Doris Madson Lindquist

Doris Marie (Perkovich) Madson Lindquist, 78, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016 after a long illness. A vigil service will be held on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 6 p.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Funeral liturgy will be held on Monday, January 25, 2016 at 11 a.m. also at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. O’Connor Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Doris was born in Ely, MN on June 7, 1937 to Robert Perkovich and Mary (Glinser) Perkovich. Her family moved to Butte in 1947. Doris attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and graduated from Girls Central Catholic High School in 1955. Doris was married in 1955 to Marlyn “Doddy” Madson. She had three children, Marlyann Marie, Robert Wayne, and Terrance Joseph. The family moved to Great Falls in 1971, where she worked for Diana Hughes, 1st Federal Savings and Loan, and Safeway finally settling in at the Motor Vehicle Department for the Cascade County Treasurers Office. Sadly, in 1982 her husband Doddy died. She married Ronald Lindquist in 1989. Doris suffered a debilitating stroke in 1997. Doris’ second husband passed away in 1998. For the past 15 years Doris has resided at the Benefis Skilled Nursing Center. She was so well loved and cared for by the folks that worked with her. They loved her sense of humor and her wry wit. She loved to talk and talk and they enjoyed her. Doris was a smart, capable, strong woman who loved her family with such a passion. She will be missed. Doris is survived by her daughter, Marlyann Marie (John) Verploegen; granddaughter Meghan Marie Mckee; and her great-granddaughter Mia Marie Mckee. Also surviving are Doris’ grandsons, Christopher Schamber and Dalton Madson; great-grandson Cameron Schamber; sister-in-law Judy (Leonard) Haxby; nieces Pam Cote and Holly Ferguson of Butte and Carrie Wilmes of Dallas, TX. Doris was preceded in death by her parents; first husband Doddy Madson; second husband Ronald Lindquist; sons Robert Wayne Madson and Terrance Joseph Madson; brothers Joe and George Perkovich; and sisters Mary and Antonia Perkovich. If roses grew in Heaven Lord, please pick a bunch for me. Place them in my mother’s arms and tell her they are from me. Tell her I love her and miss her, and when she turns to smile, place a kiss upon her cheek, and hold her for a while. Because remembering her is easy, I do it every day. But there is an ache within my heart that will never go away. Author: Kristen Preus. Memorials are suggested to Benefis Foundation Senior Services Activity fund care of Doris Lindquist memorial, 1101 26th St. S., Great Falls, MT, 59405.