Albert James Whitebull Sr. of Kenel was a maintenance worker for the Standing Rock Housing Authority and for the Prairie Knights Casino and Resort before he decided to pursue a career as a contractor. He enjoyed building things, and was currently operating a private business when he began a battle with cancer a year ago.
Albert journeyed to the Spirit World on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, at the Indian Health Service Hospital in Fort Yates, N.D.
He was born Nov. 8, 1936, to Jacob and Julia (Red Fish) Whitebull in Kenel where he lived and grew up. He received his primary education at the Marty Indian School in Marty, his middle school education at the Pierre Indian Learning Center in Pierre, and in 1956, he graduated from the Fort Yates (N.D.) High School. That same year he received the title "Golden Glove Boxing Champion" under the training of Butch Luger and Ed Moore.
Albert then went on to attend Barber School in Chicago, Ill., and a meat cutting school in Cleveland, Ohio. Still seeking a profession he felt comfortable in, he studied art under the instruction of Oscar Howe at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.
On May 10, 1968, Albert and Maxine Sleeps were married at the Catholic Church in Kenel, where they continued to live. Albert was employed by the BIA facility management as a maintenance worker, beginning his work in maintenance.
His family remembers Albert as an honest man who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, and hours at his children's and grandchildren's sporting events. "He enjoyed his work very much and was known to be continuously working on something for someone, often without pay. He did it from the kindness of his heart."
Albert enjoyed fishing, attending rodeos and pow-wows and boxing, which was a sport of his younger years.
"A caring man, he always had a kind word to share and will always be remembered for his sense of humor," his family said. It always brought a chuckle to them when they recalled the time they called home and Grandpa Albert said, "Grandma is taking a bubble bath."
Survivors are his wife Maxine of Kenel; three sons; two Hunka sons; seven daughters; three brothers, Jacob Whitebull, Reuben Whitebull and Doug Whitebull, all of McLaughlin; 29 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son, A.J. Whitebull. Five brothers, Cecil, Alex, Pat, Wilbur and Albert, three sisters, Cynthia, Veronica and Rita, one grandson, Baby Frank Whitebull, and one great-granddaughter, Journey Walking Elk.
Mass of Christian Burial for Albert was celebrated Saturday, Dec. 23, at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Kenel. Jerry Goodhouse, Mari Jane Whitebull and Leon Smith provided the music. Lakota Thunder was the drum group and Richard Long Feather sang the Lakota Honor Song.
Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Kesling and Larson's Funeral Home of Mobridge.
Mobridge Tribune January 10, 2007
Albert journeyed to the Spirit World on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, at the Indian Health Service Hospital in Fort Yates, N.D.
He was born Nov. 8, 1936, to Jacob and Julia (Red Fish) Whitebull in Kenel where he lived and grew up. He received his primary education at the Marty Indian School in Marty, his middle school education at the Pierre Indian Learning Center in Pierre, and in 1956, he graduated from the Fort Yates (N.D.) High School. That same year he received the title "Golden Glove Boxing Champion" under the training of Butch Luger and Ed Moore.
Albert then went on to attend Barber School in Chicago, Ill., and a meat cutting school in Cleveland, Ohio. Still seeking a profession he felt comfortable in, he studied art under the instruction of Oscar Howe at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.
On May 10, 1968, Albert and Maxine Sleeps were married at the Catholic Church in Kenel, where they continued to live. Albert was employed by the BIA facility management as a maintenance worker, beginning his work in maintenance.
His family remembers Albert as an honest man who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, and hours at his children's and grandchildren's sporting events. "He enjoyed his work very much and was known to be continuously working on something for someone, often without pay. He did it from the kindness of his heart."
Albert enjoyed fishing, attending rodeos and pow-wows and boxing, which was a sport of his younger years.
"A caring man, he always had a kind word to share and will always be remembered for his sense of humor," his family said. It always brought a chuckle to them when they recalled the time they called home and Grandpa Albert said, "Grandma is taking a bubble bath."
Survivors are his wife Maxine of Kenel; three sons; two Hunka sons; seven daughters; three brothers, Jacob Whitebull, Reuben Whitebull and Doug Whitebull, all of McLaughlin; 29 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son, A.J. Whitebull. Five brothers, Cecil, Alex, Pat, Wilbur and Albert, three sisters, Cynthia, Veronica and Rita, one grandson, Baby Frank Whitebull, and one great-granddaughter, Journey Walking Elk.
Mass of Christian Burial for Albert was celebrated Saturday, Dec. 23, at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Kenel. Jerry Goodhouse, Mari Jane Whitebull and Leon Smith provided the music. Lakota Thunder was the drum group and Richard Long Feather sang the Lakota Honor Song.
Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Kesling and Larson's Funeral Home of Mobridge.
Mobridge Tribune January 10, 2007
Albert James Whitebull Sr. of Kenel was a maintenance worker for the Standing Rock Housing Authority and for the Prairie Knights Casino and Resort before he decided to pursue a career as a contractor. He enjoyed building things, and was currently operating a private business when he began a battle with cancer a year ago.
Albert journeyed to the Spirit World on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, at the Indian Health Service Hospital in Fort Yates, N.D.
He was born Nov. 8, 1936, to Jacob and Julia (Red Fish) Whitebull in Kenel where he lived and grew up. He received his primary education at the Marty Indian School in Marty, his middle school education at the Pierre Indian Learning Center in Pierre, and in 1956, he graduated from the Fort Yates (N.D.) High School. That same year he received the title "Golden Glove Boxing Champion" under the training of Butch Luger and Ed Moore.
Albert then went on to attend Barber School in Chicago, Ill., and a meat cutting school in Cleveland, Ohio. Still seeking a profession he felt comfortable in, he studied art under the instruction of Oscar Howe at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.
On May 10, 1968, Albert and Maxine Sleeps were married at the Catholic Church in Kenel, where they continued to live. Albert was employed by the BIA facility management as a maintenance worker, beginning his work in maintenance.
His family remembers Albert as an honest man who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, and hours at his children's and grandchildren's sporting events. "He enjoyed his work very much and was known to be continuously working on something for someone, often without pay. He did it from the kindness of his heart."
Albert enjoyed fishing, attending rodeos and pow-wows and boxing, which was a sport of his younger years.
"A caring man, he always had a kind word to share and will always be remembered for his sense of humor," his family said. It always brought a chuckle to them when they recalled the time they called home and Grandpa Albert said, "Grandma is taking a bubble bath."
Survivors are his wife Maxine of Kenel; three sons; two Hunka sons; seven daughters; three brothers, Jacob Whitebull, Reuben Whitebull and Doug Whitebull, all of McLaughlin; 29 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son, A.J. Whitebull. Five brothers, Cecil, Alex, Pat, Wilbur and Albert, three sisters, Cynthia, Veronica and Rita, one grandson, Baby Frank Whitebull, and one great-granddaughter, Journey Walking Elk.
Mass of Christian Burial for Albert was celebrated Saturday, Dec. 23, at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Kenel. Jerry Goodhouse, Mari Jane Whitebull and Leon Smith provided the music. Lakota Thunder was the drum group and Richard Long Feather sang the Lakota Honor Song.
Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Kesling and Larson's Funeral Home of Mobridge.
Mobridge Tribune January 10, 2007
Albert journeyed to the Spirit World on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, at the Indian Health Service Hospital in Fort Yates, N.D.
He was born Nov. 8, 1936, to Jacob and Julia (Red Fish) Whitebull in Kenel where he lived and grew up. He received his primary education at the Marty Indian School in Marty, his middle school education at the Pierre Indian Learning Center in Pierre, and in 1956, he graduated from the Fort Yates (N.D.) High School. That same year he received the title "Golden Glove Boxing Champion" under the training of Butch Luger and Ed Moore.
Albert then went on to attend Barber School in Chicago, Ill., and a meat cutting school in Cleveland, Ohio. Still seeking a profession he felt comfortable in, he studied art under the instruction of Oscar Howe at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.
On May 10, 1968, Albert and Maxine Sleeps were married at the Catholic Church in Kenel, where they continued to live. Albert was employed by the BIA facility management as a maintenance worker, beginning his work in maintenance.
His family remembers Albert as an honest man who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, and hours at his children's and grandchildren's sporting events. "He enjoyed his work very much and was known to be continuously working on something for someone, often without pay. He did it from the kindness of his heart."
Albert enjoyed fishing, attending rodeos and pow-wows and boxing, which was a sport of his younger years.
"A caring man, he always had a kind word to share and will always be remembered for his sense of humor," his family said. It always brought a chuckle to them when they recalled the time they called home and Grandpa Albert said, "Grandma is taking a bubble bath."
Survivors are his wife Maxine of Kenel; three sons; two Hunka sons; seven daughters; three brothers, Jacob Whitebull, Reuben Whitebull and Doug Whitebull, all of McLaughlin; 29 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son, A.J. Whitebull. Five brothers, Cecil, Alex, Pat, Wilbur and Albert, three sisters, Cynthia, Veronica and Rita, one grandson, Baby Frank Whitebull, and one great-granddaughter, Journey Walking Elk.
Mass of Christian Burial for Albert was celebrated Saturday, Dec. 23, at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Kenel. Jerry Goodhouse, Mari Jane Whitebull and Leon Smith provided the music. Lakota Thunder was the drum group and Richard Long Feather sang the Lakota Honor Song.
Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Kesling and Larson's Funeral Home of Mobridge.
Mobridge Tribune January 10, 2007
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