Lucille Selma Langager Lindsay, 94, peacefully joined her beloved Savior in the Kingdom of God on Sept. 17, 2009.
Lucille “Lou” was born on Feb. 13, 1915, the third of six children born to Norwegian immigrants Nicholai and Ida (Hagen) Langager in Veblin, South Dakota. She was delivered by her father as were three other of her siblings.
In 1912, the family moved from Saskatchewan, Canada to Veblin, South Dakota where they leased a farm, until moving again in 1918, when they homesteaded on a parcel of land twenty miles south of Scobey, MT.
After attending and graduating from Scobey High School in 1932, Lucille’s mother sent her to Havre Normal School to get her two-year teaching certificate. Thereafter, she taught in country schools, teaching summer school from March through November. In this way, the children could go to school in spite of bad roads and cold weather.
Lucille married John E. Lindsay on June 16, 1940, in Wolf Point, MT. They moved to their farm twenty miles south of Scobey to start a family. They farmed and ranched there until 1969. She continued teaching in several northern Roosevelt County country schools. One year she rode five miles on horseback each way to school, which made it tough when the temperatures dropped to 30 below!
In 1950, Lucille and John built a home in Wolf Point so their three children could attend school. John remained on the farm while Lucille maintained the home in Wolf Point and continued to help John with the farm. In addition, Lucille was a Sunday school teacher, Cub Scout, Girl Scout, and Bible study leader in her community during those busy years.
In the fall of 1969, Lucille and John retired to their home in Wolf Point and sold the farm on to their eldest son Edward. Lou was an enthusiastic bowler and was involved in the local bowling association and served as secretary-treasurer for 19 years. She enjoyed working at the local Ben Franklin store, in the fabric department for a number of years. Lou loved to keep busy. She volunteered to make quilts, baked goods for church events and fixed hair weekly for residents at the Faith Lutheran Home.
Lucille and John took in their granddaughter, Tarrah, and infant great-grandson, Tanner, with open arms in 1993 while Tarrah achieved her high school diploma. Lucille believed that there is nothing as gratifying as the happiness you can bring to others less fortunate than yourself, saying, “True happiness is found making others happy.”
She sadly lost her beloved husband, John, on May 20, 2000. Lou continued to live in the family home in Wolf Point until March 2009, and then due to her declining health she made the decision to move into an apartment at the Faith Lutheran Home where she lived and maintained her daily life up until her passing.
Lucille is survived by her sister, Jean Zugg, of Plentywood, son Edward (wife Beverly) Lindsay of rural Scobey, daughter Lois (husband Dave) Brown of rural Vida, eight grandchildren Clint (wife Minda) Brown of Port Orchard, WA, Durk Brown of Casper, WY, Jon (wife Susan)Lindsay of Spokane, WA, Corey (wife Celeste) Lindsay of Plains, Wendy (husband Paul) Broyles of Rapelje, Tarrah (husband James) Poitra of Wolf Point, Monty Mason of Tacoma, WA, Charley Buehner of Sidney, twenty-five great grandchildren, and one great- great grandchild.
She is preceded in death by her husband John Lindsay, brothers Norven Langager, Hartvig Langager, sisters June Langager, Mildred Langager Erickstein, son Robert J. Lindsay, grandsons Robert M. Lindsay, and twin infants Grant and Gregory Lindsay.
A visitation will be held at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel on Sept.22nd, 2009 between the hours of 4-8pm, with a prayer service to follow in the same location. Funeral services will be held at the First Lutheran Church in Wolf Point, MT, on Sept.23rd, 2009 at 10am. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Wolf Point.
Memorials can be sent to the Paramount Fund at First Lutheran Church in Wolf Point or to the charity of your choice.