Kimberly Forster Dedmon

Kimberly Dawn Forster Dedmon, 51, began her journey to Heaven on Friday, July 3rd. She was born in Big Timber, Montana on March 15th, 1964 to Ray and Karen Forster. She is survived by her three loving daughters: daughter Megan (Levie), grandson Lani, daughters Caitlin and Lauren Dedmon; also her parents, Ray and Karen Forster, sister Kelly (Gregg) Taylor, children Jarrod and Shelby, sister Kerry Forster (Lorn Fountain), and sister Randi (Bryan) Bonander, children Jen, Rachel, and Breiyah; surviving uncles Gene Forster, Gary (Kris) Schwarzrock and children Jesse, Frank (Kalista) and family, Kipp (Shayna) Schwarzrock, Duane (Maria) Schwarzrock and children Jeremy, Tim, and Sara Schwarzrock; cousins Tina (Dustin) Wivholm and family, and Judd (Lyndi) Schwarzrock and family. She was preceded in death by her Grandma and Grandpa Forster and Schwarzrock, and uncle Dennis Schwarzrock. Kim grew up in Plentywood, MT and graduated from Plentywood High School in 1982, attended Eastern Montana College (Billings, MT), then graduated from the College of Coiffure Arts, Ltd. (Billings, MT) in 1985 with a Cosmetology Diploma. From there, she moved to Arizona to soak up the sun and leave behind the cold northern winters. Kim’s career included a variety of Medical Management and Administration positions. She married Chris Dedmon in 1988 and this marriage resulted in the three greatest joys of her life: daughters Megan, Caitlin, and Lauren. Kim committed most of her love, time, and energy to her family spending countless hours devoting her support to her daughters academic, artistic, and sporting endeavors. Her personal talents and interests included music, cooking, cleaning, yoga and meditation. Kim was an accomplished singer and musician with an angelic voice. She had a unique and skilled way of creating meals that everyone loved and enjoyed. Often she was at peace with her music turned up while cleaning her house. In more recent years, Kim embraced the ideals of yoga and meditation. Since 2007, when her grandson Lani was born, she spent many cherished hours caring for her Lani and being his “Emma.” Even though we have lost Kim unexpectedly, she gave her daughters the will and strength to carry through the rest of their lives, as the selfless and caring person she was and taught them to be. We will always have treasured memories of her and she will be dearly missed by all her family and friends. Funeral services will be held a 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel.