Maureen Dolan,78, a very kind and loving person passed away unexpectedly into the arms of the Lord on Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25, 2012 of natural causes at a Billings hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at the First Lutheran Church with Pastor Michael O'Hearn officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Memorials in Maureen's honor may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children at 911 W. 5th Ave., Spokane WA 99204. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Maureen was born on December 13, 1934 to Marvin and Gladys (Patrick) Smith. Maureen was passionate about her family and friends. She enjoyed cooking and baking and working outdoors in her many gardens around Montana. Maureen was a master gardener and enjoyed growing vegetables and flowers. She loved playing cards, especially bridge and pinochle. She was a very positive person and always had wonderful advice. She was a hardworking, compassionate person who loved volunteering for her church, making many quilts and school bags. Maureen enjoyed traveling and was able to go to Disney Land with her granddaughter in 2011. She married the love of her life, Robert C. Dolan in 1956. They were married for 56 years. Maureen was a teacher throughout her life, where she taught G.E.D. classes at Robin's school. Maureen played women's softball well into her 60's and could play as well as the young ladies on the team. Maureen occasionally also taught students how to drive. After retirement, Maureen and Robert spent their summers at Swan Lake, MT and their winters in Mesa, AZ. They had many friends in both places. Maureen was preceded in death by her parents, Gladys and Marvin Smith; her husband Robert Dolan in September of 2012; her brother Richard Smith; and her sister Karen Taylor. Maureen was a very loving mother to her two sons and her foster daughter. She is survived by her oldest son Mike (Cody) Dolan of Billings, MT, her youngest son, Wade Dolan, of AZ; her foster daughter Candace (Gerald) Hoots of Portland, OR; and her granddaughter Kameron Dolan of Billings, MT.