Obituary - JoAnn Brekhus

JoAnn Brekhus, 77, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Havre, Montana.

Cremation has taken place and no services will be held. Arrangements have been entrusted to Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Please visit JoAnn's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com.

JoAnn was born in Glendale, Arizona, to William and Edna (Lee) Hollingsworth on Jan. 6, 1938. She was raised in Oklahoma where she attended school, until her family relocated to the Hi-Line in 1954. In 1959 the family moved to the farm north of Joplin after her mother married Fred R. Joy. JoAnn worked as a cook at the Romaine Ranch for a few years. This is where she met her husband, Harold Breckus.

JoAnn held jobs in housekeeping and laundry at the Park Hotel, Northern Montana Care Center and TownHouse Inns. After her stepdad passed away JoAnn took care of her mother, who passed in 2002. JoAnn enjoyed going to her mom's cabin in the Bear Paws, spending time with her beloved dog, Benji, growing vegetables in her garden and fishing. Over the years JoAnn had many great friends and enjoyed having them over for coffee and cards.

She was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather, Fred Joy.

JoAnn is survived by her stepsisters, Edith (Gene) Erwin of La Grande, Oregon, and Linda (Ken) Drong of Havre, Montana; Uncle Floyd (Letha) Lee of Joplin, Montana; and friends, Roger and Gloria Heil, Lillian Spinnler, Sue Markley, Phyllis Wilson and many others at the Northern Montana Care Center.