Rodger Harry Denny

Rodger Harry Denny,

born December 23, 1947

passed peacefully into

Heaven on Thursday No-

vember 28, 2019. His fi-

nal days were spent with

loving family and friends.

He was born the 2nd of 7

children to Donald and

Mary Lou Denny.

As a child of an Air

Force family, he lived at

several military bases.

Rodger graduated from

Balboa High in Panama in

1966 and after some col-

lege he entered the Air

Force serving 4 years and

was honorably discharged

in 1971. He served in

Korea and at Minot Air

Force base.

He was once married to

Jill Thorstenson and to

that union they welcomed

their daughter, Laurie in

1974.

He was preceded in

death by his parents and a

younger brother, Douglas

Denny.

Rodger began his Credit

Union career in Bismarck

ND and later as President

of Town and Country

Credit Union in Minot

ND. During his career he

was on National Credit

Union Boards (Cuna Mu-

tual) and involved with

the ND Credit Union

League as President for

several years.

He married his wife

Ruth in 2000 and when

retired, they spent winters

in Arizona, hiking and

camping throughout the

SW with friends. Sum-

mers were spent at their

home on Lake Sakakawea,

sailing the beautiful wa-

ters there as often as pos-

sible. They were blessed

to have a wonderful group

of ‘boat friends’ and

shared epic adventures

with them all along with

so many wonderful neigh-

bors and friends. He never

turned down a chance to

pitch in and help anyone

who needed him. His

‘yard passion’ often drew

others to consult with him

on how to repeat his suc-

cess with the beautiful

green lawns he loved. He

was a sailor, golfer,

hunter, avid traveler, and

nature enthusiast. Most of

all he loved his daughter,

his wife, his extended

family and friends. He

touched so many people

and will be all remem-

bered by all.

He leaves behind his

loving wife, Ruth, his

daughter Laurie (Trent)

Drennan and grandson

Ryder of Blanchard Ok-

lahoma, his stepsons

Michael Ploof and signifi-cant other Christa of Gil-

bert AZ, Kevin Ploof (Na-

talie) of Minot ND,

grandchildren Cory, Jes-

sie, Ryan, Ashley, Vic-

toria, Bethany, Noah,

Noelle, Landon and Sut-

ton Ploof, his sister Barb

(John) Dyer, brother David

(Leslie) Denny, sister Don-

na (Bill) Hesser, brother

Steve and sister Nancy

(Marc) Gilliland and many

nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life

will be held at the Calvary

Free Lutheran Church,

590 N 96th St Mesa, AZ

on Friday, December 27,

2019, at 10:00 am. A fu-

ture service to be held in

the summer at Lake Saka-

kawea, Pick City ND. In

lieu of flowers, please

donate to a charity of

choice, or Hospice of the

Valley (www.hov.org). For

more information go to

www.bunkerfuneral.com.