John Henry Patrick Moerman, age 86, of Glendive passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at his home in Glendive.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Zion Lutheran Church in Glendive with Reverend Avis Anderson officiating. Interment will be held at the Wibaux Cemetery in Wibaux at a later date. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements.
John was born on April 27, 1930 in Glendive to Anton “Tony” and Martha (Halsbergan) Moerman. He was raised and educated in Wibaux and graduated high school with the class of 1949. He stayed on the family ranch north of Wibaux by Blue Mountain where he farmed and ranched until he retired and sold the farm in 1995. In 1958, John married Irene Wittenberg, and to this union three children were born; Doug, Sonya and Christine. This marriage later ended in divorce. On June 6, 1998, John married Cheryl Holden in Billings. The couple resided in Huntley until 2005, when they moved to Glendive and have resided there since.
When John was young, he liked model airplanes. Throughout his life he enjoyed ranch work, feeding cows and fixing fences. He never liked to throw anything away, because anything that creates a shadow has value.
John was preceded in death by his parents.
John is survived by his wife, Cheryl of Glendive; his children, Doug (Karen) Moerman of Sidney, Sonya Lam of Midlothian, Va., and Christine Moerman of Chesterfield, Va.; grandchildren, Amanda DeMasters of Middleburg Heights, Ohio, and Anthony Moerman of Shelby, Mont.; Cheryl’s children, Ric (Jan) Holden of Glendive, Janell (Mick) McCaslin of Salt Lake City, Utah, Rod (Dale) Holden of Denver, Colo., and Jodi (Matt) Welch of Belgrade; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, step grandchildren, and step great-grandchildren.
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