Joseph Loncki

January 17, 1944 to June 16, 2023

Joe was born on January 17, 1944, in Philadelphia to Walter and Anastasia (Walsh) Loncki. The family later relocated to New Castle, Delaware. Joe received his bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Delaware before embarking on a career with the U. S. Air Force. Joe’s first assignment as a 2nd Lieutenant was at Malmstrom AFB where he fell in love with both Montana and his future wife, Nancy Rebal. Upon completion of his military career, Joe and Nancy returned home to Montana to raise their two young children, Jeffrey and Amy. In 1989 he was hired to became fiscal officer and business manager at the Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings by Bishop Anthony Milone. Joe considered the opportunity to serve his Church a calling and he devoted the next 22 years to serving the Catholic community of eastern Montana. Among his many accomplishments in the role were computerizing the business office, obtaining financing for the Frank and Isabel Stites Memorial Center which provides retirement housing for priests and lay people, the revival of the Great Falls Central Catholic High School, , and the establishment of the Poor Clare’s Monastery.

Especially notable was his helping facilitating the establishment of the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana. Joe left a lasting legacy. He served both his country and his Church with honor and integrity. He was a loving and loyal husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He was a great man. 
If you’d like to honor Joe for all he did for our diocese, his family suggests that you make a gift to the Joseph Loncki Scholarship Endowment. Just visit www.catholicfoundationmt.org/endowments/legacy/joseph-loncki or send gifts to the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana (PO Box 1345, Great Falls, MT 59403).