Odes Lovec

Funeral Services for Odes J. Lovec, of Baker, will be held 11:00 a. m. , Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at the American Lutheran Church with Pastor Peggy Paugh Leuzinger officiating. Burial will be in the Bonnievale Cemetery in Baker. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 17 from 9:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. following a Prayer Service at 7:00 p. m. in the Stevenson Funeral Home in Baker. Visitation will continue on Wednesday one hour prior to the service at the American Lutheran Church. Odes J. Lovec 82, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2004 at Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City, MT. ?Ode? as his friends called him, was born June 21, 1921 at Mill Iron, Montana, the son of Joseph and Mary (Vales) Lovec. He grew up and attended the Brence Country School. Ode continued to work on the family ranch until 1947 when he moved to Baker. He began work for the WBI on the pipeline crew in the summer and would read meters on the gas wells during the winter. In the early years, Ode would ride a horse to get to all the wells. He was married to Orva Mae Clocksin in Miles City on February 19, 1951. During his 39 years with WBI he finished working in the materials warehouse and also assisted in building the meter run buildings. Ode retired in 1986 and has continued to live in Baker. He was very proud of Baker and the Baker Spartans, especially the football and basketball teams. You would get a stirring response from Ode should you find any fault with either. Ode could be found at any home game and a lot of the away games as well, cheering on his favorite Spartans for many years. Ode would begin each day with going down to the C & S Garage and having coffee with the gang. He also enjoyed following the St. Louis Cardinals, working in his garden or building the next year?s Spartan yard signs for the athletes in his woodshop. Odes was a member of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union #958. Survivors include: three daughters, Dianne (Larry) Moser, Dayton, WY, Connie (Ron) Segura, Elk Ridge, UT and Tami (Steve) Baldwin, Baker; Grandchildren: Lindsay Moser and her fianc? Shane Schaffner, Basin, WY, Brent Moser, Laramie, WY, Jared (Sharee) Chapman, Payson, UT, Michelle (Tyson) Taber, Draper, UT, Dustin Baldwin, Billings, MT, Trisha (Jarett) Graham, Baker; Great-Grandchildren: Brookelyn Chapman, Mallory Chapman, Maleah Graham, Paiton Graham and Kennedy Taber and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Ovra, four brothers, Edward, Rudy, Joe and Emil and three sisters, Mary Lovec, Celia Zupanik and Helen Hetland. Remembrance and condolences may be shared with the family at stevensonfuneralhome. com. Stevenson Funeral Home of Baker is in charge of the arrangements.


Burial Date: February 18, 2004
Funeral Home Baker, MT

Funeral Service, Wednesday, American Lutheran Church, Bake