Margie P. Eagle Obituary (1932

ARGIE PATRICIA EAGLE, 81, Cannon Ball, North Dakota, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, October 21, 2013, at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, Cannon Ball with Fr. Basil Atwell officiating. Visitation is scheduled for 2-4:00 PM, Sunday, October 20th with a Rosary Service beginning at 4:00 PM, at DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, Mandan. Visitation continues one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Margie was born March 17, 1932, at Fort Yates, to Richard and Margaret (Jordan) White Eagle. She attended Cannon Ball Elementary and boarding school in South Dakota. Margie met her husband, Eugene, while working for the BIA. Soon after, they relocated to California, where they raised their family. While there, Margie worked as a nurse in many hospitals. After Eugene's retirement, they returned to North Dakota. She then began her 14 years of service at the IHS Eye Clinic in Fort Yates. Later in life, Margie loved gardening, sewing, cooking, canning, attending rodeos, visiting her nephew Al, and sharing stories about the good ol' days. She will be remembered as a hard-working woman by her daughter, Deborah Eagle, Cannon Ball; four sons, Richard, Cannon Ball, Thomas (Karen), Fort Yates, Eugene Jr., New Town, and Albert (Sarah), Georgia. She had eight grandchildren, three of whom she raised; Richie, Nevada, and Dakota (Jorge). She also had twelve great-grandchildren. Hunter was the newest addition to the family and always greeted his great-grandma with a smile. Margie was the last surviving of her twelve brothers and sisters and was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter, Meredith; and son, Charles.