Obituaries

PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON — Kenneth Gerald Petticrew, a member of  the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, passed away on Dec. 10, 2022, at Jefferson Health Care, Port Townsend, Washington, at age 67. He fought a hard fight after being diagnosed with bile duct cancer earlier this year.  He was born on Nov. 26, 1955, to mother Geraldine Bisson and father Edgar Petticrew. He grew up in the Mission Valley being the youngest of eight children. After graduating from Ronan High School, he attended cooking school. Later he traveled to Seattle where he made his home and lived for the  past 37 plus years. He had various jobs and retired, due to health issues, as an Inn...

POLSON — Firm in her faith, Zana F. Niblack went home to her Lord on Dec. 1, 2022. She was born in Missoula on April 16, 1940, and spent her life before marriage on the family ranch.  Combined with all the ranching activities, Zana was also a musician, earning a clarinet chair in the All-Northw...

POLSON — Lucy (Simmon) McCrumb, 81, of Polson passed away on Dec. 16, 2022.  Mom was born on Nov. 24, 1941, to Jerome and Viola (Weiber) Simmon in Fowler, Michigan. She was raised on a farm, the eighth child of eleven.  In 1963, Mom married Dennis McCrumb and during the next four years,...

BOISE, IDAHO — Lee Roy Boyd, 65, former a resident of Ronan, passed away suddenly at the home of his sister, Janice in Boise, Idaho, on Dec. 2, 2022. Lee was born on Jan. 20, 1957, in Polson to Kenneth and Bernice Boyd. He was the fifth of six children in the family.  Lee graduated from Rona...

MESA, ARIZONA — Patricia “Pat” Jane (Bruner) Rawlings, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, at her winter home in Mesa, Arizona. Pat was born on Aug. 24, 1928, in Myrtle Point, Oregon, to Sam and Anna Bruner(Delamater). She grew up with and was very clo...

POLSON — Beatrice Louise “Bea” Kruse, age 62. of Polson, passed away on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, at St. Luke Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born on Oct. 25, 1960, in Glasgow, the daughter of Francis and Belva (Emeline) Morin.  She attended schools in both Saco and Malta. ...

KALISPELL — Evan Curtis Krebsbach, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at Logan Health in Kalispell. Memorial services for Curtis will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.   

RED RIVER VALLEY, MINNESOTA — Zona Danielita Kaml (Knox) was called home to rest on Nov. 22, 2022. She was born on Feb. 9, 1959, in Kalispell, to Mary Ann (Dunham) Mushel and Gerald Mushel, and was the third of four daughters. Her father later remarried and Zona gained a loving stepmother, stepsister, ...

POLSON —  Our loving mother, Judy Rae Simonson, age 71 of Polson, passed away peacefully at St. Joseph Hospital on Nov. 28, 2022. She was born on Nov. 20, 1951, in Stanley, North Dakota, to Willard and Marion Simonson, then moved with her family to Poplar, Montana, where she graduated from Poplar ...

POLSON — With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Ray “Butch” Shelby of Polson, who passed away on Nov. 23, 2022, at the age of 77. He had fought a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on Oct. 19, 1945. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Marjorie Shelby and broth...