Funeral Service for Kristie Rae Hart, Mahpiya Omani Win, "She walks on clouds", 32, of Sisseton, SD will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 12:00 P.M. at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Hall, Sisseton, SD with Spiritual Leader Jon Eagle and Pastor Vern Donnell officiating. Special music will be provided by Jackie Bird and Sam Begay. Pallbearers will be Glenn Wilson, Vernon Renville Sr., Clayton Dwarf Jr., William Hinsley, Westley Redday, Darren Eagleman, Galan Renville Sr., Terry "Chubb" Spider, Moses Kee Roach, and Eugene Hart. Honorary Pallbearers will be "All of Kristie's Family and Friends". Interment will be in the SWO Traditional Burial Grounds, Sisseton, SD. Wake Services will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, October 5 and 6, 2016 with an all night wake on Friday, October 7, 2016 all starting at 7:00 P.M. and all are at the St. Kateri Tekakwitha Hall in Sisseton, SD. The Cahill Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Kristie was born in Sisseton, SD on November 16, 1983 to Louis F. Hart Sr. and Brenda J. Redday. She graduated from Tiospa Zina Tribal School in 2001. She continued her education at the United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, ND and graduated with a degree as an automotive technician. She was also on the vice presidents list while attending college. Kristie was a working mother of three beautiful and talented girls, Eliza Rae Hart, Ezila Renee Hart, and Tate Win Cante' Hart. She loved, cherished, and talked about her pride and joys all the time. Kristie lived and worked in Sisseton, SD and Bismarck, ND. While living in Bismarck she started to dance. She enjoyed attending pow-wows with her family, meeting and making new friends where ever she went. Her love for grass dancing showed each time she put her dance outfit on and entered the arena to dance. Kristie had many friends from far and near, that was the kindness in her spirit. She had a gift of bringing a smile to all the peoples' faces she would meet. Kristie always had a kind word for family and friends that she crossed paths with. When Kristie lived in Sisseton she worked as a porter and a cashier at Dakota Connection, she also worked at Teal's Market in the Deli Section. She was a longtime employee at Schlitz Foods where she worked as a seasonal processer. She always said the work was hard but fun too. Kristie's untimely death was on October 2, 2016 at her home in Sisseton, SD.
Kristie is survived by her mother Brenda Redday of Bismarck, ND, three daughters, Eliza Rae Hart, (12), Ezila Renee Hart, (10), and Tate Win Cante' Hart (9) all of Bismarck, ND, Sisters; Tracey Hart of Sisseton, SD, Shirley Redday of Bismarck, ND, and Alexis DuMarce of Watertown, SD, and brothers; Louis Hart Jr. of Bismarck, ND, Westley Redday of Eagle Butte, SD, and Paul Begay of Detroit Lakes, MN.
She was preceded in death by her father Louis Hart Sr., Maternal grandparents, Howard L. Redday Sr. and Helen L. (Eagle) Redday, and paternal grandparents, Fred and Margaret Hart.