Erdwin Pfuhl

Erdwin Henry “Bud” Pfuhl Jr., 85, of Kalispell, passed away March 14, 2013.

He was born March 8, 1928, in Hartford, Conn., the son of Erdwin Henry Pfuhl Sr., and Anastasia Hussey Pfuhl.

In 1946, he enlisted and served two years in the U.S. Navy. He married Joan Haselton in 1953. Bud got his master’s and doctor’s degrees in sociology and worked as a college professor.

Beginning in 1972, the family’s summers were spent in Glacier National Park, where Bud worked as a seasonal ranger. A total of 16 years were spent there, which Bud described as his “best time,” eight years at Lake McDonald and eight years as the back country ranger at Logging Creek Ranger Station. A major accomplishment and source of pride for him was in 1987, getting the Logging Creek Ranger Station placed on the National List of Historic Places.

Bud is survived by his wife Joan; son Christopher, of Minneapolis; daughter Stacey Neary-Gould and husband Dan, of Kalispell; daughter Lisa Mills and husband Bill, of Denver; brother Jan Pfuhl and wife Diane, of San Francisco; and six grandchildren.

A celebration of life is planned this summer at the family’s home on Swan Lake.

Memorials may be made to the Glacier Symphony and Chorale, in Kalispell.