Aletha Chopper
Aletha “Joyce” “Cissy” Chopper, 69, died Sept. 10, 2025, in Culbertson.
She was born April 21, 1956, to Frank and Lucille Chopper in Poplar. She graduated from Brockton High School in 1975 and continued her education in the culinary arts at the United Tribes Technical College.
In December 1977, her son, Jeremy Chopper, was born. She would then marry Charlie Crazy Bull and, together, they had a daughter, Brandi Crazy Bull. Following this marriage, she had Shalane and Ann Chopper.
Upon returning from United Tribes, she got a job cooking for the Brockton Schools. She later went to work for Fort Peck Department of Corrections as head cook, retiring 27 years later in 2024.
She found joy in cooking for everyone, spending time with her grandchildren, watching nieces and nephews play basketball for Brockton and Culbertson. She enjoyed taking the family to Williston, N.D., to swim, spend the night and eat at various restaurants.
When she wasn’t cooking, she would be playing games on her tablet or watching her favorite TV shows, Grey’s Anatomy. Her pride and joy were her children and grandchildren and she always had an open door and loving heart for everyone. She was a devoted Christian woman and loved attending camp meetings and revivals.
She is survived by her daughters, Shalane and Ann Chopper; adopted daughters, Jena Jones, Chenell and Betty Cantrell; brother, Vernon Chopper; sisters, Priscilla Carpenter, Violet Buck Elk and Alverta Chopper; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son, Jeremy Chopper; daughter, Brandi Crazy Bull; brothers, Abraham and Frank D. Chopper and Roy Longtree; and grandchildren, Paris Chopper, Ryan Burshia, Adam Black Dog, Kennan Beauchman and Sierra Follette.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the James Black Dog Center. Cremation followed. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with the arrangements.
