August “Jug” Spotted Wolf, age 62, passed away on October 18, 2020 in Wolf Point, MT. He was born on September 13, 1958 in Poplar, MT to Sterling G. Spotted Wolf and Vera B. Roberts-Spotted Wolf-Standing Bear-Ironman. He also considered Yvonne V. Smoker-Broaddus as his mother who helped raise him and Charles J. Gopher and Edward G. Broaddus as his father.
August was involved in basketball and cross country during high school. He was in basketball and cross country 1974-1977, was basketball conference champ 1975-1976, state cross country champ 3 rd place in 1976 and was inducted in Hall of Fame for Cross Country in 1997.
He enjoyed watching his grandkids participate in basketball and cross country, track, drama, choir, band and plays. Any events his grandkids were in, sometimes it was only him, but he was there. August worked at A & S Industries until his passing.
He is survived by his children; Cobra J. Spotted Wolf, Miracle P. Spotted Wolf and Charles J. Spotted Wolf; brothers, Ivan D. Roberts, his twin Austin “Moose” Spotted Wolf and Johnathon “Jonny” Gopher; sisters, Linda (George) Dean, Agnes L. Spotted Wolf, Ona L. Gopher, Mandy Smoker Broaddus, Anna Spotted Wolf and Lucinda M. Standing Bear; grandchildren, Alexus, Jayla, and Cobra Spotted Wolf, Marques, Xavier, August, Kholby and Amari, Javian, Kyrie, Quintana and Eliana; great grandchild, Ocean R. Lambert; uncle, Donovan Red Boy; aunt, Mercelline “Peggy” Red Boy.
August is preceded in death by his parents, Sterling G. Spotted Wolf and Vera B. Roberts-Spotted Wolf-Standing Bear-Ironman; brothers Lloyd M. Spotted Wolf and Clarence G. Spotted Wolf; uncles Kenneth Smoker, Sr., Shirley D. Smoker, Dale Smoker and Archie Red Boy, Sr.; aunts Berniece Smoker-Turntoes, Pauline Smoker and Betty Red Boy-Iron Ring.