Aleta Bearstops

Aleta Bearstops, 42, of Eagle Butte, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at her home in Eagle Butte.

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., MST, Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the Old Agency Building, Eagle Butte with President Inu Inukihaangana presiding. Burial followed in the LDS Cemetery, Cherry Creek. An all night wake service began at 7:00 p.m., MST, Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at the Old Agency Building with a procession from the 4 mile corner at 4:00 p.m.

Aleta Estelle Bearstops was born January 14, 1973 in Eagle Butte, SD to Aurelia L. Swan and the late Gillis J. Bearstops Sr. She attended school in Cherry Creek, Takini, Pierre, Menon, Idaho, Billings, Montana, Provo, Utah, Chicago, Illinois and Spanish Fork, Utah.

Aleta was a very strong, proud, loving, caring, kind and giving person. She helped anyone that came to her in need. She was always alone, sitting in the shade or on the back porch with her ice water. She would say “oh well” or “whatever” and never complain about her health. She just quietly, without a sound, she would slip away.

Aleta is survived by her children: Jovonne “Jo”, Veronica “Bungas”, Maria Isabelle “Belle”, Juan “Jesse”, Maria Guadalupe “Lupita” and Martha; grandchildren: Opelia, and Oliver, Mauricia and Kaden Romero-Vargas; her mother, Aurelia Swan; her siblings: Angeli (Bearstops) Chavez, Gillis Bearstops Jr., Madonna Bearstops, Madonna Morrison, Lumanuel and Lucy Two Two.

She was preceded in death by her father, Gillis Bearstops Sr.; grandparents: Manuel and Angeline Condon Swan and Pete and Margaret Lone Eagle Bearstops; brother, Alwin Swan; cousins, Shurran Swan, Alicia Straight Head, Mary Bearstops, Willie Antonio Jr. and all the grandmas and grandpas. If we have forgotten any of her relatives or friends, please accept our apologies.

Luce Funeral Chapel of Eagle Butte has been entrusted with Aleta’s arrangements.