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.