Alvin J. Caplette

Alvin J. "Alley Cat" Caplette, 66, of Rocky Boy, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at the Kindred Transitional Care & Rehabilitation Center of Great Falls. Wake services will begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at the Alvin Caplette residence on Cypress, and will continue until he is moved to St. Mary's Catholic Church at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2015. He will remain at St. Mary's until his funeral service, which will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2015. Burial will follow in Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Alvin's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.hollandbonine.com.

Alvin was born on July 18, 1948, in Fort Belknap, Montana, to John E. and Mary (Chief Goes Out) Gardipee-Caplette. He was raised in Rocky Boy, attending school in both Rocky Boy and Box Elder. Following his school years, he began a lifetime of hard work, which culminated in Alvin holding a security position at the Chippewa Cree Construction Company.

He enjoyed socializing and spending time with his family and friends, caring for his house and yard, fishing, cutting logs, spending time in the mountains, rodeoing with his best friend Billy LaMere, and helping to raise his family and friends' children. Alvin was always willing to lend a helping hand, and his hard work in building St. Mary's Catholic Church has been much appreciated by many, many people.

Alvin was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Caplette; his special friend, Arleata "Dixie" St. Marks; his sister, Nancy Esparza; his brother, Lawrence Caplette; and numerous extended family members.

He is survived by his son, Peter "Justin" St. Marks of Rocky Boy; his sisters, Carol Jean Gutierrez of Havre, and Maxine Paduana of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; his brothers, Billy LaMere and Ervin Watson, both of Rocky Boy; the children he raised as his own, Jennifer St. Marks of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Alicia St. Marks and Robert LaRocque, both of Rocky Boy; and numerous beloved cousins, nieces, nephews and other extended family and friends.