Obituaries
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Death notice: Patrick Devlin, 66
Patrick Dale Devlin, 66, passed away Sunday, Jan. 16.
Death notice: Terrance Lee Gembala, 67
Terrance Lee "Terry" Gembala, 67, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 13, 2022, at his residence in Polson.
Mark Layne Goetsch, 67
A couple of highlights from his life were skydiving and riding in the Goodyear blimp.
William “Bill” Emil Olson, 76
Bill was on the Polson Flathead Lake Museum board and served as president for many years.
Alice Hewankorn, 94
Alice was a highly fluent speaker of her native Ksanka language. She was employed by the Kootenai Culture Committee as a consultant from 1998 until her death.
Phyllis Sharbono, 81
She was the third oldest and the first daughter born in a family of 11 children.
Helen McClellan, 94
She graduated from the University of Montana in 1950 with a degree in music.
Susan Aber Johnson, 68
She travelled to all seven continents, including the Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia Island.
Timothy Allen Driscoll, 66
He worked for Fish and Wildlife and the National Bison Range.
Death Notice: Mark Layne Goetsch, 67
Mark Layne Goetsch, 67, passed away Dec. 30.
Charles O. “Chuck” Whitson, 88
He served 27 years with the Montana Highway Patrol and was a former Lake County justice of the peace and commissioner.
H. Kim Maker, 83
She was an avid reader, an accomplished storyteller, a cancer survivor and a fantastic teacher.
Lionel E. “Sonny” Herreid, 87
After retiring from the county, he drove a school bus for the Polson School District.
Thomas Michael Seabase, 76
He applied his skills of auto repair and restoration toward planes, and always had a four-wheeled or winged project in the shop.
Norma Lee Dennis Knutson, 85
Norma was a mainstay at all Good Shepherd Lutheran Church activities, a leader in the Country Store and was passionate about researching her family roots.