Marcia Jo Fillmore Leishman

Marcia Jo Leishman, known affectionately as Marci, passed away peacefully at St. Patrick’s Hospital on Oct. 24 at the age of 61. Marci was born in Missoula on Feb. 6, 1951. Her family then moved to California at the age of two.  As a young girl in California she loved going to Disneyland with her family, learned to play the accordion and enjoyed tap dancing. When she was a teenager her family moved to Stevensville to help take care of the family farm. Marci finished her schooling at Stevensville High School and earned her Associates degree in Interior Design at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. Shortly after graduating from Ricks College, she met Aaron Leishman and they were married on March 3, 1973 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints temple in Manti, Utah. They moved to St. Ignatius where together they raised nine children, maintained a family farm, worked at St. Luke’s Hospital in Ronan, and she was part of her local community and church. Marci found great joy in serving others and spending time with her family. She loved being a grandmother and spoiling her many grandkids. She had 20 grandchildren and could easily remember each one’s birthday and special moments in their lives.  Marci is survived by her husband, Aaron, parents Garrick Wayne & Fern Fillmore, siblings Paula, Toni, David and Natasha, nine children; Shaun, Craig, Ginger, Kevin, Chad, Damon, Timothy, Adam and Tiffany, their spouses, and 20 grandchildren. Services were held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in St. Ignatius on Saturday, Oct. 27.