James “Jim” Nygaard
James (Jim) Barry Nygaard was called home to be with the Lord at sunset on Christmas day, December 25, 2010 at his daughter’s home in Kalispell.
Jim was born October 28th, 1951 to Henry & Elsie Nygaard in Kenmare, ND. When he was young, his family moved to Pablo where he attended school in Pablo and Ronan. From there, he served in the U.S. Army at White Sands, NM. He worked at Ronan Sports and Western for many years and was one of the best shoe salesman around.
Jim had a kind, loving, and generous nature, enjoyed recounting stories, and possessed his sense of humor all the way to the end. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing, and he had a fascination for weather and kept weather logs for many years. Family was especially important to Jim and his grand-daughter Emma brought him great joy.
He is survived by his daughter Tarah Hosking, her husband Brendan and grand-daughter Emma of Kalispell, mother Elsie Nygaard of Trout Creek, sister Dyan (Bruce) Lawrence of Missoula, sister Myrna (Gordon) Roesler of NV, brother Richard (Twila) Nygaard of Trout Creek, sister-in-law Virginia Nygaard of Ronan, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by father Henry Nygaard and brother Jerry Nygaard, both of Pablo.
A funeral service will be held Thursday, December 30th at 2:00 pm at the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Polson with Reverend Kyle Whaley officiating. Reception to follow.
Messages of condolence may be sent to the family online at www.groganfuneralhome.com. The staff of Grogan Funeral Home, Polson, considers it a privilege to care for Mr. Nygaard’s family.
Jim was one of my very best friend’s and will be missed terribly! May God wrap his arms around Jim’s family & friend’s to give them Peace, Comfort, Healing and Much Love! I will miss you, Jim . . . GOD SPEED! xoxo
So sorry to hear about Jim. My prayers are with you and family.
We express our sincere sympathy to all of Jim’s family at this sad time of his passing. I am a second cousin of Jim’s and have many memories of good times with the Nygaard family both in North Dakota and Montana … my parents were Jim’s godparents . We visited his family when traveling through after they moved whenever we could.
I pray that you feel the Lord’s presence and draw strength from Him in the difficult days that lie ahead.
Love, Cousin Linda and Dave Peterson
I knew Jim from Big Sky Dental Clinic where I worked. He was a kind and gentle man who I thought was beating his cancer so I was surprised to read of his passing. Please accept my sincere condolances for your loss. He will be missed my many.
My sincere sympathy to the family. I worked with Jim for nine years
at Ronan Sports and Western and enjoyed every day working with him.
He was a warm and gentle man and so caring of his family. He will be
missed. God Bless
My sincere sympathy to the family. I worked with Jim for nine years
at Ronan Sports and Western and enjoyed every day working with him.
He was a warm and gentle man and so caring of his family. He will be
missed. God Bless
We are so saddened to hear about cousin Jim. His kind and gentle ways will never be forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this difficult time.