Margaret Joan DeCouteau

Margaret Joan DeCouteau, 67, Solen North Dakota, passed away peacefully Sunday morning May 25, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, June 2, 2014, in the Solen High School Gymnasium, with Brother George Maufort officiating. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday at 5:00 PM with a prayer service beginning at 7:00 PM in the Solen High School Gymnasium. Margaret will be laid to rest at the family cemetery in Solen ND. Margaret was born February 2, 1947, in Bismarck, North Dakota, to John and Germaine (Little Chief) DeCouteau. She attended Solen and Standing Rock High School. She also graduated from Sitting Bull College, Bismarck State College, and University of North Dakota where she graduated with Associates of Arts, Applied Science, Library Science, and her Bachelor's Degree. Throughout the years Margaret worked for the Nutrition and Elderly Program, and at United Tribes Technical College and Cannon Ball Elementary as a librarian. After moving back to Solen she worked at the Solen High School-Cannon Ball Elementary School as a teacher's aide and drove bus for the handicapped. She later retired due to her health. Margaret married George Brave Bull Sr. in the 60's, and had four children-they later divorced. In the early 80's she married Edward Fast Horse Jr. and divorced with no children. Margaret enjoyed listening to music, playing at the casino, watching her grandchildren dance at powwows, and especially spending time with family and friends. Margaret is survived by her children, Georgette Brave Bull, Solen, Roberta Batchelor-Brave Bull, Bismarck, and William Brave Bull, Bismarck; grandchildren, Sarah Fox (Elton) Solen, Jenna Brave Bull, Solen, Damon Lester, Cannon Ball, Paige Brave Bull, Solen, Caitlynn Lester, Cannon Ball; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and relatives. Margaret will be greatly missed by sisters Reva (Red) Gates and family, Fort Yates, Eva Martinez and family Oakland, CA; and brothers Louis (Rose) DeCouteau and family, and John DeCouteau and family. Margaret is proceeded in death by her infant daughter, Bernadette Brave Bull; parents, John and Germaine (Little Chief) DeCouteau Sr.; sisters Catherine Feather Earring, Janice Silk, and Lonna DeCouteau; step-mother Kim DeCouteau; aunts, Helen George and Irene Smith; nephew Brockus Silk; and grandparents Eva and Charles Little Chief and John and Catherine (Cadotte) DeCouteau.