Roxane "Roxy" L Cavanaugh (Peltier)

Roxane Lois (Peltier) Cavanaugh was born on August 20, 1963, in Devils Lake ND.  She began her Heavenly journey on Monday August 15, 2022 at her home rural Fort Totten ND. 

 Wake and Prayer Service will be on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at the Tekakwitha Center in St. Michael beginning at 6:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 8:00 p.m.  The procession to St. Michael will leave on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. from City Plaza.  The Funeral Service will be on Monday, August 22, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. also at the Tekakwitha Center with Reverend Paul Schuster officiating.  Kris White will provide music and prayers. She will be laid to peacefully rest next to her mother in St. Jerome’s Cemetery, rural Crow Hill, rural Fort Totten ND.  

Pallbearers , Mori Whitetail Jr, Marika Leben, Lydell (Spy) Bigtrack, Keith Greywater Sr, Michael Dunn Jr, Shane Peltier, Colton Littleghost and Ricardo Littleghost. 

Roxane was born in Devils Lake ND on August 20, 1963 to Jeanette Peltier and Steven Charboneau. She grew up in the Devils Lake area until she was 11 years old, relocating to California during her teen years. At 19 years old she came back to ND where she spent the next few years helping and catching up with family. Then in 1991 she met the love of her life Frank “Son” Cavanaugh. They became husband and wife in a small ceremony with both of their mothers present on October 22, 1993 at her new mother-in-law’s residence, followed by the usual car line of honking, loaded down with new nieces and nephews.

    Later in 1999 he gave her the wedding of her dreams that included both families and friends that was a big celebration everyone still remembers. The next few years they lived in Devils Lake ND, Warwick ND, and Wisconsin eventually making Rolling Hills, a housing development on the Spirit Lake Reservation, their permanent home. The children they spoiled and loved over the years were their pets that included cats and dogs, the most special, Fox.

    Roxane or “Rox/Roxy” to those who were close to her, always welcomed and enjoyed family visiting, especially in the last years when her health started declining. She loved new hobbies that she picked up which kept her busy, especially crafts she made that were unique and usually had butterflies included and put on display in her home. She loved to sit and listen to music of all genres, 70s and 80s being most played. She had a big heart and would help friends and family with whatever she could, especially nieces and nephews on both sides of their families. Her health declined so rapidly in the last days of her life as her husband and loyal pets Bambi and Shelby never left her side until her passing at her home. She will be greatly missed by all those who loved her  

 Her loving family who will miss her are her beloved husband of almost 29 years, Frank “Son” Cavanaugh;  Sister Pamela Peltier; Brother Daniel (Marilyn) Peltier; Half-Sisters Stephanie Brien, Lahoma Demery, Penny St.Claire; Half-Brothers Verle Littleghost, Dave Katus; Nieces Marika Leben, Tiffany Littleghost, Fallon Littleghost, Crystal Washington, Chantel Washington, and Kayla Smith; Nephews Cory Whitetail and Mori Whitetail Jr., Colton Littleghost and Ricardo Littleghost, Daniel Washington, Octavius Smith, and Colby Chopper; from her nieces and nephews she had 127 grandchildren; Aunts Betty Charboneau, Lorna Charboneau, Bernie Charboneau, Cindy Hawk, and Eva Dauphinais; Uncles Clifford Peltier, Fred Peltier, Anthony Charboneau Sr., Richie Charboneau, and Roger Charboneau.  

 Reuniting with her in heaven is her mother Jeanette Peltier McKay, father Steven Charboneau, brothers, Timothy Togstad and Carl Hockett, Aunts Mary McNarma, Margaret Peltier, Ramona Bull, Mary Jo Greywater and Olive Cree, uncles Gilbert Peltier, Paul Peltier, Francis Peltier, John Peltier, Greg Charboneau Sr., Pat Charboneau.

Honorary Pall Bearers 

Fallon Greywater, Margaret and Kris White, Triston Longie, Terri Longie, Amanda Luetke, Harry Wolters, Jamie Dauphinais, Robin and Paul Lawrence, Danisha St. Pierre, Sean and Serene Lawrence, Kirstin Cavanaugh, Gopher Littlewind, RJ Cavanaugh, Jean and Kelly McKay, Raymond Cavanaugh, Roberta Littleghost, Vanessa Cavanaugh and Mark Littleghost, Darren and Germaine Demarce, Emma Cavanaugh, Nikki Buckles, Priscilla Robertson, Jeremiah Robertson, Brody Cavanaugh, Jeremy Greywater, Janet White, Justin Locken, Sharon and Soloman Peltier, Edith Peltier, Carolyn and Bopper Nelson, Kim Three Irons, Carrie Smith, Rena Lohnes, Carol Cavanaugh, the Spirit Lake Council. A special thank you to Elaine from Benson County Social Services for her help. It was tremendously appreciated. If we missed anyone please know it was not intentional.