Hilda D. Marshall, 74, of Eagle Butte, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 at her home in Eagle Butte.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., MDT, Monday, August 15, 2022, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Eagle Butte. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, LaPlant. Wake services will be 6:00 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2022, at the church, with a procession from the 4-Mile at 4:00 p.m.

Hilda D. Marshall was born March 30, 1948 to her parents Guy and the late Mary Straight Head Bagola. She was raised in Thunder Butte until she was old enough to go to school, and then she was later sent to St. Mary’s boarding school for girls in Springfield, SD for a year. She returned to Thunder Butte and finished out her school years at the Old Cheyenne Agency School where she graduated in 1966.

After school she enrolled in a cosmetology school in Dallas, Texas and graduated top of her class. Upon graduation she began her dream of fixing and cutting hair but soon realized after a few years that it wasn’t her forte. Hilda then became a nurse’s aide, which she loved, because she was a very compassionate and loving person.

After a few years she met and married Dannis “Danny” Burgee and to this union two daughters were born, Carmen and Tammy. By the 1970’s Hilda took her family and moved to San Jose, California to be near her sister Eva and her family. She worked for a Native American Program for several years until she decided she wanted to move back to South Dakota to be closer to her family. In 1980 Hilda and her family moved home, and she established her home there. Later, in 1990, she ended her marriage.

She loved to spend time with family and her passion of having her own home became surreal. One of her dreams was to own her own home and in 1994 Habitat for Humanity gave her that dream. She was a kind and loving person and raised four of her grandchildren whom she loved so much. She also took in a lot of other children throughout her lifetime, and they loved her very much.

Hilda went back to college and earned her degree in education and went on to get her master’s degree, one of the highest accomplishments in her life. After college she met and married Lloyd “Hap” Marshall and they made their home in Thunder Butte and later in Eagle Butte. She was a woman of many talents and had love for her horses. Hilda loved pow-wows, cookouts, spending time with friends and especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren who loved her dearly. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Rest in paradise our beautiful mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Hilda is survived by her husband: Lloyd “Hap” Marshall; daughters: Carmen (Rocky High Elk) Burgee and Tammy Burgee; stepson: Will Marshall; sisters: Eva Jost of Citrus Heights, CA and Laura Bagola of Eagle Butte, SD; 19 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren.

Hilda was preceded in death by her parents: Guy Bagola and Mary Straight Head Bagola; brothers: Nathan Bagola and Melvin Bagola; sisters: Arbana Bagola, Delema Bagola, Esterlene Bagola Low Dog, and Gyla Bagola Jandreau; and grandson: Beau Kaden James.

Hilda has numerous relatives and friends, and we apologize for not naming each and every one of you at this time. We would also like to thank you all for the love that you have expressed to us during our greatest loss.

Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with Hilda’s arrangements.

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