Obituary - Shirley Ann (Patacsil) Aragon

Shirley Ann (Patacsil) Aragon, "Turn Born," 73, passed away on March 28, 2016, at her Kirkland, Washington, home after a short battle with cancer. Her loving family was by her side.

Her wake service will be at 5 p.m. today, Friday, April 1, 2016, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy followed by her funeral service at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2016.

Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

Please visit Shirley's online memorial page at http://www.hollandbonine.com to leave a message of condolence for the family.

Shirley was born in Sacramento, California, Sept. 16, 1943, to Bernabe and Elizabeth (Sutherland) Patacsil. She attended Haskell Indian Boarding School, graduating in 1962 and married Don Joseph Aragon, whom she met at school.

Shirley took some time off from school to raise her children and then continued school at Bellevue Community College in Bellevue, Washington, earning her associate degree. After graduating from Bellevue Community College, she continued on to the University of Washington, where she earned her master's degree in social work.

She worked for the United Indians Tribes Foundation and later with the State of Washington as an area administrator for the Department of Social Health Services, until her retirement.

Shirley thoroughly enjoyed traveling. She had been to several of the United States, and to Mexico, Italy, Greece, Paris and New Zealand. She loved spending time with her family, and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the light of her life.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernabe and Elizabeth Patacsil; her sister Rose Mary Sangrey; her niece Rachelle Patacsil; her aunts Laura Bautista, Lilly Rania, Helen Molina and Rosalie Bautista; and her uncles George "Korgal" Sutherland, Edward "Panther" Sutherland and Richard "Dickie" Sutherland.

Shirley is survived by her friend, Richard Takeuchi of Seattle, Washington; her children, Deborah Aragon, Dawn "Denise" Aragon, and Zena "Deanne" Aragon, all from Fort Washakie, Wyoming, and Don "Travis" Aragon, of Kirkland, Washington; her grandchildren, Rosemary and Earl Antone, Victor Delcampo, Deanna Aragon, Elizabeth Delcampo, Renee Crooked Arm, Marc Travis Crooked Arm, Seth Dale Aragon, Jasmine Aragon, Dominic Aragon and Makiaa Aragon; her great-grandchildren, Kristine Aragon, Illyanna Ward, Aurora Savage, Logan Savage, Chayton Horn, D.J. Horn and Jason Horn; one great-great-grandson, Jason Horn; her sister Roxanne (Ted) Demontiney of Rocky Boy; her brothers, Richard (Gigie) Patacsil of Great Falls, Victor (Kim) Patacsil, and Mario Patacsil, all of Rocky Boy, Bernabe (Jackie) Patacsil of Seattle, Washington, and Leon (Susan) Sutherland, Matthew (Joyce) Denny, Curtis Denny, Bruce Denny and Walter "DoDo" (Torina) Denny Jr .; her uncles Henry "Pejohn" and Louis "Walkie" Sutherland, both of Rocky Boy; and her dear friends, who have adopted her as their own family.