Obituary - John Chiefstick Jr., "Spirit Horse"

John Chiefstick Jr., “Spirit Horse,”of Rocky Boy, 60, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018.

Spirit Horse fought a good fight. A wake started at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Old Senior Citizens Center in Rocky Boy and continued to today, Monday, April 9, 2018, when a funeral was held at 10 a.m. with burial following in the Chiefstick Family Cemetery.

Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

Please visit John’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.hollandbonine.com.

John was born July 10, 1957, to Cindy Weesaw and John Chiefstick Sr. in Havre. He attended Rocky Boy and Box Elder schools.

He was a proud man, great mentor and protective brother. He loved his privacy and lived the simple life. John was a hard worker and took pride in any work that he did, no matter what it was. His biggest passion was his Native American artwork and he was well known in the Native Country for it. He had a sense of humor that could put a smile on anybody’s face.

John enjoyed listening to old-school music: CCR, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rolling Stone, Dire Straights and AC/DC. He had a gentle soul and loved spending time with horses, especially his horse, Streak. John had a big heart and found solutions for every problem and made sure everybody was well and taken care of. He had a huge heart and was always willing to help out when he could.

He is survived by his mother, Rema Lydia Chiefstick; brothers, Gerald Lightfoot, Jason Vincent (Cynthia), and Justin (Wahban); sisters, Tina (Gordon), Claudine (Loren), Corrine (Dennis), Leona, April (Jason), Sherry (Holy Star), Sirena, Rema Eagleman and Jackie; and numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends.

John will forever be missed. His memory will carry on and will never be forgotten.