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Robert “Bob” Lockman Bob Lockman, age 84, of Columbia Falls, Montana passed away December 25, 2020. Bob was born April 15, 1936 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD to Henry and Rose Lockman. He attended schools in Yankton and the Beaver Creek rural school prior to attending high school in Crofton, NE and graduating in 1954. After attending and playing football for Norfolk College in Nebraska, he married his first wife Helen Ennis prior to moving to San Diego and starting work with...

Steven Joseph Kastella A long time local was lost on 12-27-20 when Steve passed peacefully in Whitefish with family by his side. Steve was born on 10-31-51 in Whitefish, MT. Being a Halloween baby seemed fitting, as he was ever the jokester. Steve graduated from Whitefish High School in 1970. His list of athletic accomplishments were numerous. Amongst them, he received All-American honors at WHS in basketball and helped lead the Bulldogs to a state championship victory in 1970. He also...

Rose Manicke, 88, of Whitefish, died December 23, 2020, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her children. Cremation arrangements are pending. Austin Funeral and Cremation Services in Whitefish is caring for the family.

Marguerite MacDonald Schenck Marguerite Helen Schenck passed away at her residence at The Springs in Whitefish on December 8, 2020, with three of her children by her side. She was 94.  She was born to Frank R. and Anne M. MacDonald on June 28, 1926, in Whitefish. She attended Whitefish schools and graduated from Whitefish High School in 1944. She earned her R.N. through the Sacred Heart School of Nursing in Spokane in 1947.  While celebrating her 21st birthday at the Cadillac Bar in...

Darlene Cunningham Grattan, 81 passed away at her home in Whitefish on December 7th, 2020 Darlene was born to Gwen and Jim Cunningham in Butte, Montana.  She graduated from Butte high acquiring that “Butte toughness“.  She graduated from University of Montana in 1960 with a degree in elementary education. She met her husband in her freshman year and they dated throughout college. They were married two days after graduation, and she and her newly commissioned husband Tim went many...

Ivan Dean Polus Ivan Dean Polus, 84 of Whitefish, Montana passed away peacefully in his home on December 5, 2020 while surrounded by family and friends. Ivan was born on March 26, 1936 in Elmira, Michigan. He is preceded in death by his parents Frank and Berenice Polus, his wife Julia (Szczepaniak) Polus. He is survived by his son William Polus and his fiance Kim Kilkenny and son Tommy, daughter Jane Kasberg and spouse Mark Kasberg, grandson Craig Kasberg and his partner Kendra Buerger,...

Vincent Andrew Carr, 25 passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 14, 2020. Born on August 31, 1995, Vincent was a joy to all who came to know him. He loved music and was an up and coming comedian who performed at various venues in Kalispell, MT. His brilliant light shined everywhere he went. Vincent is survived by his parents, Michelle Carr and Vincent Sansone, his son, Adyn Vincent Carr, his sister Teri Cason, Grandparents Vincent and Helen Sansone, Paul Carr, Chris and Jeff Magnuson,...

Robert “Rob” O’Neil, 49, of Whitefish, died unexpectedly Nov. 8, 2020, of cardiac arrest. His doctor, Dr. Todd Bergland, and his wife, nurse Glenna, were with Rob and Christy when he collapsed and they did everything possible to save him as did the staff at North Valley Hospital. Rob leaves behind his loving wife, Christy Gladieux O’Neil, and his son, Mason, 11. Rob was the son of Marcia O’Neil, of Topsham, Maine, and the late Bob O’Neil. He is also survived by his sister,...