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Lucille Elizabeth Cornelius

Birth	:	6 Dec 1937 South Dakota, USA
Death	:	2 Dec 2013 Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Cornelius Family Plot, Pine Ridge, Oglala Lakota County, USA
Description	:	Wicakpi Luta Win (Red Star Woman) Lucille Elizabeth Cornelius was born on December 6, 1937, the first born child of John Lionel, Sr. and Bessie Trimble Cornelius at Pine Ridge, SD. She began her Spirit Journey on December 2, 2013 at Wolf Creek at her parents' home. Lucille is survived by one son and one daughter; three sisters; three brothers; and four grandchildren. She is also survived by her one remaining uncle; numerous nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews and hunka grandchildren. Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Christine "Wela" Cornelius,... Read More	Wicakpi Luta Win (Red Star Woman) Lucille Elizabeth Cornelius was born on December 6, 1937, the first born child of John Lionel, Sr. and Bessie Trimble Cornelius at Pine Ridge, SD. She began her Spirit Journey on December 2, 2013 at Wolf Creek at her parents' home. Lucille is survived by one son and one daughter; three sisters; three brothers; and four grandchildren. She is also survived by her one remaining uncle; numerous nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews and hunka grandchildren. Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Christine "Wela" Cornelius, her brother John Lionel Cornelius, Jr., and niece, Leslie Jo Fresquez Walking Elk. Her beloved companion, Sassy, recently made her Spirit Journey. Her marriage to Raymond Eugene Pourier ended in divorce. While Lucille's children were not her natural children, they were raised by her from infancy and embrace her as their wonderful mother in every way. At birth, she was given her name "Wicakpi Luta Win" by her maternal grandmother, Lucy Randall Trimble. She has bequeathed that name to her daughter. Lucille was a highly sought-after child care provider and helped to raise legions of children, providing loving care for the children of her sisters and for her brother. She worked as a waitress and for a number of years she had a house-cleaning business. She also worked for many years in the family food service business, retiring from that work in the 1980s. Her children and siblings remember Lucille's unparalleled knowledge of music, especially Country Western and old Pop music. She loved those genres but also enjoyed Italian and Irish tenors and gospel music. She knew instruments, artists, lyricists and when songs were created. She had instant recall of all that information and was the family Song Dog – our name for such an expert. She loved word find and jigsaw puzzles, did expert cross stitch needle work and enjoyed playing cards. Her family treasured Lucille as the sweetest, dearest person, pure of heart and filled with love. She relished peace and was a passionate believer in equality, loyalty, honesty, generosity and compassion for all her relatives, including the four-legged, winged and water dwelling creatures. She was completely selfless, fiercely protective of her family and a hard-headed realist. She was so sure of her moral compass, that while she would help anyone in any way she could, when she decided not to do something – nothing and nobody could move her. Her son said, "She was a rock and a hard place." Lucille was the family prayer director, faithfully praying for requests from family and friends. From the US Federal Cencus: Name: Lucille Cornelius Age: 2 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1938 Gender: Female Race: Indian (Native American) Birthplace: South Dakota Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter Home in 1940: Township 35 Range 45, Shannon, South Dakota Sheet Number: 4A Institution: Pine Ridge School For Indians Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: None Household Members: Name Age Elizabeth Cornelius 64 John Cornelius 33 Bessie Cornelius 25 Lucille Cornelius 2 Shirley Cornelius 2/12 Vera Skenand

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Lucille Elizabeth Cornelius's memorial is located at: Cornelius Family Plot, Pine Ridge, Oglala Lakota County, USA.
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Lucille Elizabeth Cornelius death on 2 Dec 2013 in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, USA