Bernadine Lee Lovell
St. Ignatius — On Aug. 24 Bernie was called home by her Heavenly Savior, after a hard fought battle with cancer, which was made more difficult and decisive due to prior health conditions. She was 86 years old and living in St. Ignatius.
Bernie was born on May 1, 1936, in Glasgow, Montana. Her parents were Harry Fredrick (Fred) and Genevieve Margret (Schelin) Collins. Bernie was the fifth child and the second daughter.
Bernie attended grade school in eastern Montana and northern Idaho. She attended high school in Rose Lake, Idaho, and Rosebud, Montana. Later on she received her GED. She attended the following colleges: Sairfair School of Credit and Collection in California, Millies Beauty College in Kellogg, Idaho; Spokane Community College in Spokane; Salish and Kooteniai College in Pablo, and University of Montana in Missoula. Bernie earned degrees from all of these colleges.
On Oct. 31,1953, Bernie married Daniel Lovell in Miles City. Into this union seven children would be born, two daughters and five sons. Sadly in October of 1964 Bernie and Dan would divorce. Years later they became friends again.
Bernie is survived by her daughter, Barbara Jo (Mark) Bishop; three sons, Josh Smith, Danny and Sam Lovell; and four sisters, LaVonne Williams, Alice Wynne, Cherie Pierce and Rebecca
Collins. She is also survived by 17 grandkids, 24 great-grandkids and nine great great-grandkids.
Bernie is preceded in death by two sons, Willie and Leslie Lovell and one daughter, Patsy Lovell Golden, five brothers, three sisters and her parents.
Bernie’s viewing is on Friday, Sept. 9 at Foster’s Funeral Home and her funeral service will be on Sept. 10 at the Christian Church in Ignatius at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at the Scott Family Cemetery. More specifics can be found at Barbara Jo’s Facebook page under family.
