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Ingeborg Amanda “Inga” Hellod Morris-Connolly

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Birth	:	13 Jan 1914 Red Lodge, Carbon County, Montana, USA
Death	:	30 Mar 2017 Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Big Willow Cemetery, Belt, Cascade County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.4164009, -110.7444000
Description	:	GREAT FALLS —Ingeborg, "Inga" Amanda Hellod Morris-Connolly, 103 years young, passed away peacefully in her sleep into Jesus' open arms and into her heavenly home, with her loving daughter, Pat Strand, and dear friends Delores Seay and Marge Johnsten at her side, on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at The Grandview. She lived at The Grandview in Great Falls, MT, the past four years. Inga was a faithful Christian servant of God and her one and only Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Inga's Christian faith began at St. Olaf Lutheran Church just outside of Red Lodge, close to the family's... Read More	GREAT FALLS —Ingeborg, "Inga" Amanda Hellod Morris-Connolly, 103 years young, passed away peacefully in her sleep into Jesus' open arms and into her heavenly home, with her loving daughter, Pat Strand, and dear friends Delores Seay and Marge Johnsten at her side, on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at The Grandview. She lived at The Grandview in Great Falls, MT, the past four years. Inga was a faithful Christian servant of God and her one and only Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Inga's Christian faith began at St. Olaf Lutheran Church just outside of Red Lodge, close to the family's homestead. At 17, Inga was confirmed in the Confirmation Class of 1930 by Pastor Davidson, at Zion Lutheran Church in Glendive. Inga and her family were members of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Great Falls, the American Lutheran Church in Billings, and Inga was a 56 year member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, in Great Falls. Inga touched many people's hearts. Until recently, Inga still attended church faithfully every Sunday, quilting every Thursday, and her Circle Group the first Wednesday of each month. Inga was born near Red Lodge Creek at her Aunt Carrie Loyning's log cabin on January 13, 1914, by Red Lodge, MT. When Inga was about 5 years old, her dad inherited the family farm in Norway, so the whole family moved back to Norway. They lived there about two and a half years, and during that time Inga's baby brother, Sigurd, was born. Inga's dad really missed America, so they moved back to Red Lodge, and then moved to Glendive. In the 30's and 40's Inga worked at the Jordan Hotel in Glendive, and at Coles Dept. Store in Billings. Inga and a friend owned the Red Lodge Tourist Park in Red Lodge in the 1940's. Inga and Raymond Thomas Morris were married on Sept. 7, 1949. They had two children. Inga and Ray owned and operated Morris Grocery and Service on the corner of 21st St. N. and 2nd Ave. N. in Great Falls. They moved to Billings in 1951, where Inga was a homemaker and wonderful mother! Then Inga and her family moved back to Great Falls in 1961, where she worked at the Rainbow Hotel as a switchboard operator and at the Great Falls Tribune. On June 26, 1964, Inga and Ray opened Ray's Pianos and Organs originally at 1017 10th Ave. S., and later moved the store to 806 Central Ave., in Great Falls. Ray passed away in 1980, and Inga continued running the store a couple more years before retiring. Not one to sit still after retiring, Inga LOVED dancing and started a dancing group called 45 Plus. Inga also LOVED fishing and continued to go fishing after Ray passed away, taking her two grandsons in her RV and boat to Hauser Lake. She was a good fisherman and canned a lot of the fish she caught, and used some of the canned fish for sandwiches for the luncheons for 45 Plus. With doctor's orders that Inga could no longer work in her flower gardens at her home that she dearly loved, due to arthritis, at 90 years old, Inga moved out of her home of 43 years to assisted living at The Lodge, where she met Guy W. Connolly, Jr. They started having devotions together in the morning after breakfast, became very good friends, fell in love and then married on April 16, 2005, when Inga was 91 and Guy was 85. Guy passed away Jan. 3, 2009. The year leading up to Inga becoming a Centenarian, she had five celebrations, including one special "100th" Birthday party where 14 relatives and friends from Norway came to help her celebrate! She especially enjoyed dancing at three of the parties. At those celebrations she received personal greetings from His Majesty, King Harald R of Norway, U.S. President and Michelle Obama, MT Gov. Steve Bullock and Mayor Michael J. Winters of Great Falls, MT. Inga is survived by her daughter, stepson, three grandsons, ten great-grandchildren, four nephews, and many relatives in both the U.S. and Norway. Inga was preceded in death by her husbands, Ray Morris and Guy W. Connolly, Jr.; grandparents Daniel Sjurson Hedlot and Ane Assersdotter Hedlot; parents Sam Hellod and Thora Olava Hellod Loyning Ellison; two brothers, Stanley D. Hellod and Sigurd Hellod; son-in-law Kenneth L. Strand; and granddaughter, Lisa Sue Strand. Complete obituary published in Great Falls Tribune on Apr. 5, 2017

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Ingeborg Amanda “Inga” Hellod Morris-Connolly's memorial is located at: Big Willow Cemetery, Belt, Cascade County, USA.
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Ingeborg Amanda “Inga” Hellod Morris-Connolly death on 30 Mar 2017 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 47.4164009
Longitude: -110.7444000

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel D Hellod

(1890 - 1975)

Thora Olava Lonning Ellison

(1889 - 1951)

Spouse

Raymond Thomas Morris

(1919 - 1980)

Siblings

Stanley Donald Hellod

(1918 - 2013)

Sigurd Hellod

(1921 - 1994)

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