Whitewolf, Fred (1928-2008)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2008 Jul 7 p. 9

Birth date: 1928 Feb 22

FRED WHITEWOLF SR.

Fred Whitewolf Sr., 80, of Lame Deer, Mont., died April 23, 2008.

He was born Feb. 22, 1928, to Isadore and Belle Little Eagle Whitewolf in Ashland.

He was raised by his aunt, Cecelia Little Eagle Woodenlegs. He attended school at St. Labre Mission, Busby, Lame Deer and Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Ore. He became a Golden Glove Lightweight Champion Boxer while attending Chemawa.

On May 6, 1949, he married Carol Ann Walks Along at Petter Memorial Mennonite Church in Lame Deer.

He worked for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe for 35 years. He worked for the Northern Cheyenne Forestry Department and the railroad in Miles City and helped build Yellowtail Dam. He was a Tribal Council member and served on the Elderly Committee. He was a certified boiler operator.

He was baptized as a young adult and became a dedicated and active member of Lame Deer Mennonite Church, formerly Petter Memorial Mennonite Church. He served on the church board and participated in many church functions. He and Carol often traveled to conferences and assisted with summer camp.

Survivors include six children, Clifford Small and his wife, Octa, Geneva Medicine Elk, Alfretta Hart and her husband, Raymond Sr., Fred Whitewolf Jr., Leslie Whitewolf and his wife, Theresa, and Mark Whitewolf and his wife, Ruth; a brother, John J. Woodenlegs; two sisters, Theresa Woodenlegs and Rosie Doyle; 29 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol; two daughters, Esther and Dolores; brothers Joseph Sr., George and Goldstein Whitewolf, John Jr. and Max Woodenlegs; sisters Zethel and Darlene Woodenlegs; and niece Ernestine Whitewolf.