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James L. Schmauch Jr passed away peacefully in the early morning of September 26, 2022 at the age of 76. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 10, 1946 to James L. Schmauch Sr and Jeanne Abadie Schmauch.   Jim attended grade school in New Orleans and then moved with his family to Kalispell in 1958 where he attended Russell School, Central School and graduated from Flathead County High School in 1965.   In June of 1965 he married Lynette Band and together they had two children,...

Linda Walsten 70 of Rollins died September 17, 2022 in Rollins. Linda is survived by he husband Craig and her children Tabitha Granger, Rebekka Johnston, Lucrecia Lobbestael, Sabrina Simonson, Monicka, Granger, Vanessa Walsten and Dominick Walsten. There will be a private family visitation Wednesday September 21, 2022 at Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home. Public visitation will be 1 hour prior to service 10 am Thursday service to be held Thursday September 22, 2022 at the Old Apostolic...

Cassie Marroquin Anderson, 5/25/1973 – 9/13/2022 Cassie Anderson, came into the world on a spring day in May 1973, in Great Falls, Montana. Her childhood years were spent on the family farm, riding school buses & attending Fort Benton schools. Her favorite activities revolved around the outdoors such as bikes and 4 wheeling, learning to handle guns & ice fishing on the reservoir with her Dad and brother Ryan. Inside work revolved around the kitchen and harvest meal prep, where her Mom...

Shirley Ann (Owens) Druesdow, 91, passed away on September 5, 2022. Shirley was born in Libby on January 29, 1931, to James H. Owens and Rachel Williams Owens. Tragically, when she was just 3, her father drowned while working for the Forest Service. Following his death, her mother moved her and her 3 brothers and sister to Kalispell. Her mother later remarried Orville Hoover and together they added another boy and girl to the family. Shirley married Charles A. Druesdow on August 8, 1949. ...

On Sunday the 4th of September Wayne Moothart, 96, passed away. His passing was neither hard nor easy. It just was the end of a long journey that started June 3rd 1926. Wayne was born to Frank and Retta Moothart, in a land called Wenatchee Washington. At a young age his family moved to Montana and made their home in the usual way. Wayne lived through the Depression, a time that lived within him for life. Waynes’s life journey included living through WW2 as a sailor in the pacific...

Lloyd Samson Hanson, a proud veteran of the Air Force, passed away on September 4, 2022, of natural causes. Sam was born in 1938 in Havre, MT. He was born premature, weighing only 2 lbs. As there were no incubators in Havre in 1938, Sam began his life in a shoe box and was later moved to a dresser drawer. He showed such strength in surviving, his nurses started calling him Samson, which is where he got his middle name. Shortened to “Sam”, this is how he was known throughout his life. ...

Jason Lee Catron, 47, of Bigfork, MT left us to pursue other adventures on Sept 2, 2022 as the result of a tragic accident. He was born April 9, 1975 in Sweeny, TX to Oren Lee Catron and Thorma Rhea (Lounsbury) Catron. Jason graduated in 1993 from Selah High School in Selah, WA as salutatorian of his class. He joined the Marine Corps after high school and graduated Company Honor Man. Jason was one of the fortunate few to have found his dream career at an early age. His unique...

Anthony N. “Tony” Giardina, 54, of Kalispell, passed away at home on August 29th surrounded by his loving family. Tony was born in Havre, Montana to Diana (Anderson) Griggs and Nick Giardina on December 19, 1967. Tony was a Havre High School Graduate and attended Montana State University-Northern before moving to Kalispell where he met the love of his life, Lori. Tony and Lori were married January 12, 2002 at Holland Lake Lodge. Shortly after, Tony and Lori started TL Custom Homes,...

Clemens Louis Platt, Jr., 83 (flag motif) Lou passed away on August 27, 2022 in Kalispell surrounded by his beloved wife and caring staff at Brendan House. He was born on September 13, 1938 to Clemens Sr. and Edith Platt in Glen Cove, New York and was the youngest of three children who were raised on beautiful Long Island Sound. Lou grew up loving everything related to nautical pursuits. He graduated from Oyster Bay High School, then enlisted in the USAF where he proudly...

Luis G. Daglio, age 82, beloved husband, father, grandpa, uncle and friend, passed away on August 24, 2022. The oldest of five boys, Lu was born, 1939, in New York, NY and moved to Tucson, AZ in his youth. After Salpointe High and later Ojai Catholic prep, he attended Creighton University in NE. In 1962, he joined the army and served as a “chef.” After the army, he married his first wife and had three children in CA where he worked in the mortgage industry at Imperial Savings...