On September 26, 2017 the angels came and took our beloved Husband, Grandfather, Uncle and Brother, Dave Victor “Vic” Fast Horse, Sr. where we know that family was anxiously waiting, especially his Mother and Father who he was asking for during his last days on this earth.
Victor, Maĥpíya Čík’ana (Little Cloud), was born on November 29, 1940 in Poplar, MT to his proud parents Julia Ireland Fast Horse and George Fast Horse. He grew up in the Riverside and Brockton areas. Victor attended school in Brockton and graduated in May 1960. He also attended college at Dawson Community College in Glendive, MT. Victor held many jobs.
On May 14, 1964, he married Margaret Martell. To this union they had 6 children; Dave (Punkie), Dion, Dirk, Dawn, Daniel and Danielle Fast Horse. He has many grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. He raised three great-grandchildren whom he loved very much; Issac, Thayne and Nicholas. He also loved his name sake and great-grandson, Victor F. Boyd.
Victor liked to attend sundances and sweats wherever he could. He loved to listen to his Sundance and Indian music. Victor loved shopping at K-Mart and Wal-Mart stores. If he wasn’t home that’s where you’d find him. He sang for many years with his brothers, the Tatanka Oyate Singers.
He is survived by his wife Margaret; children Dave, Dion, Dirk (Lori), Dawn, Daniel, Danielle and Lisa; sister Gloria (Arlie) Diserly, Angeline IronRoad, Henrietta Starr; brothers Lonnie Wise Spirit, Leonard (Snow) Rattling Thunder, Floyd Fast Horse and John (Rose) Morsette; nieces Delphine (Ervin) Plenty Chief, Karen (Craig) Cain, Denise (Curtis) Fast Horse, Diana (Lee) Tuttle, Dinah Diserly, Helen Rosa (Kermit) Boyd, Bernice Martin Chaser, Patricia Philbrick; nephews Adelbert Jr., Marty and Darryl (Noreen) LoneBear, Sylvester (Patty), Martin, Marvin Fast Horse, Randal Birthmark, Frank and Daniel Diserly, Lester Fast Horse and Cody Eagleman; special grandchildren Amanda (Kristofer) FastHorse-Boyd, Rita (Becky) Diserly, Zane, Thayne, Nicholas, and Victor F. Boyd, Lawrence, George, and Edwin Fast Horse
Victor is preceded in death by his parents George and Julia Fast Horse; maternal grandparents Mary and Andrew Ireland and paternal grandparents Dora and Henry Fast Horse; sisters Cecelia, Lucille and Irene Martin, George Jene, Joann and Floria Fast Horse; brothers Sylvester Thomas, Leo Jasper Martin and Lorance Fast Horse; niece Melvine “Mena” Birthmark and nephew Kevin Birthmark.
Extended relatives; FastHorse, Martin, Ireland, Wise Spirit, Fourth, Joshua, Spotted Bird, Lone Bear, Cain, Starr, Drum, IronRoad, Bird, Jones, Birthmark, Melbourne, First, BlackDog, Lester, Plenty Chief, Rainbow, Stretch, Morsette, Escarcega, Hagadon, Bear.
A Rosary will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar, MT. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, October 2, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. A luncheon will take place at the Poplar Cultural Center following the funeral service. Cremation will follow. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements.
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