Aloysius
“Big Boy” Running Wolf, age 75 of Cut Bank, passed away
Saturday at his home due to natural causes. On Wednesday,
his wake will be held at noon at the Heart Butte Community
Center where a rosary will be held at 7:00 pm. Funeral Mass is
11:00 am Thursday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Heart Butte
followed by burial with military honors in St. Anne’s Cemetery.
Whitted Funeral Chapel of Cut Bank is in charge of arrangements.
He is survived by sons, Alvin Dale
Running Wolf and Vernon Running Wolf both of Browning; brother,
Melvin Running Wolf Sr. and Leonard Running Wolf both of
Browning, George Running Wolf Jr. and Dave Running Wolf both of
Heart Butte and Gale Running Wolf of Shepherd, MT; sisters,
Donna Running Wolf and Mae Uphan of
Browning and Sharon Farve of
Bakersfield, CA.
He is preceded in death by his
parents; wife Faye; son, Clarence (Roscoe) Running Wolf;
sisters, Marie Evans and Hazel Graham; brothers, Fred Running
Wolf and Louie Running Wolf; nephew, Kevin Running Wolf and
niece, Lenora Running Wolf.
He was born April 8, 1930 in
Browning to George & Annie (Rose) Running Wolf. Before he
finished school, he was drafted into the US Army and served
during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1953. Upon his
discharge, he returned home and married Faye Mountain Chief.
He worked as a custodian for many
years before his retirement.
Big Boy was loved by all of those
he touched and will be greatly missed and never forgotten.
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