Joseph Bachmeier
Aug. 16, 1938-Feb. 13, 2022
Joseph Aloysius Bach-
meier, 83, passed away at
his home in Havre, with
his family by his side,
Sunday evening February
13, 2022. His prayer vigil
service was 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 20,
2022, with his funeral
mass at 11:00 a.m. Mon-
day, February 21, 2022,
all at the St. Jude Catholic
Church in Havre with V.
Rev. Monsignor Daniel
Wathen celebrating. His
burial was at 9:00 a.m.,
Tuesday, February 22 at
Highland Cemetery.
Memorials in Joseph’s
honor may be made to the
St. Jude Thaddeus Cathol-
ic Church, P.O. Box 407,
Havre, Montana 59501.
Please visit Joseph’s on-
line memorial page to
send a card or leave a
message of condolence for
his family at www.
hollandbonine.com.
Joseph was born August
16, 1938, in Rugby, North
Dakota, to Louie and El-
izabeth (Schmidt) Bach-
meier. He was raised and
attended school in Pierce
County, North Dakota,
and attended one year of
Vo-tech in Fargo.
He enlisted in the Unit-
ed States Army in 1961
and was honorably dis-
charged in 1963. After the
military he returned to
North Dakota, where he
married Lillian Kremer on
February 8, 1964, in Balta,
North Dakota.
The couple moved to
Havre, Montana, in 1974
for a job opportunity at
Havre Implement. He re-
tired in 2000 after 26
years.
Joseph and Lillian have
five children. They were a
busy family raising their
children and attending
their activities. They were
members of St. Jude
Catholic Church and in
his spare time, Joseph en-
joyed working in his
wood shop. To some this
may seem daunting, how-
ever, Joe made it look
easy. He made beautiful
cabinetry, shelving, desks,
curio cabinets, cradles,
rocking chairs and many
other items. For Christ-
mas gifts the children and
grandchildren often look-
ed forward to receiving
something he had made
special for them. Joe’s
talents didn’t end there.
He was also a master me-
tal worker, and he played
the saxophone and clar-
inet in his earlier years.
He was a devoted man to
his family, his church and
to the Knights of
Columbus organization.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; 3
brothers, Nick, Pete and
Vince; and one sister, Ka-
tie.
Joseph is survived by
his wife of 58 years Lillian
Bachmeier; two daugh-
ters, Denise (Richard)
Adamson of Helena, MT,
and Gail (Paul) Rainey of
Forsyth, Montana; three
sons; Steve (Christine)
Bachmeier of Manhattan,
MT, Ken (Gayle)
Bachmeier of Livingston,
MT, and Randy (Chris-
tine) Bachmeier of Havre,
Montana; two sisters,
Clara Fixen of Williston
and Bea Welk of Rugby,
ND; one brother, John
Bachmeier of California;
22 grandchildren; and 16
great-grandchildren.