EAGLE BUTTE, SD – Sarah Garter, 54, of Eagle Butte, passed away Friday, February 21, 2025, at Monument Health, Rapid City.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. MST, Monday, March 10, 2025, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Eagle Butte. Burial will follow in the St. James Episcopal Cemetery, Bear Creek. Wake services will be 6:00 p.m., Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the church, with a procession from the 4-mile at 4:00 p.m.
Sarah was born on September 15, 1970, in Eagle Butte, SD, to Joseph Lyle Garter and Lavinia Margaret Eagle Chasing. She grew up in Bear Creek, and she received her GED certificate from O.L.C. Community College. For a year, she participated in the Mormon Placement Program, continuing her education in Idaho. In 1978, her family moved to Albuquerque, NM, before eventually returning to Eagle Butte.
Over the years, Sarah dedicated her time to serving her community. She worked as a cook at Eagle Butte’s middle and high schools before transitioning into administrative roles. She later worked in central records, served as a secretary for the tribal treasurer, and contributed to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) program for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
In her spare time, Sarah found joy in cooking, working on puzzles, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was happiest when surrounded by her special grandchildren, Aiden and Leah Red Dog.
Sarah is survived by her sons: Taten J. Ducheneaux, Taryn P. Ducheneaux and Skyler M. Garter; father, Joseph L. Garter; siblings: Elizabeth Garter, Maxine Eagle Chasing Flying By, and Marsha Knight-Eagle Chasing; brothers: Posey L., Mark D., and Otis M. Garter; Takoja’s: Danica Miner, Aiden and Leah Ducheneaux, Kadence Garter, and Dominic Curley-Ducheneaux; aunts: Wilma Garter-Traversie, Martha Hale, and Pat Red Fox; and uncles: Tony and Kermit Garter, Cleo Hale, and Zigmund Hollow Horn.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Lavinia M. Eagle Chasing; grandparents: Moses and Amy (Counting) Garter, Robert Hale, Margaret Eagle Chasing-Morrison, Mazie In the Woods, and Ellen In The Woods; aunts: Irene Red Bear, Maggie Montreal, Flora High Bear, Genevieve Swift Bird, Frieda Fish, Sylvia High Bear, Pauline A. Bad Warrior, Carma Eagle Chasing, Delvinia Morrison, Theresa Kills Crow, Connie Bear Stops, Charmaine Harrison, and Loveleah In The Woods; and uncles: Richard and Herbert Hale, Larry Hale, Larry In The Woods, Kenneth Rufus Eagle Chasing, Carlin Morrison, and Donny Eagle Chasing; nephews: Joseph Noisy Hawk and Young Eagle Lee.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with Sarah’s arrangements.

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