Funeral services for Lorna Viola "Vi" Winter, age 90, of Missoula, MT formerly of Lemmon, SD will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon. Pastor Ken Miller will officiate with burial at Greenhill Cemetery.


Serving as casketbearers are Dick Jenson, Phil Kapple, David Winter, Skip Abell, Duane Stapert, and Scott Glatt.

Lorna Viola Winter was born on July 14, 1920 to Christ and Lydia (Fisher) Eisenbeisz at Akaska, SD, one of nine children. When she was 3 years old, the family moved to Athboy, SD where she attended school for 8 years. She attended high school in Isabel, SD and graduated in 1938. She attended Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen, SD for 4 quarters and taught school for 5 years. She also substituted as a teacher at Lemmon, SD for 5 years.


In 1941, she married Frederick Winter of Morristown, SD who was also a teacher, a marriage that lasted 69 years.


They moved to a farm in 1942 and to Morristown in 1946 where Fred worked in the Morristown State Bank for 2 years. They then moved to Lemmon where Fred worked in the Bank of Lemmon for 11 years.


In September, 1959, they moved to Jordan, MT where Fred was President of the Garfield County Bank which opened in 1960. Viola went to work as a temp in 1960 and retired as the bank's cashier in 1982.


After retiring in 1982, Fred and Viola moved to Prescott Valley, AZ for 21 years, to Spearfish SD in 2003, and in 2008 to Missoula, MT.


Viola loved to travel and she and Fred traveled extensively during retirement until the motor home was parked for a final time when Viola was 83 years old. After that, she was always ready to go, when the opportunity became available.


Viola was a loving mother and grandmother and never lost her love for small children.


Viola passed away on Friday, September 3, 2010 at the Village Healthcare Center in Missoula, MT.


She is survived by her husband, Fred, Missoula, MT; two sons, Kevin (Margaret) Winter and Byron Winter; one grandson, William Winter; one granddaughter, Jennifer Winter; two brothers Leeroy (Irene) Eisenbeisz and Clarence Eisenbeisz; and three sisters, Edna Loughlin, Martha O'Donnell and Agnes Glatt.


Viola was preceded in death by her parents; and three sisters, Elsie Nultimier, Lillian Griffith and Anne Adamek.


A special thanks to Viola's nephew Duane and his wife Rebecca Stapert who often provided support to Fred and Vi after moving to Missoula.


Visitation will be on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon and one hour prior to the services at the church on Wednesday.


In lieu of flowers, the family requests gifts to Community Medical Center Foundation, 2827 Ft. Missoula Rd, Missoula, MT 59804, the Jordan swimming pool fund or charity of donor's choice.