Gianni Giovani Cohenotti Obituary (2013 - 2013)

Gianni Cohenotti, 7 weeks, Fort Yates, died, December 23, 2013, at his home of natural causes. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, December 30, 2013, at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Fort Yates, with Fr. Basil Atwell, officiating. Gianni was born into this world on November 2, 2013, at 6:09 PM at Sanford Health, Bismarck, North Dakota, to Matthew and Cherie Cohenotti, Fort Yates. Barely a day old he took his first helicopter ride to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where the nurses referred to him as "Baby Elvis", because of his thick, long, and wavy black hair. With mommy and daddy by his side every day, anxiously awaiting for his recovery and strength to return home to Fort Yates, to his family. Days before his return home in time for Christmas, he was selected by the Mayo Clinic to be featured in a Christmas Special on local and national news. With prayers he was discharged to go home with mommy and daddy. Within the few days he returned home he filled the home with joy and happiness, he even watched his first and final Viking's game with daddy on Sunday afternoon, before his passing on December 23, 2013, at his home in Fort Yates. He is survived by his parents; sister, Alexis; brothers, Na-Ja "Chief" and Itancan "Tonch"; maternal grandfather, Gary J. Marshall Sr., paternal grandmother, Patti Gayton, all of Fort Yates; paternal grandfather, David O'Chap, St. Paul, Minnesota, maternal aunts, Christy (Jeremy) Marshall, Bullhead, South Dakota, Rebecca Marshall, Bismarck, Kasey (Thomas) Haze, Red Rock, Oklohoma, Xtal Silk, Bismarck; maternal uncles, Gary (Ginger) Marshall Jr., Fort Yates, Gabriel Marshall, Leavenworth, Kansas, Frankie Marshall, Bismarck, Aaron Thunder Hawk, Fort Yates; paternal aunts, Rabiatu (Shawn) Alowonle-Lewis, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Winter Burtenelli, Romania, Joenessa (Ryun) Bowker, Eagle Butte, South Dakota; paternal uncles, Kabiru Alowonle, Ashimiyu Alowonle, all of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dominic Swift Horse, Fort Yates, Cortez Swift Horse, Cannon Ball. Gianni was preceded in death by his grandparents, Odette Swift Horse, Anthony Cohenotti, and Cheryl Lawrence; aunt, Raolatu Alowonle; uncle, Tubate Fox; and cousin, Cristina Claymore.