Patrick Two Bears | 1964 - 2023
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Mar 13, 2023 | 3:57 PM / 256 views
Patrick Two Bears, 59, of Ft. Yates, North Dakota passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 at his home in Ft. Yates. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the Wakpala Community Center at 11:00 am. Inurnment will follow at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Cemetery, rural Wakpala. Arrangements are entrusted to Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.
Patrick Loren (Babes) Two Bears Jr. was born January 28, 1964, to the late Patrick and Alsace (Cadotte) Two Bears in Bismarck, North Dakota. Patrick was raised and educated in Wakpala, South Dakota. He graduated in May of 1983. After graduation, he went to the Job Corp in Salt Lake City, Utah, then went to United Tribes for Culinary Arts. After he graduated from United Tribes, he became security in Wakpala alongside his brother Nephi Three Legs. He moved to Aberdeen for other employment, then moved to Minneapolis to live with his aunt; Gloria Cadotte. In the 90s, he came back to live with his aunt; Wilma (Cadotte) Patterson and cousin; Ron Walters Jr. in Fort Yates. Patrick then started work at Prairie Knights Casino as a security guard off and on until he started work at the Grand River Casino as a grounds keeper; then went on to be security guard off and on. In 2011, he was employed at the elementary grant school for a year and the next 10 years were spent working at Prairie Knights Casino. In 2021, Patrick moved to Mobridge to be among his friends and in April of 2022 he moved back with his aunt in Ft. Yates and worked for Prairie Knights Casino in August of 2022 but was having health issues; so he resigned in November 2022. Patrick loved being outside in sub-zero weather; shoveling snow or 100-degree weather; cutting grass. Some of his favorite past-times were being with his friends in Mobridge or going to the casinos. Patrick was a very private person.
Patrick is survived by one brother; Willard Two Bears of Wakpala, two sisters; Dorinda Two Bears of St. Paul, MN and Angel Silk of Bismarck, ND, one aunt; Wilma Patterson of Fort Yates, ND. Several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, grandchildren, and other extended family.
Patrick was preceded in death by one brother; Kerry Cadotte, his parents; Patrick and Alsace Two Bears Sr., grandparents; Joe and Dora Two Bears and William and Julia (Martin) Cadotte Sr., several uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, and nephews too numerous to mention.