Vernon Pacovsky, 87, of Bainville, Montana, passed away Sunday night, November 29, 2015, at the Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson, Montana.

A memorial service celebrating Vernon’s life will be held Monday afternoon, December 7, 2015, at 2:00 PM (Mountain Time) at the Bainville High School Gymnasium in Bainville, MT. Rev. Lane Vanetta and Rev. Neil Knudsen will officiate and interment of the cremated remains will follow in the Bainville Cemetery.

Friends may visit www.eversoncoughlin.com to share remembrances of Vernon or leave condolences for his family. Friends may also sign the guest book and view pictures for the hour before service time at the Bainville High School.

Vernon John Pacovsky was born December 18, 1927 in St. Leo’s Hospital in Lewistown, MT (the exact center of MT). The son of Joe and Anna (Piscak) Pacovsky.

Vernon’s first 3 years of school was in Roy, starting 1st grade at age five. He attended Monforton Country School west of Bozeman, Gallatin County High School in Bozeman during WWII and Montana State College in Bozeman (now MSU).

Vernon started teaching vocational agriculture at Culbertson and Bainville in 1949-50, ½ day in each place each day. He organized and started 2 Vo-Ag departments and a FFA chapters at once, which had never been done before or since in Montana, all without the help of computers. He also organized and taught Institutional on Farm Training in Bainville from 1950-51. (A class of WWII veterans all older, smarter and more experienced than the teacher).

He was united in marriage to Virginia Mae Robinson in Glasgow, MT on July 10, 1951 and moved at once to Bozeman to help on the farm as his dad had been injured in a car accident. He worked through the winter as a farm/ranch hired hand for a neighbor.

Vernon loved hunting and fishing. He held the state record for white Bass on 3 different occasions. Vernon taught Hunters safety for 35 years. He liked to watch his grandchildren and great grandchildren play sports.

Vernon and Virginia moved to Plentywood, MT and taught Vo-Ag from 1952-54. Michael was born in Williston May 7, 1953. Vernon and his family moved back to Bainville at the end of the school term to be near Dora McBrien and daughters, Pat and Debbie.

Vernon taught Vo-Ag, plus some math and science classes and for several years was the High School Principle in Bainville, again from 1954-80. He then drove school bus another 11 years.

Mark Edward was born June 2, 1956 and Teresa Lynn was born on August 14, 1959.

Virginia died of an apparent massive coronary on May 24, 1969. Vernon then married Ella Marie (Halverson) Romo on June 4, 1971. Ella passed away February 18, 2003.

Vernon was a man of great integrity.

Vernon is survived by his two sons, Michael Pacovsky and wife, DeAnna of Plains, MT and Mark Pacovsky and wife, Shellie of Bainville, MT; his daughter, Teresa Stockford of Fargo, ND; his stepsons, Lawrence Romo and wife, Judy, Dale Romo and his wife Rochelle, Lee Romo and his wife, Terrie and Alan Romo and wife, Rayne all of Bainville, MT; 21 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren; a sister, Patty Vander Vos and her husband, Herman of Bozeman, MT.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Anna; infant daughter; his wife, Virginia and his second wife, Ella; his brothers, Joe and Gerald Pacovsky; and 1 grandson.

Donations may be directed in his memory to the Bainville FFA Chapter in Bainville, MT.