- Date Of Birth: December 29, 1931
- Date Of Death: December 16, 2007
- State: Montana
David Eugene Walhus, 75 of Kalispell, MT passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at his home in Kalispell, Montana. He was born on December 29, 1931 in Spring Grove, Minnesota to Enoch Arnold and Grace Irene (Johnson) Walhus.
David married Lorraine Kramer on January 31, 1953 in Milan, Minnesota. The couple moved to the Berg Ranch in Eastern Montana where David was a ranch foreman. This was a place he loved. They then moved to Puyallup, Washington where David worked for Boeing.
In 1965, they moved to the Flathead Valley to raise their four children. David worked for Plum Creek. After retirement they spent half the year in the Flathead and the other half in Apache Junction, Arizona. He loved his Norwegian Fjord horses, hunting, fishing and gardening. Every year he had to make Lefse and Lutefisk for Christmas.
David was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Alden. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine; four children: Jeanette Piersall and husband Don of Port Orford, OR; Greg Walhus and wife Julie of Whitefish, MT; Bruce Walhus and wife Susan of Columbia Falls, MT; and Haakon and wife Victoria BrayWalhus of Kalispell, MT; grandchildren: Matt, Becky and Jessica Walhus, Daryl Walhus and wife Crystal, Angie and Chuck Walhus; along with great grandchildren: Mackenzie, Beau, A.J., Cole and Gabby Walhus. David is also survived by his sister-in-law: Hazel Walhus of Columbia Falls; brother-in-law: Leonard Kramer of Milan, MN; and nephews: Tony Walhus and wife Elvira and daughter, Grace of Great Falls and Lee Walhus and wife Karen of Colorado.
Johnson Mortuary and Crematory is caring for David’s family.
