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08/08/2018 - Calvin 'Butch' Leroy Stands
A Mass of Christian Burial for Calvin “Butch” Leroy Stands “Wanbli Kinyan” (Flying Eagle), age 79, will be at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pine Ridge, SD with Father Peter Klink, S.J., and Father Edmund Yainao, S.J., officiating. Traditional Lakota services are To Be Announced.
Burial will be at the Holy Rosary Mission Catholic Cemetery in Pine Ridge, SD.
A one-night wake service will begin at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pine Ridge, SD with Rosary services starting at 7:00 PM and Military Roll Call to follow.
Calvin was a veteran in the U.S. Navy.
Calvin was born on March 11, 1939 in Pine Ridge, SD to Daniel G. Stands Sr. and Monica (Irving) Stands. He made his journey to the Spirit World on August 3, 2018 at the Oglala Sioux Lakota Nursing Home near White Clay, NE.
Calvin attended the Holy Rosary Mission School near Pine Ridge, SD before his family moved to Chicago, IL where Calvin enlisted in the United States Navy on March 20, 1956. He was stationed at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Brunswick, ME where he was an aviation and jet engine mechanic. He was honorably discharged from the Navy on February 11, 1960 after serving over three years in the United States Navy. Calvin returned home to Pine Ridge where he worked for the OST Land Office for over 30 years. During his time back home, he enjoyed spending time with his close friends and family relaxing and playing multiple rounds of golf. Calvin was known around the area as an avid golfer, and he had hit three holes in one!
Calvin is survived by uncle Seth Irving of Albuquerque, NM; brother Vernon Stands of Rapid City, SD; daughters Leslie Trueblood of Fort Riley, KS and Virginia Trueblood, Darla Trueblood, Jeannie Trueblood, Jeanette Trueblood, and Valaura Trueblood, all of Pine Ridge, SD; son Daniel Trueblood of Rapid City, SD; 23 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Calvin was preceded in death by parents Daniel Sr. and Monica Stands; brothers Daniel Stands Jr., Francis Irving, and Duane Stands; sisters Stella Irving and Illa Red Owl; 2 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, SD is in charge of arrangements for Calvin “Butch” Leroy Stands “Wanbli Kinyan” (Flying Eagle).
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