Sheila Rae Standing was born December 11, 1950 to Gifford and Arlene (Blount) Standing, she was delivered by her grandmother, Jeanette Standing in the family home in Oswego. Sheila passed away on March 10, 2019.
Sheila attended Wolf Point Schools and graduated from Frazer High School in 1970. She worked many different jobs in her life; she worked at Glasgow Air Force Base, at Trinity Hospital and Faith Lutheran Home as a C.N.A., A&S products, and at the Frazer Sub Station as a dispatcher. She began college at Fort Peck Community College and graduated with a degree in Human Services. She then began work with the Fort Peck Tribes with the Tribal New Program and later transferred to I.C.W.A.- Indian Child Welfare Act Program at the Tribal Courts. During her time as an I.C.W.A. case worker, she became an expert witness in child custody issues, and traveled throughout the country to return many native children back to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. She most recently worked at the Frazer School as a substitute teacher and a paraprofessional working with Altacare. In later years Sheila enjoyed raising her grandchildren. She was very proud of her grandchildren. Sheila was a God fearing Christian woman. Who attended church and bible study and liked to listen to gospel music.
Sheila had three children, Errol, Kristie, and Eugene. Mom was proud of all her kids’ accomplishments. Mom raised her children with the help of her mother and family. Sheila was always busy with work but always made time for her children and grandchildren.
Sheila was preceded in death by her mother and father; and brother, Bernard; and close friends, Patty McGeshick, and Joyce Stevenson. As well as her daughter-in-law Denise Red Thunder.
She is survived by her three children, Errol, Kristie, and Eugene; her grandkids, Jared Wade (Stacey), Tré Aiden, JenEtte Cailen, Kylee Sinclair, Kody Michelle, Shanel Angelique, Kalen Jade, Griffin Ty, Isabella Denise, Logan Diego, Wilfredo Cesar, Neve Elise, and Eli Ezekial; and great grandchildren, Calvin Leonard, Natalie Denise, and one on the way; brothers, Lowell (Irene) Standing, and Curt (Kayleen) Standing of Oswego; nephews, Brockie, Chance, and Gifford; nieces, Cyrenna, Sheronne, Molly, Deneen and Dani; special nieces Megan DeCoteau and Samantha Espinoza; special cousins, JoEllen, Davey Jean, Nadine, Loni, and Tisha; adopted son, Miles Jackson; adopted grandson, Tuyen Tran; friends, Corky Ackerman, Sara Figuerora, Rosella Good Will, Dana Runsabove, Donna Follet, and Fern Follet; sisters-in-law, Darleen Stump-Brown, Edwina Stump, Anna Mae FourBear, Hilda; and very special friend, Glenn Manley; Aunt Marietta Fourbear, Uncle Harold “Dean” Blount and her beloved pets “Koda” and “Whiskey.”
Our family would like to apologize if anyone was left out due to our very large family. Sheila was a loving mother, grandmother, auntie, sister and cousin and she will be greatly missed.
A wake will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14 at the Frazer Community Hall. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Friday, March 15 at the Frazer Community Hall. Interment will follow at the Oswego Presbyterian Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements.