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Gerald Walters Obituary
"Gerry" the son of the late Gerald Alfred Walters and Elva Laura deLongpre born July 1, 1942, passed away peacefully on Jan. 5, 2026.
He was raised in Whitefish and was a 1962 graduate of Whitefish High School, he then attended college in Havre and Dillon.
He worked in Alaska, paving roads, the Forestry Service in Tacoma and Glacier National Park on trails and fire lookout towers, and various other jobs around the Flathead. His final employment was with the Anaconda Aluminum Plant where he was injured in 1982 and retired.
Gerry was preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Ava Ruth Carpenter, who passed away in 2012 and his sister Elana Shanklin, in 2005. He is survived by his daughter Kara Lee Walters, son Casey Allen Walters, sister Gaylene Bordeaux, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Ava and Gerry were members of The Bible Presbyterian Church in Kalispell.
A memorial service will be held at a later time and inurnment at Glacier
Memorial Gardens in Kalispell. Arrangements are with the Schnackenberg and Riddle Funeral Home in Libby. Online condolences and memories may be shared by visiting schnackenbergfh.com.
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