Helen M. Wittington

Helen M. Whittington, 84, formerly of Billings and Red Lodge Montana passed away May 14, 2008 at her home. Born on May 24, 1923 in Rapid City, ND, she was the daughter of Harry and Etha Perrigo of Billings. Helen attended Billings Senior High School and was veteran having served in the U.S. Navy Waves. Helen married Robert G. Whittington of Billings in 1945 where they raised five children together. Helen worked at Security Trust and Savings Bank in Billings for many years. After her husband Robert, retired from the Billings School System, they moved to Red Lodge to manage a lumber yard. They left Red Lodge to enjoy ten years of full-time traveling the western U.S. in their RV before settling in Grants Pass. Helen is survived by her husband Robert G. Whittington; daughter and son in law Diane and Bob Balding of Kalispell; daughter Donna LaBudda of Klamath Falls; son and daughter in law Mike and Sheila Whittington of Floris, IA; son and daughter in law James Whittington and Sylvia Reynolds of Mill Valley, CA; grandchildren Michelle Balding Grigsby of Billings and Kris Balding of Bozeman; brother Harry “Arch” Perrigo of Rapid City. Her son Mark Whittington of Glenwood Springs, CO preceded her in death. Memorials can be sent to the Helen K. Spears Cancer Center, 510 SW Ramsey Avenue, Grants Pass, OR 97527.