Adelaide "Addie" Almond

August 21, 1931 - December 23, 2020

A much long-awaited HOME-going was finally given to our beloved Mom and Grandmother early Wednesday morning, December 23, 2020. After living with years of stroke complications and later fighting cancer, Mom is rejoicing, free at last, face to face with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Joining three older siblings, Addie, 89, was born August 21,1931 to her parents Charles and Katherine (Cuff) Bouchard in their family farmstead house in the Sears Creek area just outside of Savage, Montana. Mom grew up loving the farm life---riding her horse Butch, helping with farm chores, collecting fruit from orchard trees for selling on the roadside to travelers and passersby, helping feed the migrant workers, and making life-long friendships with surrounding neighbors. Addie went to Savage schools with the exception of attending one year of high school in Sidney, MT, before returning to Savage high school and graduating in 1949. Having a missionary's heart for serving the Lord, she headed off to St. Paul, MN, attending St. Paul Bible College. Meanwhile back at home, her mother was diagnosed with cancer, and Mom left school returning to Savage to help care for her. When her mom passed away, Addie returned to St. Paul for another year of college. Mom had met her future husband while becoming close friends with a few of Dad's sisters in her childhood days, and in the summer of 1951, she married Roy. Together they worked on various farms in the area before making Glendive their permanent home. In 1953 their first daughter Sharon was born with the addition of Clinton, Beverly, Gordon, Betty Lou, Janine, Ruthie and Debbie over the following seventeen years. Mom was always busy at home caring for eight children of her own, but often many others for whom she also babysat. She always made the time to attend school programs, choir and band concerts as well as all the many P/T conferences. With many to feed, she kept quite busy baking! As we neared our house walking home from school, we could often smell the wonderful aroma of freshly baked bread (about a dozen loaves each week), donuts (better than Krispy Creme) and cinnamon rolls! In 1975 Mom began working as a nurse aide in the Glendive hospital and continued working there until 1993- when it became too much for her- as she was also caring for Dad at home during his last days with cancer. She then became involved with In-Home Health Care, and eventually, on her own in-home care, keeping quite busy caring for many others in their homes. Some of Mom's other interests were gardening, canning, drawing horses and nature scenes, tole-painting, decorating bulletin boards, teaching Sunday School, hosting back-yard Good News Clubs, stamp collecting for Missions, helping with AWANA, playing in the Kitchen Band, working in the hospital auxiliary gift shop, walking with Lois, attending grandkids' games, sitting out on the back porch watching birds and squirrels, and visiting with neighbors. Mom did have a missionary heart. She loved Jesus as her Savior, praying for her children and others that they, too, would know as she did that eternal life in heaven is not ours because we have done good, or not ours because we have done bad; but that Jesus left his throne in heaven to become man because we desperately needed a Savior to die for our sins, that we might repent and be forgiven, become sons and daughters of God and one day live with him eternally. Addie is survived by her children Sharon (Ed) Williamson, Glendive, MT, and children, Shaun (Angie) Williamson, Shelley (Travis) Palmer, Shay Williamson; Clinton (Cheryl) Almond, Valrico, Fla, and children, Renee (John) Miller, Katie Almond; Beverly (Scott) Chelgren, Dickinson, ND, and children, Jamie (Jim) Riordan, Trey (Kara) Chelgren, Tyler (Erin) Chelgren, Jentre (Andrew) Strong; Gordon (Dani) Almond, Glendive, MT, and children, Shane (Lisa) Almond, Brad Egeness, Jackie (Sterling) Mullet, Jenni Almond (Brandon), Josh Almond; Betty Lou (Alex) Eggert, Glendive, MT, and children, Tiffani (John) Clark, Ashley (JR) Bagwell, Austin Eggert (Deon); Janine (Steve) Babb, Glendive, MT, and children, Jenna (Evan) Thompson, Cody Babb (Carrie), Quentin Babb, Ryan Babb, Braden Babb; Ruth (Brad) Dugger, Glendive, MT, and children, Jessica(Kenny) Lewey, Celeste (Severon) Carlson, Travis(Jacque) Flach, Michael (Jasmine) Flach; Debbie Cooper, Casper, WY, and children, Jordan Cooper, Katelyn Cooper, Kristen Cooper, Ashlyn Cooper. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Florence Dvorak, 44 great grands and numerous nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Roy and three brothers, Merlin, Don and Arthur. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhomes.com.