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Kimberly Rae Thompson passed peacefully in her sleep February 25, 2018. Kimberly was born to Alvin "Bud" and Sharon Thompson January 11, 1970, in San Francisco, California. She lived in Northern California until 1978. The family then moved to Noxon, Montana, where Kimberly attended Noxon School. During her time at Noxon School she was involved in Cheerleading, Drill Team, Track and Basketball. In addition, she participated in 4-H and Girl scouts. She competed for and won Miss Noxon and was... Full story
October 3, 1929 – February 24, 2018 Cody was a man of intention. If his mind was committed to completing a task, he always found a way to follow through, even when the odds were stacked against him. Born in Wichita, Kansas, to Johnnie Mabel (Hamby) and Charles Theodore Wilson. Cody graduated from Jacksboro High School in Texas, and joined the Navy in 1948. In 1958, his ship came into port in Wellington, New Zealand. He stopped at the Post Office to send a telegram, and met his future bride, M... Full story
Oct. 8, 1952 – March 2, 2018 Karen Sue Otto Replogle Groh, 65, died Friday, March 2, 2018 at her sister's home after a long hard battle with Multiple Myeloma. Karen was born in Goshen to Paul and Mattie (Jones) Otto. She graduated in 1971 from Northridge High School. Karen worked at Steury Boat Company, Burger Dairy Stores, Switches, Johnson Controls, and Jayco over the years in Indiana. She is survived by two daughters; Crystal (Wade) Sowers and Dawn (Steve) Buckmaster. In 1993, after a l... Full story
Evelyn Fay Collom, 81, of Trout Creek, Mont., was welcomed into the presence of her Savior on February 22, 2018. She passed away at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Dan Pugh. Cancer contributed to her death but could not take her life. Evelyn was born on June 15, 1936 in Los Angeles, Calif., to Herman Franz Reinhart and his wife Mary. She was the second born behind her brother Herman Franz Reinhart, Jr. who was 4 years older than she. As a child, she loved to play sports,... Full story
Lorri Riffle, 65, of Thompson Falls passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of Thursday, February 22, 2018. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 10, 2018, 1 p.m. at New Life Fellowship on Airport Road in Thompson Falls. Following the memorial service, a luncheon will be provided. Stay to share your favorite memories with family and friends. A full obituary will follow in next week's Ledger.... Full story
Thelma (Virginia) Butler, 90, went to be with the Lord on January 31, 2018, surrounded by her family and friends. Virginia was born July 31, 1927 in Boone County, Mo., and grew up there until the age of 7 when her father came to Hot Springs to work for her Uncle Noble LaRue at the Hot Springs Mercantile. She graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1945. She immediately started working in Hot Springs for Holt Motor Sales and later for Cobeen Conoco Service, Ashcraft Lumber Co., City Drug Store, Hot Springs Mercantile and eventually... Full story
Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Carolyn Hickok of Thompson Falls Mont., recently of Kalispell, died surrounded by her loved ones on January 29, 2018. She was born to James Albert “Bert” and Alta Lois (Yoder) Roth on September 25, 1938, in Havre, Montana. The family later moved to Ronan, Mont., where she attended high school. Carolyn and L. Dean Walrath were married in June of 1954, in Missoula, and made a home in Riverside, Calif. To this union was born 4 children. The couple later divorced. Carolyn married Nor... Full story
Pamela Marie Smith died peacefully surrounded by her family February 7, 2018, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, due to complications related to pancreatic cancer. She was 69. Memorial services were conducted at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at the Noxon Methodist Church with Pastor T.J. Parker officiating. She was buried in Noxon Cemetery. Pam was born in Dearborn, Mich., on December 8, 1948, to parents Janet and Norman Charles. She had a younger sister and brother, Marilyn and Norman, with whom... Full story
Revonna Marie Fenstermaker, 24, of Lansford, Penn., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, due to injuries sustained from an automobile accident. She was the daughter of Harry and Sarah Fenstermaker. She graduated in 2012 from Pleasant Valley High School. She served her country in the Army Reserves. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two daughters, Zoey and Adeline Havens; a brother, Harry Fenstermaker, Jr. and wife Rhonda; and three sisters: Renee Leidy and husband Glenn, Ebony Fenstermaker and Stephanie Fenstermaker. A memorial... Full story
Robert (Bob) N. Nash, 97, died January 29, 2018, peacefully at his home in Thompson Falls, Mont. He was born in Redfield, S.D., on June 23, 1920 to Hugh B. Nash and Mae (Smith) Nash. He graduated from Rapid City High School and then moved to California where he worked for Lockheed Aircraft building P-58s. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps three days before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Bob spent two of his service years as a tech sergeant overseas during WWII in England, France, Germany... Full story
Lawrence "Larry" Lacock, 93, passed away with his wife, Doris Lacock and son, Mick McKelvey by his side in Bonney Lake, Wash. His parents were Charles and Olive Lacock. He was preceded in death by his brother Robert Lacock. He has a sister June Bowles (Art) in Montana. Larry was born in Browning, Mont., and raised in Plains, Mont. As a 17-year-old, Larry was working at a Boeing plant in Seattle when he and some of workmates felt the call to defend our country and enlisted in the U.S. Army in... Full story
Laurence Duncan Molzhon left this world to be with the Lord on the morning of January 25, 2018. He was born November 9, 1932, near Vida, Mont., at the family homestead. He spent his younger years in eastern Montana before his family moved to western Montana, to the Ronan/Pablo area, for health reasons. He only went to school to the beginning of the 9th grade, then decided to get his education, as he put it, working for many ranchers, farmers and loggers. In 1962, Laurence and his wife Lillian... Full story
Robert Nash of Thompson Falls, 97, died Monday January 29, 2018 at his residence. A memorial gathering will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 2, at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls. Sunset Hills Funeral Home and Crematory are handling the arrangements.... Full story
Mary Lois Hurd Wonder of Paradise and Plains passed away from a stroke January 27, 2018. She was born May 19, 1915 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, to George W. Hurd and Mary Catherine Smith Hurd, Americans who came to Canada to work on a farm. They returned to the United States in 1918, where she grew up first in eastern North Dakota and then in eastern South Dakota. She graduated from high school in 1935 at Rockham, S.D. Lois attended college for one year at Wessington Springs, S.D., and began a teaching career which spanned more than 35 years.... Full story
Our wonderful father, Anton Johnson, died peacefully in his sleep on January 22, 2018 at the age of 94. He lived a long and contented life, even though he entered this world weighing in at only 4 pounds, bearing an enlarged heart and not expected to live. If you had the good fortune of knowing him, you would understand that his heart remained big. Dad was born on July 11, 1923 in Thompson Falls, Mont., and raised on a farm in Trout Creek, Mont. He rose early each morning to milk cows before... Full story
On March 24, 1986 at 3:24 in the afternoon our family celebrated the birth of Nicholas James Phillips in Bellevue, Wash. Nicholas was born with a chromosome disorder. He was medically fragile and faced many special needs throughout his life, but it was all taken in stride with the attitude that his disabilities were going to teach us new abilities. With a life expectancy given to us of six months to one year, life was a roller coaster in the beginning and then became the new normal to which we,... Full story
Former Thompson Falls teacher Frank Henry Rutzke Sr., much beloved and always-right umpire, called his last game Wednesday, January 17. After ejecting cancer once, and then putting up one hell of a fight the second time around, he was finding each extra inning of the game less fun than the last. Surrounded by family including his prized German Shepherds and his "felonious" therapy cat, Frank heard us talking about how great he looked behind the wheel of his Jaguar, promptly called the game, and... Full story
Glenna Marie Winebrenner of Hot Springs passed away Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan at the age of 85. She was born to Lester and Mildreth Paro Oct. 19, 1932, at the Holy Family Hospital in St. Ignatius. She was educated in Hot Springs, graduating high school in 1950. During her school years she was active in band, chorus and played on the girls’ half-court basketball team. She began her working life at the age of 12 wrapping butter at the Hot Springs Creamery for Bob and Alice Owens. When Courtner’s Corner Ice... Full story
Richard Henry "Dick" Nicol was born on May 5, 1931 to Bud and Pauline Nicol in Glasgow, Mont. He was raised in the surrounding area of Nashua, Mont., on the family ranch with his seven brothers and sisters until he went into the Army in 1954. Dick went to Western Montana to visit his best friend, Dick Vinson, which he met in the Army. He loved it; he was amazed snow would gather on fence posts and stay, that didn't happen in Eastern Montana. While there, he logged and worked at the saw mill. In... Full story
Florence Jean Roe, 74, passed away Dec. 27, 2017 at Plains after an extended illness. She was born October 16, 1943 to Jim and Rita Robinson. Her mother died when she was a young child. Florence was a long time Sanders County resident. She began school in Trout Creek and attended Spokane schools when her family moved. She returned to Trout Creek as a teenager and lived with her grandmother Stella Smith. She finished her education at Noxon. She had one brother Bernard Robinson who is deceased.... Full story
Richard Henry Nicol of Clayton, Idaho died December 30, 2017. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, January 6 at 3 p.m. at Clayton Community Center in Clayton, Idaho.... Full story
Marilyn May Becker, aged 83, passed away surrounded by family on Sunday November 26, 2017, at Harborview Hospital in Seattle. She was born in Wadena, Minn., to Zoa and Ervin Anderson. She was the youngest of nine children. Marilyn served her community for 30 years as a registered nurse in the Surgical Services Department at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash. Following retirement, Marilyn relocated to Thompson Falls, Mont., where she served her new community as an operating room nurse at... Full story
Allen Dykstra passed away Nov. 27, 2017 at his home near Thompson Falls after a long, hard battle with cancer. Allen was born April 10, 1942 to Henry & Delta (Parrish) Dykstra, the 13th of 14 children. He loved growing up on the family farm. He attended Thompson Falls School (which was not his favorite thing to do). At the young age of 16 he moved to the Cut Bank area to work on a large grain ranch and be near an older sister, but he soon moved back home to be closer to family and his girlfriend... Full story
Richard (Dick) Edison Morkert passed away on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev., due to complications from a vehicle accident on Sept. 18, 2017. Dick was on his way to scout out his new hunting area in Arizona and do some fishing when the accident happened. Dick was born in Polson, Mont., on April 13, 1939, to Edison and Marjorie Morkert. Dick attended school in Plains and Thompson Falls, Mont., and was a class of 1958 Thompson Falls High School graduate. Growing up in Montana, fishing... Full story
Ronald Pronovost, 71, passed away Nov. 29, 2017, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital. Ronald (Ron) Pronovost was born on Nov. 23, 1946. to Charles and Loretta Pronovost in Kalispell, Mont. He had three siblings (Asa, Debbie and Lorie). His family moved between Montana and Washington most of his life. About 28 years ago Ron moved to Plains to be closer to his parents and other family members. Then about 15 years ago he moved to Thompson Falls where he made many friends and formed a close relationship... Full story
