Karen Gail Fick, 88
Daily Inter-Lake | UPDATED 6 months, 1 week AGO
Karen Gail Fick, 88, passed away on Sept. 20, 2025, at Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation Center in Whitefish.
Born March 8, 1937, in Bemidji, Minnesota, Karen graduated from Flathead High School in Kalispell. She went on to be accredited as a nurse and practiced in that profession for many years. After Karen retired from nursing, she became a professional nanny; her work took her to the San Francisco Bay area and allowed her to travel the world.
Karen loved her family. She was a wonderful hostess and held a memorable family reunion in Ronan that brought together family members from across the country. She was a countrywoman who enjoyed horseback riding and hiking in Montana. Karen’s life was marked by polio when she was a toddler, but she never let that slow her down.
Karen was preceded in death by her ex-husband, Robert Goldsby; her parents, Clarence and Jessie Fick; and sisters, Kay O’Grady, Virginia Akre, and Janet Edens.
She is survived by her children, Jan Marie Klein, David Goldsby, Lisa (Todd) Harrison, and Terri Goldsby, seven grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren; she is also survived by her extended family of nieces and nephews. She will be deeply missed.
Arrangements are being handled by Buffalo Hill Funeral Home in Kalispell.