Joel Galbraith

Visitation: Friday, July 18, 2008 from 1 to 6pm at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City

Graveside services: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 11:00 am at the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City

Joel William Galbraith, age 72, of Miles City passed away on July 15, 2008 at the Billings Clinic in Billings, MT.

Joel was born on August 26, 1935 in Kaysville (Salt Lake City), Utah, the first son of Wilma (Mortensen) and Joseph William Galbraith. He attended schools and graduated from Davis High School. Following graduation, he attended the University of Utah in Logan, Utah. Joel married Linda Jeanne McCormick and to this union, they were blessed with two children, a daughter Tamara and a son Joel Bradley. They later divorced. Joel then married Joyce Schmidt who had two children, Jerome (Debbie) Schmidt and Erica Schmidt and they later divorced. Joel worked in quality engineering in the space division of Thiokol for 32 years where he was respected for his hone'sty and integrity. After he retired from Thiokol, he started a second career in real estate working for Coldwell Banker-Tugaw Realty where he met Susanne Mentikov-Frost. They married and moved to Island Park, Idaho where they lived and worked for seven years. Due to health concerns, Joel and Susanne moved to Miles City, Montana where they have since resided.

Joel was a kind considerate person who left a trail of lifelong friends wherever he lived.

Joel is survived by his wife, Susanne Galbraith of Miles City, MT; his children Tamara (Larry) Stewart, and Joel Bradley (Ann) Galbraith, his step children: Lindsay and Derick Frost; his brothers: Joseph Layne and Hemming Lynn Galbraith, grandchildren: Alex Stewart, Marcie Johnson and Kyle Stewart, Jared and Spencer Galbraith, Crystal LaRue; great grandchildren: Bailey LaRue, Robbie, McCormick and Korbin Johnson, Joel and Danielle Schmidt, Robert, Carli and Katy Ore. He was preceded in death by his parents, aunts and uncles and a special grandson, Cortney LaRue.

Visitation will be held on Friday, July 18, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in MilesCity. Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 11:00 am at the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City has been entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.stevensonandsons.com. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.