters, Marge Guinard White and husband, Larry and Nancy Guinard Lewis and husband, Brian; great grandchildren, Jacob Bell and wife Jaime, of Newberg, Ore., Clinton Bell and wife, Christina, of Rathdrum, Idaho, Joel and Hila Tomfohr and Roxie Fors, of Corvallis, Ore; three great great grandchildren, Lawrence, Kasi and Belle, of Texas; great nephew, Jimmy Worsham, who lived with her; many nieces and nephews, including retired Col. Bill Kramer and wife Nancy and children, of Niceville, Fla., Mary Lee Kramer Books and husband, Mike, of Mississippi; and a very large extended family.
Graveside service was held April 16 at Glacier Memorial Gardens.
Memorials maybe sent to the charity of the donor's choice and especially to those benefiting children.
Helen Larson
Helen N. Larson, 90, passed away April 16, 2003, at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell.
She was born March 17, 1913, in Hettinger, N.D., to O.T. and Lilian Peterson. Shortly after the death of her father in 1923, she moved to Kalispell with her mother, two sisters and three brothers. Over the next 80 years, she attended schools, taught school, married and raised her family here in the Flathead Valley, never losing her awe and appreciation of the valley's beauty. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother, a nurturing homemaker and a very happy grandmother and great grandmother.
Her 1934 marriage to Fred Johnson was cut short after only five months when Fred drowned in Glacier National Park. On May 27, 1937, she married Lawrence T. Larson, and they enjoyed 60 years together until Lawrence's death in June 1997. To their union were born four sons who now survive her, L. Peter Larson and his wife, Donna, Paul H. Larson and his wife, Mary, and Kurt Larson and his wife, Carol, all of Kalispell; her son, Jon S. Larson, of Sacramento, Calif.; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
It was Helen's express wish that no public funeral be held on her behalf. Instead, she suggested that the family gather together to reflect on their extraordinary blessings and opportunities and to reaffirm the family bonds and values that had been such an important part of her focus in life.
The family suggests memorials to the Buffalo Hills Terrace, 40 Claremont, Kalispell MT 59901, or Immanuel Lutheran Home, 185 Crestline Avenue, Kalispell MT 5990l.
Margreate Foot
Margreate Myhre Foot, 69, passed away of natural causes on April 16, 2003, at St. Patrick's Hospital, in Missoula.
She will be missed by all who knew her.
She was born in Polson on Nov. 22, 1933, to Oscar and Orpha Myhre.
She and her husband lived for many years along Highway 40 between Columbia Falls and Whitefish. With six children, friends, a legendary garden and an ark's worth of animals, their home was usually a beehive of activity. She was well known for her love of jokes, compassion and straightforwardness. She enjoyed visiting, reading, bowling and a good cup of coffee.
She was preceded in death by her parents; all but one sibling; her husband, James Foot, in 2000; and a son, John (Jake) Foot, in 2000.
She is survived by five children, Kathy Gallagher and her husband, Randy, of Lisbon, N.D., Kristine Foot and her husband, Dirk Williams, of Missoula, Harold Foot and his wife, Laurie, of Long Beach, Calif., daughter, Jamie Foot, of Long Beach, Calif., and Eric Foot, of Reno, Nev.; seven grandchildren, Andrea and Garrett Foot, of Kalispell, David and Jacob Gallagher, of Lisbon, N.D., and Sam, Cale and Guy Williams, of Missoula; her brother, Robert Myhre and his wife, Barbara, of Manhattan, Kan.; a daughter-in-law, Cindy Foot, of Kalispell; a sister-in-law, Margery Jean Foot, of Great Falls; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Following her wishes, there will be no funeral service. Her family and close friends will meet to celebrate her life and scatter her ashes later this year. In lieu of flowers, the Foot family encourages memorials to local charities.
