In celebration, the spirit place has welcomed the arrival of our beloved Constance Melvene Youpee on Thursday evening December 1, 2022 at her home in Nashua, MT. Connie was delivered into this world on May 13, 2007 at Poplar Community Hospital to Karen Tuttle (mother) and Charles “Rocky” Youpee Sr. (father). She was born Mother’s Day that year.
Connie attended Poplar Schools until 7th grade, then went to Circle of Nation in Wahpeton, ND for 8th grade. She then spent her Freshman and Sophomore year at Glasgow High School. Connie was a very fun loving, sweet, caring, irreplaceable, goofy, artistic, and strong beautiful young woman. She loved her family deeply and cherished every moment spent with them, along with all her friends near and far. We are all very proud of the great person she was and was becoming.
In and out of school Connie’s hobbies and activities she really enjoyed was driving, she was so excited and proud of herself when she got her license and any chance she got to be the driver. Connie also enjoyed video games, choir, playing her ukulele, school plays, she was the President of FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) and Art Club. She had a huge love for art, she will forever be our artist. Connie also loved animals of all kinds but especially our dog’s Steve, Abbey and our most recent one that Connie named Phyliss.
Connie left behind her mother, Karen and Travis Tuttle; sisters, Tiona (Doug) and Theada Jones, Lillian, Taini and Evette Tuttle; brothers, Charles Jr. (Angela), Quentin and Lennox Youpee, and David Tuttle; grandpas, Everett and Menford Jones; grandmas, Connie Fast Horse and Rose Morsette; grandparents, Jewel Hanna, Doris Spotted Bird, Frances Nation, Ida Jamie, Kate and Millie (Marion Sr.), Marvin Youpee Sr., Dwight, Cary Youpee, Reney Martell, Dylan (Misty) Youpee, Dyan Youpee, Juanita Youngman, Judy Bous, Charlene Drum, Candance Spotted Bird, Myron , Lelanda (Bear), Gina, Kori and Larissa, Darryl “Henry” Lonebear, The Grey Hawks, Justin Dupree, Kenny Ayers, Ol Grey Bear, Sonny Bear, Beverly and Tiffany Anderson, Millie, Windy (Howard); aunts, Jeri Ann Kirn, Shalane Greybear, Britney (Joseph) Cloud, Amber White Bear, Lana Fourstar of Frazer, Louis Youpee of Parshall, ND; uncles, OJ Grey Bear and Frank Jones; cousins, Anthony, Annie, and Danica Kirn, Levi Jones, Misty Sim, Baby Frank and Mckenzie Jones, Adrien, Aliyania and Akeela Matuck, Shaydin Hagadone, Easton and Eljin Grey Bear, Oreleena, Baby O and Killian Grey Bear, Marlene, Edmund, Jewell Youpee, Brent, Breah, and Brielle Jackson, Leroy, Jacob, Kiana and Klinn Youpee, River, Joseph, and Falon; nieces and nephews, Vincent, Joedaus, Logan, Kilijah Jr., Otter, Cambrie, Casey, and Melvene, Kevin Japheth.
She is reunited with her father, Charles “Rocky” Youpee Sr.; great-grandpas, Franke Jones and John Fast Horse Sr.; great grandmas Annie Small and Geraldine Smith; great grandparents, Louise Youpee Sr., Bernice (Tattooed) Youpee, John Spotted Bird and Virginia (Powell) Spotted Bird, Leland Spotted Bird, Josephine Black Dog, Viola Drum, Catherine Spotted Bird, Carole Spotted Bird, Darrell “Curley” Youpee, Charles “Red” Youpee, Cathy Youpee; grandpas, Philmore and Philmont Jones, Ray Bets His Medicine, Lloyd and Dorrance White Hawk, John Fast Horse Jr. and John Morsette; grandmas June (Maynard) Hawk, Sybil, Thelma (Mickey), Sylvia Jones, Marie Bets His Medicine, Birdie White Hawk, Karen Fast Horse; grandparents, Louis Youpee Jr., Melvene Spotted Bird; uncles, Tyrone Jones, Bernard Youpee, Merlin Youpee, Paul Dean White Bear; cousin, Elijah Grey Bear; and baby cousin, Andre Dean Good Soldier.
Baby Connie had so many relatives that she loved dearly, forgive us if we forgot your name, it was not intentional.
A wake will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at the Poplar Cultural Center. The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 12, 2022 at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment will follow at Fort Kipp Cemetery.
Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements and condolences for the family can be left by using the form below.