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Cloreta Clare Riggins Eisenbraun

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Birth	:	11 Sep 1927 Kingsley, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	29 Dec 2015 Kadoka, Jackson County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Kadoka Calvary-Fairview Cemetery, Kadoka, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.8430580, -101.5033520
Description	:	Cloreta Riggins was born in Kingsley, Iowa, on September 11th, 1927, to Floyd and Maire (Dugan) Riggins. She was the 8th of eleven children. Cloreta started school in Union Center, Iowa. In the early 30’s the family moved to Bear Creek, west of Wanblee, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The family moved separately as there was not enough money for all to come at the same time. Cloreta attended Garner School 1st through 8th grade. She started high school in Wanblee, then transferred to Interior and finally graduated from Kadoka High School in 1946. She then... Read More	Cloreta Riggins was born in Kingsley, Iowa, on September 11th, 1927, to Floyd and Maire (Dugan) Riggins. She was the 8th of eleven children. Cloreta started school in Union Center, Iowa. In the early 30’s the family moved to Bear Creek, west of Wanblee, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The family moved separately as there was not enough money for all to come at the same time. Cloreta attended Garner School 1st through 8th grade. She started high school in Wanblee, then transferred to Interior and finally graduated from Kadoka High School in 1946. She then attended Spring Field Southern Normal. She took her State Examination to received a teaching certificate in 1946. Later she graduated from Black Hills State with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree. She began her teaching career at Sand Hill School in Washabaugh county. Cloreta was united in marriage to Marvin Eisenbraun on June 21, 1947, in Kadoka. To this union was born four children, Randy, Nancy, Paul, and John. They made their home on the farm-ranch in Washabaugh County, where they resided until September of 2007 when they moved to Kadoka. After Marvin passed in 2009, Cloreta went back to teaching until 2014. Cloreta was a wife, mother, farm-hand, and a teacher. Over the years she taught 63 years. All years were on the reservation. Her pot of gold was listening to a child read. She loved gardening and her John Deere tractor. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Library Board, a volunteer at the Wanblee Church and other events in Wanblee. Wanblee was always home to her. Cloreta told her children let me live until I die. That she did. She was still boss. Cloreta did it her way. She is survived by three children, Randy (Laurie) Eisenbraun of Gordon, Nebraska; Nancy (Rex) Totton of Kadoka; and John (Lesa) Eisenbraun of Rapid City; 8 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; one sister, Faye Eisenbraun of Philip; a special friend, Hellen Good of Kadoka; and a host of other relatives and friends. Cloreta was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin; one son, Paul; a grandson, Shane Reutter; her parents; seven brothers, Cecil, Rex, Lynden, Jerry Lee, Wayne, “Tuffy”, and Harold; and two sisters, Ercell Albin and Valene Perault. A memorial is established. VISITATION Sunday, January 4, 2016 4-6 p.m. City Auditorium Kadoka, South Dakota FUNERAL SERVICES Monday, January 4, 2016 10:00 a.m. City Auditorium Kadoka, South Dakota OFFICIATING Pastor Gus Craven INTERMENT Kadoka Cemetery Kadoka, South Dakota

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Cloreta Clare Riggins Eisenbraun's memorial is located at: Kadoka Calvary-Fairview Cemetery, Kadoka, Jackson County, USA.
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Cloreta Clare Riggins Eisenbraun death on 29 Dec 2015 in Kadoka, Jackson County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 43.8430580
Longitude: -101.5033520

Family Members:

Parent

Floyd Cecil “Pop” Riggins

(1891 - 1972)

Marie Elizabeth Dugan Riggins

(1891 - 1983)

Spouse

Marvin Wilbert Eisenbraun

(1926 - 2009)

Siblings

Ercell Eileen Alice Riggins Albin

(1913 - 2006)

Francis Cecil Riggins

(1915 - 1936)

Rex Leroy Riggins

(1917 - 1992)

Rex Leroy Riggins

(1917 - 1992)

Harold Emmet “Duke” Riggins

(1919 - 1998)

Wayne Thomas Riggins

(1921 - 2011)

Thelma Faye Riggins Eisenbraun

(1930 - 2021)

Valene Marie Riggins Perault

(1932 - 2014)

Jerry Lee Riggins

(1935 - 1995)

Children

Paul David Eisenbraun

(1955 - 1976)

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