Mary Estella Moseley Cilz passed away peacefully on April 5, 2018 at Valley View nursing home in Glasgow, Montana.
Mary was born May 17, 1931 in Dover, Montana to Rose Evelyn Carver and Charles Louis Moseley. She attended schools in Great Falls, Judith Gap, Bainville and Glasgow, Montana, graduating from Glasgow High in 1949. She met and married Edward Tade Jr. in 1950. From that union four children were born; Larry Edward Tade, Jerry Lee Tade, Debra Kay Tade and Vicki Jo Tade. They were divorced in 1967. In 1970 she married Arthur H. Cilz, a very kind and loving man.
Mary worked for Valley County in the Clerk and Recorders office as a Deputy Clerk for 30 years and she retired in 1994. In 2014 she moved to Prairie Ridge Village where she renewed many old friendships and thoroughly enjoyed bingo, horseracing and all the other activities.
Mary enjoyed attending volleyball games and basketball games when her grandkids played, and enjoyed visiting with grandchildren and great-grandchildren whenever possible. Mary enjoyed traveling, camping, sports on TV, baking, flower gardening and any activities at her church. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Glasgow and served as Treasurer for over 20 years and where she shared her love with her Lord Jesus Christ with her church family.
Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Cilz; her mother Rose E. Bretzke; her father Charles L. Moseley; baby brother, William Ralph Moseley; sister, Betty R. (Don) Abern; stepsons, Henry Cilz and Bobby Cilz; step-grandson, Scott Siers; brothers-in-law Fred Cilz, Ralph Anderson, Vernon Anderson and Rupert Cilz; stepfather, Leo (Bertha) Bretzke; and sisters-in law, Laura Anderson of Salem, Oregon, Ella Anderson of Minot and Arliene Cilz of Rugby, North Dakota .
Mary is survived by a brother, Jim (Carol) Moseley of Whitefish, Montana; sons, Larry E. (Beverly) Tade of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Jerry (Teresa) Tade of Glasgow, Montana; daughters, Debra Tade Glasgow, Montana and Vicki Jo (Sean) Beaulieu of Missoula, Montana; stepchildren, Marlin (Debbie) Cilz, and Kristine (Jim) Webb all of Malta, Montana; 28 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren: one great-great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews as well as her loving church family.
Family will receive friends 5:00 ~ 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 13, 2018 at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, Montana. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Faith Lutheran Church with Pastor John Vallie officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will follow burial at the VFW Fort Peck Post #3107 in Glasgow, Montana. Memorials may be made in Mary’s name to Faith Lutheran Church of Glasgow, or Prairie Ridge Village of Glasgow. Condolences may be left at bellmortuarymontana.com.