Yvonne Josephine 'Lorraine' Bucher

Yvonne Josephine “Lorraine”Bucher Lorraine was born on March 24, 1930 in St. Ignatius, Montana to Sidney and Edna Clairmont Shourds. She graduated from Ronan High school in 1938. She later attended nursing training at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lewistown where she met Paul Bucher and was married on Halloween in 1949. She never knew if she tricked him or treated him. They started their lives together in the Lewistown area and later moved to Geraldine where Paul bought a Butcher and Locker plant. They lived there for 16 years before they left for the Seattle area for better opportunities for their 3 boys. She started working in a working in a convalescent home and realized she should get her RN license so she when back to school. She retired and they moved back to Montana to go to a progressive community and they picked Bozeman as 2 of her sons already lived there as well as Paul’s brother and sister-in-law. She and Paul went on many trips with the Senior Center, she volunteered along with her sister-in-law at Bozeman Deaconess for many years before her COPD caught up will her. In 2012 they moved into Highgate Senior Living as things were becoming too hard to deal with homeownership, where she was able to play card games, which she had enjoyed all of her life, even the last night she was asked if she wanted to play she responded yes. In her last year there was talk of who was to go first Lorraine or Paul as in cards she got the last trick. Paul and Lorraine would have been married 63 years on Halloween. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister and friend. She is survived by her siblings, Theresa Morigeau, Cheryl {Buck} Cheff, Nathan {Wanda} Shourds, all of Ronan, Montana. Karen {Mick} Cheff, Rhonda Jean, Lori {Alan} Grenier, Phil {Kendra} Shourds and Alvina {Cliff} Teigen. and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her sons, Michael {Jeanne}, Patrick and Fred {Marge, all of Bozeman, as well as 8 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren with one on the way. We will all miss the quiet, caring, fun woman she was with all of us. Preceded in death by her father and mother, step mom Rose Shourds, brothers Chester Shourds and Sid Shourds Jr. A celebration of her life will be held in the spring. Memorials may be made in her name to the Boys and Girls Club of Gallatin County, 600 Bridger Dr, Bozeman, MT 59715. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.dahlcares.com