On Wednesday October 9th, 2019, Carol Marie Grover, loving mother of 2, grandmother of 3, sister of 8, and friend of many passed away at the age of 75.
Carol was born on June 8th, 1944 in Murray Utah to Lorin and LaVern Jenkins (Davis). She went to Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah and attended the LDS Business College before marrying Gene Grover and moving to Townsend Montana. She raised two children, David and Tara, before moving to Colstrip, MT in 1979.
Carol was one of the kindest people to ever live, her laugh was contagious, and her smile always lit up a room. Carol loved her years as a pre-school teacher, school bus driver and lunch lady at Colstrip High School, she truly loved being around the energy that comes from youth. She loved her kids and made trips several times a year to visit them regardless of what part of the country their lives took them to. In the last couple of years, she was able to knock Hawaii and Alaska off her list, thereby completing her goal of seeing all 50 states. She loved her grandsons and was there within a day of their births and attended their graduations from High School. She loved to go down to Lake Cachuma with her sister and spend July with Tara and Holly enjoying the wilderness from the comfort of a tent every year. Carol loved her crafts and her kids have at least two trees worth of Christmas decorations to prove it. She was passionate about her faith and dedicated all of her life to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, genealogy, custodian, primary teacher, relief society, and her love of continuing the work in the temple.
Carol is survived by her family, her son David and Sofia (Krneta) Grover, their sons Michael, Nicholas, and Alexander Krneta, her daughter Tara Grover and Holly Carilo. Her brothers and sisters Lorin and Patricia Jenkins, Dan & Carla Jenkins, Gene and Lucy Jenkins, Ruth and Gary Anderson, Kathy and Clark Ence. Countless nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Lorin and LaVern Jenkins, her sister Judy, and brothers Ronald and Jack.
A visitation and service will be held on Tuesday October 15th, at 3:00pm at the LDS church located at 115 Cherry Street, Colstrip, MT.
Another Service will be held in Midvale, UT at 10:30 am on Friday October 18th, at the Midvale 3rd Ward before being laid to rest at Midvale City Cemetery, Midvale, UT.