Joseph Herman Henry Lordemann

May 5, 1929 - January 5, 2020

Joseph "Hank" Lordemann, age 90, of Billings, Montana and formerly of Glendive, Montana, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at St. Vincent's Healthcare in Billings. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, July 3, 2020 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glendive. Rite of Committal will be in the Dawson Memorial Cemetery in Glendive. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. Hank was born on May 5, 1929 in Raeville, Nebraska, Hank was the tenth of ten children born to Henry J. and Mary (Schrad) Lordemann. His mother passed away a month after his birth from complications of childbirth. Fortunately, he had older sisters that stepped in to fill the void of his mother's passing. Hank came to Eastern Montana in 1948 to work on a survey crew for REA. It was in Terry, Montana that he met the love of his life, Evelyn T. Coughlin. Hank and Evelyn were married in Miles City, Montana on April 10, 1950. The newlyweds farmed south of Terry for two years but got hailed out both years. It was during this time that Hank and Evelyn had their first child, Dennis. In 1952 the family moved to Glendive when Hank took a job as a driller on the first oil well drilled in Dawson County. Throughout the years Hank had numerous jobs. During the 1960s he managed what is now the Holiday gas station and was also an insurance sales representative for the Knights of Columbus. In the mid-1970s he delivered oil products for Cross Petroleum, distributed Wilex commercial cleaning products, and worked in sales for Crisafulli Pumps. In the 1980s he and Evelyn operated their own Laundromat, H & E Laundry, and also A1 Cleaners. He also managed the shopping mall during this time frame as well. Hank also worked as the maintenance man for the Veteran's Home and for the Sacred Heart Parish. Even in his retirement years Hank kept busy doing some consulting work for local business during the last ten years. Hank was liked to keep involved in the community and spent many years with the Knights of Columbus and he was also the longest serving city councilman in Glendive's history, serving from 1988 to 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Mary; two sons, Daren and Dwight; one grandson, Aaron; one great-grandson, Parker; three brothers; and six sisters. Hank is survived by his wife of seventy years, Evelyn of Billings; children, Dennis (Nancy) Lordemann, Doug (Rozanna) Lordemann, Dan (Cindy) Lordemann, Darryl (Carleen) Lordemann, and Diana Reinhart; six grandsons, Nathan, Doug, Kevin, Brandon, Bradley, and Bryce; nine granddaughters, April, Lacey, Nicole, Alisa, Addie, Alix, Melissa, Natasha, and Caroline; ten great-grandsons; eleven great-granddaughters; and numerous nieces and nephews. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhomes.com.