Obituaries
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Paul Daly
Paul L. Daly, 93, died of natural causes on Dec. 28, 2014, while returning home to Columbia Falls from his winter residence in Green Valley, Ariz.
Alice Motichka
Alice Marilyn (Crumley) Motichka, 83, passed away on Jan. 14, 2015, at her home at the Springs of Whitefish.
Caytlyn VanSchoyck
Caytlyn Marie “KB” VanSchoyck, 22, of Columbia Falls, died Jan. 7, 2015.
Russel Alfred Bucher
Russel Alfred Bucher, 86, died at the Montana State Veterans Home on Jan. 4, 2015, in the company of his loving wife.
Linda Mae Graham
Linda Mae Graham, 65, passed away Jan. 5, 2015, in Kalispell after a courageous fight against cancer for years.
Richard Gehrke
Richard “Dick” Gehrke, 69, passed away Jan. 2, 2015, with family by his side.
Leon Syth
Leon Dale Syth, 81, peacefully passed away on Jan. 2, 2015, at home surrounded by his family after a lengthy battle with multiple sclerosis.
Mark Denney
Mark Dwayne Denney, 55, of Bullhead City, Ariz., passed away Dec. 22, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nev.
Edwin Tienhaara
Edwin Tienhaara passed on to his eternal home on Dec. 30, 2014. He was born Feb. 16, 1922, in Phelps, Wis. to Gust and Sannah Tienhaara, the second youngest of…
Richard Gehrke
Richard “Dick” Gehrke, 69, passed away Jan. 2, 2015.
Patricia Sanderson
Patricia “Patti” Knapton Sanderson, 68, passed away peacefully at Immanuel Lutheran Home on Dec. 27, 2015, with her loving husband Sandy Sanderson by her side.
Theresa LaValley
Theresa E. LaValley 80, passed away Dec. 22, 2014, of natural causes at the Heritage Place in Kalispell.
Tamara Folsom
Tamara “Tammy” Folsom, age 52, passed away Dec. 23, 2014.
Arthur Otto
Arthur Edward Otto, 69, suffered from a stroke on Dec. 21, 2014 and passed away surrounded by his family on Dec. 23, 2014.
Betty Rice
Betty Evelyn (Leisure) Rice, 92, passed away Dec. 22, 2014, after a full life.