Barbara M Hoskins

Barbara May Hoskins, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Sunday, August 16, 2015. A celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the Fairview Baptist Church in Great Falls, MT. The Reverend Steve Mix will officiate. Barbara was born on December 30, 1925, in Boulder, MT, to Edward and Martha Menard. She graduated from Butte High School, attended college at the University of Montana and Western Montana College. Barbara taught school in Lima and Great Falls. Survivors include children Melissa (Ron) Evenson, Rapid City, SD, Leslie (Robin) Stoebe, Billings, MT, and Mark (Becky) Hoskins, Great Falls, MT; sisters Jean Sanderson, Lafayette, CO and Betty (Darrell) Lalanne, Butte, MT; brother Edward (Sharon) Menard, Lafayette, CO; five grandchildren Kyle (Amber) Evenson of Marinette, WI, Erik (Mary) Evenson of Seattle, WA, Heather (Matt) Hoosier of Olathe, KS, Adrienne (Tom) Raczkowski of Billings, MT, and Megan (Patrick) LaPoint of Vancouver, WA; and eight great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hoskins was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Halbert Hoskins. Memorials may be made to Fairview Baptist Church or WorldVenture, Littleton, CO, on behalf of granddaughter Megan (Patrick) LaPoint, missionary to Japan.