Frank Gourneau Jr., 64, of Poplar died Feb. 8, 2023. He was born in Poplar Nov. 14, 1958, to Frank and Mary (Two Eagle) Gourneau Sr. He was an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes. When he was a child, his friends in Wolf Point called him “Jaqalaut,” his family called him “Son” and his Poplar High School friends called him “Bogart.” He lived and attended school in Wolf Point until he entered the eighth grade when he moved to Poplar. He would always talk about his escapades with his friends and family in Wolf Point. He was an outstanding athlete. His “no-hitter” game being a story he loved telling. He excelled in track and field, wrestling, baseball, basketball and especially football. He won many local and state awards. He always said, “I loved to practice and never missed one.” He was an avid Vikings fan and, whenever a game was on, no matter the team, everyone was silent, except him. He and Haven met in high school, married in 1979 and for the next 47 years raised six children and four grandchildren together. He never went a day without calling each and every one of his children and his wife several times a day and everyone else whose number he had. He loved being in charge. Everyone had to drop what they were doing and do his bidding. He loved to visit, reminisce and tell stories about his youth, his Grandmother Emma and Great-grandmother Theresa and his aunts and uncles. He served on the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Council and had a great love and concern for his community and especially for the youth. His one wish was that the youth in Poplar had a new outdoor swimming pool. He spent his life working in construction and, even as an adult, loved playing in the dirt. He owned and operated his first company, Three Feathers, and then Gourneau Construction, building roads, hauling material, demolition and everything else having to do with trucks and equipment. He is survived by his wife, Haven Jo (McClammy) Gourneau; sons, Frank “Bosh” and Connor Gourneau; daughters, Mauri, Tessy and Sidney Gourneau and Rainey Azure; mother, Mary Ellen Gourneau; brothers, Greg, Caleb and Terrence Gourneau Sr.; sisters, Roxanne and Gwen Gourneau; and numerous grandchildren. A rosary was held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar. Interment will follow at Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Cynthia Rae Hall, 59, died Feb. 1, 2023, in Wolf Point. She was born on Sept. 13, 1963, to Arlene “Bugsy” Jackson (Hall) and Elwood Hall, Sr. in Moses Lake, Wash. She was very nice to people. If it was snowing and freezing, she would tell them that they could spend the night and feed them. She always had something to warm up for them. She held various jobs throughout her life, some of which included housekeeper, seismographer and a homemaker. Some of her hobbies included visiting with her family and friends, watching her favorite game shows, The Price is Right and Family Feud, playing 10,000 and Yahtzee, reading books, listening to music, going for walks when the weather was nice and going for a cruise, but her favorite was making frybread. She met Wilbert “Chief” Jackson and together they had James Wayne Jackson Sr. and Charmaine Jackson. She later met Mike Campbell and together they had Anjelica. She was preceded in death by her son, James Jackson Sr.; brothers, Cody and Holt Jackson; sister, Lisa Hall; grandchildren, James Jackson Jr. and Josie Wounded Face; and the fathers of her children. She is survived by her daughters, Charmaine and Anjelica; siblings, Lupe Hall St. Germaine, Elwood Hall Jr. and Darrell Jackson Jr.; numerous grandchildren; step-children, Wilbert Jackson, Michael Jackson, Aaron Jackson, Carlene Jackson, Mary Ellen, Shannon Nez, Dezi Adams, Mike Campbell Jr., Collette Renniger and Paul Castro. Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 9, at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Interment was at King Memorial Cemetery in Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Louise Ell, 81, of Poplar died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. She was born to Thomas and Mary (Wakan) Buckles on March 13, 1940, in Poplar. Growing up, she attended Poplar School. She met and later married Richard “Dicky” Sutherland Sr. They had five children together. She lived in Glasgow for several years and worked as a housekeeper at the military apartments. As she worked, she received her GED. She later married Leon Ell and moved to California, but it was brief. After her divorce, she moved back to Poplar where she met and married Leonard Youngman. They lived on Red Thunder Road, together raising their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She worked as a clinical health representative driver starting in 1979 until 2004. That same year, she went to the diabetic outreach program as a worker there for over a year. She retired after working for the Fort Peck Tribes for over 26 years. She always had one of her grandchildren with her when she would travel. Most of her traveling was to Rocky Boy, where half of her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-greatgrandchild resides. Other than visiting family, she would attend shurch revivals throughout Indian country. She would attend the local pow-wow celebrations watching her grandchildren dance. She was known for her laughter ,always smiling and bring joy to those around her. Her life motto to her relatives was, “No matter what’s going on pray, just pray!” She spoke fluent Dakota. She baked pies, dried meat and created beautiful star quilts and star quilt pillow tops. She was one of the first fancy shawl dancers on the Fort Peck Reservation. She is survived by her sister, Gloria Chopper; adopted sisters, Janis White Eagle and Iola Scott; children, Connie Jones, Cheryl Sutherland, Harold “Mr. Dean” Sutherland and Sandra Sutherland; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Lorraine Red Dog, Raymond Buckles, Arthur Buckles and Pearl Hopkins; son, Richard Sutherland Jr.; grandchildren, Richard “DickyBob” Brown, Andre Good Soldier, Richard “Richey” Sutherland, Zachary Sutherland, Quinn Bighorn, Sean Bighorn and Trevor Harrison; and husband, Leonard Youngman. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 13, at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment followed at Box Elder Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Brandon Big Leggins Sr., 39, of Wolf Point died Jan. 16, 2023. He was born May 5, 1983, in Williston, N.D., to. Garett I Big Leggins and Margaret F Big Leggins. He grew up in Poplar, where he graduated early from Poplar High School in 2002. He attended Fort Peck Community College, majoring in building trades with a dream of starting his own business in carpentry and home construction. Although he enjoyed working with his hands in the home construction field, he took on a job working for the Fort Peck Tribes water pipeline project and was the lead man laying water pipeline throughout the reservation. He attended every training opportunity he could and passed every test on the first try, becoming one of the first certified water treatment pipeline operators on the reservation. After illness and several injuries forced him to take on less physically demanding jobs, he began working as a CHR driver for the Fort Peck Tribes. He enjoyed visiting and traveling with patients to their medical appointments. He was a descendant of Assiniboine holy man Plenty Roads. Headman Reddog, Holy man Plenty Roads, and chief Soldier Kills Spotted Horse formed the basis of one of the powerful Canoe Paddlers bands of Nakoda before final settlement on the reservation. He married Kristi on Jan. 22, 2010. Together, they have five children, Dean, Brandon Jr, Krista, Kristion and Michaela. In his life, he touched

Landrea Josilyn Youngman, “Sna Sa CiKana Wiyan” (Little Red Blanket Woman), six, died Jan. 25, 2023, in Wolf Point. She was born to Loren J. (Cheppy) GreyBear-Youngman and Leiya J. Yazzie on Aug. 23, 2016. She attended Wolf Point Southside school. She and her twin brothers were kindergartners. She loved going to school — sick or not, she was going. She recently made student of the week and was progressing in school, passing her tests. She was very smart. She was very close to her siblings. Wherever the family went, people saw how well-mannered and close they were, always holding hands. She and her twin brothers are a year apart, and her family called them the “triplets.” She used to call her big sister, Lillianna, “Mama.” Later, she would become “Lil’ Mama” to her twin brothers. She kept them in line at school and made sure they behaved. She always included them in games, made sure they knew when it was time to eat and time to go. She and her siblings have nicknames — hers was “Waka.” She loved watching Minnie Mouse, plushies and playing dress up. She loved heels because of the sound they made. She also loved getting her nails and hair done.

Edith Alberta Bigleggins, “Little Door Woman”, 81, died Feb. 2, 2023, in Frazer. She was born Dec. 24, 1941, to Robert Welch and Beatrice Brown. She met Garret Joseph Bigleggins Sr. and they were married in July 1960. She lived on the west end of Frazer, but also lived in California for 10 years, where she did many things like picking strawberries. She moved back to Frazer where she resided until her death. She worked as a senior citizen cook, at Spotted Bull as an AA counselor and at the Glasgow Air Force Base as a sewer. Her favorite things to do were playing bingo, painting her nails and spending time with her grandchildren. She

Morris Robert Olson Sr., 70, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Poplar Hospital. He was born March 9, 1952, to Raquel Young and William Goatie Sears at the Poplar Hospital. He was raised by his grandmother Jenny Lester along with his older sister Julia and two young brothers, Levi and Kenny. He attended Chilocco Indian Boarding School and played basketball for them. He also played independent basketball. He liked to throw horseshoes with his buddies and relatives. He liked to ride around and listen to ‘60s and ‘70s music. He liked to watch football, especially the Denver Broncos, and visit with whoever came over to watch with him. He liked to laugh and tease and have a good time. He married Phyllis Grey-Bear on March 12, 2004. He is survived by his sons, Myron Olson Sr., Robbie Olson, Les Ogle and Mike Olson; daughters, Judith Olson, Kelly Ann GreyBear, Cerise GreyBear and Jordan Grey-Bear; sisters, Julia Young and Jonelle White; brothers, Keith Olson Sr., Irvin Olson Sr., Lester

Austin Ray Peterson, 29, of Wolf Point died Jan. 28, 2023 at Billings Clinic in Billings. He was born on March 12, 1993, in Wolf Point. He graduated from Wolf Point High School in 2011. He was a very adventurous person and always wanted to try something new or drive somewhere new. He always wanted to learn everything he could. He had several jobs throughout his life and was able to learn new skills from all of them. He was very proud of his last employment with Tribal Enterprise as a plumber’s assistant. He told his mother, “What I do is nasty and dirty, but when you help someone with their plumbing you should see their faces, so thankful. You got their problem fixed. That makes my day, Mom.” He was always on the go. Fishing, hunting, pretending to go fishing … he just had to be doing something outdoors and enjoying life. He loved music and he loved his family. He was known to have a good sense of humor and had a great smile that everyone loved. He was a very charismatic individual. He had plenty of girlfriends and vehicles, but he finally settled with Josie White and had two daughters. Mallie Mae Rose Peterson was born on Jan. 8, 2017, and Skylnn Rannae Peterson was born on May 20, 2018. He and Josie separated later and he met Kristen Bighorn. He and Kristen married in July 2022 at Bridge Park. He had two step-children, Arora Big