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Joseph W. McDaniel, 71
Joseph W. McDaniel, 71, passed away in Bassett, Va., on Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. Joseph was born May 14, 1938, in Trenton, N.J. He attended Trenton High School and went on to attend Rutgers University where he became a successful self-made businessman before he came out to Montana in 1992. Joseph was an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Army. He was active in his church " the Christian Center Assembly of God Church in Kalispell, and the Crossroads church in Virginia. He was a loving father and a good dad. When coming home from work, he always took his children fishing, ball playing or bike riding. He was always there for his children because family was very important to him. Joseph was a member of the American Legion in Summerville, N.J. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and was a very artistic person. He especially loved his flower and vegetable gardens. He was preceded in death by his parents. Joseph is survived by his sons, Timmy, David and Jimmy McDaniel; and daughter, Kelly Hartigan. He is additionally survived by Suzanne and Larry Bryant. Visitation for Joseph will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at the C.E. Conrad Memorial cemetery. To send condolences to the family please go to www.buffalohillfh.com. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.
Faye Hughes Van Sickle
Faye Hughes Van Sickle joined her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Jan. 13, 2010, at her home in Kalispell, under hospice care, of a cancer-generated gastric ailment. Faye was born June 13, 1924, at Elbert, Texas, the daughter of Alter Eli Hughes and Dora Johnson Hughes. She moved with her parents and brother Richard Wayne Hughes to the Throckmorton, Texas, family farm. At age 8, the family moved to Decatur, Texas, where her father attended the Decatur Baptist College, becoming a Baptist pastor. Faye graduated from Bryon, Texas, high school, and from Decatur Baptist College with a two-year degree. She later attended Oklahoma Baptist University, as well as the University of Hawaii. When her father served as pastor of Bethel Baptist Church near Frederick, Okla., she taught at a grade school near there and at Hollister, Okla. In 1950 she married
Captain (later Colonel, USAF) Charles T. Moreland. Colonel Moreland, an 8th Air Force bomber pilot, later served in bomber wings and in the headquarters of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), in Pacific Air Forces, and in Headquarters, USAF in Washington. Upon Colonel Moreland s retirement, the couple lived in Fort Worth, Texas. Faye acquired distinction as an accomplished interior home designer and as a gracious hostess. She held a private pilot license. She was also an enthusiastic, dedicated flower gardener. Faye was employed for 20 years by General Dynamics, attaining the rank of aircraft design engineer. Colonel Moreland died of natural causes in 1980, leaving Faye s stepson, Associate Judge Charles T. Moreland, Jr., of Willis, Texas. In 1987, she married
Neil (later Maj. Gen. USAF, Ret.) Van Sickle. The couple settled in Kalispell. She was much loved by the extensive Van Sickle family, acquiring nine grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren, as well as nieces and nephews and their children in the Hughes family. In Kalispell she was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, an original director of the Museum at Central School, a member of Hockaday Museum of Art Guild, and was active in Chapter AB, P.E.O. Sisterhood, Glacier League, the Retired Military Wives Organization M.O.A.A., and Republican Women. Through the Faye H. Van Sickle Trust, she established the Reverend A.E. and Dora Johnson Hughes Scholarship Fund at Oklahoma Baptist University. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Rev. A.E. and Mrs. Dora Hughes; and by one brother, John L. Hughes. She is survived by her husband, Neil Van Sickle, of Kalispell; by his son, Peter Van Sickle and wife, Trisha, of Coeur d Alene, Idaho; his daughters, Anne Ewing and husband, Larry, of McMinnville, Ore., Kathleen Leatham and husband, Ray, of Forest Grove, Ore., and Jane Van Sickle of Hillsboro, Ore.; and by nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, R.W. Hughes, and wife, Dorothy, of Frederick, Okla.; her nieces, Elaine Kennedy and husband, Richard, of Pauls Valley, Okla., and Paula Carpenter and husband, Paul, of Denton, Texas; her nephew, J. Randy Hughes, and wife, Margaret, of Noble, Okla.; by 11 grandnieces and nephews and numerous great-nieces and nephews; and by her stepson, and his family, Charles Moreland Jr., and wife, Maria, of Willis, Texas. All who knew her admired and cherished her courage, and her innate elegance, grace, beauty and kindness. Cremation will be by Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home. Interment will be at the family plot in C.E. Conrad Memorial cemetery. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, followed by a reception at the church. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Faye s favorite charity, the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20006-3517.
Lawrence J. Gregor, 61
Lawrence J. Gregor, 61, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in Kalispell. He was born on Dec. 12, 1948, in Helena, to Joseph and Isabelle Gregor. He was raised in Helena, where he graduated from high school. On Dec. 11, 1967, Lawrence enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served in the infantry, serving 18 months in Vietnam. Lawrence went to Officers Candidate School; upon graduation he served as an Armor Officer for 10 years and 11 months. He married
his wife Patricia in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1970; they had been married
for 39 years when he passed away. Lawrence attended St. Leo College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981; he then attended Kansas State, where in 1983 he received his master s degree. In 2006, Captain Gregor was recalled to active duty at Fort Knox, Ky., where he served as Basic Training Company Commander. He was preceded in death by his mother, Isabelle Longmire Gregor. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, of Kalispell; parents, Joe, and wife, Dorothy Gregor; children, Larry and wife, Elisha Gregor, of Fort Drum, N.Y., Teresa and husband, Kelly Howard, of Missoula, and Joseph D. Gregor of Kalispell; siblings, Sharon Gregor of Butte, Gary and wife, Judith Gregor, of New Mexico, and Bob Werle of Helena; and grandchildren, Cameron, Caleb, Alexis and Jack Gregor, and Isabelle Howard. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, at C.E. Conrad Memorial cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the U.S. Army. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.
Andrew E. 'Andy' Davidson, 62
Andrew E. Andy Davidson, 62, passed away at home Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, after a long struggle with multiple myeloma. His parents had both died young, and he considered each passing year a blessing, especially after surviving kidney cancer in 1999. Andy was born Sept. 1, 1947, in Graceville, Minn., the son of Harry B. and Anne Davidson. He lived in Beardsley, Minn., until he was 12, when the family moved to a farm in Boy River, Minn. He served in the U.S. Army in Georgia and in the Army National Guard in Colorado, achieving the rank of sergeant. He first came to the Flathead Valley in 1974 and fell in love with the area. He moved permanently to Montana in the early 1980s. Andy held a variety of jobs, including construction and maintenance, before health problems caught up with him and he went on disability. Andy and Andrea Hull were married
Feb. 16, 1991, resulting in a union known to acquaintances as Andy and Andy. Ever since his youth, Andy enjoyed the outdoors. Along with hunting and fishing, he added gold panning and digging for crystals to his interests. He also had a lifetime interest in building cars, some of which were deliberately run off the edge of the gravel pit. His adventures and hobbies, including collecting Hot Wheels, model trains and going to yard sales, led to a gift of storytelling and many good friendships. Andy is survived by his wife, Andrea, at the family home. He also is survived by his brothers, Lester and Sheila, and Glenn and Joyce; sister, Betty; children, Violet and Robert Mulligan, Rollin, Andy Jr. and Ellen, and Tammy and Scott Casey; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. If desired, memorials can be made to Wings Foundation or Home Options Hospice Care. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.
David Grant Joyce, 59
David Grant Joyce, 59, of Crookston, Minn., died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, in the Palliative Care Center in Fargo, N.D. He was born on Oct. 4, 1950, in Cameron, Mo., but lived most of his life in Montana before settling in Crookston. He had a strong-willed spirit that never gave up the fight, and demonstrated the definition of bravery and courage. Dave s intelligence, humor and charisma always made him very easy to talk to. Because of his good nature, it was not surprising that he became a psychologist; though his love of a small town and passion for computers led him to open Crookston Computer Clinic. He taught us that no matter how grown up you are, you never have to give up the fun things in life. On Aug. 16, 1971, Dave married
his best friend, Kathy. In their 36th year of marriage, the two cancer survivors renewed their vows in August 2007. Dave was preceded in death by his father, Denis J. Joyce; and mother, Hazel Karriher Van Meter. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; son, Jeremy, and Jo Ann, of Missoula; daughter, Stephanie Fish, and Jeff, of Grand Forks, N.D.; grandchildren, Damien, Jacob, Sean and Adara; siblings, Denis Joyce, Paula Anderson-Heil and Ron, Jan Joyce, Jewel Bond, Patty Pagan and Chris, and Carol Denny and Virgil; and several nieces and nephews. A private family service will be held. The Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Joseph L. Joe Bellerose, Jr., 66
Joseph L. Joe Bellerose, Jr., 66, died Jan. 13, 2010, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls. Joe was born at Burien, Wash., to Joseph and Gladys (Zetterburg) Bellerose on Sept. 3, 1943, and was raised and educated in Burien and remained in the greater Seattle area for a time following school. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1963, serving until his honorable discharge in 1965. He had been an excellent journeyman machinist, working in that field for an extended period of time. A person of many God-given talents, he had been a photographer, painter, musician, fly fisherman and skydiver, and he built fishing rods as well as fly-tying. Later in his life, he had attended and graduated from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He had been a resident of the Flathead Valley for the past 25 years, and had recently been a resident at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls. He is survived by his wife, Tammy; and brothers, Jerry Bellerose of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Kerry Bellerose of Auburn, Wash.; as well as good friends living in the Flathead Valley. Services will be Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Columbia Mortuary Chapel; visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday morning and continue until service time.
Alice June (Anderson) Ryder, 85
Alice June (Anderson) Ryder, a lifetime resident of Kalispell, passed away Jan. 9, 2010, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. She was 85. Alice was born Nov. 27, 1924, in Kalispell to Carl and Melanie Anderson. She attended high school at Flathead County High School in Kalispell, graduating in 1943. Alice spent her junior year at Annie Wright Seminary in Tacoma, Wash., because of her father s war duties. She married
Spencer Ryder in 1947 in Spokane. Alice was awarded a nursing degree from St. Luke s School of Nursing in Spokane, in 1946. She also attended classes at Gonzaga University in Spokane and the University of Montana in Missoula. She worked as a nurse in Spokane and the Student Health Center at U of M before her two daughters were born. For a short time, she worked as a substitute nurse at Kalispell Hospital before her grandchildren were born. Then she became a full-time grandma. She was a long-time owner and employee of the local movie theaters, the Anderson Theater Company, which the family sold in 2000. While she was raising her family, Alice served a term as state president of the Montana PTA, was a member of Beta Sigma Phi, and a long-time volunteer for the American Cancer Society. Alice is survived by her daughter, Randy Mohn, and son-in-law, Jim, of Lakeside; four grandchildren, Michael Johnson of Kalispell, Eric and Samantha Hines of Missoula, Tara and Mike Lee of Kalispell, and Emily and Brad Rettig of Denver; and two great-grandchildren, Lorelei Hines of Missoula, and Spencer Lee of Kalispell. She is also survived by her sister, Ruth E. Conn, of Kalispell; and nieces, Alison Matos and Andrea Baumgardner, and their husbands and children. She is also survived by her former sons-in-law, Thomas Hines of Fruita, Colo., and Dr. Stephen Johnson of Kalispell. Alice was surprised but very happy she survived long enough to see her great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Spence; and daughter, Rhonda Johnson. A remembrance will be held at the Buffalo Hills Terrace at a date to be announced. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations could be made in her name to the charity of the donor s choice. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for Alice s family.
Charles B. Sigler
Charles Burton Chuck Sigler, 78, passed away on Jan. 11, 2010, at home, from sarcoma cancer. Chuck was born March 14, 1931, in Oklahoma City, to Mary Margaret (Pritchett) and Charles B. Sigler Sr. He grew up in the oilfields of Oklahoma where his family moved frequently. He attended high school at Marshall, Okla., where he graduated in 1949. He was president of his sophomore and junior class and captain of the football team his senior year. He graduated from Oklahoma A & M College in 1953 with a degree in forestry. He was selected for Alpha Zeta, an honorary academic fraternity, and was in the Army ROTC program. Immediately after graduation, Chuck fulfilled a longterm desire to be a smokejumper for the U.S. Forest Service at Missoula. He jumped on eight fires during the 1953 fire season and made numerous practice jumps. He then entered active duty in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant. In 1954 he was accepted into the Army Aviation Program and received his wings as an Army aviator. He was assigned to the Army Topographic Map Service which immediately sent him back to flight school for additional training as a helicopter pilot. For the next three years he transported surveyors from mountain top to mountain top in Alaska and other rugged unsurveyed locations. Since the exact shape of the earth was unknown, this survey information was critical to development of guided missile systems of that era. After honorable discharge from the Army in April 1957, Chuck received a permanent appointment as a forester for the U.S. Forest Service in the St. Joe National Forest, Idaho. He later started a career as a commercial helicopter pilot with Petroleum Helicopters, the world s largest helicopter company. While a commercial pilot, he also flew for Helicopters de Colombia (Bogota, Colombia), Agro Aereo (Guayaquil, Ecuador), Roberts Aircraft (Boise, Idaho), and Columbia Helicopters (Portland). In addition, he was a civilian flight instructor at the U.S. Army helicopter school at Fort Wolters, Texas. Chuck s first appointment as a national park service ranger was at Mount Rainier National Park where he met his wife, Kathy Wray. Within three years he was the supervisory ranger of the Paradise Ski Area and the search and rescue operations on main routes of Mount Rainier. This was followed by assignments as district ranger of the North Rim in Grand Canyon National Park where their daughter Sabrina was born, superintendent of Christiansted National Historic Site, Buck Island Reef National Monument in the U.S. Virgin Islands where their daughter Sarah was born, chief ranger at Shenandoah National Park, and chief ranger at Glacier National Park, until he retired in January 1995. Other accomplishments during his Park Service career include graduating from the FBI academy, SCUBA certification, and being a founder of the Association of National Park Rangers in 1977 in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Chuck loved the backcountry of Glacier and as often as possible he would get out of the office for a ski trip, a backcountry hike, or a climb. While at Glacier he climbed many peaks and made first ascents on Kaiser Peak and Rain Shadow. He climbed Mount St. Nicholas and Mount Cleveland among many others. Chuck is survived by his wife, Kathy, of 44 years. He is also survived by daughter, Sabrina, and husband, Ron Nichols, and their sons, Winslow and Walton; as well as daughter, Sarah, and husband, Pablo Ponce, and their daughter, Kamila; father-in-law, Curtis Wray, of Tacoma, Wash.; and an aunt, Betty Jo Shellady, of Enid, Okla.; also surviving are brother-in-law, Vaughn Wray, of Tacoma; and sisters-in-law, Kristine Sheldon of Lakeside, Julie Klontz of Edgewood, Wash., and Elizabeth Wray of Vancouver, Wash. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Columbia Falls United Methodist Church.
Arlene Mae (Kinshella) Knutson, 75
Arlene Mae (Kinshella) Knutson, 75, passed away on Monday, Jan. 12, 2010, at Health Center Northwest in Kalispell. She was born on May 19, 1934, in Kalispell, to Ernest B. and Ida M. (Becker) Kinshella. Arlene lived most of her life in the Flathead. When she was a child her father was in the logging industry so she and her three sisters spent a lot of time in the logging camps near Olney, Ashley Lake, Marion and the Swan. She attended Flathead County High School. On May 17, 1952, she married
Lawrence N. Buster Knutson in Kalispell. They spent most of their life in Kalispell and Columbia Falls, except for about 10 years when they moved to Las Vegas. Arlene loved to cook big dinners for family gatherings. She was a fabulous candy maker and especially loved making Christmas goodies to share with the family and friends. She loved to crochet and spent much of her time making baby outfits and blankets for others. Many of her creations have been donated to the Hope Pregnancy Center. She always would say, I want that new mother and baby to know how precious and special they are. She put her whole heart into each stitch, many times ripping out an outfit and starting it again because it wasn t just right. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buster; both parents; and a sister, JoAnn Hall. Arlene is survived by a daughter, Connie Fischer, and husband, Dan, of Kalispell; a son, Larry Knutson, and wife, Diane, of Kalispell; 10 grandchildren, Andrea Anderson, Brittney Salmi, Mackenzie Knutson, Brianna Wiley, Luke Fischer, Lane Knutson, R.J. Beach, Justin Beach, Jeff Beach and Bridger Beach; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Norma and husband, John McGregor, of Spokane, and Joyce Vlasak of Kalispell; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services for Arlene will be held at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 15, at the Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Jim Holman officiating. Interment will follow at C.E. Conrad Memorial cemetery. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for Arlene s family.
Joshua Jayce Morast, infant
Joshua Jayce Morast was born on Jan. 10, 2010, at Kaiser Sunnyside Hospital and died on Jan. 12, 2010, at St. Vincent Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Lon and Marissa Morast, and brother, James, of Happy Valley, Ore.; grandparents, Michael and Nancy Nizankiewicz, of Carson City, Nev.; brother, Ben, and Shelley Whitlatch, of Mesa, Ariz.; grandparents, Duane and Nancy Morast; Lon s sisters, Llonda and Clint Grame, and Lora and Jonathan Anderson; six cousins from Kalispell; and two cousins from Arizona. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Abundant Life Church in Happy Valley, Ore.
Verdas Henry Reed, 96
Verdas Henry Reed, 96, passed away peacefully into the arms of his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at his home in Kalispell. He was born in a log home on July 19, 1913, in Lorenzo, Idaho, to James Henry and Maud (Armstrong) Reed. Verdas was the first of 10 children and spent his childhood on the dry farm on Birch Creek east of Ririe, Idaho, and on the small farm on Butler Island. He attended a one-room school house on Butler Island and later went to Ririe Elementary School for the remainder of his early education. After grade school he went to Rigby High School for two years and then to Ucon High School the next two years, graduating in the spring of 1932. He attended Ricks College for one quarter but had to return to the farm to help his family. Verdas had always loved the Gospel of Jesus Christ and had served with all his heart in the work of the Lord. He served his first full-time mission from 1935 through 1937 in the Southern States Mission under LeGrande Richards. It was there that he met Bardella Bulkeley, from Burley, Idaho, who was serving in the same mission. After their missions, they became reacquainted and eventually married
Oct. 6, 1938, in the Salt Lake Temple. Verdas began his career as a farmer in Ririe on the family farm. After his mission and marriage they moved to Leslie, Idaho, where all six of their children were born: Camille, James LeGrande, Marie Louise, JoAnn, Verdella and Frank Leland. They lived there until 1950 when the family moved to a farm outside of Arco, Idaho. He went to work on the Arco Desert for the Atomic Energy Commission as a carpenter. While working there he injured his back and had surgery in 1959 which required him to find other type of work. He tried his hand as a salesman, first as a real estate and life insurance agent, and later he sold pre-need funeral plans in the Idaho Falls area. In 1963, the company transferred him to a cemetery in Pocatello, Idaho. The family moved there. In 1971, he was offered employment with the Latter-day Saints church in the Independence, Mo., Visitors Center and in 1972 he became responsible for all the church historic sites in Missouri which included Independence Visitors Center, Liberty Jail Visitors Center, Richmond cemetery, Far West Temple Site and a small area at Adam-Ondi-Ahman. He worked there until 1978, at the age of 65, when the church retired him and he and Bardella returned to Burley, Idaho, to care for her aging mother, Luella Buckeley. While in Burley, Verdas began yet another career working for the Idaho State Inspection Service sampling potatoes. He worked on and off for the next 21 years when he retired again at age 86. In 2005, he decided to move to Kalispell to be close to three of his girls, Camille in Bigfork, JoAnn in Whitefish and Marie in Kalispell. He lived with Marie until the time of his passing. Verdas has always had a love for people and his gentle smile and loving heart made you his friend from the first visit. He was always there for his family and they were the joy of his life. He had a love for music and shared it throughout his life in choirs and other singing groups. Even at the age of 95 he was still singing in the Ward Choir in the Bigfork Ward. He was active even at age 96 cutting lawns and building things. He was an amazing example of how to live a good Christian life and his passing will leave a big hole in the hearts of all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Bardella; one brother, Glenn; and two sisters, Eloise and Eleanor; one grandson; and two great-grandchildren. He is survived by his six children, Camille Gloschat and husband, J.A. Fred, of Bigfork and Sun City West, Ariz., James Reed and wife, Velma, of Burley, Marie Love and husband, Larry, of Kalispell, JoAnn Hudson and husband, Mark, of Whitefish, Verdella Grout and husband, Richard, of Driggs, Idaho, and Frank Reed and wife, Claudia, of Tooele, Utah; four sisters, Ruth Withers and Carol Sue Nef, both of Rexburg, Idaho, Delaine Young and husband, Mick, of Idaho Falls, and Barbara Clarke and husband, J. Richard, of Salt Lake City; two brothers, Clare Reed, and Gale Reed and wife, Delilah, all of Ririe; 40 grandchildren; 116 great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great-grandchildren; with many other family and friends. The family will greet people, in Kalispell, at an open house visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Chapel. Funeral services for Verdas Reed will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Latter-day Saints Fourth Ward Church, 515 E. 16th St., in Burley, Idaho, with burial to follow at the Pleasant View cemetery. The visitation in Burley will be one hour prior to the service in the Relief Society Room at the church. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for Verdas family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to view Verdas guest book, offer condolences and share memories.
Kenneth Gordon Mast, 76
Kenneth Gordon Mast, 76, passed away Jan. 17, 2010, at his home in Whitefish, from complications of COPD and heart failure. Ken was born Feb. 22, 1933, in Los Angeles, to Bernice Stevens and Sam Mast. He grew up in Southern California. His family moved frequently, living in a trailer when they moved to La Junta, Colo., where his parents grew up. Ken attended school in La Junta, but traveled back and forth to California with his father. When the Korean War started, Ken joined the Army and was shipped to Japan. He was sent into battle in Korea where he spent Thanksgiving and Christmas in minus-35 degree temperatures. Ken took part in the battle of Inchon and was one of the Chosin Few who survived the battle at the Chosin Reservoir. His troop consisted of 300 men, but in the end there were only three remaining to find their way back to their ship at the Inchon harbor to get out. Ken was awarded two bronze stars and was honorably discharged from the Army in 1953. He worked for the government after the war in Kansas, California and Nebraska. He was later hired by AeroJet. Ken was instrumental in the manufacture of the different stages of the MX missile. He led a team that inspected the missile stages for conformance to quality standards as a quality engineer. He retired as quality director. Ken loved Alaska. He traveled there many times with his wife, Donna. Ken very much enjoyed fishing and boating there. Traveling in his trailer to Alaska was a dream that came true many times for him. One of his wishes was to someday live there. Ken has been a resident of Whitefish since 1996. He is survived by his wife, Donna; three sons, Ken Jr., and wife, Judy, of Indiana, Sam and wife, Patti, of Idaho, Howard of Indiana; and one daughter, Vicki, of California; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild; and many cousins and other family members in Colorado. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at St. Peter Lutheran Church with Pastor James Maxwell officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Austin Funeral Home, followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m. Inurnment and burial will be at a later date in LaJunta, Colo. Memorials may be made to St. Peter Lutheran Church or to Hospice.
