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OBITUARIES f*zRyder Wesley Mellem-Beach, 2

Ryder Wesley Mellem-Beach, 2, "earned hisangel wings" on ThursdayJan, 29,2015, due to a fall.

Ryder was born onNov. 11, 2012,in Kalispell.He came into this worldthree months early andweighing only 2 pounds,1 ounce. He fought atremendous battle to sur-vive; he spent the days inNICU and he grew intoa healthy loving average2-year-old boy.

Ryder loved his music,his toys and all the ani-mals around him. Hisfavorite was dancing withhis momma. He was herea short time but had ahuge impact on the livesof many.

Ryder is survived byhis mom Melissa GraceMellem, father Roland L.Beach Jr., and his buddyTrevin Eno!; his two

brothers,Kaiden andGavin Mel-Iem Beach;grandpar-ents, Ann-cherie Mel-lem, ChrisReciardie,

Diane and Larry Knutson,Skip and Shelby Beach;and lots of aunts, unclesand cousins.

"He is with his PapaMark now."

A memorial celebrationof Ryder wili be held at 3p.m. on Wednesday Feb.4, at Buffalo Hill FuneralHome. Come celebrateand rejoice his send offtothe afterlife.

To send a note of condo-lence to the family, pleas'ego to www.buffalohillfh.com. Buffalo HiII FuneralHome and Crematory iscaring for the family.

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Lynda K. MeYers, 57

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ington. *ililoiiot at the church'- flunau was born on JuIy A second celebration is

zsligi?li"ios angetes to be heid at,3.p'm' Satur-

io'fut "t xunneth il{yers day, A-n1i!25' in Prosser

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Filily ;;;J io-tne tri ers, doctors a-nd techni-^Ciii;J ri"u oi washington' cians who helped withLvnda's bachelor's degree her care'in occupational therapy -In lieu ottlowers'*ri *i""4 at the Univer- please consider donating

.ib; "ifirthington. to Save-A-Sister Flat-

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was 57 Years old who live3:iri'iJ.r:*ii"d by her lffi ,g;; Totj.ly q"-'' -" - rc "ili;F''l the Westhusband,TomMeYers, a-- u

home schooling Rebeccafor several Years.

Her communitY activi-ties include AWANAClubs and Prosser, Wash-inston, Young Life. Hob-bies included Bible study,photograPhi' and crafts.Her great gifts were hos-pitality and her friendlYapproach to everYone'

Breast cancer wasdiagnosed in 2007. Therewere three different can-cer battles over the lasteight years. During theiast four months' fam-ilv members and friendshetped to care for LYndaat 6ome and at her vari-ous aPPointments.

Lynda has several

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Carol M. Miller, 79, ofEverett, Washington, for-merly of Kalispell, "wentto be with her Lord"on Tuesday, May 19,2015. She will be greatlymissed, but we take com-fort that she is no longersuffering.

Carol was born inKalispeli to CarI andDorothy Gehle, on Feb.25, 1936. She graduatedfrom Flathead CountyHigh School in Kalispeli.During high school,parol met Aaron l4illerwhile on a double date;unfortunately, Aaron wasnot her date. Afterwards,things sorted themselvesout, and a few weeks fol-lowing graduation sheand Aaron were marriedJune 11, 1954. They wereboth employed at the .- .

Kalispell Mercantile -Aaron in the automotivedepartment and Carol inchina and gifts.

Carol will be remem-

Carol M. Miller,'19bered as awoman offaith andas a lov-ing wife,sister, andmothei,grandmoth-er and

Kalispell, and up.untilher illness and death,was a beloved mentormom at Grace LutheranMOPS.

Carol was preceded indeath by her parents, aninfant brother, a sisterLois V. Gehle, her hus-band Aaron, and son-in-law Steven T. Freden-berg.

She is survived by twosisters, Norma D. Hen- .

ning of Manchester, NewHampshire, and MarciaJean Amundson and hus-band Paul of Newport,Oregon; a brother-in-law, Jean A. Johnson, ofKalispell; two daughters,Karen E. Fredenberg ofMedford, Oregon, andValerie L. Schnackenbergand husband Henry ofEverett; one son, DonaldD. Miller, of Phoenix; onegranddaughter, Amber J.O'Duane, and husband,Danny, of White City,Oregon; three great-

grandchildren, Brittney,Kacey and Donovan; aspecial cousin, WallyEowler, and wife, Lucille,of Wenatchee, Washing-ton; and many nieces andnephews. Her family andfriends were very dear toher heart.

A memorial celebrationof her life will be held 1

p.m. on Saturday, May30, at Grace LutheranChurch in Everett.

In lieu of flowers,memorial donations maybe made to Grace Luther-an Church, 8401 HotlyDrive, Everett, WA 98203;or Trinity LutheranChurch, 400 West Califor-nia Street, Kalispell, MT59901.

great-grandmother. Shewas a treasured friendto many and an activechurch member a1l of herlife. She loved helpingothers and touched manylives with her longstand-ing volunteer work inelementary school andnursing home settings.More recently, she washelping construct Braillebooks.

Carol was the defini-tion of a devoted and car-ing mom. After raisingher three children, shehelped support youngmoms through her manyyears of volunteer workin MOMS (Mothers Offer-ing Moms Support) in

DanDan "pizza Man,, Mor_

rison,51, passed awayTuesday, May 26,2015.

He was born April14, 1964, in Helena.Shortly after he wasb-orn he was adopted bytne greatest people hecould ask for as parents,Betty and Donald Mor_rison. He lived his child_hood in Great Falls andGlasgow.

- In 1988, in Great Falls,he met the love of hislife, Johna. They movedto Polson in 19gZ andwere married in 1990.

Dan was a terrificfather and he loved hischildren more than lifeitself. We will treasureevery moment with him,along with family andfriends riding motor-cycles,. skiing, boating,camping, shopping andjust being together. Hisheart was so big foreveryone and he touchedeveryone he ever met.

Dan was known asthe pizza man and lovedStageline Pizza and Bet-ty's Diner and all of hisemployees. He was verycommunity involved andwas on the polson CityCouncil for many years.

'Pizza Man' Morrison, blHis heartwas so bigit had noboundar-ies. Hetouchedevery-one heever met

Messages of condo-lence may be sharedwith the family onlineat www.thelakefuneral-homeandcrematory.com.

Arrangements areunder the direction ofthe Lake Funeral Homeand Crematory.

rrur a1because he was so iiked.His cheesy smite will bemissed.

"He is now at peace inheaven with his fatherDon Morrison.,,_ Dan is survived byhis children, Breezy andBryce: his wife. Johna;sister, Karen Logan;mother and stepfather,Betty and Ivan Kuder-ling; in-laws, Dave andFerol Bjur; and a listof nieces and nephews,and an endless stream of"kid,s."

A memorial servicefor Dan will be heid at2 p.y.Sunday, May 81,at the Good ShepherdLutheran Church in pol-son. A reception wilt fol-Iow at the EIks Lodge.

In lieu of flowers, alldonations may be givento the Polson policeDepartment or FireDepartment in Dan'sname.

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