Eugenia "Jean" Rose Witkowski

November 6, 1937 - August 20, 2018

Eugenia "Jean" Rose Witkowski, age 80, of Glendive, Montana, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018 at the Glendive Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. and from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. A Vigil Service will be at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Silha Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 24, 2018 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glendive with Father Francis Schreiber officiating. Rite of Committal will follow in Dawson County Cemetery in Glendive. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. Jean was born on November 6, 1937 in a sod house on the family farm North of Terry, Montana, a daughter of William and Charllotte (Schopp) Kuehn. She was raised and educated in Glendive, and following her education she worked as a babysitter and homemaker for a local family. She also worked various other jobs at the Rose Theater, the Greyhound Bus Station, and as a waitress. Jean met and later married the love of her life, Donald Witkowski, on March 9, 1957 in Wibaux, Montana. Jean stayed in Glendive, while Don was stationed in Hawaii when he served in the U.S. Air Force. Upon Don's return the family briefly moved to New York for one year and then following his honorable discharge returned to Wibaux. They raised their family in Wibaux, and Jean worked for the Palace Hotel and Cafe. In 1979, she started working for a printing company in Glendive for three years. In 1991 Jean started her own business making dog clothes called Sew Dog Tired. She owned and operated this for several years before her health forced her to retire. Jean had many hobbies, and she loved working with ceramics, gardening, baking beautiful wedding cakes, and sewing. She also enjoyed camping with family and friends. Jean was exceptionally proud of her children and grandchildren, and loved spending as much time with them as she could. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Charllotte; her husband, Don; and four sisters, Katherine Kuehn, Alice Geiger, Agnes Malkuch, and Lucille Sullivan. Jean is survived by her children, Debra Holst of Glendive, Brenda Witkowski (Ryan Apland) of Glendive, Pamela (Daryl) Scobee of Jamestown, North Dakota, Sandra (Todd) O'Donnell of Sidney, Montana, Donald J. Witkowski of Sidney, and Joanna (Mike) Dunn of Sidney; thirteen grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; four siblings, Bobby Kuehn of Glendive, Glen (Trena) Kuehn of Glendive, Betty Reinhart of Glendive, and Linda Pearson of Glendive; and numerous nieces and nephews. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhomes.com.