Bernadette Laverne LovesHim

Bernadette Laverne LovesHim, “Mama Koolaid”, age 81, of Poplar, Montana passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 in Billings, Montana at Billings Hospital with her family by her side.

Bernadette was born on March 12, 1944 to Amelia and Wilbur LovesHim in Poplar, MT where she lived all her life.

Bernadette loved to cruise around, play Keno, listen to her music, she loved to go to Bingo with her grandchildren. They called her lucky duck at any Bingo she went to. Mama Koolaid thought very highly of her children, great grandchildren, family and friends. She was always surrounded by loved ones. She loved her Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke or Little House on the Prairie, was always playing on TV. If it wasn’t she was always ready to cruise, she liked to listen to her favorite Elvis Presley and Hank Williams. You could often find her on the house phone with her best friend Patti Moon. She always had a funny story to tell. If you ever thought you could score on grandma, think again, she always had a good come back. She was really important to a lot of people; she was a well-respected woman. She had so many friends too numerous to name individually. If you knew her you know that she was never scared to speak her mind and tell you how it is when you do wrong. Bernadette has 2 sons, Gene A. Youngman and Raymond LovesHim, she has 4 daughters Margaret, Florence, Zelda and Rebecca LovesHim. I know right now it might seem like this is too much to handle but she would want us to better ourselves and our lives. She wanted the best for everyone. This isn’t goodbye grandma it’s see you later, I know you will be watching over us. Rest in paradise you deserve it Lucky Duck.

Laverne is survived by her 2 sons, Gene A. Youngman and Raymond LovesHim; 2 daughters Margaret LovesHim and Zelda LovesHim; adopted daughter (Sadie) Wanda Smith; grandchildren RaeLynn (Michael) ThunderHawk, Matthew LovesHim “Spud”, Rudy LovesHim, Alayna Fox, Chris Mathea LovesHim, Shelby LovesHim, Danny Fox, Blaire Miller, Seth WoundedFace, Alexis WoundedFace, Terrence Welch, Tyrone Welch, Bobbie Hawk, Talon LovesHim, Jada White Bull, Ely Fox, Diane McKay, Anita Vivier, Krystalyn VanDyke, Estella Bigleggins, Orvella McKay, Mattie Bigleggins, Yoyo Walking Eagle, Audie Scott and family, Son Scott (Christy), Willard LovesHim, Shilow McKay, Lawrence LovesHim, MaLaiyah LovesHim, Brandon LovesHim, Annika Pedraza, Mahleek Welch, Taylor LovesHim, Cale Welch, Sofia LovesHim-Avila, Esmeralda Pedraza, Lily WoundedFace, Hendrey WoundedFace, Haisley WoundedFace, Chimerri Lester, Ryan Youngman, Allen RedBoy, Deona Scott and family, Ida LovesHim and family, Devyne Young, Pearl and family; adopted daughter in law Janet Lee Belgarde; adopted granddaughter “Dee” Inez First, “Raider Nation” Adriana Charboneau; son in law Isaac Miller; nephew Dewayne Little Plume; adopted granddaughter Carol Ann and family, Yolanda Parshall and family; cousins Julia Young, Margaret Hapa, Yvette Todd, Annie Lester, Rhonda Owens, Jonelle White. Extended families, Moon, Lester, Youngman, Jones, Longee, ComesLast, Owens, Murphy; best friend Joan Cantrell; good friend Patti Youngman. Mama Koolaid has numerous family too many to mention, sorry if we forgot anyone.

She is preceded in death by daughters Rebecca LovesHim and Florence LovesHim; son Matthew Truxler Scott; parents Wilbur and Amelia LovesHim; grandchildren Edna LovesHim, Vance WoundedFace, Amber CalfTail, Glenda Welch; good friends Patti Shyface, Laverne Two Hearts, SharonYellowOwl; sister Estelle LovesHim; Amelia, Ila, Carla, Walter LovesHim, Rebecca and Madeleine, Orval, Stevie, Calvin and Daniel.