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PASSING ON – March 2017

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Lydia Vanessa GreyEagle May 25, 1988 – February 18, 2017

Lydia Vanessa GreyEagle, “Ho Waste Win” (Strong Voice Woman), age 28 of the Lower Sioux Community, entered the Spirit World on February 18 at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

Lydia was born May 25, 1988 in Redwood Falls, Minnesota to Dan GreyEagle and Patti Schoen. She attended Eci’ Nompa Woonspe school in Morton. She loved shopping, listening and singing to music, traveling, and cruising in her truck. She enjoyed spending time with her children, family, and friends. She had a happy-go-lucky personality and was free-spirited. Lydia was a comedian and enjoyed making people laugh. Her favorite color was red which fit her bold personality.

Funeral Services were held February 22 at the Lower Sioux Church Hall. Burial was in St. Cornelia’s Episcopal Cemetery. Lydia is survived by her parents: Dan GreyEagle and Patti Schoen; children: Styles Strong and Jaleah Sioux GreyEagle;

siblings: Danielle GreyEagle, Dee GreyEagle, and Roy Uballe; best friend Molly Monzon; many aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her son Robin Jr. Lussier, sisters Debbie Schoen and Valerie GreyEagle, grandparents Tom & Iola Columbus and Corrine Schoen & Albert Lucio, and numerous aunts, uncles, and other family members. Online condolences: www.stephensfuneralservice.com.

Staff Reporter,
Environment & Politics
Elaine Strongbow is a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and has covered environmental and tribal sovereignty issues for The Circle since 2019. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and was a 2023 fellow of the Institute for Nonprofit News.

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