Lilly Krogfoss

Lilly Krogfoss, 80, of Great Falls, passed away Friday, December 11th, 2015 from natural causes at Peace Hospice.Funeral service will be heldWednesday, December 16, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Lilly was born December 27, 1935 in Carrington, North Dakota and was raised on a farm near Edmonds, ND with her parents and 15 siblings. After leaving the farm, Lilly began a career as an LPN and later as a respiratory therapist for Benefis, where she later retired from.Lilly enjoyed the outdoors- camping, hiking, fishing, and boating with family and friends. She also enjoyed dancing with her husband Tom and collecting antiques.Lilly was survived by her husband, Tom Krogfoss of Great Falls; son Jerome (Vickie) Neumiller of Casper, WY; daughters Pamela (Brian) Buck of Great Falls, Letha Buus (Greg Steinwand) of Columbia Falls, Michelle (Byron) Dille of Great Falls; grandchildren Bradley (Dorothy) Neumiller of Casper, WY, Brooke (Daniel) Linn of Portland, OR, Amanda (Russ) Parker of Casper, WY, Kristen (David) Linn of Portland, OR, Austin Dille of Great Falls, Chris Buck of Missoula and Tristin Steinwand of Columbia Falls; five great-grandchildren, Devin Linn, Cayley Linn, both of Portland, OR and Delores Neumiller, William Neumiller and Jerome Neumiller all of Casper, WY; brothers Robert Braun of Jamestown, ND and Walter Braun of Benton City, WA; sisters Eleanor Schweitzer of Saint Onge, SD, Lillian Theisen of Bozeman, MT, Leona Braun of Edmunds, ND, and Anna Lindberg of Litchfield, MN; and step-children Charles (Linda) Krogfoss of Magna, UT, Wendy (Owen) Tudor of Great Falls and Bradley Krogfoss of Great Falls.Lilly was preceded in death by parents Ed and Pearl Braun; sisters and brothers: Margaret Braun, Mildred Bata, Eilene Moines, Elaine Allen, Pearl Essig, Edward Braun and Andrew Braun; grandson Adam Dille and step-daughter Cheryl Dumas.