Clayton Hornung

Baker, MT

Funeral Services for Clayton Hornung, 69, of Baker were 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 17, 2016 at American Lutheran Church in Baker with Pastor Bruce Kolasch officiating. Burial will be in the Bonnievale Cemetery in Baker.

Visitation for Clayton was Friday, September 16, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Stevenson Funeral Home in Baker, MT. Visitation will continue on Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.

Clayton Charles Hornung went to be with the Lord on September 12, 2016 at Billings Clinic in Billings, MT.

Clayton was born July 17, 1947 at Woodworth, ND to Elmer and Helen (Chapman) Hornung. They moved to Turner, MT in 1954 and he graduated from Turner High School in 1965. He furthered his education at Northern Montana College in Havre, MT, graduating in 1969 with a Degree in Education.

On September 21, 1968, Clayton married his high school sweetheart, Darlene Price. His first teaching job began in 1970 in his hometown of Turner, MT. Clayton taught history and physical education and coached boys' and girls' basketball. He later moved to Baker, MT where he coached girls' basketball and was Mayor of Baker for 22 years. Clayton retired from a 43-year teaching career after the 2012-13 school year.

During his 37 years of coaching at Turner and Baker, he built a record of 542-290; a 50 game winning streak. The vast majority of those wins (469) came at Baker where he won Class B State titles in 1989, 1996 and 2001. In all, Hornung's Baker teams won seven tournament trophies. As a 35 year member of the MCA, Coach Hornung was Coach of the Year three times. He was inducted into the MT Coaches Association Hall of Fame on July 31, 2014. He has coached the B East Team at the Treasures State Classic for 17 years and was a nominee for National COY.

His goal wasn't to create basketball champions, his goal was to use basketball to create champions in life. Every athlete who took even one life lesson away from the basketball season and applied it to life, they, too, were his champions.

Clayton loved building relationships with his students and athletes. He was a great man, a great coach, a great father, a great grandpa and a great husband!

Clayton is survived by his wife, Darlene; mother, Helen Hornung; son, Tim (Katie Mate); daughters, Tammy (Don Bruha), and Julie; grandchildren, Sterling, Kordell, Aliyah, Caleb, Andrew, Isabella; and a sister, Debbie (Dick) Calvert.

He is preceded in death by his father, Elmer Hornung; sister, Carolyn Hornung; father-in-law, Virgil Price; mother-in-law, Doris Price; and sister-in-law, Sally Haack.

Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at http://www.stevensonfuneralhome.com.

Stevenson Funeral Home – Baker, MT.

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