Larry IronShield Obituary (1962 - 2012)

Larry IronShield, 50, Fort Yates, North Dakota, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012, in Cannon Ball. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, November 19, 2012, in the Youth Activity Center, Cannon Ball, with The Rev. Canon John Floberg and Pastor Boots Marsh officiating. A wake begins at 5:00 PM, Sunday, November 18, 2012, also in the Youth Activity Center. Burial will be in Big Lake Cemetery, Cannon Ball. Larry was born August 3, 1962, at Fort Yates, to Lawrence and Florence (Brave Bull) IronShield. He was raised in Cannon Ball, and attended Kicking Horse Job Corp Center, Arlee, Montana, where he learned to operate heavy equipment. He worked on the Standing Rock TWEP Program. In his younger days, he was a Fancy Dancer at powwows and danced the Eagle Dance, Snake Dance, and Rabbit Dance. He learned all this at Wahpeton Indian School. He was a real kind-hearted man always looking out and caring for his friends, opening his home to whoever was cold or hungry. He would lend a helping hand to anyone that needed his assistance. Larry will be missed by everyone whose heart he touched. He was a descendent of Chief Joseph WahacanKamaza, of the Shakopee Nation. He is survived by one sister, Ordean IronShield; four brothers, Adrian (Wanda Stretches) IronShield, Cannon Ball, Titus (Mary) IronShield, Rosebud, South Dakota, Gerald (Arletta) Iron Shield, Fort Yates, and Cyril Cottonwood, Marion, Illinois. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, Betty Lou IronShield, Donna IronShield, Diane Cottonwood, and Marlene Cottonwood.