Ila Mae Feather

Ila Mae Feather “Cante Was’aka Wi” (Strong Heart Woman) was born on May 18, 1986 in Devils Lake, ND to Cathy Two Hearts and the late Stacy J. Feather Sr. She left to the Spirit World on September 18, 2010 at Trinity Hospital in Minot, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Fort Totten with Fr. Charles Leute, OP celebrating the Mass. She will be laid to rest in St. Jerome’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Fort Totten. A Wake and Prayer Service for Ila will be held at the Fort Totten Recreation Center on Friday beginning at 5:00 p.m. with a Rosary and Prayer Service at 8:00 p.m. The procession to the Fort Totten Recreation Center will leave at 4:00 p.m. on Friday from Wal-Mart. Ila attended Little Hoop Head Start, Four Winds, Pierre Indian Learning Center, Turtle Mountain Public School and also Little Hoop Adult Learning Center. While attending school in Pierre she participated in wrestling and took 1st Place in the Girls State Division. She was also in basketball and volleyball. While in Turtle Mountain School, she was named in the Top Academic Achievement List. After completing her education she went on to work for the Spirit Lake Casino in the Housekeeping Department and as a Beverage Server. Due to health reasons, she could no longer work. Ila lived in Fort Totten most of her life. At one time she moved to Belcourt, ND and stayed there for a couple of years. She also lived in Ogden, Utah for a while then returned back home to Fort Totten. Ila was a friendly person who enjoyed being around all her family and friends. She also enjoyed playing Bingo and the slot machines, going to community events, driving around, listening to music and liked to go visit family members who lived out of town. She also enjoyed looking after her nieces. But one of the greatest moments of her life was becoming a mother to her one and only precious daughter, Kristianna Allece. Ila touched all our hearts. She will be dearly missed and loved by all, who she shared her life with. Ila is survived by her mother Cathy (Michael) TwoHearts; precious daughter Kristianna Allece Green; sister Shirlene (Michael) Feather; brothers Stacy Feather Jr., CalvinFeather, Sheldon (Kaylene) Dogskin; adopted sisters Roberta Brown and Jonelle R. WalkingEagle; two half sisters and a half brother; special friend Robert A. Green; aunts AnnaWoods, Carol (King) WalkingEagle, Pattie TwoHearts, Becky TwoHearts, Lavern (Alvin) Bear, Jennifer (Chip)Drake, Janice Feather, Renita (Dallas) Delorme; special uncles Jerome TwoHearts, Bernard (Virginia) TwoHearts, Cletus TwoHearts; other uncles Michael TwoHearts Jr., Francis TwoHearts, Isaac TwoHearts and Melvin Feather; godparents Antoine LaVallie III and Stephanie Greene; maternal grandparents Irene Littlewind, Cora Iceman and Raymond Sherman; all of Ila’s nieces and nephews were special to her. Nieces Kaylece, Kaylee and Charis Littlewind, Shirissa, Michaela, Shylene and Michalene Buckles, Rachel Feather, Lynsanna Dubois, Tashelle and Cher Feather and Sherlynn Dogskin; nephews Nevada Feather LIttlewind, Austin C. Littlewind, Richard Feather Jr., Mikah Buckles and Aiden GoodBird. Ila was preceded in death by her father, Stacy Feather Sr.; sister Cheryl Lynn Feather in December of 2008; brother Richard James Feather in May of 2009; maternal grandparents Michael and Rachel (Smith) TwoHearts; paternal grandparents Charles and Josephine (Adolph) Feather; niece and nephews Kaylynn Jean Littlewind and Antoine Jade LIttlewind and Terrence RedOwl and other aunts, uncles and cousins. Serving as Active Pallbearers for Ila will be Robert Green, Kelsey Feather, Don Ray Guy Jr., Nico Ross, Nellie RedOwl, Clarice Brownshield, Ashley Anderson and Phyllis Dubois. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dr. Martin, Dorthea Olson, Sharon Whitmore, Nancy Andrews Greywater, Dianna Mortenson, George Green and Anita Bear, Doris and Marcella Desjarlais, Kayla Merrick, Krissy Richotte, Kendra Thompson, Bonnie Feather, Anissa Red Tomahawk, Kaylee Dauphinais, Ashley McKay, Remi Yankton, Rebecca Bear, Rose Sherman, Tracy LaVallie, Myra Pearson, Beatrice Joramo, Eunice Green, Cora Whiteman, Virginia TwoHearts, Alisha LaVallie, Patrick TwoHearts, Randall Feather, Joe TwoHearts, Curtis RedOwl, A.J. Eagleman and Rusty Iceman. Ila had many friends of all ages, too numerous to mention. We apologize if we forgot anyone. Music will be provided by Tony and Vina McDonald, Rhythm Riders and anyone else who would like to share their music are welcome. We would like to thank all medical staff from Altru-Grand Forks, MeritCare and Trinity Hospital and also Spirit Lake Ambulance.