Bertha Marie Okrusch Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Bertha Marie Okrusch passed away Wednesday morning at Big Sky Senior Living. She was born in Great Falls, Montana the second of five children to Walter and Leona (Schlosser) Okrusch. The family moved to Butte in 1935 and Bertha graduated from Butte High School. She worked in ready to wear for Diana Hughes for 43 years and every where she went people remembered her waiting on them at the Diana Store. She was an avid reader and would stop at the public library almost every day on her way home from work. Never owning a car, she enjoyed walking in her younger years. She looked forward to getting her hair done weekly with her dear friend Mary. Afterwards they enjoyed going out to lunch together. Wendy's was a favorite spot. She loved dessert and never turned down cookies or ice cream. They had fun shopping together at the Butte Plaza Mall, Safeway and Wal-Mart. Bertha was a very strong, courageous and independent woman. She lived on her own at the Columbus Plaza for 33 years. Due to injuries from a fall she moved to Big Sky Senior Living in November of 2012. She had quite a sense of humor in her later years. She would say things that would bring laughter to her family and her care givers both from Hospice and Big Sky. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, George and Bob Okrusch, her sisters, Doris Rowan and Maxine Didier. She is survived by her nieces, Sharon Lyons-Huber (Len) of Seattle, WA, Linda Wilson (Bill) of Jefferson City, MO, Sandy Garrett (John) of Butte, Butch Okrusch (Cindy) of Richland Hills, TX, Bobbi Jane Madigan of Billings, Craig Rowan (Terri) of Libby and several great nieces and nephews. Our heartfelt thanks and gratitude go to Highlands Hospice for all of the compassionate and loving care they gave to Bertha and to all those at Big Sky who cared for her daily.

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Bertha Marie Okrusch

March 30, 2016