Vern A. Ponga Obituary (1974 - 2012)

Vern A. Ponga, 37, Cannon Ball, North Dakota, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Medcenter One, Bismarck. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 28, 2012, at the Youth Activity Center, Cannon Ball, North Dakota with Rev. Canon John Floberg, officiating. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Cannon Ball. A Wake service begins at 5:00 P.M. Friday, January 27, 2012, in the Youth Activity Center, Cannon Ball and will continue until the time of service. Vern was born July 22, 1974, at Fort Yates, North Dakota to Delmer and Corstella (Two Horses) Ponga. He was raised and educated in Cannon Ball and graduated from Solen High School in 1994. Following graduation he attended United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck. He worked various jobs including a Porter at the Prairie Knights Casino, helping with the TWEP Program in Fort Yates and a mechanic. Vern enjoyed working on his car but, mostly raising his daughter Jaidyn Ponga. He is survived by his daughter, Jaidyn Ponga; his mother, Corstella Ponga; three sisters, Venita Ponga, Dolette Red Stone, Rochelle Red Stone; two brothers, Darien Red Stone, and DelmerPonga Jr., all of Cannon Ball; aunts, Valinda Two Horses, Diane Ponga, and Corrine Stretches. Vern was preceded in death by his father; grandparents; uncles, Gene, Wayne, and Vern; aunts, Henretta, Janice, Noreen, Mary Jane, Patricia, and Verna Dog Skin.