Bertha Jean Gostnell, 69, of Columbia Falls, passed away Aug. 29, 2011, at Health Center Northwest in Kalispell.

She was born May 4, 1942, in San Francisco, Calif., the daughter of Hiram and Rose (Lacayo) Jorgenson.

Bertha is survived by her husband Richard Gostnell; and their children Lisa Gostnell and Julie Clay, both of Columbia Falls, and Eric Gostnell, of Dallas, Texas, and Joe Gostnell, of Missoula.

A funeral mass was held at St. Richard's Catholic Church in Columbia Falls on Sept. 3, 2011, with interment at St. Richard's Cemetery.