Change   Memorial Service will be held at the Cahill Funeral Chapel on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 11:00 A.M.

There will be a Wake Service on Friday, September 23, 2022 from 7:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.    Officiating the service will be Minister Fimore Simon and will be accompanied by organist Billy Kohl.  Food will be served following the service at the Community Center.

Naomi Parker, 92, passed away on August 31, 2022, after suffering from medical complications. She moved across country to be closer to her family in Crowley, LA, and although Naomi didn't get to stay long she lived life to the fullest and was blessed to be surrounded by her family as she passed.

Naomi was born on June 20, 1930 in Sisseton, SD to her mother, Kesiah Flute and her father, Hazen Barker. Naomi attended High School in Sisseton and after graduation she joined the Army where she served in the Korean War and was stationed all over the world. It was in the Army were Naomi met her late ex-husband Bernard and they had four children Timothy, Winona, Daniel, and David and lived out most of her life in Sisseton, SD.

After her time in the service Naomi was a stay at home mother raising their children while her husband continued to serve in the Army. Anyone that knew Naomi was captured by her many stories of being a Native American Indian or her military travels. Naomi served and was honored with a medal from her service in the Korean War. She was a devout and loyal member of the Lutheran church and multiple organizations within her community. When Naomi did sit still it was to enjoy her favorite pastime of making quilts and gifting them to others.

Naomi is survived by her three granddaughters Megan Duhon of Crowley, LA, Anna Holloway of Port Orchard, WA, and Shannon Olson of Suquamish, WA. Ten great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews in Sisseton, SD. She was preceded in death by her mother Kesiah Flute, her father Hazen Barker, and her children Timothy Parker, Winona Parker, Daniel, Parker, and David Parker as well as her seven siblings.

Our family would like to extend our thanks to everyone that knew and helped Naomi. Our Grandmother was an amazing person and will be dearly missed. We would also like to acknowledge Encore Health Care and Rehab for the amazing care and love the staff has given her during her short stay.