Virgil Gary Comeau passed on to his eternal resting place on May 9, 2013 in Rapid City, South Dakota.
He is survived by his wife Karen Gayton Comeau, six daughters: Jackie Comeau, Fort Yates, ND; Virginia Comeau, Bismarck, ND; Tanya (T.K.) Murphy, Arvada, CO; Shilo Comeau (Eric Cross), Martin, SD; Sarah Comeau (Rowdy Alexander), Kirby, MT; and Marlo Comeau Langdeau, Kennebec, SD; three sons: Troy Comeau, Phoenix, AZ, Thomas Comeau, Bismarck, ND, and Chance Comeau, Bismarck, ND; 16 grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and three sisters, Elaine Comeau, Livingston, MT, Deanna Comeau, Billings, MT, and Anita Comeau, Rapid City, SD. Also surviving from the Comeau family is his Aunt Gladys (Comeau) Gunn Carroll.
Virgil was born to Whitney and Christine (Dauphine) Comeau on September 9, 1940 in Fort Yates, North Dakota. He lived with his parents and four siblings about three miles west of McLaughlin, SD, and attended school in McLaughlin all but two and one half years when his family moved to Denver, CO. He graduated from McLaughlin High School in 1959.
Virgil was a cowboy and rancher most of his adult life. He followed the cowboy values of honesty, perseverance, and being a good neighbor as he worked with the land, cattle and horses he loved so dearly. Known as a good ranch hand, his ranch and farming operation was a great source of pride for him. In 1980 Virgil was honored as a recipient of the agricultural recognition award given by North Dakota State University. The award was given to individuals actively involved in agricultural production. Recipients were selected by residents and county agents in their area which in Virgil's case was Sioux County. Virgil was very proud of this award that showcased his ranch on the Cannonball River. Virgil was also known to many school children and other residents of Sioux County, ND for his other jobs as school bus driver and most recently as a transit bus driver for Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, ND. He retired from Sitting Bull College in July 2011.
Virgil loved rodeo and was an accomplished roper, heeling with partners too numerous to mention over the thirty years of his career as a rodeo competitor. More important than prize money was the love of the sport. He and his partners traveled many miles throughout North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana to rope for fun but always with hopes of at least winning their entry fees and gas money as they tried to hit as many rodeos in one day as they could.
If a disease called scleroderma had not affected his health, he would have been roping until the day he died. Virgil and his wife Karen moved to Rapid City, SD in September 2011 where they enjoyed their horses and living a semi-country life.
In Virgil's honor, the family welcomes donations to the Scleroderma Foundation, www.scleroderma.org.
Visitation: 5-7 pm, Monday @ Serenity Springs Prayer Service 5-7 PM, Tuesday, May 14 @ St. Peter's Catholic Church, Ft. Yates, ND
Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM, Wednesday, May 15, St. Peter's Catholic Church, Ft. Yates, ND Fr. Basil Atwell officiating
Burial to follow at the Gayton Cemetery near Ft. Yates.
He is survived by his wife Karen Gayton Comeau, six daughters: Jackie Comeau, Fort Yates, ND; Virginia Comeau, Bismarck, ND; Tanya (T.K.) Murphy, Arvada, CO; Shilo Comeau (Eric Cross), Martin, SD; Sarah Comeau (Rowdy Alexander), Kirby, MT; and Marlo Comeau Langdeau, Kennebec, SD; three sons: Troy Comeau, Phoenix, AZ, Thomas Comeau, Bismarck, ND, and Chance Comeau, Bismarck, ND; 16 grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and three sisters, Elaine Comeau, Livingston, MT, Deanna Comeau, Billings, MT, and Anita Comeau, Rapid City, SD. Also surviving from the Comeau family is his Aunt Gladys (Comeau) Gunn Carroll.
Virgil was born to Whitney and Christine (Dauphine) Comeau on September 9, 1940 in Fort Yates, North Dakota. He lived with his parents and four siblings about three miles west of McLaughlin, SD, and attended school in McLaughlin all but two and one half years when his family moved to Denver, CO. He graduated from McLaughlin High School in 1959.
Virgil was a cowboy and rancher most of his adult life. He followed the cowboy values of honesty, perseverance, and being a good neighbor as he worked with the land, cattle and horses he loved so dearly. Known as a good ranch hand, his ranch and farming operation was a great source of pride for him. In 1980 Virgil was honored as a recipient of the agricultural recognition award given by North Dakota State University. The award was given to individuals actively involved in agricultural production. Recipients were selected by residents and county agents in their area which in Virgil's case was Sioux County. Virgil was very proud of this award that showcased his ranch on the Cannonball River. Virgil was also known to many school children and other residents of Sioux County, ND for his other jobs as school bus driver and most recently as a transit bus driver for Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, ND. He retired from Sitting Bull College in July 2011.
Virgil loved rodeo and was an accomplished roper, heeling with partners too numerous to mention over the thirty years of his career as a rodeo competitor. More important than prize money was the love of the sport. He and his partners traveled many miles throughout North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana to rope for fun but always with hopes of at least winning their entry fees and gas money as they tried to hit as many rodeos in one day as they could.
If a disease called scleroderma had not affected his health, he would have been roping until the day he died. Virgil and his wife Karen moved to Rapid City, SD in September 2011 where they enjoyed their horses and living a semi-country life.
In Virgil's honor, the family welcomes donations to the Scleroderma Foundation, www.scleroderma.org.
Visitation: 5-7 pm, Monday @ Serenity Springs Prayer Service 5-7 PM, Tuesday, May 14 @ St. Peter's Catholic Church, Ft. Yates, ND
Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM, Wednesday, May 15, St. Peter's Catholic Church, Ft. Yates, ND Fr. Basil Atwell officiating
Burial to follow at the Gayton Cemetery near Ft. Yates.
Virgil Gary Comeau passed on to his eternal resting place on May 9, 2013 in Rapid City, South Dakota.
He is survived by his wife Karen Gayton Comeau, six daughters: Jackie Comeau, Fort Yates, ND; Virginia Comeau, Bismarck, ND; Tanya (T.K.) Murphy, Arvada, CO; Shilo Comeau (Eric Cross), Martin, SD; Sarah Comeau (Rowdy Alexander), Kirby, MT; and Marlo Comeau Langdeau, Kennebec, SD; three sons: Troy Comeau, Phoenix, AZ, Thomas Comeau, Bismarck, ND, and Chance Comeau, Bismarck, ND; 16 grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and three sisters, Elaine Comeau, Livingston, MT, Deanna Comeau, Billings, MT, and Anita Comeau, Rapid City, SD. Also surviving from the Comeau family is his Aunt Gladys (Comeau) Gunn Carroll.
Virgil was born to Whitney and Christine (Dauphine) Comeau on September 9, 1940 in Fort Yates, North Dakota. He lived with his parents and four siblings about three miles west of McLaughlin, SD, and attended school in McLaughlin all but two and one half years when his family moved to Denver, CO. He graduated from McLaughlin High School in 1959.
Virgil was a cowboy and rancher most of his adult life. He followed the cowboy values of honesty, perseverance, and being a good neighbor as he worked with the land, cattle and horses he loved so dearly. Known as a good ranch hand, his ranch and farming operation was a great source of pride for him. In 1980 Virgil was honored as a recipient of the agricultural recognition award given by North Dakota State University. The award was given to individuals actively involved in agricultural production. Recipients were selected by residents and county agents in their area which in Virgil's case was Sioux County. Virgil was very proud of this award that showcased his ranch on the Cannonball River. Virgil was also known to many school children and other residents of Sioux County, ND for his other jobs as school bus driver and most recently as a transit bus driver for Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, ND. He retired from Sitting Bull College in July 2011.
Virgil loved rodeo and was an accomplished roper, heeling with partners too numerous to mention over the thirty years of his career as a rodeo competitor. More important than prize money was the love of the sport. He and his partners traveled many miles throughout North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana to rope for fun but always with hopes of at least winning their entry fees and gas money as they tried to hit as many rodeos in one day as they could.
If a disease called scleroderma had not affected his health, he would have been roping until the day he died. Virgil and his wife Karen moved to Rapid City, SD in September 2011 where they enjoyed their horses and living a semi-country life.
In Virgil's honor, the family welcomes donations to the Scleroderma Foundation, www.scleroderma.org.
Visitation: 5-7 pm, Monday @ Serenity Springs Prayer Service 5-7 PM, Tuesday, May 14 @ St. Peter's Catholic Church, Ft. Yates, ND
Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM, Wednesday, May 15, St. Peter's Catholic Church, Ft. Yates, ND Fr. Basil Atwell officiating
Burial to follow at the Gayton Cemetery near Ft. Yates.
He is survived by his wife Karen Gayton Comeau, six daughters: Jackie Comeau, Fort Yates, ND; Virginia Comeau, Bismarck, ND; Tanya (T.K.) Murphy, Arvada, CO; Shilo Comeau (Eric Cross), Martin, SD; Sarah Comeau (Rowdy Alexander), Kirby, MT; and Marlo Comeau Langdeau, Kennebec, SD; three sons: Troy Comeau, Phoenix, AZ, Thomas Comeau, Bismarck, ND, and Chance Comeau, Bismarck, ND; 16 grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and three sisters, Elaine Comeau, Livingston, MT, Deanna Comeau, Billings, MT, and Anita Comeau, Rapid City, SD. Also surviving from the Comeau family is his Aunt Gladys (Comeau) Gunn Carroll.
Virgil was born to Whitney and Christine (Dauphine) Comeau on September 9, 1940 in Fort Yates, North Dakota. He lived with his parents and four siblings about three miles west of McLaughlin, SD, and attended school in McLaughlin all but two and one half years when his family moved to Denver, CO. He graduated from McLaughlin High School in 1959.
Virgil was a cowboy and rancher most of his adult life. He followed the cowboy values of honesty, perseverance, and being a good neighbor as he worked with the land, cattle and horses he loved so dearly. Known as a good ranch hand, his ranch and farming operation was a great source of pride for him. In 1980 Virgil was honored as a recipient of the agricultural recognition award given by North Dakota State University. The award was given to individuals actively involved in agricultural production. Recipients were selected by residents and county agents in their area which in Virgil's case was Sioux County. Virgil was very proud of this award that showcased his ranch on the Cannonball River. Virgil was also known to many school children and other residents of Sioux County, ND for his other jobs as school bus driver and most recently as a transit bus driver for Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, ND. He retired from Sitting Bull College in July 2011.
Virgil loved rodeo and was an accomplished roper, heeling with partners too numerous to mention over the thirty years of his career as a rodeo competitor. More important than prize money was the love of the sport. He and his partners traveled many miles throughout North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana to rope for fun but always with hopes of at least winning their entry fees and gas money as they tried to hit as many rodeos in one day as they could.
If a disease called scleroderma had not affected his health, he would have been roping until the day he died. Virgil and his wife Karen moved to Rapid City, SD in September 2011 where they enjoyed their horses and living a semi-country life.
In Virgil's honor, the family welcomes donations to the Scleroderma Foundation, www.scleroderma.org.
Visitation: 5-7 pm, Monday @ Serenity Springs Prayer Service 5-7 PM, Tuesday, May 14 @ St. Peter's Catholic Church, Ft. Yates, ND
Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM, Wednesday, May 15, St. Peter's Catholic Church, Ft. Yates, ND Fr. Basil Atwell officiating
Burial to follow at the Gayton Cemetery near Ft. Yates.
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