December 2011 - Citizen Potawatomi Nation

2 HowNiKan December (Bbon Gises) 2011, vol. 32 issue 6
Walking On
Wanda Eileen St. Louis
Wanda Eileen St. Louis, 85, passed away
on Friday, October 14, 2011 at her home in
Topeka. She was born on June 8, 1926 at
Rossville, Kansas, the daughter of the late
Walter and Ida Lorraine ‘Rena’ Marney Patton.
Eileen grew up in the Rossville community
and attended Rossville schools. She
worked as a bookkeeper for Bauersfeld’s
IGA and later for Sutton’s Grocery in North
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Topeka until she retired. Eileen was a member
of the Mater Dei Holy Name Catholic
Church in Topeka. She also was a member
of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of
Shawnee, Oklahoma.
She loved her family and considered
their welfare her most important concern.
On February 2, 1968, she was united in
marriage with Charles L. ‘Chuck’ St. Louis.
He preceded her in death on November 30,
2008. Mrs. St. Louis was also preceded in
death by her brothers Osto, Kermit, and
Cleo ‘Pete’ Patton; and her sisters, Donic
Parr, Juanita Foresman, A. Hope Meade,
and Nora Dell Foresman.
Survivors include her sons, James W.
Lemon of El Dorado, Arkansas, Joel Robert
Lemon of Topeka, Charles L. St. Louis Jr.
of Mililani, Hawai’i, and Jerrol O. Lemon
of Topeka; a daughter, Jennifer Comstock
of Topeka and her husband Bill; grandsons
Jason O. Lemon, Cody St. Louis, and Connor
St. Louis; granddaughters, Melissa A.
Comstock. Lauri L. Comstock, Susan L.
(Lemon) Tolin, Candice (Lemon) Pritchard,
and Nicole St. Louis; and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated
at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 19,
2011 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in
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Vice Chairman - Linda Capps
Sec./Treasurer - D. Wayne Trousdale
Editor - Michael Dodson
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Rossville. Interment was in the Rossville
Cemetery.
Mrs. St. Louis lay in state and the family
received friends after 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 18, 2011 at Piper Funeral Chapel
in Rossville, where there was a rosary recited
at 7:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Building
Fund and sent in care of Piper Funeral
Chapel, P.O. Box 642, Rossville, KS 66533.
Online condolences may be sent to
www.piperfuneralhome.com.
Darlene June Clayton
Darlene June Clayton, 67, passed away
on August 17, 2011 while residing in Port
Isabel, Texas. She was preceded in death by
her husband William ‘Bill’ Clayton and her
father Joe A. Holeman. Darlene is survived
by her mother, Ione S. Holeman; and her
sister Jan Kell and her husband Gary; her
three brothers Joe Holeman and his wife
Carol, Tommy Holeman and his wife Gini,
and Larry Holeman; her son Damion Clayton;
two grandchildren; four aunts and uncles;
and 10 nieces and nephews.
Darlene was born in Bristow, Oklahoma
on March 5, 1944, the daughter of Joe and
Ione Holeman. The family moved to Sugar
City, Colorado in 1950. Four years later,
they moved to Denver, Colorado. Darlene
graduated from Lincoln High school in
1962 and attended Colorado State University
for one year and worked as a photographer
for “Pixey Pin-Ups.” Darlene moved
to California in 1964, living in Venice,
Santa Monica, and Northridge until 2008.
After the death of Danny Colemen, her
second husband, Darlene returned to Denver
for two years to go to college. She returned
to California after receiving an
Associate’s Degree in Humanities with a
minor in Drug and Alcohol Abuse from
Metropolitan State College.
Darlene was the Executive Director of
the “1736 project” in Hermosa Beach. She
then worked for the Indian Centers in Los
Angeles as the Contracts Officer, in charge
of fundraising and writing grants. After she
and Bill married, they became real estate
agents. They later opened their own realty
agency, working as brokers for more than
75 agents.
Three years after Bill’s death, Darlene
moved to Port Isabel with her loving dog
Nicki. Darlene loved living in Post Isabel.
She made many close friends and became
very involved in the Long Island Village
Home Owners Association. Darlene, and
others, started an online information blog,
“The Village Voice,” to keep all owners involved
in Long Island Village. They believed
that the more information the owners
had, the better decisions could be made for
all owners. She was also very involved in
the Golf Course Beautification Project for
Long Island Village
Celebrations of life for Darlene were
held in the mountains outside Denver and
in Port Isabel. Many friends and family will
miss her greatly. They will always remember
her for the impact she had on their lives.
Darlene’s Potawatomi ancestors were
her father, Joe Holeman; her grandmother
Josetta Stephens Holeman; her great-grandmother,
Katie Yott Stephens; the Vieuxes;
and Mah-tee-nose.
Pearl K. Rose
Graveside services for Pearl K. Rose, 82,
of Purcell Oklahoma were held on October
22, 2011 at Hillside Cemetery. Arrangements
were under the direction of Wilson-
Little Funeral Home of Purcell. Mrs. Rose