OBITUARY: John “Calvin” Waldroup

OBITUARY: John “Calvin” Waldroup

John “Calvin” Waldroup, 62, of the Birdtown Community in Cherokee, N.C., went home to be with Jesus and many loved ones before on Tuesday, Feb. 20 after a brief illness. A Native of Cherokee, and an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, he was the...
OBITUARY: Glenn Gilbert Wolfe

OBITUARY: Glenn Gilbert Wolfe

Glenn Gilbert Wolfe, age 69, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at Mission Hospital. He is survived by three daughters, Venita Wolfe (John), of Cherokee, N.C., Tara Wolfe (Curtis), of Zuni, N.M. and Carrie Wildcatt (John) of Cherokee, N.C.; eight...
OBITUARY: Kenneth Lane Welch

OBITUARY: Kenneth Lane Welch

Kenneth Lane Welch, 81, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 following a brief illness. He was born on Aug. 3, 1942 in Cherokee, N.C. to the late Jonah and Olive McCoy Welch. He attended the Chilocco Indian School, the Cherokee Boarding School, and graduated from...
OBITUARY: Lehua Joan Walkingstick

OBITUARY: Lehua Joan Walkingstick

Lehua Joan Walkingstick, also known as, “Hookie”, age 45, from Cherokee, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. She was born on Jan. 23, 1979 to Russell Tooni Jr. and Gracia Walkingstick Taylor. She is preceded in death by her grandparents of both...
OBITUARY: Frances Maxine Studer

OBITUARY: Frances Maxine Studer

Frances Maxine Studer, age 90, passed away at Tsali Care Center on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, after a brief illness. She is survived by her children, Mary Jolene Studer of Cherokee, N.C., Larry Studer of Baileyville, ME, and Charles Studer of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two...
OBITUARY: Edwina Kay Amyotte 

OBITUARY: Edwina Kay Amyotte 

Edwina Kay Amyotte, 77, of Lodge Grass, Mont., went home to be with her Lord Jesus on Dec. 17, 2023 while at Sheridan Memorial Hospital.  She was born to Edwin Toineeta and Joy Yellowtail on September 3, 1946 in Billings, Mont.  Her Apsaalooké Indian name, Úuttachia,...