Mary Frances Armstrong
d. August 1, 2011
.Mary Frances Armstrong passed away August 1, 2011 of natural causes. Mary was born July 9, 1925 to Florian and Monica (Matz) Mosbrucker in Center, ND. The family moved to Saskatchewan and then to Havre in 1939. Mary married Herbert (Herb) Armstrong on September 4th, 1946 in Havre. They would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this fall. They made their home in Havre and later Billings. She was a member St. Judes Church, Alter Society, Catholic Daughters, VFW and St. Pius Church.
Mary was our energizer bunny. She was constantly moving and keeping busy to distract herself from the physical pain she endured. Despite her pain, she was the heart of the family with a smile that will always be remembered. She enjoyed making her famous sugar cookies that were decorated with intricate detail; they will be missed greatly by all. Purple was her favorite color throughout her life. She had many treasured purple possessions that truly meant a lot to her. Her kind heart, fun loving spirit, and infectious smile will be in the hearts of her loved ones forever.
Mary was preceded in death by Herb on July 14, 2011, son Robert Earl, son- in-law Stan Rubel, and sister Jennie Hanson and brother Frank Mosbrucker.
She is survived by children, Carol Rubel, Joyce (Rob) Miller and Susan (Perry) Paluck. Grandchildren Jeremy (Laura) Armstrong, Jessica (Eric) VanHemelryck, Christine (Lorne) Koch, Katelyn, Kelsey and Karly Miller, Tyler and Megan Paluck. Great-Grandchildren Shad, Aiden, Camten and Trinity Armstrong, Taycee and Kinsee VanHemelryck, Keira and Kade Koch. She is also survived by sisters Pat Garding, Margaret McNair, Dilly Mitschke, Anna Rismon, Herb's brother Earl (Annette) Armstrong and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial may be made to St. John's Lutheran Ministries http://www.sjlm.org/ways_to_give.html
Vigil service will be 7 p.m. Thursday, August 4th at Michelotti-Sawyers. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday, August 5th at St. Pius X Church. Committal will be at the Yellowstone County Veteran's Cemetery.
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