- Date Of Birth: November 28, 1945
- Date Of Death: January 20, 2009
- State: Montana
James Harvey “Jim” Ferguson, passed away on Tuesday morning, January 20th, in his home of natural causes at the age of 63 in Kalispell, Montana. He was born in Wayne, West Virginia on November 28, 1945 to Walter and Signe (Veland) Ferguson as the oldest of 5 boys.
Jim started school in Promeroy and then Squaw Lake, Minnesota. He moved to the Kalispell area with his family in 1955 where he attended Demarsville School, Hedges School, Central School and graduated from Flathead County High School in 1964. After high school he attended Spokane Community College graduating in 1967 with an associate degree in applied science.
He was drafted into the army in September 1967. After basic training in Fort Lewis Washington he went to advanced training in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he was trained in Pershing Missiles. He was deployed to Germany where he was stationed for two years, first in Frankfort then in Swaebisch Gmuend.
Jim went to work at Plum Creek in the MDF in 1977 and worked there until his retirement in 2001. After his retirement he opened a coffee shop in the Gateway West Mall in Kalispell where he enjoyed making friends with all his loyal customers.
Jim will always be remembered by friends and family as a loving, kind hearted and soft spoken gentleman.
Jim was preceded in death by his first wife, Wanda Hanson Ferguson; father, Walter Ferguson; brothers, Kim Ferguson and Ron Ferguson. Jim is survived by his wife, Irene Ferguson; children, Spencer Ferguson and Sarah Shandy; stepchildren, Lana Walker, Jeff Mattson O’Bleness, Lester O’Bleness, and Jessica Hoogs; mother, Signe Ferguson; brothers and their families, Wayne Ferguson and Arden Ferguson.
