Billings Gazette Billings, MT 3 Feb 2007 Ione Marie Dernbach, age 84, of Billings, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, at Eagle Cliff Manor. She was born April 20, 1922, in Wheaton, Ill., the oldest daughter of Anthony and Martha Schramer. Ione was a graduate of Northern Illinois State University in Dekalb, Ill. Upon graduation, she started her elementary teaching career in Saginaw, Mich., and continued it in Billings. On July 6, 1946, she married Joseph Adam Dernbach, her loving spouse of 56 years. Everyone who met Ione always walked away with a smile and with the knowledge that they had been blessed by a caring soul. She was deeply involved in many volunteer and community organizations, including the American Association of University Women, Girl Scouts of America, Catholic Daughters and Montana Association for Family and Community Education. Some of Ione's hobbies included water aerobics, movies, collecting rocks, bird watching, gardening and enjoying outdoor activities with family and friends. Ione was preceded in death by her husband Joe in 2003. She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Jean Paschali of Aurora, Ill., and Marinae Dietrich of Billings. Also surviving are her five daughters, Judy (Dick) Nell of Henderson, Nev., Patty (Gene) St. John of Glentana, Barb (Tom) Adkins of Starkville, Miss., Louise (Dave) Breeden of Forsyth and Theresa Dernbach of Casper, Wyo.; five grandchildren, Scott St. John, Jill (Scott) Thompson, Cody Adkins, Derek and Heidi Breeden; one great-grandchild, Lane Thompson; and many nieces and nephews. Vigil services will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4, at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, at Little Flower Catholic Church, with Rite of Committal following at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Memorials may be made in Ione's name to the charity of one's choice. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.michelottisawyers.com. Published in the Billings Gazette on 2/3/2007.