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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271521
Title: Kayla McKenzie
Date: 9/13/1991-3/1/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 9/13/1991
Summary: Kayla McKenzie, 33, of Mandaree, ND, unexpectedly passed away in Bismarck, ND, on March 1, 2025. Funeral services were held March 7, 2025, at the Water Chief Hall in Mandaree. She was laid to rest at the Phelan Family Cemetery in Mandaree. Kayla was born on September 13, 1991, to Glenn McKenzie and Tamara No Heart in Watford City, ND. She was an enrolled member of the MHA Nation and descendent of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Kayla is a child of the Water Buster Clan. Kayla grew up in the Mandaree community of the Fort Berthold Reservation with her parents and siblings. She was a true “daddy's girl,” always right next to her dad and defending him no matter what. She was kind, loving, humorous and witty! She had a caring, gentle spirit and never turned anyone away that needed help. Kayla enjoyed hanging out with her sisters and cousins playing basketball at the courts on the ridge. Kayla loved fishing and camping and spending summers at the lake with family. She was skilled at playing darts and horseshoes and never turned down a good game of 10,000. Kayla was teased about being “high maintenance” and took pride in her appearance, always fixing up, looking her best. She colored her own hair to make it look salon professional! She followed and mastered current beauty trends, and her nails and make-up were always on-point. She had plans of pursuing a career in cosmetology and massage therapy. Kayla attended Mandaree School and later obtained her GED through the ND Higher Education Program. She relocated to the Bismarck area where she met and married her children’s father, Warren Looking Horse. From this union, she was blessed with four beautiful children: Aeriyana, Alaina, Alias and Warren Jr. Kayla cherished her children and was very proud of them. They were the true loves of her life. Kayla worked for the CARES program at West Segment. She also was employed with the Four Bears Drug Awareness Team as a site coordinator/peer support for the Mandaree location. She brought her own experiences to the program being a person in recovery herself. She had a passion for caring for others. Her kind, beautiful soul will be missed by all who were graced with her love and friendship. Kayla is survived by her mother, Tamara No Heart; father, Glenn McKenzie (Mildred); children, Aeriyana, Aliana, Alias, and Warren Jr.; siblings Monty McKenzie, Monica McKenzie (DJ), Shyla McKenzie (Trent), LeeAnna Nation (Frank), Megan Brugh, Dawnie McKenzie, Garrett McKenzie, (Summer), Joe Don McKenzie, Kricket McKenzie, Stacy Bear (Jerald), Kraig Falcon (Helen), Tasha No Heart, and Lucy Chapin; nieces and nephews, Karen Mckenzie, Mya Jade Johnson, Quetin Johnson, Adriene Johnson, Devin Bear Claw, Cora Mann, Tommy Bear Claw, Francis Bear Claw, Molly Bear Claw, Oray Hall, Kambree and Health Bear, Braylen Close, and Kaylee Bear; uncles, Don McKenzie (Karen), James Yellow Wolf, and Kyle Mandan; aunts, Ivanna McKenzie, Tana Lone Fight, Lisa Redford, Vivian Lone Fight, Della No Hert, Shannon Phelan, Jackie and Lynn Marvel; grandmothers, Tana Lone Fight, Sharon Lone Fight, Carol Ann Newman, Mary Jane Yeahquo, Mary Gauchapin, and Martha Bird Bear; and grandfathers, Ted Lone Fight III (Sherry), Pete Lone Fight, Randy Phelan, Wilbur Hunts Along, and Clayton Young Bear. Kayla was welcomed home by her great-grandfathers, Alonzo Young Bear and Ted LoneFight II; great-grandmothers, Adele Fredericks, Mable Lone Fight, and Margie Hunts Along; grandfathers, Reynolds Lone Fight, Ambrose Phelan Jr., and Terry (Tugga) Phelan; and grandmothers, LouAnn Phelan, Gloria Lone Fight, Carol Brugh, and Mary Lou Lone Fight.
Red ID: FND_I_79017 Image ID: 524431 Image Notes: FND001 271521jpg

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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