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Darrell Louis
Denny
July 15, 1954 – November 26, 2016
Darrell L. "Juggie" Denny, 62, passed away due to natural causes on Saturday, November 26, 2016, at his residence. Wake services will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2016, and funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November, 28, 2016 all at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Veterans Cemetery. .
Juggie was born on July 16, 1954, in Fort Belknap to Louie and Angela (Blackbird) Denny. He was raised in Rocky Boy, and attended school, first at Busby, then at Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma. His secondary education was rounded out at Job Corps in Albuquerque, NM. In 1979, Juggie married Irene Makeshine, and together the couple raised their 6 children, first in Riverton, WY, then Billings, MT, and finally returning to Rocky Boy. In 1990, Juggie received his certificate in Building Trades from Stone Child College. He then worked as in maintenance and as a laborer for several different employers over the years, including Montana Indian Firefighters, Rocky Boy Schools, Alme Construction, Stone Child College, and Mary's Market. In April of 2014, Juggie's health began to decline, and he was forced to stop working.
Juggie enjoyed gambling, playing cards, attending rodeos, watching UFC fighting on television, and listening to Native American music. He was a true family man who adored his family, and he loved time spent with them, especially his grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents Louie and Angela Denny; his sisters, Linda Denny and Wilburta Denny; his son Cody Trottier; his nephew Bruce "Bruman" Denny; his niece Angel Denny; his paternal grandparents Sam Denny and Swinging Girl Sandy; and his maternal grandparents George and Ella (Cloud Robe) Blackbird.
Juggie is survived by Irene Denny, his beloved wife of 37 years, of Rocky Boy; his sons, Harold J. "Woody" (Harriett St. Pierre) Denny, Seneca "SunDance" (Michelle) Standing Rock, and Delwayne Denny, all of Rocky Boy, and Lyman "Joe" Ferguson of Great Falls; his daughters, Rena Denny of Missoula, and Bernida (Kyle Duran) Denny, Crystal Denny, Sarah (Solomon StandsOverBull) Trottier, Paulette Standing Rock, Leslie Stump-Myers, and Jessica Ruthven, all of Rocky Boy; his seven grandchildren; his sisters Iris Buffalo, Ona M. (Sonny Belcourt) Denny, and Betty Jo Denny, all of Rocky Boy, June (Ray Gerig) Denny of SD, and Ann (George Buck) Denny of Frazier; his brothers Bruce L. (Wanda) Denny of Lodge Pole, Todd (Verna Birdtail) Denny of Fort Belknap, and Alex (Jamie) Belgard and Robert (Louise) Stump, all of Rocky Boy; and numerous beloved aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and other extended family and friends.
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