Maurice Joseph Muth

Maurice Joseph Muth passed away early Sunday morning, Dec. 11, 2022, at the age of 84.

Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary, 1001 Alderson Ave. in Billings, with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery following. A luncheon will be offered following at the Billings Moose Lodge on Calhoun Lane.

Maurice was born on Aug. 2, 1938, to Valentine and Margaret (Froehlich) Muth in Stark County, North Dakota, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He graduated from Model High School in Dickinson, North Dakota, in 1957. He attended Wahpeton State School of Science in Wahpeton, North Dakota, to pursue a career as a Farm Machinery Mechanic, working in Glendive, Montana, and Sheridan, Wyoming.

On Oct. 15, 1962, he married Delores (Knaup) Muth. Together, they had three children, raising them in Billings. Maurice worked for Carbon Implement for many years and retired from Tractor and Equipment Co. after 18 years in 2005. Maurice was a member of the Knights of Columbus and active in the Moose Lodge in Billings. You would see him there taking money on Tuesday nights for Taco Tuesday. Maurice collected toy tractors and built replicas of them, and he enjoyed spending countless hours collecting and sorting coins, or just sitting and doing search-a-word puzzles. He enjoyed going home to North Dakota to spend time on the family farm with his brother Donald, driving around side by side just looking around the countryside.

Maurice is survived by his daughter, Darla Berumen; brother Donald (AnnaMary) Muth of Gladstone, North Dakota; sister Adaline (Verne, deceased) Samek of Bakersfield, California; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Maurice was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Delores (Knaup) Muth; brother Harlan Muth; son Howard Muth; daughter Deborah (Muth) Berg; and granddaughter Beth Ann (Berg) Wick.