Virgil Alme

Virgil Alme, 83, West-

minster, CO, formerly of

Minot, died May 28, 2019

after a valiant battle with

Parkinson’s Disease.

He was born October

16, 1935 in Minot to Fred

Alme and Evelyn Mel-

house Alme. He graduated

from Minot High School,

Minot State Teacher’s Col-

lege (now MSU) and ND

State University, receiving

his Masters in Mathemat-

ics Education. He also at-

tended a summer at MT

State University and at

the University of MT.

He loved his country,

and in 1959, he served on

active duty in the US

Army Critical Skill Pro-

gram. That same year he

married Elizabeth

Ronholm and they lived

in Great Falls, MT where

he was employed as a

math teacher. His career

in education also includ-

ed graduate assistant at

NDSU; college staff

member at Western MT

College (now UM Dillon)

where for two years he

was chairman of the MT

School-College Relations

Committee; school super-

intendent in Victor; state

employment/training off-

icer in Helena; and state

boys school Education

Director in Miles City. He

retired from MT state

government and moved to

Sherman, TX in 1990

where he was employed

in criminal justice, and in

1993 relocated to the

Denver area.

His community in-

volvement included

church council member

in Dillon; Little League

basketball and baseball

coach, Boy Scout leader

and Sunday school super-

intendent in Helena; and

church council member

and local hospital adviso-

ry board member in Miles

City. While in Denver, he

was active in Parkinson

Association of the Rockies

where he served as an off-

icer and a member of the

board of directors.

He deeply loved his

family/friends, was always

there for them, and

thoroughly enjoyed get-

ting to know people. He

was a hard worker who

could fix anything, loved

history, games, sports and

a good joke, and spent his

career helping others.

Survivors: beloved

wife, Elizabeth; sons, Kent

(Amy) of Phoenix, AZ,

Kurt (Sandra) of Billings,

MT; four grandchildren;

sister Videll Nordmark of

Superior, CO; and many

dear nieces and nephews.

Services: A memorial

service will be held 10:00

a.m., June 17 at Lutheran

Church of Hope, 1305 W

10th Ave., Broomfield,

CO. Please visit

inmemoriamservices.com

for further details.

Memorial contributions

can be made to Yellow-

stone Boys and Girls

Ranch Foundation, PO

Box 80807, Billings, MT

59108, 406-656-8772.