Grace O’Leary quietly passed away at home on October 27^th after 87 years filled with friends and family.  Born December 13^th, 1919 in Lambert, MT to Henry and Helena Schultz, she was the youngest and last surviving of five children.  She moved to Billings to attend high school, where her life-long love affair with Tim O’Leary began.  Grace and Tim were married October 29^th, 1938, and today the family celebrates their 68^th anniversary, and a life together that spawned five children, eleven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Her parent’s could not have adorned their daughter with a more fitting name, as Grace moved through life with a quiet beauty, elegance, and dignity. Despite her petite appearance, she possessed a strong will and a humble and kind heart, and was the cornerstone of the family.   They depended on her caring, calm demeanor and rational approach towards life’s issues.

While she enjoyed the company of her husband and family more than anything else, she also had passion for bridge and golf, and for solitary pursuits and lost arts. She could often be found happily sewing or canning jelly and pickles. Springtime especially freed Grace’s nurturing spirit; a time to immerse herself in her garden.  She also spent over forty years and sixteen hundred hours volunteering as a Pink Lady for Saint Vincent’s Hospital, and as a volunteer at Holy Rosary Church.

Please join Grace’s husband Tim, her children Patricia Jaffray (Billings), Peggy O’Leary (Appleton, WI), Kathleen O’Leary (Sacramento, CA), Julie Majerus (Roundup, MT), Tim O’Leary (Portland, OR), her niece Beverly Sveinson (Billings, MT), grandchildren Timothy and Mark Jaffray (Seattle, WA), Barry Smith (Appleton, WI), Kevin Smith (Portland, OR), Colleen Graham (Bakersfield, CA), Judson Roscoe (Seattle, WA), Shannon Majerus (Billings, MT), Robert Majerus (Forsyth, MT), Amy Angel (Roundup, MT), Tara Kinsey (Roundup, MT), Tiffany Majerus (Roundup, MT),  and their five great-grandchildren and many friends to celebrate Grace’s life on Tuesday at noon at Saint Patrick’s Co-Cathedral.

Cremation will take place and internment of ashes will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, with arrangements by Michelotti-Sawyers.

In lieu of flowers we think Grace would have preferred memorials to Saint Patrick’s Co-Cathedral New Parish Center.  Or if you prefer, think of Grace when you plant spring flowers.  She would especially like that.