Ronald Joseph Yellow Hammer Jr., Wambdi Walandiya (High Eagle), 67, of Brockton died Sept. 12, 2025, at his home. He was born Sept. 20, 1957, in Poplar, the son of Ronald Yellow Hammer and Carole Spotted Bird. He was raised by his grandmother, Nancy Two Shields of Cannonball, N.D., on the Standing Rock Reservation. He went to school various places. He attended Mormon school in Idaho during the Mormon placement his seventh and eighth grade years. He then went back to Poplar High School his freshman year of school and went back to living with his grandma Nancy where he attended Solen High School in Solen, N.D. He graduated from Solen High School in 1975. After he graduated high school, he enlisted in the Army in 1975, but was honorably discharged in 1976. He graduated from United Tribes Technical College with an AAS degree. During his time attending Solen, he met Sandra Yellow Hammer and they married Oct. 14, 1977. From this union, came six children and niece that they raised since she was 6 months old as their own. They moved to Montana in the 1980s where they made their home and raised all seven

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