On the evening of July 14, 2020, Edward Donavan Anklam peacefully passed away at his home.
Edward was born April 11, 1942 to Edward and Dorothy Anklam in Tacoma, Washington. Edward had a wide variety of interests in his life that included fur trapping with his father, prospecting and dredging for gold, building log homes and custom carpentry items, and restoring old automobiles. Later in Life his love for Native American history led to hunting for prehistoric buffalo bones and carving detailed figures into the bone that can only be described as amazing. No matter what Edward was doing he took great pride in the details of every project.
Edward was preceded in death by his parents Nute and Dora Anklam, sister Carol Self, great-grandson Collin Flores son of Kodee Reitzel, and niece Charlotte Pate daughter of Carol Self.
He is survived by sister Gwen Frerich of Billings, MT, sons Bryan (Elizabeth) Anklam and their son Shawn Edward of Garden Grove, CA, Greg (Carol Ann Ryan) Anklam and his son Chris Reitzel and daughter Kodee Reitzel all of the Kalispell, MT area, daughter Brenda (Dean) Mogen and their son Tyler Christoffersen and daughter Hali Christoffersen all of Vernal, UT, His longtime companion Norine Haugland of Culbertson, MT, her sons Ben Arneson and children Eric, Ranon and Chasyn of Outlook, MT, Kenneth (Pamela) Arneson and children Chance and Taylor of Sidney, MT, Alex (Jessica) Arneson and children Bryson, Linkin and Tia’ya of Billings, MT.