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On the afternoon of February 9th, 2025, Lillian "Lil" Lula Morgan passed away peacefully of natural causes at St. James Hospital in Butte, MT surrounded by her loved ones. Lil was 91 years old.
Lil was born in Red Lodge, MT on August 11th, 1933, to Severi and Lula Lyytinen. The oldest of 5 children, Lil learned to love at an early age. Her family moved to Butte when she was around 12 years old. Lil attended Grant School and graduated from Butte High School in 1951. That same year, Lil married the love of her life, Buck. They then brought their 2 children, Jim and Linda, into the world. Lil spent her life doing the things she loved most: fishing, camping, snowmobiling, 4-wheeling, and hunting (once bagging a trophy bull elk). Lil also had a passion for both gardening (everyone had a love for her beautiful garden) and cooking: she was very proud of her Finnish heritage and taught her family to make her famous "Finn bread".
Lil spent a lot of her time throughout her life with her family. From picnics in her backyard to lunch at Wendy's with her great grandkids, many childhood memories were created because of her. Gram- Thank you for creating our beautiful family and pouring your love into every person you knew. We will sure miss our Montana Millionaire tickets and giving you your "favorite shirt" for Christmas every year.
Lil is survived by many loving family members: Her daughter Linda (Larry) McGillvray; grandchildren Shayne (Lisa) Morgan, Brandon (Kristy) McGillvray, Dustin (Rachelle) McGillvray, and Trista (Josh) Mullaney; great-grandchildren Rylinn Mullaney, Tommijo McGillvray, Canyon Mullaney, Gage McGillvray, Ashlinn Mullaney, Kira Bergsing, and Shaylee McGillvray; sister Betty Gilham; brother Bill (Cathy) Rautio; sister-in-law Cindy Hertin; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Lil is preceded in death by her life partner of 67 years, Jim "Buck" Morgan, son Jim Morgan, brothers John Rautio and Gary Hertin, brother-in-law Butch Gilham, and nephew Jim Gilham.
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Vicky Struznik
February 17, 2025
Linda so saddened to see Mom passed away, she was such a nice lady. In my prayers.
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