Faith Taken Alive | 1956 - 2023
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Jan 7, 2023 | 8:09 AM / 826 views
Funeral services for Faith Taken Alive, 66, of McLaughlin will be at 1 PM, CT, Friday, January 13, 2023, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in McLaughlin. Meal to follow at city auditorium in McLaughlin. Faith passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Essentia Health in Fargo. Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge is in charge of arrangements.
On May 29, 1956 Faith Marion Taken Alive was born to Peter and Imogene (Helper) Taken Alive. Grandparents Wallace and Julia (Dog Eagle) Helper raised her in Little Eagle SD. Her paternal grandparents Jesse and Margaret (Brings Horses) Taken Alive. She attended elementary school at Cheyenne River Eagle Butte school, she attended middle school at St. Mary Boarding school in SpringField, SD, and high school was at Standing Rock Grant School. She loved being a Warrior and supported the teams all the way. She attended Black Hills State University and obtained Lay Advocate from Sitting Bull College. A strong woman feels so deeply and loves so fiercely. Her tears and laughter are abundant. She carries many faults because of this she never judged a single soul. As a daughter, a sister, an aunty, a mother and friend she tried her best to be a good relative. She loved the next generation and had high hopes for the Lakota Nation. She was advocating for MMIW before there was a name for the epidemic Murder and Missing relatives, she worked closely with Mark White Bull in advocating for Candice Rough Surface Family. Through her Tribal Advocacy work, she helped numerous people for 25 years with various cases in Family court and in Criminal Court. She defended Fort Laramie of 1851 and 1868 Treaty Rights. She helped organize awareness with various events on Treaty Rights and Standing Rock Sioux Tribes Constitutional rights. She was a lifetime advocate of ending Violence Against Women. She helped create spaces and advocated help for families of domestic violence.
All of her friends and family members are honorary Pallbearers, she loved so many people fiercely to list, you all are treasured and loved by her.
Her siblings Dave (Betty) Archambault, Lyle (Sophia) Iron Horn, Virgil (Darlene) Taken Alive, Hank (Donna) Taken Alive, Adrys Taken Alive, Leah Taken Alive, Robert Taken Alive, and Crawford (Juliana) Taken Alive.
Her children are Mark Grey Cloud & Family, Gwen Taken Alive & Family, June “Nikki” Dogskin & Family, Gerrilyn “Jae” Agard & Family, and Danielle Rose Black Fox.
Her beloved grandchildren Mathew Agard, Ileyah Mahpiya Maza, Austin Agrad, Dalton Brown Otter. Saxon Harrison, Chance Harrison, Shane Fetzer, Dean Soft, Desenya Soft, and Macy Cosay.
Great Grandchildren Aria Ironshield. All of her grandchildren and great grandchildren she cherished and loved.
Treasured family members Marvine Cheaume, Dorothy Locke & Family, Joe White Mountain Jr, Hazel Iron Cloud and Family, Paul Archambault, Merle Whistler, Dennis Painte & Family, Monique Pleets & Family, Debbie Painte & Family, Nina Mata & Family, Delores Hollow & Family.
She is proceed in death by both sets of Grandparents Wallace and Julia (Dog Eagle) Helper, Jesse and Margaret (Brings Horses) Taken Alive, Parents Peter and Imogene (Helper) Taken Alive, brother Wyman Archambault, Authur Taken Alive, Jesse (Jay) and sister-in-law Cheryl Taken Alive, Beloved Daughter Deidre Lee Iron Cloud, and grandchild CJ Harrison.