Anna Marie Hartpence
Anna Marie (Heine) Hartpence, 76 of Billings, passed away on December 19, 2009, at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Billings. Anne was born on February 16, 1933 to Henry and Katherine (Evig) Heine, in Bridger, MT.
Anne attended Garfield Elementary, Lincoln Junior High and Billings Senior High. She married Bud Smith and 4 children were added to this union; Lance, Tina, Lorna, and Gary. Bud was in the Air Force, so the family lived abroad and across 50 states. She and Bud later divorced. Her son Lance was born with Downs Syndrome, and Anne dedicated her life to caring for him, and was a foster parent to many other children. She was a member of Pilgrim Congregational Church and NCO Wives Club.
The last years of Anne’s life were spent at Magic City Terrace in Billings Heights, until declining health forced her to move to St. John’s Lutheran Home where she remained until passing away.
Anna was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Reuben and Art Heine; and sisters, Minnie Taylor, Caroline Buttman, and Polly Kaiser.
She is survived by her children, Lance Smith of Jacksonville, FL, Tina Smith of Coalville, WA, Lorna Smith of Chewelah, WA, and Gary Smith of Fairbanks, AK; brothers John Heine and Jim Heine of Billings; sisters Alma Pederson of Helena, and Olga Kaiser of Billings; 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 26, at Ocee Johnson Chapel at Chapel Court of St. John’s Lutheran Home. Inurnment will be held at Mountview Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Ministries.
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