Obituaries

HOT SPRINGS — Beverly Louise Adler, 72, passed away on June 15, 2021, at the Hot Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hot Springs, where she was recovering from a fall. Beverly was born on Oct. 28, 1948, to Alex and Selma (Mertz) Adler in Hardin. She was the youngest of five children. Beverly lived with her parents and siblings in the North Valley on the family farm until the family moved into Hardin in 1955.  Beverly was a quiet person who met everyone with a shy little smile. She loved horses and liked to collect nick-knacks. Her collection was impressive.  Beverly made her home in Ronan. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alex and Selma Adler; her broth...

POLSON — Jerry Allen Peterson, age 82, of Montana, passed away Saturday, June 5, in Polson. Jerry was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Erv and Mary (Flynn) Peterson on June 1, 1939.   He was a graduate of Bradley High School in South Dakota and received his B.S. from Southernaire State Te...

ST. IGNATIUS — Kenneth Melvin “Kenny” Torgrimson, age 97, of St. Ignatius, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, with his daughter, Melvina and his brother, Darrel “Torgy,” by his side. Ken was born on Oct. 18, 1923, to Gustave Adolph and Mabel Olson Torgrimson at ...

POLSON — Shirley Ann Moody, age 85, of Polson, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the hospital in Ronan. Shirley was born on April 27, 1936, in Leanna, Kansas, to Bill and Hazel Crawford. She moved with her parents and some of her siblings to Ronan in 1947. Shirley met her husband Leonard while...

KALISPELL — Donna Carolyn Smith (Dolly), age 82, was released onward to her next journey beyond on May 29, 2021, while residing at Beehive Homes in Kalispell. Donna was born in her parents’ home in Ronan on Sept. 11, 1938. She graduated from Ronan High School. During her high school years, she...

RONAN — Charles Michael Ripley was born March 26, 1947, and went to his heavenly Father on June 12, 2021.   Chuck was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Ripley in Kalispell, and raised near Essex Montana. After graduating from Browning High School, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and ...

DENTON — Clifford “Cliff” Stonehocker, 70, entered heaven on Monday, June 14, 2021, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Cliff was born in Missoula on Nov. 4, 1950, to George and Jewell (Needham) Stonehocker. He grew up in Ronan; attending Round Butte Elementary and graduating fr...

PABLO — Vernon Edward Frisk, age 78, passed away on May 29, 2021, of complications from a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Vern was born on March 23, 1943, in Valley City, North Dakota, to Walter and Margaret Frisk. His mother was killed in a car wreck when he and his siblings were all at a ...

CHARLO — Betty Jane Hagen Steindorf was born on Nov. 30, 1935, and passed away peacefully in her sleep and went home to Jesus on May 31, 2021. Betty was the oldest daughter of two born to Lila and John Hagen in Glenwood, Minnesota. She earned her medical assistant’s degree in Minneapolis, Minn...

Ralph Thomas Salomon was born Sept. 22, 1929, in Polson to Thomas and Gertrude (Bocksnick) Salomon. Ralph attended Ronan High School and graduated in 1948.   He then partnered with Reynold Unger on a farm in Kalispell, MT. Duty called and Ralph served honorably in the Army from August 1954 until May ...