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Barney James L a i n g , 29 Barney James Laing,(Mandel) Laing, of Mar-T e d R . L a k e , 57Ted Lake of Kalispell diedat KalispeU Regional Medical Center on Sept. 12, 2009,after a short battle w i t h cancer. Ted was b o m i n GrantsPass, Ore., on Feb. 18,1952,to LucUle Eldred and A r n o l dLake. He spent his boyhoodi n Oregon and completed hiseducation i n various locations i n that state.I n 1974, Ted moved to theFlathead Valley. Here be metBarbara RusseU. They weremiarried i n May of 1976 anda daughter and son wereb o m to them. His family wasalways the most importantand loved part of his life.Ted was employed as amachinist i n the KalispeUarea. For the last few yearshe was w i t h CommercialMachine Services and helpedw i t h numerous custom andspecial orders. He was therefor every customer and theirneeds.I n 1976, Ted was baptizedas one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was k n o w n throughout the vaUey for his love ofBible principles and his GodJehovah. He served faithfuUyi n several congregations i nvarious capacities. His k i n dand gentle demeanor, alongw i t h his unselfish heart,were treasured by aU whoknew h i m .The out of doors was Ted's"home." He loved backpacking, camping and elk h u n t i n gi n the h i g h country. No onewas a faster or more sue-:cessful shot on ducll;S« l'«geese than Ted. He and Barbara had their home i n theprivacy of the hiUs i n KUaand loved seeing the wUdlifearound them.I n the cold winter monthsTed enjoyed his woodworking projects, and manyfriends have pens he craftedfor them.Ted was preceded i n deathby his father, Arnold Lake,and his mother. Opal LuciUeEldred.Survivors include hiswife, Barbara, of KUa;daughter, E r r a n and herhusband, Cameron Bradley,of KalispeU; and son, Travis,and his wife, CecUia, andtheir chUdren Briar and Ivy,also of KalispeU; his stepmother Glee Lake, brotherAUen Lake, and stepbrotherJ i m Lynch, aU of Oregon;sisters, Kathy Acre of Kentucky, and Violet Mack ofEverett, Wash. Ted is also survived by a number of other famUy members throughout the Pacific Northwest.Buffalo HUls FuneralHome and Crematory ishandling the cremation. Amemorial service wiU beheld at 2 p.m. on Saturday,Sept. 19, at the West VaUeySchool's new gymnasium,located at the intersectionof West Reserve Drive andFarm to Market Road i nKalispeU.G e r a r d A n t h o n y Lakes, 27GerardAnthonyLakespassed awayFriday, Aug.14, 2009,i n Brooks,Alberta,at the ageof 27. Thecause ofdeath is stiU u n k n o w n at thistime. :Gerard was born June20, 1982, to Mike and LucieAnn (Purdy) Lakes.He spent his chUdhood r i d ing dirt bikes w i t h his fatherMike and brother M a r k , andhunting and fishing w i t h hisgrandpa, Clarence. He spentmany happy hours w i t h hisPoppy and Gram Lakes, asweU as his grandma Purdy.He was always r u n n i n g freew i t h his sidekick cousin,Katie Purdy.As a young adult heenjoyed m o u n t a i n b i k i n g ,skiing and rock c l i m b i n g .He had many occupationsincluding o w n i n g h i s o w nconstruction business.Climb on Construction.The last year of h i s life hespent several months w i t hhis mother, Lucie A n n ,where he helped her w i t hupgrades to her home i nKalispell.Gerard traveled extensively throughout the UnitedStates and Canada, alwaysbeing a footloose and fancyfree lover of life and adventure.His greatest love was hisson, Jude Lakes, of Missoula.He was exceptionally proudof his brother Mark, andalways worried about h i mduring his tour of duty overseas w i t h the United StatesMarine Corps. Gerard wasvery proud of his sister Molly, and he was elated whenher son Kaeden was born.Gerard was very artistic.He loved to draw, hitch horsehair and tattoo.He was a very kind, lovingyoung man.' He was preceded i n deathby his grandparents, Clarence and Lucy Purdy; hisnamesake and uncle, GerardRaymond Purdy; his greatuncle, Charlie Urschel; andgreat-grandparents, Sidneyand Martha Lakes, and Buckand Poovey Urschel.Gerard is survived by hisson, Jude Lakes, and Jude'smother, Chelsey Curtis, ofMissoula; his parents, MikeLakes of Coram, and Craigand Lucie A n n Davis ofKalispeU; his sister, MoUyLakes, and Blaine Childers,and their son, KaedenChilders, of KalispeU; brother. Lance Corporal MarkLakes of the U.S. MarineCorps, and Cortny Westgard,Mark's fiancee; stepbrother,Jake Davis, Seaman 3rdClass of the United StatesNavy, cm-rently serving i nGuam; his grandparents,Jerry and Delores Lakes, ofCoram; and many other fami l y members and friends toonumerous to list.A graveside service, officiated by Rev. Newby, wUl beheld at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept.15, at St. Richard's Cemeteryi n Columbia FaUs. A reception wiU foUow at his mother's home i n KalispeU.Johnson-Gloschat Mortuary is taking care of thearrangements."Climb on my son, Chmbon!"

C l a y t o n H e n r y L a m b , 68Clayton Henry Lamb, 68, ofWhitefish passed away of congestive heart failure March 24,2009, at North VaUey Hospital.He was born i n Malta on Aug.6, 1940, to Manuel and AgnesLamb. They lived i n Saco andmoved to Whitefish i n 1950.Clayton was educated andgraduated from Whitefish Highi n 1958.He married Dixie Hulett i n1958 and lived i n Half Moonwhile working for Stoltze Lumber. Two daughters were bornthere, Geraldine and Myrna.They later were divorced.Clayton'was an A r m y medicfrom 1966 to 1968.He lived i n Arizona and theni n California where he met LizCadman. They moved to Whitefish i n 1975 and were m a r r i e d .She had three children, Lonnie. B i l l and Debra. Liz died i n t l1979.He married Denise Weldele i n1980. They had three children,David, Mathew and Megan.They later were divorced.He also worked for a sawmilli n Alaska for five years.Clayton was preceded i ndeath by his father, ManuelLamb; and second wife, Liz.He is survived by his mother,Agnes Lamb; brother, Gene,and wife, Mary; sister, MiUieGroshong, and husband, Jim;sister, Dorothy Anderson; andchildren, Geraldine Penland,M y r n a Lamb, Lonnie Cadman,B i l l Cadman, Debra Cadman,David Lamb, Mathew Lamb,Megan Lamb, and Katie GreenHe also has 12 grandchildrenand several nieces and nephews,j,A v i s i t a t i o n w i l l be held 'from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday,M a r c h 30, at A u s t i n FuneralHome i n Whitefish. A funeralservice w i l l be held at 2 p.m.Tuesday, March 31, at theWhitefish Assembly of God,1549 Karrow Ave. B u r i a l w i l lbe afterward at Glacier Memor i a l Gardens i n KalispeU, w i t hm i l i t a r y graveside honors bythe United Veterans of the Flathead and the Montana NationalGuard.R a y R . L a m b e r t s o n , 72Ray R. Lambertson, 72,died Monday, M a r c h 2, 2009,at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.He is survived by his wife,Nancy, of Eureka.No services are scheduledat this time.Buffalo H i l l Funeral Homeis caring for the family.Paul B . Landau, 64Paul B. Landau, 64, diedFriday, May 8, 2009, at theMontana Veterans Homei n Columbia Falls.He was born March 27,j1945, i n San Bernardino, Calif.':Survivors include hisson, Paul, i n Colorado; :and daughter, Roxanne.A graveside service wiUbe at 11 a.m. Wednesday,May 13, at the MontanaVeterans Home Cemeterj i n Columbia Falls. ' ' ' VArrangements are w i t h !Columbia Mortuary i n Columbia Falls.fP a m e l a J a n e ( P a t r i c k ) L a n g l e y , 62association management i nPamela1981, w o r k i n g for the ProJane (Patfessional Insurance Agentsrick) Langof Montana and later forley, 62, diedthe Montana AgricultureOct. 28,Business Association, the2009, of comMontana Grain ElevatorplicationsAssociation, the Montanaof airwaySeed Trade Association andobstruction,the Association of Montanaat St. Peter'sT u r f and Ornamental ProHospital i nfessionals.Helena.After leaving teaching i nShe was born March 11,1981, she was elected three1947, i n Havre, the eldesttimes to the Helena SchoolchUd of Clarence and RuthBoard of Trustees beginningPatrick, and grew up on ai n 1985, continuing her comfarm at Rudyard, where shemitment to education. Shegraduated fi-om high schoolalso was elected as a Repubi n 1965. I n 1969, she graduated from the University of ' lican precinct committeewoman i n Lewis and ClarkMontana, Missoula, w i t hBachelor of Arts degrees i n .S County several times and asa member of the Montanajournalism and home ecoRepublican State Centralnomics.She taught home econom- Committee from Lincolnics, j o u r n a l i s m , and science County.She was the proud motherat L i n c o l n County H i g hSchool, Eureka, f r o m 1969 of two chUdren, Jeff andto 1971 and spent the sum-j"* Kari, and grandchildren,Byron and Brenden. She ismer of 1970 as a reporteralso survived by her mother. at the D a i l y I n t e r Lake,Ruth Patrick; sister, PeggyKalispell, before r e t u r n i n gPatrick; and brother, Scott .to U M on a graduate assisPatrick.'tantship i n j o u r n a l i s m i n1971.She was preceded i n deathby her father, Clarence; andI n 1972, she was m a r r i e dbrothers, LoweU and Kenny.to Gary Langley and theyCremation has taken placemoved to Helena where sheand her ashes are to beworked for the AssociatedPress, and t h e n what is now interned near her brothers'graves i n Havre. Services areQwest i n public relationsscheduled at 1 p.m. Saturday,before teaching j o u r n a l i s mNov. 7, at Our Redeemer'sand English for six yearsLutheran Church, 1400 Stuartat Helena H i g h School. I nStreet.1980, she completed a MasA memorial fund has beenter of A r t s degree i n j o u r - 'set up at Valley Bank i n Helnalism at the University ofena to the grandchildren'sMontana.Langley began a career i n college fund.

E l e a n o r L o u i s e (Zeller) L a n e y , 89Eleanoru IL jimumniMmnHiiiiLouise(ZeUer)Laney, 89,"enteredinto rest"June 7,2009, i nSpokane.She wasb o m into afun-loving and hard-workingfarm family i n Somers, onAug. 12,1919. She walked tothe one-room Rouselle schoolhouse, her family often hosting the teacher. Eleanorgraduated from Somers HighSchool at age 17.She became an accomplished horsewoman, traveler, teacher and bridge playerwho lived for famUy gatherings. Eleanor received aBachelor of Arts degree fromEastern Washington Collegeof Education, completing thethree-year advanced coiu-seof study by the age of 19.Her early teaching careerincluded Colville and Vancouver, Wash., and Helena.Through her sister and college friends, she met Bob" JR" Laney of Sprague,Wash., and they were married i n 1945. Together theybuUt a f a r m and raised afamily of five children.She returned to her teaching career at Lamont andHarrington, Wash., after theirlast chUd entered school,finishing her career i n 1969.Eleanor and Bob were solidsupporters of higher education. As a result, their chUdren and grandchUdren havepursued advemced degreesthroughout the world, whUemany regional institutionsbenefit from their generosity.I n addition to her farm andfamUy activities, she participated i n the RitzvUle Branchof the American Association of University Women,the Crab Creek Grange, theWashington and NationalEducation Associations, andwas a charter member andpast president of the Washington A g r i c u l t u r a l and Foresfry Education Foundation.She was active i n the LincolnCounty Democrats, Washington Association of WheatGrowers, Lincoln CountyCowbeUes and the SpokaneClub. She was a long-timemember of the Mary Queenof Heaven Church and sheplayed bridge w i t h theSprague Bridge Club for over40 years. Eleanor corresponded widely w i t h famUy andfriends and her Christmascards were famous for theiroriginality and poetry.I n her immediate famUy,she was preceded i n deathby her husband. Bob, i n 1996;her parents, Roman andNorine (McDoneU) ZeUer; herbrother, Edmimd ZeUer (1918);sister and brother-in-law,Helen Marie (2002) and BUIRingwood (2008); and granddaughter, Rachel Laney (1987).She is survived by avibrant famUy of four sonsand a daughter, John andJoann (Monson) Laney ofSeattle, Steve and Sandi(Overstreet) Laney of Spokane, Chris and Linda :(Reedy) Laney of Sprague,Tom and Susie (Gulyas)Laney of Moses Lake, Wash.,Norine and Guy Gregoryof Spokane; a far-flung andaccomplished group of l3grandchildren; and a growing group of three remarkable great-grandchUdren.Her extended famUy includesRingwoods, Gaffneys,McDoneUs and ZeUers.- The family extends theirthanks to aU who assistedEleanor i n remaining independent i n recent years, toher medical caregivers, andto Hospice of Spokane fortheir end-of-life care.Memorial donations maybe made to Poor Clare Sistersof Spokane; Mary Queen ofHeaven Church BuUdingFund; Hospice of Spokane; ora charity your choice.Viewing wUl be held from1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 18,at Hennessy-Smith FuneralHome, 2203 N. Division,Spokane. VigU services wUlbe held at 7 p.m. Thursday,June 18, at St. Charles Parish, 4515 N. Alberta. A Massof Christian Burial wiU beheld at 11 a.m. Saturday, June20, at Mary Queen of HeavenChurch, Sprague, with FatherJack Krier ofTiciating. Concluding services, vault intemjment wiU foUow at MaccabeeCemetery, Sprague.Danekas Funeral Home,RitzviUe, is i n charge ofarrangements.

L a n a K a y (1 hiel) L a n g , 6 3LanaKay (Thiel)Lang, 63,ofKaUspeUpassed awaysuddenlyA p r i l 17,2009, of apulmonaryembolism.She wasb o m Oct. 20,1945, i n Worland,Wyo., to Alex and Viola (Beckman) T h i e lLana attended school i nWorland, graduating i n 1964.She attended Northwest C o llege i n Powell, Wyo., and BUlings Business College. Whilehving i n Billings, she workedfor Industrial Supply.I n 1968, she began a correspondence w i t h a handsomesoldier, Dave Lang, who wasserving i n Vietnam. Upon hisretum, they met and marriedeight days later. They just celebrated their 40th anniversaryMarch 29, 2009.BO toDuring their marriage, Daveand Lana lived i n Kansas, (Jermany, California, and fmallyMontana; they moved fromGreat Falls to Kalispell, wherethey decided to settle and raisetheir four children. Lana wentto work for CenturyTel i n 1978and retired i n 2003 after 25years of service.She was an active memberof Trinity Lutheran Church,serving on the school boardand was always there to cooka meal for the sick and grieving. The "Paper Plate Queen"loved to bake and entertain— no one left her home on anempty stomach! One othermost h-easured pastimes wasenjoying a large bowl of popcom with her grandkids; shealso loved to taxi them around,host sleepovers, and readbooks. She enjoyed knitting,crocheting, shopping and making jam as weU. Every day sheofiered a sarcastic commentand a quick smile — manywUl miss her wonderful senseof humor.She was preceded i n deathby her parents, Alex and ViolaThiel; and in-laws, Albert andDaisy Lang.She is survived by her husband, Dave; her sons, Scottand Tammy Lang, TravisLang, and Mark and AmberLang; daughter, Melissa andKevin Linmde; and six grandchUdren, Allix, Taylor, Carsenand RyUe Linmde, and Aaronand Logan Lang; her sister,Wanda and Guy Shipley;broUier, Ron Thiel; niece,Andrea Shipley; and nephews,Tyler and Mike Shipley. Shehad many friends and famUywho wUl miss her greatly.A memorial service wiUbe held at 4 p.m. Monday,AprU 20, at Trinity LutheranChurch. Visitation for LanawUl be ft-om 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Monday, AprU 20, at JohnsonGloschat Funeral Home. Aprivate burial wUl be held.CSj3 "3 .d 0)-r! j o,w ON51" " I3 Pill-C m te ocmO !) 60 tS 5 - -nr .S ' U O cS cn cUa o d: S ca" oCO.!1 Sa a, i360d oIS .Sm CO c -a-*-»S iCUDI S D o p a l J . Large, 67' Opal Jean Large, 67,Johnson. died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009,Memorial services wiUat Kalispell Regional Med- be held i n Powell, Wyo.,ical Center i n Kalispell.at a later date.Survivors includeBuffalo HiU Funeraldaughters, Victoria MuU- Home is caring for theer-Brown and Veronicafamily.The family requests thatmemorial gifts be made toTrinity Lutheran Church orSchool, 400 W. California St.,KalispeU, MT 59901; the Montana Veterans Home, 400 Veterans Drive, Columbia FaUs,MT 59912; The Lakeside QRU,125 BUls Road, Lakeside, MT59922; or the charity of yourchoice.Johnson-Gloschat FuneralHome is caring for Lana'sfamUy. You are invited to goto www.jgfuneralhome.comto offer condolences and signLana's guest book.*.

G r a c e I . L a r k i n , 96Gene Darling and wife, Mary, ofGrace I . LarLos Alamos, N.M., and F. Scotk i n , 96, a lifeL a r k i n and wife, Stephanie, oftime resident ofColumbia FaUs; a stepdaughter,Columbia Falls,Barbara Buentemeier, and husdied Saturday,band, Ron, of Columbia FaUs;Feb. 7, 2009, ather grandchildren, includingColonial ManorPeggy Hoppe and husband, BUI,i n Whitefish.of Columbia FaUs; as weU asBorn Sept.several great- and great-great17, 1912, i ngrandchildren.Columbia FaUs to A r t h u r andGraveside services wiU beIda Green, Grace attendedheld at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, aiColumbia FaUs schools, graduWoodlawn Cemetery i n Columating from Columbia FaUs Highbia FaUs under the direction ofSchool i n 1930.Columbia Mortuary.She was later married to BudDarling.During the construction ofHungry Horse Dam, she hadoperated the Snack Shack Cafe;she also had been a telephoneoperator and a dispatcherfor the Columbia Falls PoliceDepartment. Grace later hadbeen employed by the U.S. Postal Service i n Columbia FaUs asa clerk and sorter.She married Henry " H a n k "L a r k i n i n 1952.Grace and Hank had livedi n the Teakettle area and laterat Lee's Meadow on TamarackRoad (now Meadowlake), as weUas residing at their place onAshley Lake and spending winters i n Apple VaUey, Calif.Grace had been a longtimemember of the United MethodistChurch and Royal Neighbors ofAmerica, as weU as serving as avolunteer at the Klothes Klosetcommunity clothing store.Hank preceded her i n deathi n 2001. Also preceding her i ndeath were her siblings, Wilfred" B u d " Green, Vera Darling and. Hank Green.Survivors include her sons.Kenneth W a y n e 'Buddy' Larson, 42KennethWayne"Buddy"Larson,42, passedaway onFriday,- 4 ,July 17,'-M2009, at hisresidence i n KalispeU. Hewas born on J u l y 21, 1966,i n Libby, the son of KennethWayne and V i c k i (Krantz)Larson.Ken was m a r r i e d on Aug.16, 1986, i n KalispeU, to Karen Cook. Ken had many passions i n life, but his greatestpassidn was his girls, Karenand Katie. He was a greathusband, father, son, uncle,brother-in-law and friend.He was very enthusiasticabout c i v i l rights, and was *also active i n USPSA (United States Practical ShootingAssociation) competitions.He w:as a master shooter.Ken lived a simple life butwas a very complex man."He would want us to bestrong and go on w i t h life.We wiU do that for our lovefor h i m . ""We know that he is noww i t h his little brother, Aaron. May he rest i n peace."He was preceded i n deathby his brother, Aaron.He is survived by hiswife, Karen Larson, anddaughter, Katie, of KalispeU;his mother and stepfather,V i c k i and Bob Rinke, ofKalispeU; his fatfier. KenLarson, of YamhiU, Qre.;two h a l f sisters, Krystal andEricka Larson, both of YamhiU; and numerous famUyand friends.Funeral services for KenWiU be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at StiUwaterLutheran Church, w i t hPastor T i m Bartholomewofficiating.The family suggests thatmemorial contributions bemade to the charity of thedonor's choice.Johnson-Gloschat FuneralHome is caring for Ken'sfamily. You are invited to goto www.jgfuneraUiome.comto offer condolences andsign Ken's guest book.I " 15 5-3w a; c« ,d. O)Cti C- ouLO§ - 0 S3O5 m 1 .SS(COo o

S u e L a u t a r e t , 96Sue Lautaret, 96, ofKalispeU,died peacefuUy, at homefrom naturalcauses onSept. 11, 2009.She was bornSarah MaeSchelembaum to Frank andSophia Schelembaum, onFeb. 25, 1913, i n Aden, lU.She had four brothers andthree sisters who helped r u nthe famUy farm and ranchuntU 1926 when the famUymoved to Colorado.Stronger than most men.Sue, along w i t h her brothers,were cowhands on the ranch.To escape this life, she leftthe ranch i n 1932 and movedto New York City w i t h heraunt and uncle. There shemet and married her first.husband, Nick Petrino, W h i l e 'she worked various jobsearning 5 to 6 per hourd u r i n g the Depression.She was a personal assistant i n private homes, madebeautiful glass lamps i n alamp factory, and introducedjeans as the assembly lineuniform at a wax paper cupfactory to prevent the workers' dresses from catching i nthe machines.I n the early '40s, shemoved back to Colorado andNick stayed i n New York.She worked m a Naturopathic doctor's office whereshe developed her lifelonginterest i n health and holistic medicine.FoUowing her diyorce i n1944, her sister introducedher to Harold Lautaret.After r e t u r n i n g from servicei n Japan i n World War I I ,Harold m a i f led Sue i n Albu-querque, N.M., i n 1947. Shebecame stepmother to Harold's daughter from his firstmarriage, Shfrley Lautaret,who lived i n Seattle.Sue and Harold moved toKalispeU i n 1947, where shelived the next 62 years of herlife.Sue had many enjoymentsi n life: her friends and famUy, hunting, fishing, gardening, playing cards, andtraveling the country w i t hHarold i n thefr camper.Sue was preceded i n deathby her beloved husband, Harold Lautaret; and her daughter, Shfrley Jean LautaretBenson.She is survived by herthree grandchUdren, CherylHoban, K f r k Benson andKaren Benson Hagopian; herfive great-grandchildren; andtium )u§;;niecfe''and-'ii ] ews.The grandchUdren wouldlike to extend our thanksto Gordon and Barb Taylor,Bob and ArdeU Casey, andher numerous neighbors andextended famUy memberswhose gracious help andattention enabled her to livei n her own home throughouther later years of life."We know Sue is now lifting her glass of 'Lambruski'i n a toast to her freasuredfamUy and friends, and to along life, weU lived."A celebration of her lifewiU be held at 10:30 a.m. onMonday, Sept. 21, at BuffaloHiU Funeral Home. Interment wUl foUow the service,;at Glacier Memorial Gardens.I n lieu of food or flowers,memorial confribu

ing at Greenwood Assisted Living for the past 41/2 years. Fay was bom on Nov. 30,1926, in Bowdoin to WUlie Anthony and Barbara Hattie (Lubbers) PoweU. Fay was the oldest of four sib lings. She grew up in Harb and Malta, where she also attended school. She graduated from Malta High School in 1945, and then after meeting Glen Lake of Malta,