Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Helen “Jo Shipman passed away on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2020, from COVID-19. She was born in Winifred, Montana to Clyde and Nellie Carson.
Jo completed high school in three years. She attended and graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in Spanish and education. The next year she taught and coached volleyball, basketball and softball in Spray, Oregon.
She returned to Montana and married Frank Kolar. They had seven children, Nelita Kolar (Schlosser) deceased, Phillip Kolar (Darla), Laurence Kolar, Francine Cummings (Chet), Eleanor Doucette (Pat), Mary Kolar, Sheila Kolar-Gioioso (Michael). They eventually bought and moved to the ranch north of Lewistown and raised sheep. Frank Kolar passed away in 1965. Jo married David Shipman in 1970, bringing Andrew Shipman to the family. Together they had one child, Zelda Boogman (Han).