{"id":59507,"date":"2023-05-18T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uswps06.newsmemory.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/?p=59507?destination=northern-plains-independent"},"modified":"2024-09-13T15:47:04","modified_gmt":"2027-03-02T15:47:04","slug":"norven-dennis-langager-20230517-0338-444623","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/2023\/05\/18\/norven-dennis-langager-20230517-0338-444623\/?destination=northern-plains-independent","title":{"rendered":"Norven Dennis Langager"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, we said goodbye (for now) to \u201cDenny.\u201d We are heartbroken and numb but also comforted as we reflect and reminisce with one another  about the unforgettable times and years that we had with him.<br \/>\n\t  Norven Dennis Langager was born in Pasadena, Calif.,, on March 24, 1946, and grew up in Wolf Point, Mont. He graduated from Wolf Point High School and Eastern Montana College and served in the U.S. Army.<br \/>\n\t  Once his Army service was complete, he worked as a radio announcer and then began his career in the bulk fuel and trucking business. He was a licensed real estate agent and insurance agent and owned an old-time photo  business. He also worked in the automobile industry as a car salesman and finance manager.<br \/>\n\t  When Denny retired, he resumed his love for writing poetry and began volunteering  at the Billings Montana Temple. Over the years, Denny enjoyed golf, hunting, cooking, live theater, reading, writing poetry, traveling, music  and singing, art, photography,  outdoor walks, National  Parks and historical sites, spending time at Fort Peck, going to movies and attending  various sporting events. He was looking forward to the upcoming Mustangs baseball season. He was a collector of coins and objects.  He loved the opportunity  to serve others through decades of church callings and LDS temple work.<br \/>\n\t  Denny and Rita were married  for 39 years and together  for 41. His children and grandchildren were so very important to him. He enjoyed  attending their sporting  events and simply just spending time with them. He was incredibly close to his siblings and looked forward to the family get-togethers and his weekly breakfasts with his brother, Harvey; and friend, Freddie.<br \/>\n\t  Denny had many extended family members that were very special to him. He also made so many dear friends over the years that were important  to him. We are sincerely  grateful for all of you and for your love and support over the years.<br \/>\n\t  Denny loved and lived his life to the fullest and did it \u201chis way.\u201d<br \/>\n\t  Denny was preceded in death by his parents, Norven  and June Langager; sister,  Carolyn Langager Keller; granddaughter, Olivia Jane Langager; and half-brother Robert Machart Sr. He is survived  by his wife, Rita; son, Jason (Shannon) Langager; daughter, LaQuita Zilkoski; son, Mike Lett; brother, Harvey  Langager; and sisters, JoAnn (Steve) Booth and Tana (Rich) Mayo; and seven  grandchildren: Navarro, Zynan and Drake Zilkoski; and Evalynn, Jackson, Collin and Ava Langager.<br \/>\n\t  Until we meet again, we will remember the influence and significant impact you have had in all of our lives.<br \/>\n\t  We love you Denny.<br \/>\n\t(Paid Obituary) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"news-destination":[14],"news-source":[11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59507"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59693,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59507\/revisions\/59693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59507"},{"taxonomy":"news-destination","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-destination?post=59507"},{"taxonomy":"news-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-source?post=59507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}