Kerry Jean Walking Elk

Kerry Jean Walking Elk, 36, Fort Yates, North Dakota, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014, at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 31, 2014, at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Fort Yates with Rev. John Paul Gardner officiating. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2014, from 5-7:00 PM with a Rosary service beginning at 7:00 PM, at DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, Mandan. Visitation continues one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Fort Yates. Kerry was born February 25, 1978, at Fort Yates, to Cliff and Roselyn (Buffalo Boy) Walking Elk. She was baptized in Christ; her Godmother is Isabelle Crow Feather. She was raised and educated in Fort Yates, and graduated from Fort Yates Public School. She always wanted to be a teacher. She attended Sitting Bull College and United Tribes Technical College, earning a degree in Early Childhood and was working towards an Elementary Education Degree. On January 25, 1999, she married Curtis Cadotte, and together they raised their children. Kerry enjoyed doing arts and crafts, listening to music, writing, and spending time with family and friends, but mostly helping raise her niece Khaleigha. She is survived by her two daughters, Abigail, and Eleanore; one son, Layne; mother, Roselyn Buffalo Boy, Fort Yates; father, Cliff (Zozette) Walking Elk, Bismarck; six sisters, Kelly, Margeaux, Samuella, Shelley (Chance) Halsey, Danielle Breland (Cory Poitra), and Chasity; brothers, Clifton (Tessa) Walking Elk, and Kert (Ina) Hurley; step-sisters, Felicia Gates Myore and Dorci Rousseau; step-brother, John Gates; and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles. Kerry was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Herbert Buffalo Boy and Jean Huff; paternal grandparents, Gilbert Walking Elk and Margaret Martin Walking Elk.