Lucille “Lucy” Tormaschy, 77, Richardton, died peacefully on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital & Health Center. Lucille’s Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Dickinson, with Fr. Keith Streifel as the celebrant. Interment will take place at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday at Ladbury Funeral Service with a rosary & vigil at 7:30 p.m., with Deacon Ralph Stockert presiding.
Lucille E. Miller was born April 27, 1932 on the family farm south of Dickinson, the daughter of Joseph and Rosemary (Hutmacher) Miller. She attended Frenzel School south of Dickinson through the eigth grade. She was raised eight miles south east of Dickinson where she developed her love of milking cows.
Lucille married Victor Tormaschy on April 7, 1953 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Dickinson. They made their home south of Gladstone where they worked for a rancher until the fall of 1953. At that time they moved to Regent where Victor worked for J.P. Jungers. In the fall of 1955, the family moved to work on Raymond Schnell’s ranch near Lemmon, S.D. In April 1958 they moved to Marshall, to work for Raymond Schnell. In 1963, Victor and Lucille made their home on a farm north east of Richardton.
Lucille was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Richardton but has always kept St. Joseph’s as an important part of their life. She enjoyed cooking, baking, going on vacations, playing cards, visiting the casino’s, quilting, and milking cows (which she did up until 1 1/2/years ago). She took great joy in being with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Lucille is survived by her husband, Victor; three sons, Melvin, and Vern (Kathy), of Richardton, and Jim (Julie), Bismarck; nine grandchildren, Beth and Michael Tormaschy, Jamie (Ruth) Berger, Toby, Jason and Kristy Tormaschy, Cody, Kayla and Gracie Tormaschy; four great-grandchildren, Lexie, Dusty, Owen and Courtney Berger; one brother, Joe (Donna) Miller, Seattle, Wash.; and five sisters, Betty Kuntz, Dickinson, Rose (Adam) Kuntz, Belfield, Dorothy (Bill) Tormaschy, Dickinson, Evelyn (Richard) Wehner, Dickinson, and Cathy MaChunze, Dickinson. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Marlene on August 15, 1996; her parents; an infant brother; four brothers, Art, Frank, Mike and John; an infant sister; a sister and her husband, Laura (George) Weiler; and two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Frances (Christ) Freer and Caroline (Gene) Martin.
