Vanessa Louise Three Legs May 11, 1991 - August 26, 2021
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Aug 31, 2021 | 9:10 AM / 298 views
Funeral for Vanessa Three Legs age 30 of Fort Yates, ND will be at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at the LDS Church in Fort Yate, ND. Brother Cooper and Max Corizer will be officiating. Burial will be in the LDS Cemetery in Wakpala, SD under the of Oster Funeral Home of Mobridge, SD. There will be an all-night wake service starting at 7:00 PM at the Church on Monday and family and friends will process from the Hwy 1806, Fort Yates Junction at 4:30 PM. Vanessa passed away on August 26, 2021, in Fort Yates, ND.
Vanessa Louise Three Legs was born on May 11, 1991, at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, ND to Pete and Yvonne Three Legs. She grew up in Fort Yates and attended Standing Rock Elementary and Standing Rock High School, where she held the title of Miss Standing Rock Community High School, winning the LNI Knowledge Bowl MVP in 2005.
She liked spending time with her family, listening to music and connecting with friends through social media.
She was a traditional dancer, liked to bead and loved to attend powwows. She enjoyed singing with her mother behind the drum and for many years she along with her mom were championship potato dancers.
She is survived by her parents; two sisters: Henrietta and Samantha Three Legs and a brother Clay White Buffalo, all of Fort Yates, ND; Uncles: Bill (the oldest Prairie Dog) Three Legs of Wakpala, SD, Tom (Reba) Three Legs of Eagle Butte, SD, Vaughn Three Legs of Wakpala, SD, Michael White Buffalo of St. Francis, SD and Sonny David White Buffalo of Pennsylvania; aunts: Gwen Lone Wolf of Fort Yates, ND, Jackie White Buffalo of Pennsylvania, Tracy Stone of Grass Mountain, SD and Beverly White Buffalo of St. Francis, SD.
Casket bearers will be Thomas J. Three Legs, Tyrese Red Bear, Chet Four Bear, Kyles Three Legs, Vaughn Edward Three Legs, TC Hill, Ryan Burnett, and Vernon White Buffalo.