Ranae DeMarrias
Ranae Jade DeMarrias, 12, died June 16, 2025, in Culbertson.
She was born Nov. 21, 2012, to Butterfly DeMarrias in Wolf Point. She joined four older siblings, then later welcomed a baby sister. She was raised in Poplar. As a tiny toddler, she loved dancing and her first word was “hallelujah.”
As a young girl, she always had a love for cats. She had a laugh that, if you heard it, you wouldn’t forget it. She loved eating hot chips and pickles with Kool-aid and climbing trees. As she got older, she found things that she loved to do such as joining cross-country, attending sweat and ceremony and going to Dakota class.
She is survived by her mother, Butterfly DeMarrias; father, J.D. Bergie Jr., and Tony; brothers, Ronnie Lynn and Charles Lynn; sisters, Francesca Ranae, Rikki Kruiz and Deshaunti Louise; many siblings on her paternal side; and both her paternal and maternal grandparents.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 26, at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment was at the Poplar City Cemetery under the direction of Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point.
