Obituary - Celina Eagleman

Celina Eagleman, Sitting Eagle Woman, 56, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015, of natural causes at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls.

Wake services began at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, and continued until her traditional funeral service, held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, all at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church.

Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements.

Please visit Celina's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com.

Celina was born Oct. 20, 1959, to Edward and Rose (Walking Child) Eagleman. She was raised a majority of her life in Rocky Boy, Montana, and grew up in a traditional/cultural upbringing. She was educated in Rocky Boy Elementary School and attended Box Elder High for a short period of time. She attended Clear Field Job Corp in Ogden, Utah.

Celina was an active Native American Church Member, enjoyed pow-wows, traveling (including to New York City), playing gaming machines, and visiting relatives and her many friends she had made throughout her lifetime. She spent a period of her time as a camp crew member on several fires.

She was preceded in death by her parents Edward and Rose Eagleman, and her brothers Gerald Eagleman and Allan Eagleman.

Celina is survived by her son, Tex (Blossem) Eagleman; her grandson, Edward; her granddaughters, Rose, Allison, and Heaydon; her brothers Francis, Galen and Jeffery Eagleman; her sister, Gilda Stanley; and several nieces, nephews, friends and close relatives in Rocky Boy and throughout the United States and Canada.