Funeral Service for Adrian "AJ" Ephriam Johnson, Mato Wicasta "Bear Man", 15 of Sisseton, SD will be Monday, January 18, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at the Sisseton Wahpeton College Auditorium, Agency Village, SD with Arnold Williams, Thomas "Sonny" LaBlanc, Michael LaFontaine Sr., Claude Kampeska Sr., St. Mary's Lay Readers will be officiating. Pianist will be Billy Kohl. Drum Group Noisy Bear. Pallbearers will be Kobe Rush, Rylie Huff, Yamni Johnson, Zia Birdsbill, Wally Ducheneaux, Sol Goodsell Jr., Josh Shepherd, and James Payne. Honorary Pallbearers will be Michael Littleghost, Nate Thompson, Austin Kohl, Nathaniel Tchida, Arlen Renville III., Jaia Bursheim, Storm Sierra, All his "Tek" Park basketball buddies, and Classmates. All Night Wake on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. at the SWC Auditorium. Interment will be at St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Agency Village, SD. M asks and social distancing are required. The Cahill Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Adrian "AJ" Ephriam Johnson was born on December 7, 2005 in Sidney MT. to Edmund "Eddie" Johnson Jr. and Joni D Perry. AJ journeyed to the spirit world on January 13, 2021 in Sisseton, SD. AJ attended school in Sisseton; he was in the 9 ^th grade. He loved to play basketball and football with his friends and was on the middle school basketball team and played on the elementary football team. AJ's favorite teams were the LA Lakers and the UNC Tarheels. He loved to spend time with his family and friends. AJ loved his guinea pig, Dexter. He was into reading, gaming, drawing, designing and street shoes. AJ wanted to be a street shoe designer. One of AJ's favorite things to do was hanging out with his buddies at the "Tek" Park and playing a game of basketball.

AJ is survived by his father, Edmund "Eddie" Johnson Jr. Sisseton, SD; his mother, Joni D Perry of Wolfe Point, MT; three brothers, Edmund "Yamni" Johnson III of Sisseton, SD, James Joseph Payne of Wolfe Point, MT, Kobe Rush of Fort Kipp, MT; one sister Lavael Christian of Fort Kipp, MT; Paternal Grandparents, Edmund Johnson Sr. of Webster, SD and Angeline "Angie" (Pat Deutsch Sr.) Johnson of Sisseton, SD; Maternal Grandparents, Leta Atkinson, Vernita Buckles, Tommy Christian of Poplar, MT., Clyde Perry of Fort Kipp, MT and Irene Wilkinson, three Aunts, Freda Christian, Ericca Paul, and Elise Johnson, and many cousins.

AJ was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Adrian and Jackie Perry; great grandfather, Clarence "Bonzie" Christian Sr., Great Grandfather John "Lucky" Christian; Paternal great grandmother, Jeanette Barker; Paternal great grandmother, Rosebud Marshall and Paternal great grandfather Ephriam Johnson, Maternal great grandparents Lavina Perry and Frank Perry aunties, Calen Johnson, Bobbie Perry and Andrea Perry.