Marian T. Buell, 96, passed away peacefully Thursday evening June 27, 2013, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Public viewing will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral mass will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at the St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Joseph Diekhans officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Section of Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will immediately follow at the St. Jude Parish Center after the graveside service. Memorial contributions in Marian's honor may be made to the Havre Senior Citizen's Center or to the Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Line. Arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. You may post your memories online at www.hollandbonine.com. Marian was born September 9, 1916, in Medicine Lake, Montana to Mike and Anna (Reuter) Schmitz. She was raised in the Medicine Lake area on a farm with seven brothers and sisters. She attended two years of college at Northern Montana College in Havre, Montana where she graduated with her teaching certificate. While in college she met Ambrose Buell. Marian took a teaching position in a country school where she taught for two years. On August 20, 1938, she married Ambrose Buell at St. Jude Catholic Church in Havre. They made their home in Havre and raised their family together for almost 34 years. Ambrose passed away in August 1972. Marian was very active in her community. She volunteered her time with the Northern Montana Hospital Auxiliary, the Eagles Auxiliary and V.F.W. Auxiliary. She served as the V.F.W. Auxiliary president for six years. Her volunteerism also included the public library, 4-H leadership, Catholic Daughters and the Havre Senior Citizens's Center. She had many duties at the Senior Citizens' Center but her major roll was working their bingo game for 22 years. Marian loved to travel, dance, knit and crochet. She made many mittens for Headstart and many quilts for family and friends. Playing cards was a highlight for her. She never said no to a card game whether it was cribbage, pinochle or something new. She was always ready to go. In her younger years she enjoyed fishing and camping with her family in the Bear Paw Mountains. Marian was an avid supporter of our Veterans. She made Walker Bags, Christmas stockings, and collected toiletries for the residents at the Veterans Home in Columbia Falls and at Fort Harrison. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Ambrose Buell; her grandson Michael Buell; her two sisters, Lillian Beringer and Elizabeth Muller; and her four brothers, Albert Schmitz, Joseph Schmitz, Phillip Schmitz, and George Schmitz. Marian is survived by her children: daughters, Sue (Dave) Widdekind of Havre, Lucille(Bruce) Huffine of Belgrade, Montana and Mary (Dennis) Peterson of Great Falls, Montana; sons: Jim (Fran) Buell and Tom Buell all of Havre, and John Buell of Lancaster, CA., her sister Anna Rose Schmitz of San Francisco; eleven grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.