 1913 - 2004 (91 years)
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| Name |
Pearl E. Minar |
| Born |
23 May 1913 |
White Horse, South Dakota, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
1 Jun 2004 |
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA |
| Buried |
Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States |
| Person ID |
I22437 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2017 |
| Father |
Edward Minar, b. 30 Apr 1889, Fort Sully, South Dakota, USA , d. 30 Nov 1963, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Bruegier, b. 1895, South Dakota, USA |
| Family ID |
F11085 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Joseph Larrabee, b. 31 Aug 1914, d. Mar 1965 (Age 50 years) |
| Married |
3 Jan 1932 |
Dupree, South Dakota, USA |
| Divorced |
Yes |
| Children |
| | 1. Clarissa Adeline Larrabee, b. 22 Dec 1932, Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota, USA , d. 2 Apr 2014, Pierre, South Dakota (Age 81 years) |
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| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2017 |
| Family ID |
F11091 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Murphy Swan, b. 3 Oct 1905, d. Bef 2004 (Age 98 years) |
| Married |
9 Aug 1935 |
Timber Lake, South Dakota, USA |
| Children |
| | 1. Walter Edward Swan, b. 8 Jun 1936 |
| | 2. Cordelia F. Swan, b. 23 Oct 1936 |
| + | 3. Carroll Caleb Swan, b. 3 May 1939, White Horse, South Dakota, USA , d. 24 Oct 2009, Sturgis, South Dakota, USA (Age 70 years) |
| | 4. Orlando Swan, d. Bef 2004 |
| | 5. Morlan Gabriel Swan, b. 6 Apr 1947, White Horse, South Dakota, USA , d. Feb 1981 (Age 33 years) |
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| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2017 |
| Family ID |
F11090 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 23 May 1913 - White Horse, South Dakota, USA |
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 | Married - 3 Jan 1932 - Dupree, South Dakota, USA |
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 | Married - 9 Aug 1935 - Timber Lake, South Dakota, USA |
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 | Died - 1 Jun 2004 - Rapid City, South Dakota, USA |
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 | Buried - - Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States |
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| Notes |
- Mrs. Pearl E. Swan passed away on Tues., June 1, 2004, at the age of 91.
She was born on May 23, 1913, to Mollie Bruguier and Edward Miner, in White Horse, SD, and was the last living grandchild of Chief White Horse, a Minneconjou Chief. She was also a lineal descendent of War Eagle, the famous Minneconjou Warrior who has an iron sculpture standing on the bluffs of the Missouri River near Sioux City, IA. Pearl grew up on a ranch on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.
She moved from the reservation in 1942 to Rapid City, where she raised seven children, Clarrissia (Larrabee) Tobias, Pierre; Walt Swan, Sr., Pine Ridge; Cordelia (Swan) Mills, Tulare, CA; Carroll Swan, Rapid City; Orlando Swan, (deceased); Morlan Rusty Swan, (deceased); and Merle Thompson, Rapid City; and was the matriarch of 38 grandchildren, 82 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Pearl was a great influence in the Rapid City Indian Community. She and her sons and daughters helped contribute to improvement of race relations in the city. In her early years in Rapid City, Pearl worked as a short order cook at various establishments and the Rapid City Municipal Airport. She was also a Department of Health and Human Services (formally DHEW)-Indian Health Services Community Health Representative. During the Rapid City, June 1972, flood, she was a comfort to many Indian families who lost their loved ones.
Pearl was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Murphy Swan; two sons; two grandsons, Hank Heart and Waldren Larrabee; three sisters, Ethel Traversie, Alverna Thunderhawk, and Lois Cook; and two brothers, Delano Miner and Chester Miner.
Pearl will be missed by all of those who had the opportunity to be her friend. The family would like to thank everyone for all their thoughts and prayers.
Visitation will be held on Thurs., June 3, 2004 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Kirk Funeral Home in Rapid City. Funeral Services are scheduled for 1:00 pm on Fri., June 4, at Kirk Funeral Home with Father Paul Sneve officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery.
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