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Lois Ann (Collins) Robinson, 87, lifelong Flathead Valley citizen, retired teacher, and outdoors woman, died January 17, 2023 of natural causes at The Springs Assisted Living in Whitefish. Lois was born May 9, 1935 in Half Moon, Montana (former lumber company town near Columbia Falls) to Ralph and Anna (Vattendahl) Collins. She was raised on the family farm, attending Canyon View School in Half Moon with her brother and sisters. Her Dad worked for the Stoltze Lumber Company operating a steam...

Arthur Vondal Crandall of Kalispell, MT, died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his children in his home on December 30, 2022. He was 94 years old. Art was born April 8, 1928 in Watertown, SD and lived in several places throughout his childhood including Muskogee, OK, and Tupper Lake, NY. His father, William Greene Crandall, was a thoracic surgeon and his mother was a nurse. He had one brother, William Crandall. Following in his father’s footsteps, Art began his military service in...

Steven L. Bryan, 76 Steven L. Bryan, 76, slipped free of the earthly tether, passing away peacefully on Friday, December 23rd at Logan Health in Kalispell, MT. He was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior, undoubtedly greeted with “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Steve was born to Ralph and Helen Bryan in Vancouver, WA. Steve was a man of quiet strength and humility, strong faith and many accomplishments. Growing up, he was a high school athlete, and later attended...

After a lifetime surrounded by loved ones, Sylvia Fern Plummer passed peacefully into heaven on Tuesday, December 20th, 2022, handheld by her daughter, Kim, and granddaughter, Amy. Her passing came exactly one year after her husband, Chuck Plummer. Her family takes comfort, imagining them greeting each other with a youthful, “Well hello, Mrs. Nice” & ”Hello, Mr. Nice,” and a lively two-step dance. Sylvia was born in Ronan, Montana on October 23, 1931 to Richard Mitchell and Ellen...

Dean Swank, born Oct. 29, 1937, passed away on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, in his home after a brief battle with cancer. He was 86. Dean was born to DeVoe Swank and Gail Potter Swank and raised in Browning and Chester, Montana before moving to Valier to finish school. After graduating from Valier High School in 1954, he attended Montana State University Bozeman and earned a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering, graduating in 1958. He married the love of his life and high school...

Robert E. Edgar, M.D., Senior Neurosurgical Consultant to Craig Hospital and in private neurosurgical practice at Swedish Hospital, Englewood, Colorado, passes into Heaven on 11/23/2020 embraced with his wife at their home on Flathead Lake, Montana. Robert Earl Edgar was born on August 10th, 1930 at their home in Princeton, Indiana to Robert Matthew (Mac) and Mamie Ida Francis Edgar and older brother, Charles. To their surprise, Donald, his fraternal twin was born 20 minutes later.  And...

Stacy Marie Leukuma, 41, was born in Kalispell, on March 18, 1981. She died in her sleep, Dec. 9, 2022 at her home in Kalispell. Stacy attended and graduated from Flathead High School in 1999. Stacy moved to Duluth, Minnesota after graduation, and then relocated to Battleground, Washington until 2012. She held numerous jobs while living away, mainly office-type work. She began college in Washington but was unable to finish due to a traffic accident in December of 2012. In the accident, Stacy...

Louise Herbold was born February 18, 1935 in Everett, WA. She passed away peacefully at her home in Kalispell on December 11, 2022. The family moved to the Flathead valley in 19400. She was educated in Kalispell and graduated from Flathead High School in 1953 and worked at Hillstead’s Department Store, a job she thoroughly enjoyed. Louise marred Leonard Herbold in July of ’53 at St. Matthews and were together until his passing in 2003. Louise and Leonard raised their nine children in the...

Glen E. Moore, 89, passed away on November 26, 2022 in Helena, Montana. He was born in Great Falls, Montana to John Earl and Cora (Stannard) Moore on November 23, 1933. Glen was the youngest of four children. He graduated from Flathead High School in Kalispell in 1951 where he excelled in sports. He was a member of the football and basketball state championship teams of 1950-1951. He received a football scholarship to the University of Montana but joined the Navy after one year. He was a...

Lloyd Albert Peiffer passed away on Monday, November 14, 2022 surrounded by lots of love and comfort from his family.   Lloyd was born in Fort Benton, Montana on November 18, 1937. He later moved to Potomac, Montana where he lived with his family on a ranch and developed a love for horses. He moved a few more times before meeting the love of his life, Carol Jeanne Timblin-Peiffer, who also loved horses.   Lloyd lived larger than life. He enjoyed working in the woods as a logger and a heavy...