Emery Silk Obituary (1951 - 2015) - Mandan, North Dakota

Emery J. Silk Sr., 63, Fort Yates, North Dakota, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at his home. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, Mandan, North Dakota. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Fort Yates. There will be no visitation, as cremation has taken place. Emery was born September 14, 1951, at Fort Yates, to Charles and Angelina (Poor Dog) Silk. He was raised and educated in Fort Yates and attended United Tribes and Sitting Bull Colleges. He worked various jobs in his lifetime, including, construction, bus driver for Headstart, MRI, flooring installer all on Standing Rock. He was a hard worker and liked hunting, fishing, camping, gardening, visiting friends, his aunt, Arlene Hodgekiss and his sister, Rita Silk, until her passing. He loved spending time with his grandchildren. Emery's first wife was Aurelia White Bull and together had two children, Emery Jr., and Kelly. He met Norma Poitra and had a son, Emery Justin Parisien "EJ". EJ passed away in 2003. He then met Margaret Red Shirt and had a daughter, Teddy Silk. Emery married Connie Lyon and together had two sons, Ira and Orrin He is survived by two daughters, Teddy Lynn Silk, and Kelly White, Denver; three sons, Emery Silk Jr., Denver, Ira Silk, and Orrin Silk, both of Fort Yates; one sister, Linda (Terrance) Moericke, Bismarck; one brother, Harold Silk, Iowa; eight grandchildren, Haidee Silk, Chloe Silk, Ira Silk, Jr., Orrin Silk, Aiden Silk, and Dora, Jacob, and Ryan White; and special aunt, Arlene Hodgekiss. Emery was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Connie; two sisters, Beulah Mahler and Rita Silk; brother, Lenhart Silk, and son, EJ Silk.