Obituaries

DeSaveur

Gordon Ray DeSaveur (Dad, Pops, Gramps, Papa), 84, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. He was born on May 16, 1934, to Ernest (Pete) and

Kenyon

Our Dad, Jack B Kenyon, passed away in the early morning on Oct. 31, 2018. He was born May 10, 1933, in Livingston, Mont., to Darl and Mary. In 1937,

Thatcher

LeDena Craig Thatcher, age 81, loving wife of Wesley Thatcher of Park City, passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. She was born Feb. 5, 1937, to Earl and Emma Hoff

SERVICE: Kimberley

A Celebration of Life service for Berv Kimberley will be Sunday, Nov. 11, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rocky Mountain College Great Room in Prescott Hall in

Grimland

Dave Grimland passed away quickly and painlessly at home on Oct. 18.  

He was a husband, father, grandfather, son, diplomat, storyteller, educator and friend to many. Born in Roswell on Feb. 20, 1944, Dave grew up in both New Mexico and Texas and received both a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Texas before entering the U.S. Foreign Service.  

SERVICE: Kimberley

A Celebration of Life service for Berv Kimberley will be Sunday, Nov. 11, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rocky Mountain College Great Room in Prescott Hall in Billings.

Jensen

Marilyne Carol Matovich Jensen was born on Dec. 8, 1941, in Oregon City, Ore., to Martin J. and Edith (Jensen) Matovich. She was the first of three children. After her father’s brief employment in Oregon, the family moved back to Montana, spending a few years in Columbus while taking part in a family business endeavor. Later, the family moved to a ranch south of Malta where the children were raised.  She graduated from Malta High School in 1959.

Hardy

Robert Charles Hardy, loving father, son, brother and friend, passed away on Oct. 13, 2018, at the age of 57.

Robert was born on June 8, 1961, in Columbus, Mont., to Frederick and Marjorie (Kem) Hardy.  After graduating from Columbus High School, Robert joined the Army and served his country proudly as a military policeman within the United States and abroad.

Witt

Gary Alexander Witt was born Dec. 15, 1954, to Josphine Heifrin Witt and Paul Witt.

Gary passed away unexpectedly from complications from pneumonia on Oct. 19.

Gary graduated from CHS in 1974. He worked at Timberweld until 1983. He started at Stillwater County in the fall of 1983. Gary was a heavy equipment operator for 35 years for Stillwater County.

Delger

BILLINGS — Coral Jean Delger passed away Oct. 20, 2018, after a brief illness.

Coral Jean was born June 19, 1936, in Billings, to Richard and Cora (Piper) Ostrum. Her father said the grasshoppers were so bad that summer; he was mowing hay when he had to leave to take her mother to the hospital. When he got back he couldn’t tell where he’d been cutting — the grasshoppers had cleaned the field while he was gone.