Archie Melvin White

Archie Melvin White

January 13, 1935 - Monday, August 11, 2014

Archie Melvin White, (Wakinyan Waste Daka) “ One who likes the Thunder” age 79, of Keshena, Wisconsin was born on January 13, 1935 and entered the spirit world on August 11, 2014. Archie was born to Donald Gill and Mary White, and grew up in the Enemy Swim area. He married Gloria White on the January 13, 1973. He helped raise his two stepchildren: Antoinette Babe White of Montana and Elroy Walter White Jr. of New Effington, South Dakota. He and Gloria raised Arlene Chipper White-Argo. He married Diana Hesse on June 26, 2000 in Wheaton, Minnesota. He has four step-children: Jeannine, Jamie, Gregory Jr. and Forrest Gauthier of Wisconsin. He and Diana lived primarily in Keshena, Wisconsin, on the Menominee reservation in northern Wisconsin. He was adopted by the Cordelia Beauprey family and Kaquatosh family. He has two Hunka daughters: Kathy Waukau of Neopit, Wisconsin and Jeannie Bad Moccasin (deceased) His pastime included tanning hides, fishing, woodworking, playing cards, telling story's, and beading. He also loved singing prayer songs, picking traditional herbs, and taking car rides. He followed the traditional Dakota ways and was a Sundancer of The Wambdi Hdeska (Spotted Eagle) Oyate. He helped bring the Eagle Sundance back to people. He is survived by three sisters: Amy Crawford of Agency Village, South Dakota, Delphine Wanna of Sisseton, South Dakota and Donna Sitake of Mesa, Arizona; numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren; adopted sisters: Cordelia & Marcene Beauprey. He is preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Cyrus White, Francis, Fred, Gilbert, Donald Jr. and Gaylord Gill, and by three sisters: Marcella Gill, Barbara Mendoza, Janice Gill and adopted brother Quentin Beauprey.

Graveside service will be held on Friday, August 15th, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. at St. James Cemetery in Waubay, South Dakota. Wambdi Hete ska Oyate will officiate.

Special music by Tim White, family drum and Bryan.

All night wakes will be held on Wednesday, August 13th and Thursday, August 14th and Friday, August 15th at The Community Center in Old Agency Village, South Dakota.

Honorary Casket Bearers:

Larry Kitchen Myron Williams

Russell Smith Jim Madison

Emery White Clement White

Dennis Gill Sr. Ron Dumarce

Duane “Doc” Wanna

Casket Bearers:

Jeff Wanna Johnathan Gill

Darin Gill Elias Mendoza

Timothy “Mato” Bourdon Russell Thompson

Robert Gill Brian Crawford AKipa

Galen DeMarris

The Chilson Funeral Home in Winsted, Minnesota is serving the family. Online condolences may be made to http://www.chilsonfuneralhome.com