Louis Andrew Lavarro, 81, a chemical dependency counselor, died Friday, April 1, 2005 at the Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank.  The wake is in progress at the College Homes Community Center in Browning.  A rosary service is scheduled for 7:00 pm Monday evening, April 4, at the College Homes Community Center in Browning.  Funeral Mass will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 5, at St Annes Catholic Church in Heart Butte.  Burial with military honors in St Annes Cemetery will follow the service.  Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.  Condolences may be sent to the family at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com.

Louis was born August 8, 1923 in Heart Butte and raised in the Blacktail area.  He graduated from Haskell Indian School in Lawrence, Kansas on April 27, 1943.  Following graduation he joined the United States Air Force and served for 10 years as Aircraft Crew Chief during the Korean Conflict.  After his military career, Louis worked as a chemical dependency counselor in Sheridan, Wyoming and Browning, Montana.

Louis is survived by his two sisters, Yvonne (Sam) Spade and Wanda Bird; 25 nieces and nephews as well as many great-nieces and great-nephews.  He was preceded in death by his mother Irene Evans Choate and his father Louis Lavarro.  Also preceding him in death are his sisters Leone Lavarro, Jeanne Running Wolf, and Peggy BoyChief.

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