Damaris N. Boerschinger
Damaris N. Boerschinger, 80 of Billings, passed away Monday, February 21, 2011 at her home.
The daughter of Thomas and Margaret Wagner, Damaris was born August 19, 1930 on the family farm near Nashua.
She married Philip Boerschinger in Nashua on September 24, 1949. They have made their home in Billings since 1957.
Damaris was a Special Education Teacher, retiring from School District #2 in 1987. She had taught at Fratt School, Lewis and Clark and as a traveling teacher. Where ever she was teaching, all her students knew her as “Mrs. B”. She received her Master’s Degree in Special Education from Eastern Montana College. She was a volunteer at St. Vincent Hospital as a Pink Lady.
A life-long sports fan, Damaris followed her son’s and grandsons little league teams as well as the Yankees, Celtics and Packers. She had also been Scout Leader for the Billings Handicapped Boy Scout Troop. She loved her grandchildren; they were her pride and joy.
The family would like to thank Dr. Sorenson for his care and the ladies from St. Thomas Parish who came to visit.
Survivors include her husband Philip; daughter Michaela (Karl Brekke) Letasky-Brekke ; son Matthew (Eve) Boerschinger, all of Billings; five grandchildren, John, Lisa and Thomas (Rebecca) Letasky, Melissa (Alden, and their son Brandon) Jordan, and Mark Boerschinger; Also surviving are her sister LeMay Bechtold of MN; three brothers, J.F. Wagner of Billings, Roger Wagner of Nashua, and David Wagner of ND; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her son Michael; her parents; son-in-law John Letasky; 5 brothers and sisters.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, February 24, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church.
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