Billings Gazette Billings, MT 19 Mar 2007 Molly Schuman was called home to be with her Lord on March 17, 2007, her earthly body finally worn out from a 40+ year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born Molly Alwilda Adam on Jan. 11, 1926, the fifth child and only daughter of Emil (Tib) Adam and Helen Goddard Adam. She and her brothers spent their school years in Billings, first at McKinley Elementary School then Billings High School. Her summers were often spent at her father's ranch outside of Mosby, where she and her brothers quickly learned the rigors of outdoor life in the Central Montana dustbowl. Molly attended the University of Montana, where she graduated with a nursing degree, She met and married John Berger in Missoula, and produced three boys - Stephen, Carl and Christopher - in the span of three years. The family moved to Detroit in 1951, close to where John's family was. Molly and John were divorced in the mid 50s, and Molly married Ron Schuman in 1962. The new family then moved back to Montana and two daughters - Nancy and Mary - were born in Billings. Molly used her nursing skills to care for her father, who also had MS, until his death in 1965. It was shortly after his death that Molly was diagnosed with the disease, but she continued to work and raise her family until 1977, when her condition forced her move to St. John's Nursing Home. She remained at St. John's for nearly 30 years, and was a source of strength and inspiration to virtually everyone she met. Her physical body was gone a long time ago, but her mental and spiritual health remained steadfast, and she loved to talk about her friends and family, and beloved Detroit Tigers. She never gave up on the boys from Motown, and was excited last year to see them regain some of their old championship form she remembered so well. Molly was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; and two brothers, Richard and William Adam. She is survived by her other two brothers, Emil and Louis (Betty) Adam; her children, Steve of Littleton, Colo., Carl (Robin) of Billings, and Christopher Berger (Sarah) of Bothell, Wash., Nancy Peterson (Kevin) of Hillsboro, Ore., and Mary Flinn (Carl) of Billings; 14 grandchildren - Joshua, Sarah, Peter (Jessica Rossman), Erin and Brittany Berger, Darby (John) Kaikkonen, Heather (Greg) Harris, Adam and Katie Peterson, Ashley (Alex Peterson), Molly, Alex, Hillary and P.J. Willett; and three great-grandchildren, Reese and Chloe Peterson and Jacob Kaikkonen; plus numerous nephews and nieces. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. John's Ministries' Foundation. A memorial service will be held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21. Cremation has taken place; her ashes will be buried in the Goddard family plot at Mountview Cemetery after the service. A reception to celebrate her life and resurrection will take place following the interment. Smith West Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Published in the Billings Gazette on 3/19/2007.