Clarice Heart

Clarice Heart, 68,

Minot, formerly of New

Town, died Monday, De-

cember 6, 2021, in a

Minot hospital. Born to

Adelbert Lone Bear and

Martha Fox, in Minot’s

Trinity Hospital, on No-

vember 28, 1953; she was

raised by her grandma,

Annie Sitting Crow, and

later by her uncle, Ike

Fox. She attended grade

school in New Town and

at Sunnyside in Minot,

before transferring to

Wahpeton Indian School

and Flandreau Indian

School.

While at Flandreau, she

met the love of her life

Bentley Heart. Due to life

events, she moved to El

Monte, California with

her mother. She worked

for Ball Corp. which was a

job she truly enjoyed.

When she returned to

North Dakota, in 1985,

fate brought Bentley and

her back together. Their

union was made official

on February 14, 2013.

They started the 4 Bears

Meal site by fundraising.

They served every elder,

as well as Washington

dignitaries, brought

through by Chairman Ed-

ward Lone Fight.

Clarice was a very gen-

erous person. She always

kept her door open for

friends or family who

needed a place to stay;

she never turned anyone

away. She loved to search

for the perfect gift for

loved ones, even when it

wasn’t a special occasion.

Clarice loved to sew pil-

lows, make Kleenex sofas,

and jewelry. She collected

funko pop figures and

horses. She had a love of

thrifting, flea markets, and

craft shopping. She en-

joyed going to the casinos

and playing word

searches and jigsaw puz-

zles on her iPad. She even

hosted family prize bingo

nights.

She treasured her fami-

ly and loved having

phone calls and visits

with her baby sister Anna

White. She also enjoyed

having lunches and visits

with her sister Toni Starr.

She especially cherished

her role as grandma and

great-grandma. She was

always munching on ice.

All animals knew her

kindness, seeming to be

drawn to her immediate-

ly. Her favorite tv shows

were Ice Road Truckers,

Property Brothers, and

Fixer Upper. She also en-

joyed Lifetime movies,

Hallmark Christmas

movies, animated movies;

her all-time favorite was

Miracle on 34th Street. As

well as a love for baby

Yoda, baby Groot, and

Danny Trejo, who sent

her a special birthday

wish last year.

Clarice is survived by:

her children, Martha (Reg-

gie) Salamanca, Anna

(Emilio) Burgos Figueroa,

Melissa (Juan) Powell,

Javier Aquilar, and Avery

Heart, all of Minot, ND,

and Antonio Salamanca of

Topeka, Kansas; sister,

Anna White; grandchil-

dren, Ayla, Melissa, Tris-

tan, Rochelle, Isaiah,

Tremayne, Tiauna, Chris-

tian, Mequail (Stephanie),

Zaida, Ezekiel, Ky’Juan,

Bianca (Manuel), Edgar,

Jose Antonio, Steven

(Dafne), Leevon, Clarice,

Mirra, and Monse;

great-grandchildren,

Cecil, Keenan, Marie,

Eduardo, Jayden, and Sil-

via; adopted grandsons,

Levi, Randy, Jesse, and

Erik; adopted sons, Willi-

am Broncheau and Steve

Poitra.

She was preceded in

death by: the love of her

life, her husband, Bentley

Heart, Sr.; mother, Martha

White; father, Adelbert

Lone Bear; sisters, Iva

Mae White, and Janette

Stevens; niece, Marcella

White; and grandmother,

Annie Sitting Crow.

Funeral: Saturday, De-

cember 11, 2021, at 10

a.m. at Thomas Johnny

Bird Veterans Memorial

Hall, Dragswolf Village,

Four Bears Segment, New

Town. Her wake was held

Friday evening. Burial:

Snowbird Chapel

Cemetery, rural New

Town

(Langhans Funeral

Home, Parshall

www.langhans

funeralhome.com