Obituaries

November 12, 1939 to July 21, 2015

ROUNDUP, MT - Loretta Judith Lees, 75, passed away Tuesday, July 21, in Roundup, MT.

She was born Nov. 12, 1939 to the late Cyril and Mildred Costello Widup in Winamac. She married Fred Crist and with this union they had three children. She later married Richard Dellos and they had one son.

She is survived by her children Rhonda (Phil) Schmeltzer of Worland, WY, Valerie Crist of Boulder, CO, and Kurt (Diane) Dellos of Ft. Collins, CO. She is also survived by siblings Mary Lou (Branson) Hiatt of Walkerton, Betty (Kermit) Parcel of Winamac, Jim (Eunice) Widup of Billings, MT, Terri (Glenn) Pipes of Midland, TX, Ruby (Ted) Ondo of Worland, WY, Merlin (Val) Widup of Waukesha, WI, and Cyrlin Green of Tuscon, AZ. She is also survived by five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and the daughter of her special companion, Juleen Moore.

Judith was preceded in death by her son Eric Crist, brother Paul Widup, and husband David Lees. She was also preceded in death by her special companion, Vern Moore. 

Mrs. Lees attended school in Walkerton and Star City.

Cremation has taken place and services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 1, at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Worland, WY. A celebration of life service will be held Aug. 29, at Roundup, MT.

Donations in Mrs. Lees's memory may be made to ASPCA. -