Pearl Skinner

Pearl Skinner, 92, died January 22, 2017 at Highgate Senior Living in Great Falls, Mont., where she had made her home for the last nine months. Pearl was surrounded by her family when she departed to her Heavenly Home, following a brief illness.

Pearl was born June 4, 1924 to Hazel Young in Glasgow, Mont. Survivors include daughter Patricia and her husband Bob Fetsch of Yuma, Ariz., and Great Falls; sons Dennis Skinner of Fort Shaw and Randy and his wife Leya Skinner of Malta; sisters June Eklund and Betty Flom of Malta, and Donna Faye Kirkaldie of Miles City; grandchildren Mike and his wife Dawn Denning of Cody, Wyo., April and her husband Matt Wavra, Pam and her husband Dale Schaefer, Cody and his wife Ashley Skinner all of Great Falls, Christopher and his wife Christina Skinner of Fairfield, Michael and his wife Kelly Skinner of Choteau, Anthony and his wife Jennifer of Bozeman, Heather and her husband Luca Casparis of Lausanne Switzerland, Josh Bartlett and Lauren Corcoran of Havre , Jennifer and her husband Matt LaMont of Salmon, Idaho, Eric Skinner of Malta, Heidi and her husband Tyler Sjostrom of Billings, Robert Young of Louisville, Ky.; and 24 great grandchildren with one on the way and one great-great grandchild. This is a true living legacy. Pearl has many nieces and nephews, which were all dear to her. Jayla Graham, was a granddaughter Pearl adopted as her own.

Pearl was preceded in death by her husband Paul in 2003, infant daughter Marilyn, daughter Sally in 2014, mother Hazel in 1993, brothers Calvin and Danny, sisters Dorothy Mae Scheffelmaer and Carol Jean Scheffelmaer.

Pearl's true passion was the Lord, she was a prayer warrior and spent most of the night on her knees with her ever evolving prayer lists. Baking, gardening, farm life, visiting the elderly, and her family were all great joys for her and the buns, pies and cookies that we all got to enjoy. During her last days she talked about the donuts she baked that covered her countertops, and she would giggle. She enjoyed their cabin at Nelson Reservoir and swimming with family at the Sleeping Buffalo. Pearl also enjoyed family outings at Landusky and Zortman. She spent her life preparing for heaven and giving those around her the tools to follow in her footsteps, oh the JOY she must be having right now.

Memorials go to The Gideon's International.

A memorial was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Assembly of God Church in Malta.