Theresa Savelkoul

Theresa Engelhard

Savelkoul, age 83, passed

away peacefully in her

home in Lolo, Montana on

September 3, 2020. She

was born on September

21, 1936 in Foxholm,

North Dakota to Isidor

and Alice Engelhard. She

married Jack Savelkoul

November 4, 1954 in

Minot, North Dakota.

Theresa was a matriarch.

A kind and gentle soul,

and mother to many. She

raised six children, 11

grandchildren and seven

great grandchildren. She

was the sweet,

even-natured mother to a

family full of large per-

sonalities. Her four

daughters describe her

with words like “tough,

strong, Wonder Woman”;

while her grandchildren

would best describe her

with sentiments of

“giving, thoughtful,

understanding, gentle,

warm and always smiling”

– which together best

describes the evolution of

her feminine kindness,

strength and beauty.

Theresa had deep faith in

God, and was a regular

churchgoer. Her life was a

living example of Bible

verse, Ephesians 4:32 –

“and be kind and compas-sionate to one another,

forgiving one another, just

as God also forgave you in

Christ.” Theresa is sur-

vived by her husband

Jack, her four daughters

Cindy (Ed) Sidwell, Sherri

(Roger) Porch, Candace

(Art) Wittich, Shelley

(Bruce) Porch and one sis-

ter Rita Engelhard. She is

proceeded in death by her

two sons Steve Savelkoul

and John Savelkoul,

grandson Aaron Porch,

son-in-law Ed Sidwell,

brother Elmer Engelhard,

sisters Marian Engelhard

and Darlene Richter. She

will be smiling down on

all her family and friends

from heaven and will be

deeply missed by all.

Theresa’s family will

celebrate her life on Sun-

day, September 13, 2020,

20860 Jones Road,

Florence, MT 59833. In

lieu of flowers, the family

requests that each person

who knew and loved

Theresa do one small act

of kindness for someone

else in her honor.