Michael Bell, 22, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and formerly of Wolf Point, the victim of a stabbing, died Wednesday in a Billings hospital.
His wake begins 4 p.m. Tuesday at SilverWolf Casino in Wolf Point, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Funeral services are 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Wolf Point High School Gymnasium, with burial with full military honors in Greenwood Cemetery, Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point is in charge of arrangements.
Mike is survived by his mother, Deb'e Chase-Bell; his father, Ted E. Bell; brothers Aaron (Kelli) and Dusty Bell; his grandmother, Carol Mann; aunts Kelly Driftwood, Tammy Lawson, Alison Jackson, Gina Mayer, Belle Chase; as well as numerous other aunts, uncles and cousins.
Michael was a Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) stationed at Pearl Harbor Naval Base and attached to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE. He has served honorably for the past five years.
Michael Kenneth Bell was born May 10, 1983, in Poplar, to Deb'e Chase-Bell and Ted E. Bell. He grew up and attended schools in Wolf Point and a year in Frazer. He graduated from Wolf Point High School with honors in 2001.
Mike started wrestling at five years old and continued all the way through high school. Some highlights were All-State in AAU Wrestling, receiving the Ironman Award for competing in Freestyle, Greco, and Sombo. Eventually, Mike made it to Grand Nationals in Michigan where he placed. Mike was also active in boxing, football, basketball, track, and cross country. He participated in the annual "Mending the Hoop Run" which represented the sobriety and healing of the reservation.
In addition to athletics, Mike stayed active with his local community as a motivation speaker for the youth. Mike was very proud of his Indian heritage. He descended from two separate tribes, Assiniboine Nation as well as Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arickara Nation. Mike's flute, that his mother and aunt Gina had special made for him, never left his side as he took it on all his trips across the country.
Mike was a talented Navy SEAL who was loved by all his teammates. Some of his notable accomplishments include Military Free Fall, NSW SCOUT, and NSW Sniper. NSW Sniper is the most challenging qualification to earn in the SEAL community. Mike did not simply complete it, but graduated runner-up for the "Honor Man" award.
Even though Mike was a tough warrior, he always was sweet and gentle with his family, who meant the world to him. Mike was an amazing son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew, friend, and SEAL who will always be remembered for his smile, laughter, wittiness, great sense of humor, charisma, zest for life, overachiever, and most of all, for the respect he had for his family.
Mike is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents – Preston and Sina Bell; maternal grandfathers, Bernard (Sonny) Chase and Clarence D. Mann; and uncles Frank Chase, Mike Mann, David Bell, and Billy Bell.
To send condolences to the family online, please go to www.greatfallstribune.com/obituaries and/or www.stevensonandsons.com or [email protected].
Published in Great Falls Tribune on Apr. 16, 2006
His wake begins 4 p.m. Tuesday at SilverWolf Casino in Wolf Point, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Funeral services are 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Wolf Point High School Gymnasium, with burial with full military honors in Greenwood Cemetery, Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point is in charge of arrangements.
Mike is survived by his mother, Deb'e Chase-Bell; his father, Ted E. Bell; brothers Aaron (Kelli) and Dusty Bell; his grandmother, Carol Mann; aunts Kelly Driftwood, Tammy Lawson, Alison Jackson, Gina Mayer, Belle Chase; as well as numerous other aunts, uncles and cousins.
Michael was a Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) stationed at Pearl Harbor Naval Base and attached to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE. He has served honorably for the past five years.
Michael Kenneth Bell was born May 10, 1983, in Poplar, to Deb'e Chase-Bell and Ted E. Bell. He grew up and attended schools in Wolf Point and a year in Frazer. He graduated from Wolf Point High School with honors in 2001.
Mike started wrestling at five years old and continued all the way through high school. Some highlights were All-State in AAU Wrestling, receiving the Ironman Award for competing in Freestyle, Greco, and Sombo. Eventually, Mike made it to Grand Nationals in Michigan where he placed. Mike was also active in boxing, football, basketball, track, and cross country. He participated in the annual "Mending the Hoop Run" which represented the sobriety and healing of the reservation.
In addition to athletics, Mike stayed active with his local community as a motivation speaker for the youth. Mike was very proud of his Indian heritage. He descended from two separate tribes, Assiniboine Nation as well as Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arickara Nation. Mike's flute, that his mother and aunt Gina had special made for him, never left his side as he took it on all his trips across the country.
Mike was a talented Navy SEAL who was loved by all his teammates. Some of his notable accomplishments include Military Free Fall, NSW SCOUT, and NSW Sniper. NSW Sniper is the most challenging qualification to earn in the SEAL community. Mike did not simply complete it, but graduated runner-up for the "Honor Man" award.
Even though Mike was a tough warrior, he always was sweet and gentle with his family, who meant the world to him. Mike was an amazing son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew, friend, and SEAL who will always be remembered for his smile, laughter, wittiness, great sense of humor, charisma, zest for life, overachiever, and most of all, for the respect he had for his family.
Mike is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents – Preston and Sina Bell; maternal grandfathers, Bernard (Sonny) Chase and Clarence D. Mann; and uncles Frank Chase, Mike Mann, David Bell, and Billy Bell.
To send condolences to the family online, please go to www.greatfallstribune.com/obituaries and/or www.stevensonandsons.com or [email protected].
Published in Great Falls Tribune on Apr. 16, 2006
Michael Bell, 22, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and formerly of Wolf Point, the victim of a stabbing, died Wednesday in a Billings hospital.
His wake begins 4 p.m. Tuesday at SilverWolf Casino in Wolf Point, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Funeral services are 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Wolf Point High School Gymnasium, with burial with full military honors in Greenwood Cemetery, Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point is in charge of arrangements.
Mike is survived by his mother, Deb'e Chase-Bell; his father, Ted E. Bell; brothers Aaron (Kelli) and Dusty Bell; his grandmother, Carol Mann; aunts Kelly Driftwood, Tammy Lawson, Alison Jackson, Gina Mayer, Belle Chase; as well as numerous other aunts, uncles and cousins.
Michael was a Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) stationed at Pearl Harbor Naval Base and attached to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE. He has served honorably for the past five years.
Michael Kenneth Bell was born May 10, 1983, in Poplar, to Deb'e Chase-Bell and Ted E. Bell. He grew up and attended schools in Wolf Point and a year in Frazer. He graduated from Wolf Point High School with honors in 2001.
Mike started wrestling at five years old and continued all the way through high school. Some highlights were All-State in AAU Wrestling, receiving the Ironman Award for competing in Freestyle, Greco, and Sombo. Eventually, Mike made it to Grand Nationals in Michigan where he placed. Mike was also active in boxing, football, basketball, track, and cross country. He participated in the annual "Mending the Hoop Run" which represented the sobriety and healing of the reservation.
In addition to athletics, Mike stayed active with his local community as a motivation speaker for the youth. Mike was very proud of his Indian heritage. He descended from two separate tribes, Assiniboine Nation as well as Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arickara Nation. Mike's flute, that his mother and aunt Gina had special made for him, never left his side as he took it on all his trips across the country.
Mike was a talented Navy SEAL who was loved by all his teammates. Some of his notable accomplishments include Military Free Fall, NSW SCOUT, and NSW Sniper. NSW Sniper is the most challenging qualification to earn in the SEAL community. Mike did not simply complete it, but graduated runner-up for the "Honor Man" award.
Even though Mike was a tough warrior, he always was sweet and gentle with his family, who meant the world to him. Mike was an amazing son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew, friend, and SEAL who will always be remembered for his smile, laughter, wittiness, great sense of humor, charisma, zest for life, overachiever, and most of all, for the respect he had for his family.
Mike is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents – Preston and Sina Bell; maternal grandfathers, Bernard (Sonny) Chase and Clarence D. Mann; and uncles Frank Chase, Mike Mann, David Bell, and Billy Bell.
To send condolences to the family online, please go to www.greatfallstribune.com/obituaries and/or www.stevensonandsons.com or [email protected].
Published in Great Falls Tribune on Apr. 16, 2006
His wake begins 4 p.m. Tuesday at SilverWolf Casino in Wolf Point, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Funeral services are 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Wolf Point High School Gymnasium, with burial with full military honors in Greenwood Cemetery, Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point is in charge of arrangements.
Mike is survived by his mother, Deb'e Chase-Bell; his father, Ted E. Bell; brothers Aaron (Kelli) and Dusty Bell; his grandmother, Carol Mann; aunts Kelly Driftwood, Tammy Lawson, Alison Jackson, Gina Mayer, Belle Chase; as well as numerous other aunts, uncles and cousins.
Michael was a Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) stationed at Pearl Harbor Naval Base and attached to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE. He has served honorably for the past five years.
Michael Kenneth Bell was born May 10, 1983, in Poplar, to Deb'e Chase-Bell and Ted E. Bell. He grew up and attended schools in Wolf Point and a year in Frazer. He graduated from Wolf Point High School with honors in 2001.
Mike started wrestling at five years old and continued all the way through high school. Some highlights were All-State in AAU Wrestling, receiving the Ironman Award for competing in Freestyle, Greco, and Sombo. Eventually, Mike made it to Grand Nationals in Michigan where he placed. Mike was also active in boxing, football, basketball, track, and cross country. He participated in the annual "Mending the Hoop Run" which represented the sobriety and healing of the reservation.
In addition to athletics, Mike stayed active with his local community as a motivation speaker for the youth. Mike was very proud of his Indian heritage. He descended from two separate tribes, Assiniboine Nation as well as Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arickara Nation. Mike's flute, that his mother and aunt Gina had special made for him, never left his side as he took it on all his trips across the country.
Mike was a talented Navy SEAL who was loved by all his teammates. Some of his notable accomplishments include Military Free Fall, NSW SCOUT, and NSW Sniper. NSW Sniper is the most challenging qualification to earn in the SEAL community. Mike did not simply complete it, but graduated runner-up for the "Honor Man" award.
Even though Mike was a tough warrior, he always was sweet and gentle with his family, who meant the world to him. Mike was an amazing son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew, friend, and SEAL who will always be remembered for his smile, laughter, wittiness, great sense of humor, charisma, zest for life, overachiever, and most of all, for the respect he had for his family.
Mike is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents – Preston and Sina Bell; maternal grandfathers, Bernard (Sonny) Chase and Clarence D. Mann; and uncles Frank Chase, Mike Mann, David Bell, and Billy Bell.
To send condolences to the family online, please go to www.greatfallstribune.com/obituaries and/or www.stevensonandsons.com or [email protected].
Published in Great Falls Tribune on Apr. 16, 2006
