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Paul Lyle Enyart Obituary

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Paul Lyle Enyart “Oyăte Nawičhakičižin”
1968 – August 1, 2018

Paul Lyle Enyart “Oyăte Nawičhakičižin” (Protects the People), 50, of Swatara, MN, passed away August 1, 2018 at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital. Paul was born in 1968 to Clarence and Barbara Enyart in Minneapolis, MN and grew up in the Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Community. Paul was very knowledgeable and a driven entrepreneur, owning multiple businesses. He was kind-hearted and loved by all. He was a very humble and truthful man. He enjoyed hunting, visiting family and friends, and traveling. He was always ready to help someone in need.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Clarence and Barbara, sister, Tracy, and infant brother, Shawn. Paul is survived by his wife of 20 years, Brenda; sons, Seth (Shauna) Butterfield, Cody (Paige) Butterfield; sister, Wanda; and grandsons, Easton, Bentley, Alexzander.

Service were held Saturday, August 4 at the Spiritual Center Tiowakan SMSC in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Arrangements were with Rowe Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Grand Rapids, MN. To   sign   the   online   guestbook   or   send   condolences   visit: www.rowefuneralhomeandcrematory.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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