Virginia F. Hoell

Born in Kelly Canyon east of Bozeman, August 16, 1911, the oldest of five children born to Raphael Melvin Morgan of Owensboro, Kentucky and Henrietta Schurz Morgan of Chicago, Illinois; died May 25, 2010 in Seattle. Loving mother of Elaine (Joe) Marley; grandmother of Joe (Geralyn), Jeanine, Brian, Michael, and David (Sakorn); great grandmother of Marika, Christopher, and Daniel; great-great grandmother of Braxton.

Virginia received her education from the Franciscan Sisters at Holy Rosary School and was a member of Holy Rosary Parish for 57 years. She was employed by Bell Telephone for 18 years in Bozeman before being transferred to Livingston where she continued working for Mountain Bell until retiring in 1976 with 31 years service. She moved to Seattle in 2004 to be close to her family.

Virginia was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred E. Hoell in 1958; her sisters Bernice and Marguerite, and brother, Ray. She is survived by her brother, Robert C. Morgan of Hayden Lake, Idaho; cousin, Joe Zinner of Bozeman; and many nieces and nephews.

Rosary and Funeral Mass 10 AM Thursday, June 10, 2010, at St. Paul Catholic Church, Seattle, WA. Interment will be June 12, 2010 at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, Montana.

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