Delores Maurine "Dee" Vivian

An energetic and sweet little lady departed for her heavenly home on November 21, 2022 in her sleep. Dee was born to parents, Alice and Nels Jensen on December 27, 1928 on the family farm near Kenmare, North Dakota. She attended school until about the 8th grade, later earning her GED, and then lived on the farm, helping out with chores. She married Darol Hagerud in Oct. of 1948. Two children were born from the marriage, Dallas in 1951 and Debra in 1955. The couple later divorced and Dee moved to Bozeman, MT in 1961. She was an extremely hard worker during her life, working on the farm in North Dakota then at Bair’s Truck Stop in Belgrade, MT for 10 years, then at Buttrey’s Food store first as a meat wrapper and then a checker and bookkeeper for almost 18 years. Sometimes she worked two or three jobs, as a cook and selling Avon and Tupperware products for extra money. Dee was not afraid of hard work and doing what was needed to make ends meet. She married Bob Vivian on Feb. 22, 1988 and moved to Butte, settling in their home on Busch St. Bob and Dee loved to entertain family and friends on birthdays and holidays and for Shrine functions, becoming famous for their Christmas Eve open house and their 4th of July barbeques. They bought a cozy camp trailer and traveled all over the U.S. and Alaska and Canada, often joined by their group of Shriner friends for conventions or their family for fun camping adventures. When they traveled to Alaska with the trailer, they were with a big group of their Shriner friends and had all gone on a halibut fishing expedition. Little Dee ended up catching the biggest halibut that was taller than her and probably weighed more (109 lbs.) than her, to the envy of all the guys that were on that boat that day, including her proud husband, Bob! Gramma Dee was a kid magnet. At family get-togethers, you could always plan on Dee being in another room playing on the floor with the kids, whether that was cars and trucks with her grandsons or dolls and playing house with her granddaughters. All her great grandkids were just as enamored with her and she will be very, very missed. Dee was a tireless member of Daughters of the Nile, a women’s Shrine civic organization. She held many key positions in that group and gained many lifelong friendships because of it. She was very talented with sewing, quilting and making crafts for family and friends and made many quilts for the Shriner’s Hospital in Spokane. She attended church at Christ Church Anglican in Butte with her Butte family and served in the usher ministry. She is preceded in death by her parents, brother, Chester Grenvick, Dunsmire, CA; sister, Elsie Gregory, Vallejo, CA; sister, Alvina Parkinson, Kenmare, ND; sister, Joy Ankenbauer, Kenmare, ND; sister, Sally Tenderholt, Stanley, ND; step-daughter, Betty Leigh Boggs and her husband, Bill, Butte; husband, Bob Vivian, Butte; stepson-in-law, Pat Rickey, Butte. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Dallas (Debbie) Hagerud, Fernie, B.C. Canada; grandson, Dustin Hagerud, Vancouver, Canada; daughter and son-in-law, Debra (Douglas) St. Martin, Colorado Springs, CO; step-daughter, Bobbie Painter (Jim), Billings; step-daughter, Cathy Holmes (Dick), Divide; step-daughter, Dawn Rickey, Butte; step-son, Tom Vivian (Sandy), Butte; step-daughter, Susan Bartole (Dennis), Helena; sister-in-law, Cookie Jordan (Doc), Butte. Dee is also survived by 17 + step-grandchildren, 25 + step-great grandchildren, several step great-great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews and their families. The family thanks the staff at The Springs assisted living community and memory care unit that has taken such good care of her. Also the family thanks her doctors and medical care providers and the Enhabit Hospice team for their compassionate care of our Dee. Dee’s remains are in Wayrynen-Richards Funeral Home where friends may call Tuesday morning, November 29 beginning at 10 o’clock. Funeral services will follow at 11 o’clock with Father Brian Miller officiating. Entombment will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery and a reception will follow in Wayrynen-Richards Community Center. Attn: Daughters of the Nile, Tirzah Temple No. 3 for a short memorial service honoring Dee.

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Delores Maurine "Dee" Vivian

December 27, 1928 - November 21, 2022