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Theresa E. Stepp Red Bear

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Birth	:	20 Feb 1938 Fort Thompson, Buffalo County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	26 Dec 2014 Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Christ Episcopal Cemetery, Fort Thompson, Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.0578800, -99.4418700
Description	:	Theresa E. Red Bear February 20,1938-December 26,2014 Funeral services for Theresa E. Red Bear, 76, of Fort Thompson,SD will be January 2, 2015 at the Crow Creek Tribal Gym in Fort Thompson with burial in the Christ Episcopal Cemetery at Fort Thompson. Wake services will be Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 8:00 pm at the Crow Creek Tribal Gym in Fort Thompson. Theresa E. Stepp was born February 20, 1938 at Old Fort Thompson to Burton Stepp, Sr. and Margaret (Stands on Top) Stepp. She attended grade school at Old Fort Thompson until her sophomore year when the school closed and... Read More	Theresa E. Red Bear February 20,1938-December 26,2014 Funeral services for Theresa E. Red Bear, 76, of Fort Thompson,SD will be January 2, 2015 at the Crow Creek Tribal Gym in Fort Thompson with burial in the Christ Episcopal Cemetery at Fort Thompson. Wake services will be Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 8:00 pm at the Crow Creek Tribal Gym in Fort Thompson. Theresa E. Stepp was born February 20, 1938 at Old Fort Thompson to Burton Stepp, Sr. and Margaret (Stands on Top) Stepp. She attended grade school at Old Fort Thompson until her sophomore year when the school closed and transferred to Flandreau Indian School before returning to Gann Valley High School in Gann Valley, SD. In 1954, Theresa was chosen as the first Miss Crow Creek for the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation. In 1954-55, she was a cheerleader for the Gann Valley Buffalo basketball team that played in the State Basketball Tournament in Huron. Theresa graduated from Gann Valley High School in 1956 and then attended DWU in Mitchell, SD. She met Earl Pickner and they were married. To this union, eight children were born including two sets of twin boys. Later, Theresa met Charles "Chuck" Red Bear and they were married and together had a son.For 16 summers from 1954 to 1970, she and her family participated in "Dancing at the World's Only Corn Palace" at Mitchell, SD. In 1970, she started working under CEO Alcoholism Program under the direction of Jim Cadwell, Sr., and attended training for two years at the Salt Lake City University. In 1973, Theresa became the first woman director for the Indian Alcohol Program where she worked for 13 years. Her health forced her to retire in 1982.She worked for Project Safe for over 10 years, receiving the Tradition of Caring Jefferson Award in 2004. Since then, she had been trying to live a happy life, thanks to her Lord Jesus, Father God, Holy Spirit, Guardian Angel and a Cloud of Witnesses.Theresa passed away on December 26, 2014 at Sanford Care Center in Chamberlain at the age of 76 years. Preceding her in death were her parents Burton Stepp, Sr. and Margaret (Stands On Top) Stepp; her husbands Earl Pickner and Charles "Chuck" Red Bear; sons Richard "Beetles" Pickner, Rick Pickner, Charles "Sonny" Red Bear; daughter Deb Pickner; five brothers Burton Jr., Bill, Hamlin, Merton, and James; and numerous aunts and uncles.

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Theresa E. Stepp Red Bear's memorial is located at: Christ Episcopal Cemetery, Fort Thompson, Buffalo County, USA.
When did Theresa E. Stepp Red Bear death?
Theresa E. Stepp Red Bear death on 26 Dec 2014 in Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 44.0578800
Longitude: -99.4418700

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Earl Leroy Pickner

(1937 - 2004)

Charles G Red Bear

(1934 - 2001)

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Coordinate: 44.0578800, -99.4418700

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