Floyd Middle Rider, 81, died on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Benefis in Great Falls after a short illness.
Services were held, Monday, May 26, at the Little Flower Parish in Browning with Father Ed Kohler officiating and burial at Dog Gun Lake. Being buried there was his last wish; he communicated this by using a tablet to let his family know his wishes.
He spent his early years on Two Medicine on the Little Dog land east of East Glacier Park. He always loved the forests and mountains. This was the reason he became a BIA Forestry worker that lasted 37 years. He began his career in Browning and then transferred to Martin City, while there he attended the Flathead Community College, receiving a degree in forestry. He was always ready to help train the young people who came in the program. He was held in high esteem by his co-workers for teaching them to cut, scale, thin and mark diseased trees. Floyd and his brothers, Forrest and Howard, became very close over the past few years. They called each other daily, visited often and always made time for ceremonies, traveling to various places in Canada and Montana where they were invited.
Floyd as a young man was asked by Winold Reiss to pose for a painting in his native regalia. This was for the Great Northern Railway and to advertise Glacier National Park. This picture was on the memorial cards.
Floyd so loved the outdoors; he came to Dog Gun Lake to hunt, fish, have picnics at Leeann and Delbert's, family gatherings or to just come and sit quietly while overlooking his land. Floyd was a very devoted Catholic; he was a greeter at the 9 a.m. mass. He worked every Cursillo for the past 25 years. He never said no to any event or Step II Cursillo; he even helped make breakfasts to raise funds for them.
He left behind his wife, Eva, who even though he was ill, called her from Benefis prior to his death to make sure she was okay.
He is survived by children Marie Stripped Squirrel, Leeann (Delbert) Hoyt, Jerry, Jesse, Carol, Gary Sr. (Barbara), Barbara; brothers Forrest Little Dog, Howard (Mary Louise) Little Dog, Wheeler (Maureen) Little Dog, Shirley Little Dog (Donald's widow) and Elena Middle Rider Levi's daughter.
Floyd was preceded in death by sons Floyd Jr., Levi Middle Rider; parents Richard and Louise Little Dog; adopted parents Annie Middle Rider and Middle Rider; sisters Germaine, Lorraine, Hazel Anderson and Helen After Buffalo; brothers Donald, Harve, George and Howard Old Chief.
Floyd had a faithful companion, a shaggy dog named Trixie. You could find Floyd wherever he was because she was close by, even at church.
He will be sadly missed by children, grandchildren, brothers, nieces, nephews and all his Catholic family and friends.
Services were held, Monday, May 26, at the Little Flower Parish in Browning with Father Ed Kohler officiating and burial at Dog Gun Lake. Being buried there was his last wish; he communicated this by using a tablet to let his family know his wishes.
He spent his early years on Two Medicine on the Little Dog land east of East Glacier Park. He always loved the forests and mountains. This was the reason he became a BIA Forestry worker that lasted 37 years. He began his career in Browning and then transferred to Martin City, while there he attended the Flathead Community College, receiving a degree in forestry. He was always ready to help train the young people who came in the program. He was held in high esteem by his co-workers for teaching them to cut, scale, thin and mark diseased trees. Floyd and his brothers, Forrest and Howard, became very close over the past few years. They called each other daily, visited often and always made time for ceremonies, traveling to various places in Canada and Montana where they were invited.
Floyd as a young man was asked by Winold Reiss to pose for a painting in his native regalia. This was for the Great Northern Railway and to advertise Glacier National Park. This picture was on the memorial cards.
Floyd so loved the outdoors; he came to Dog Gun Lake to hunt, fish, have picnics at Leeann and Delbert's, family gatherings or to just come and sit quietly while overlooking his land. Floyd was a very devoted Catholic; he was a greeter at the 9 a.m. mass. He worked every Cursillo for the past 25 years. He never said no to any event or Step II Cursillo; he even helped make breakfasts to raise funds for them.
He left behind his wife, Eva, who even though he was ill, called her from Benefis prior to his death to make sure she was okay.
He is survived by children Marie Stripped Squirrel, Leeann (Delbert) Hoyt, Jerry, Jesse, Carol, Gary Sr. (Barbara), Barbara; brothers Forrest Little Dog, Howard (Mary Louise) Little Dog, Wheeler (Maureen) Little Dog, Shirley Little Dog (Donald's widow) and Elena Middle Rider Levi's daughter.
Floyd was preceded in death by sons Floyd Jr., Levi Middle Rider; parents Richard and Louise Little Dog; adopted parents Annie Middle Rider and Middle Rider; sisters Germaine, Lorraine, Hazel Anderson and Helen After Buffalo; brothers Donald, Harve, George and Howard Old Chief.
Floyd had a faithful companion, a shaggy dog named Trixie. You could find Floyd wherever he was because she was close by, even at church.
He will be sadly missed by children, grandchildren, brothers, nieces, nephews and all his Catholic family and friends.
Floyd Middle Rider, 81, died on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Benefis in Great Falls after a short illness.
Services were held, Monday, May 26, at the Little Flower Parish in Browning with Father Ed Kohler officiating and burial at Dog Gun Lake. Being buried there was his last wish; he communicated this by using a tablet to let his family know his wishes.
He spent his early years on Two Medicine on the Little Dog land east of East Glacier Park. He always loved the forests and mountains. This was the reason he became a BIA Forestry worker that lasted 37 years. He began his career in Browning and then transferred to Martin City, while there he attended the Flathead Community College, receiving a degree in forestry. He was always ready to help train the young people who came in the program. He was held in high esteem by his co-workers for teaching them to cut, scale, thin and mark diseased trees. Floyd and his brothers, Forrest and Howard, became very close over the past few years. They called each other daily, visited often and always made time for ceremonies, traveling to various places in Canada and Montana where they were invited.
Floyd as a young man was asked by Winold Reiss to pose for a painting in his native regalia. This was for the Great Northern Railway and to advertise Glacier National Park. This picture was on the memorial cards.
Floyd so loved the outdoors; he came to Dog Gun Lake to hunt, fish, have picnics at Leeann and Delbert's, family gatherings or to just come and sit quietly while overlooking his land. Floyd was a very devoted Catholic; he was a greeter at the 9 a.m. mass. He worked every Cursillo for the past 25 years. He never said no to any event or Step II Cursillo; he even helped make breakfasts to raise funds for them.
He left behind his wife, Eva, who even though he was ill, called her from Benefis prior to his death to make sure she was okay.
He is survived by children Marie Stripped Squirrel, Leeann (Delbert) Hoyt, Jerry, Jesse, Carol, Gary Sr. (Barbara), Barbara; brothers Forrest Little Dog, Howard (Mary Louise) Little Dog, Wheeler (Maureen) Little Dog, Shirley Little Dog (Donald's widow) and Elena Middle Rider Levi's daughter.
Floyd was preceded in death by sons Floyd Jr., Levi Middle Rider; parents Richard and Louise Little Dog; adopted parents Annie Middle Rider and Middle Rider; sisters Germaine, Lorraine, Hazel Anderson and Helen After Buffalo; brothers Donald, Harve, George and Howard Old Chief.
Floyd had a faithful companion, a shaggy dog named Trixie. You could find Floyd wherever he was because she was close by, even at church.
He will be sadly missed by children, grandchildren, brothers, nieces, nephews and all his Catholic family and friends.
Services were held, Monday, May 26, at the Little Flower Parish in Browning with Father Ed Kohler officiating and burial at Dog Gun Lake. Being buried there was his last wish; he communicated this by using a tablet to let his family know his wishes.
He spent his early years on Two Medicine on the Little Dog land east of East Glacier Park. He always loved the forests and mountains. This was the reason he became a BIA Forestry worker that lasted 37 years. He began his career in Browning and then transferred to Martin City, while there he attended the Flathead Community College, receiving a degree in forestry. He was always ready to help train the young people who came in the program. He was held in high esteem by his co-workers for teaching them to cut, scale, thin and mark diseased trees. Floyd and his brothers, Forrest and Howard, became very close over the past few years. They called each other daily, visited often and always made time for ceremonies, traveling to various places in Canada and Montana where they were invited.
Floyd as a young man was asked by Winold Reiss to pose for a painting in his native regalia. This was for the Great Northern Railway and to advertise Glacier National Park. This picture was on the memorial cards.
Floyd so loved the outdoors; he came to Dog Gun Lake to hunt, fish, have picnics at Leeann and Delbert's, family gatherings or to just come and sit quietly while overlooking his land. Floyd was a very devoted Catholic; he was a greeter at the 9 a.m. mass. He worked every Cursillo for the past 25 years. He never said no to any event or Step II Cursillo; he even helped make breakfasts to raise funds for them.
He left behind his wife, Eva, who even though he was ill, called her from Benefis prior to his death to make sure she was okay.
He is survived by children Marie Stripped Squirrel, Leeann (Delbert) Hoyt, Jerry, Jesse, Carol, Gary Sr. (Barbara), Barbara; brothers Forrest Little Dog, Howard (Mary Louise) Little Dog, Wheeler (Maureen) Little Dog, Shirley Little Dog (Donald's widow) and Elena Middle Rider Levi's daughter.
Floyd was preceded in death by sons Floyd Jr., Levi Middle Rider; parents Richard and Louise Little Dog; adopted parents Annie Middle Rider and Middle Rider; sisters Germaine, Lorraine, Hazel Anderson and Helen After Buffalo; brothers Donald, Harve, George and Howard Old Chief.
Floyd had a faithful companion, a shaggy dog named Trixie. You could find Floyd wherever he was because she was close by, even at church.
He will be sadly missed by children, grandchildren, brothers, nieces, nephews and all his Catholic family and friends.
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