Obituaries

POLSON — Grace Poloson was born in Great Falls on Sept. 16, 1926. She went to be with the Lord on Sept. 13, 2018. Grace was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Poloson. She is survived by Susan (Roger Krauss), Verna (Gary Ivory), Jeanne (Chuck Bronec), Russell and Kimberly Poloson, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and her sister-in-law Fay Haynes. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Messages of condolences may be shared with the family online at: thelakefuneralhomeandcremation.com. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.

ELMO — Curtis Michael Auld, 67, of Elmo, passed away on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. “Curdy” was the sixth child born in Polson, to Mose Auld and Alice Wakan. While proud of his Sioux roots, he was a traditional Kootenai man. Curt enjoyed the simple things in life, loved rodeos and powwows, p...

RONAN —Kelly Louise Sias, 83, of Ronan, passed away at her home on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. Cremation will take place and no services are planned at this time. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family online at: www.shriderthompson. com. Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home, Ronan, is assisting the Si...

POLSON —Ralph Ivan Luke, age 75, passed away at his home in Polson, on Sept. 2, 2018. Ralph was born in Kalispell on May 23, 1943, to LeRoy and Vivian Luke. His family moved to Polson in 1952 where he graduated from Polson High School in 1961. After graduation he attended MSU for two years before le...

POLSON — James (Jim) Hayes, 88, passed away in his sleep, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018 at Polson Health and Rehab., in Polson. Jim was born on June 26, 1930, to Ralph and Ellen (Harlan) Hayes in Polson, the second oldest of four children. Jim was raised for several years in Elmo, as his father logged for a...

COLUMBIA FALLS — Ernest “Ernie” Walter Luke, 60, passed away in his home in Columbia Falls on July 7, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 28, 1957, to Clifford and Roberta Luke (Wilhelm). He was the oldest of their four children, alongside Marilyn Cooper (Luke), Collee...

RONAN — Death is more universal than life. Everyone dies, but not everyone lives. Jim lived. We love you. James Ernest Paro, 77, Passed away at his home in Ronan on Aug. 14, 2018. Jim was born in St. Ignatius on Oct. 23, 1940, to Lester Paro Sr. and Mildred Paro. He was raised in Hot Springs. ...

RONAN — Everitt Dale Foust, 91, passed away peacefully on Aug. 27, 2018. Born May 25, 1927, at J.C. Williams Oil Camp in Midwest Wyoming, Everitt was adopted as an infant by William Henry Foust and Blanche Virginia Conner Foust (his maternal aunt), joining two older adopted sons, Ted and Bill Jr. Th...

PABLO — “Ed” Otto Edward Brueckmann, 69, of Pablo, passed away on Aug. 26, 2018, of natural causes. Ed attended schools in Pablo and Ronan and went to Wyoming Tech. He then moved back to Montana and soon thereafter was drafted into the Army where he served two tours in Vietnam working as an...

RONAN — On July 7, 1918, four months before the end of World War I, a baby girl was born to Anton and Bessie Gamma on a ranch west of Kalispell at Ashley Lake. They named her Mary. Mary Bessie Gamma was raised on that ranch along with her older brother, Joe, and younger brothers, Frank and Henry. Mary,...