Ronald L. Pearman | May 1953 - February 2021
Obituaries-Pierre / Posted Feb 23, 2021 | 9:22 AM / 668 views
Ronald L. “Bear Cub” Pearman, 67, of Eagle Butte, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Cheyenne River Health Center, Eagle Butte.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. MST, Monday, February 22, 2021, at All Saints Catholic Church, Eagle Butte, with Fr. John Paul Trask presiding. Burial will follow in Mossman Cemetery, Ridgeview, with military honors. Wake services will be 7:00 p.m., Sunday, February 21, 2021, at the church.
Ronald Lloyd Pearman was born May 15, 1953 at the Old Cheyenne Agency, SD to Kenneth and Stella (Azure) Pearman. He received his education from Cheyenne Eagle Butte Schools and later completed his diploma while serving in the military at Great Bend College in Washington.
On October 29, 1971, Ronald was united in marriage to Donita “Nita” Marshall in Pierre, SD. They made their home in Gillette, WY where Ronald worked in the oil rigs where he worked with his brothers. In 1973 they moved to Eagle Butte, SD and Ron enlisted in the United States Army. He was honorably discharged in 1978.
Ronald returned to his family following his service and went to work helping build homes in North Dakota. He then returned home to work for Tri-County Water. Ron got his next job with the BIA, where he dedicated the next 25 years of his life, working in maintenance. When he left the BIA, he went to work for Eagle Butte I.H.S. Hospital as maintenance supervisor, until he retired in 2017, due to health reasons.
He was a member of the American Legion and All Saints Catholic Church. He enjoyed playing poker, bowling, listening to music, singing karaoke, attending rodeos, and shootings darts and pool.
Ronald will be remembered as a man who loved his family more than life itself. He was proud of each and every one of them. His hard-working ways to always support them, his hugs, whisker rubs, and travel to attend any events of theirs he could, was always dear to all of them. He truly was a humble, kindhearted, and quiet man with a heart of gold, who would do anything for anyone.
Those left to cherish his life are his wife of 50 years who he loved dearly, Nita, Eagle Butte; children: Marshall “Hoss” (Tanya), Mission, SD, Ronda Pearman (Martin), Eagle Butte, Lawrence “LJay” (Jonni), Eagle Butte, and Chad Pearman, Eagle Butte; his grandchildren: Hudson Pearman, Halsey Pearman, Layton Haskell, Asher Pearman, Lexi Jewett, Ashlyn Jewett, Amira Pearman, Ava Pearman, and Taya Johnson; siblings: James (Terry) Pearman, Eagle Butte, Toni (Wayne) Garreau, Eagle Butte, Sally Pearman (Pat Schrempp), Eagle Butte, Stephanie (Gerald) Davidson, Rapid City, Susie (Kenny) Traversie, Eagle Butte, and Carson Mound, Eagle Butte; brother-in-law: Bill Keoke, Sisseton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Chas E. Pearman; stillborn grandchildren; sisters: Patricia Keoke and Georgia Ann Gunville; and brothers: Charles and Kenny Pearman.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with Ronald’s arrangements.
