Beulah June Parpart

June 9, 1931 - January 13, 2020

Beulah June Parpart, age 88, formerly of Fort Peck, Montana, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at the Eastern Montana Veteran's Home in Glendive, Montana. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. on Friday, January 17, 2020 at the Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. Private interment services will be held in the Galpin Church Cemetery in Valley County, Montana. Memorial services for Beulah and Don will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, June 8, 2020 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, Montana with Pastor Bonnie Novak officiating. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. Beulah was born on June 9, 1931 in Peerless, Montana to Charles and Elsie (Mahlsted) Motschenbacher. She attended school in Peerles and graduated from Peerless High School in 1949. She started her teaching career the next school year 1949-50 at a one room school, Hambert School. She taught in Scobey, Antelope, Shelby, and Fort Peck. While teaching school in Antelope, she met Donald Parpart. Don and Beulah married in Peerless on June 12, 1955. They lived in Shelby, Montana. They were blessed with three children Donna June, Neil Charles, and Ned Alan. In 1963, the family moved to Fort Peck. They lived on the project until the fall of 1970 when they completed the construction of their home in Park Grove. They purchased land in Wheeler. She and Dad raised cattle and horses. Beulah enjoyed reading mysteries, crafts, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She and her husband enjoyed doing many activities together. They would spend a couple winters restoring trunks. Beulah is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Elsie Motschenbacher; sisters, Marie Jensen, Lorraine Hansen, Charlotte Jones, and Judith Puckett; and infant brother, Charles. She is survived by her husband, Donald Parpart; children, Donna (Steve) Merrill, Neil (Anita), and Ned (Linda); grandchildren, Allen (Kaydie) Merrill, Teresa Merrill, Hannah (Mike) Jones, Cavan Parpart, Melissa Parpart, and Daniel Parpart; great-grandchildren, Eli, Easton, Emree and Ean Merrill; siblings, Lois (Leonard) Studlien, Barbara Nickola, Russell Motschenbacher, and Johanne (BD) Vinson; and numerous nieces and nephews. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.silhafuneralhomes.com.