Clement "Clem" Morast

September 11, 1925 - March 12, 2021

Clement "Clem" Morast, age 95, of Glendive, Montana, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at the Eastern Montana Veteran's Home in Glendive. Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Friday, March 19, 2021 at the Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Our Savior Lutheran Church with Pastor Greg Lucido officiating. Interment will follow in Dawson Memorial Cemetery. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. Clem was born September 11, 1925 to Carl and Ida Morast. He grew up on a farm 25 miles north of Hazen, North Dakota, until moving to a farm 9 miles north of Zap, North Dakota in 1939. He was schooled at a country school up to the 8th grade which Clem graduated from in 1941. Clem worked on his parents’ farm until he was drafted into the Army in 1944. He spent 3 years in Germany, and was given a hard ship discharge in 1946. On December 9, 1951, Clem married Betty Renner, and had 6 children, 2 boys and 4 girls. Clem and Betty worked on their own farm until moving to Montana in 1955 to pursue a career in the oil field driving truck. Part of Clem’s truck driving career was spent in Alaska working on the Alaskan Pipeline. After retiring from truck driving, Clem worked at Glendive Livestock Sales until retiring all together. Clem was diagnosed with dementia and has been a resident of EMVH since then. He is survived by his wife Betty Morast, his children, Sharon (Chuck) Kutzler, Pearl (Dan) Frisinger, Mark Morast, Michelle (Bob) Jones. His grandchildren, Brent (Michelle) Kutzler, Brandon Kutzler, Dena (Darcy) Frisinger, Heather (Brad) Juntunen, Jessica (Matt) Weiler, Jeremy (Heather) Morast, Rose (Cody) Heiser, Anthony (Nikita) Morast, Erin Jones, Ashton Jones. His sisters Adeline Pfenning, Eldora Meyers, and Norma Curry, his brother Carvin Morast. He had 20 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents Carl and Ida Morast, his son Floyd Morast, daughter Donna Mae Morast. His sisters Evelyn Eisenbeis, Arlene Morast, and an infant sister. His brothers Donnie Morast, Delton Morast, and Myron Morast, and a grandchild Matthew Frisinger. Remembrances and condolences can be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhomes.com