November 14, 1951 – September 4, 2021
Mass of Christian Burial for Patty Valandra, 69, of Ft. Yates, ND was Saturday, September 11, 2021 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Ft. Yates. Burial was at the church cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.
Patty passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Sanford Health in Bismarck, ND. She had suffered a heart attack and complications from the surgery.
Patty was born to Gordon Sr. and Gwendolyn (LeCompte) Valandra on November 14, 1951 at the Ft. Yates IHS hospital, the fifth child of ten. She leaves behind her daughter, Sonja (Steve Willard), and son Joseph (Trish) Alkire; four grandsons, 9 granddaughters and 13 great-grandkids; two brothers, Roger and Obede; two sisters, Anne and Renee; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her son Jade Mortenson, her love Stan Hertel, and their dog Lincoln; her parents; brothers Gordon Jr. (Butch), Calvin, and Bruce; sisters Suzie and Gail; nephews Robbie McLaughlin, Jesse Bendickson, and Alex Livesay; nieces Delfreda “Fuf” LeCompte and Olivia Jo “OJ” High Elk; and her favorite uncle, Dean LeCompte.