Patrick "Pat" Yellow, 1943-2021
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Sep 27, 2021 | 9:35 AM / 476 views
Funeral for Patrick “Pat” Yellow age 78 of Wakpala, SD will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at the Wakpala School Gymnasium. Fr. Jim Hoerter will be officiating. Burial will be in the Pat Yellow Memorial Cemetery at the Pat Yellow residence under the direction of Oster Funeral Home of Mobridge, SD. There will be a wake service starting at 7:00 PM on Friday at the school gym and family and friends will leave in procession from Oster Funeral Home at 5:00 PM. Mr. Pat Yellow passed away on September 24, 2021, in Ipswich, SD.
Patrick Allen Yellow was born on August 1, 1943, in Fort Yates, ND to Allen and Mildred (Huff) Yellow. He spent his early years growing up in Wakpala with his brothers and sisters out in the country. He attended Wakpala for most of his school and later went on to receive his GED. He also completed heavy equipment operator’s course. Patrick loved the country life and enjoyed going to rodeos with his brothers, close friends, and relatives. He did a lot of traveling to rodeos and he found work in all over the country in his younger years.
In 1974 he married Darlene Jewett, and both were happy while working and spending time with family and friends. They adopted and raised their grandson Donavan Yellow, whom they both raised until Darlene passed away in 1995. Patrick continued to work and raise Donovan. He worked faithfully and enjoyed it well into his late 70’s. He loved his friends and family very much and would never hesitate to go out of his way to help others. He was a tough ole cowboy with a heart of gold. He made a huge impact on the lives of many people
Survived by his son Donovan (Jerrica) Yellow; grandchildren: Ashton, Xavier, Jayceon and Elias Yellow; Brothers Morris (Margie) Yellow and Donald Yellow Sr.; Sister Patricia Isselhardt; many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother Mildred Yellow, father Allen Yellow, brother Ronald Yellow Sr., sister Jerdine McDowell, nephew Morris Yellow Jr, niece Mary Yellow Ouellette, paternal grandparents Proteus Yellow and Elizabeth Roach, Maternal grandparents Joseph Huff and Nellie Mulhern and his wife Darlene Yellow.
Casket bearers will be Montgomery Brown, Zaken Spotted Horse, Devin Free, Frank Crantz, Morgan Yellow and Morey Yellow.
Honorary casket bearers will be Rex Makes Him First family, Anthony Schillingstad, LeGrand Wells, Anthony Stricker, Cadotte family, LaFramboise family, Iron Cloud family, All AA members, Rosalind Buffalo Boy family, Ron and Donna Martel family, Toni Eagleman – Brown family, Dion Hall and family, Marylou Zephier family, Orin and Myra Bendickson family, Norma Tiokasin family, Joe, and Paula Crow Ghost family, Tina Yellow Cadotte, Marlo Free, all friends and family.