Elsie Lacher

Elsie A. Lacher, age 95, of Miles City, formerly of Richardton, North Dakota, passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at the Holy Rosary Health Center in Miles City. Elsie was born north of Hebron on October 25, 1912 to John and Magdalena Yunik Ostaj. She married Joe Lacher on October 2, 1933. They made their home south of Richardton where they farmed. In the early 1960?s, she went to work as a nurses aide at the St. Luke?s Nursing Home in Dickinson, North Dakota and later worked at the Richardton Memorial Hospital and the Sacred Heart Monastery in Richardton. For the past 17 years, she has resided in Miles City with her daughter and son-in-law, Betty Lou and Verlyn Berger. She was a 70 year member of the Christian Mothers, member of the Catholic Daughters and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. On a daily basis, Elsie recited the rosary and the rosary never left her. Elsie is survived by a daughter, Betty Lou Berger and her husband Verlyn of Miles City, MT; her son, Howard Lacher and his wife Carole of Bismarck, ND; a daughter-in-law Gladys of Richardton, ND; and a daughter-in-law Yvonne of Rocklin, CA; 18 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren and 9 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Joe in 1961, a daughter Teresa; two sons, Gordon and Lester; a grandson, Darel; a great granddaughter Jenna Lee; her parents; two sisters and six brothers. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. A Vigil service will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 7:00 p. m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, November 2, 2007 at 10:00 a. m. at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Richardton, ND. Rite of Committal will follow in the family lot of St. Mary?s Catholic Cemetery in Richardton, ND. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www. stevensonandsons. com. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City, St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Richardton, North Dakota or to the Sacred Heart Monastery in Richardton, ND. Local visitation will be from 3:00 p. m. on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson, ND with a rosary at 7:00 p. m.


Burial Date: November 2, 2007
Funeral Home Dickinson, ND

Funeral Mass: Friday, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Richardton