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The Billings Gazette, MT.
Isabel Lapito O'Neill, 80, of Miles City passed away on Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, at her home in Miles City.
Born in Gorham, N.D., on July 5, 1924, she was the daughter of Wallace and Patricia Malkowski Osadchuk. She attended school in North Dakota and worked on the farm herding cows. At the age of 17, she was sent to a convent in Philadelphia and was a nun for nine years.
She returned home for her father's funeral and met Sam Lapito. They were together for 28 years, until the time of his death in 1980.
On Aug. 8, 1983, she and Richard O'Neill were married. Mrs. O'Neill worked at the Olive Hotel and the Miles City Steam Laundry.
She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City.
Her survivors include her husband, Richard O'Neill of Miles City; a son, Leo Lapito, and his wife, Susan, of Billings, and their children, Luke Lapito of Las Vegas, Nev., Marcia, Gabe and Lucy Lapito, all of Billings; three step-daughters, Barbara Stark of Kansas City, MO, Patricia Rubel of Missouri, Colo., and Beverly Huffman of Plains; and a step-son, Brad O'Neill of Harlowtown.
Mrs. O'Neill's parents, seven brothers and seven sisters preceded her in death.
A Vigil Service was held on Friday, Aug. 6, 2004, at 6 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.
Mass of Christian Burial was on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004, at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City.
Rite of Committal followed in the Custer County Cemetery, Miles City, MT.
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The Billings Gazette, MT.
Isabel Lapito O'Neill, 80, of Miles City passed away on Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, at her home in Miles City.
Born in Gorham, N.D., on July 5, 1924, she was the daughter of Wallace and Patricia Malkowski Osadchuk. She attended school in North Dakota and worked on the farm herding cows. At the age of 17, she was sent to a convent in Philadelphia and was a nun for nine years.
She returned home for her father's funeral and met Sam Lapito. They were together for 28 years, until the time of his death in 1980.
On Aug. 8, 1983, she and Richard O'Neill were married. Mrs. O'Neill worked at the Olive Hotel and the Miles City Steam Laundry.
She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City.
Her survivors include her husband, Richard O'Neill of Miles City; a son, Leo Lapito, and his wife, Susan, of Billings, and their children, Luke Lapito of Las Vegas, Nev., Marcia, Gabe and Lucy Lapito, all of Billings; three step-daughters, Barbara Stark of Kansas City, MO, Patricia Rubel of Missouri, Colo., and Beverly Huffman of Plains; and a step-son, Brad O'Neill of Harlowtown.
Mrs. O'Neill's parents, seven brothers and seven sisters preceded her in death.
A Vigil Service was held on Friday, Aug. 6, 2004, at 6 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.
Mass of Christian Burial was on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004, at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City.
Rite of Committal followed in the Custer County Cemetery, Miles City, MT.
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