The octagonal obelisk is shared by seven families, the names of which are Ransom, Cormack, Malloch, Campbell, Disbrow, McVay and Sutherland. The names are inscribed around the base of the obelisk, with the name Disbrow appearing twice. Arrayed around the obelisk are seven flush mounted bronze headstones with last names corresponding with the names on the obelisk.
The obelisk is a monument to George Cormack, a former Montana State Senator, his wife Claire Disbrow and her siblings, Katharine D. Ransom, Gertrude D. McVay and Dallas Disbrow. The name Sutherland is likely for her first husband who died in 1930. George and Claire were married in 1938. In the years between her first husband's death and her marriage to George Cormack she took up art, becoming quite proficient and well known for her art.
George Cormack, a former State Senator from Big Hero county, was born in Scotland and for several years was an employee at Washburn-Crosby Flour Hilling Co., Minneapolis. This company became part of General Mills, where Cormack became head miller. It was he who developed
Wheaties, "
The Breakfast of Champions" in 1921, one of General Mills' most popular and long lived products.
The obelisk stands about twelve feet tall and is situated toward the eastern edge of the cemetery, east of the large white marble war memorial.
Conrad Cemetery is the largest cemetery serving the Kalispell area, with approximately 18,000 interments. The cemetery was begun in 1902 with the purchase of 104 acres by C.E. Conrad's wife Lettie Conrad immediately after his death from diabetes. C.E. Conrad was the founder of the city of Kalispell.