Mario Patacsil, Sr., One Who Wakes Up, 77, passed away due to natural causes on Saturday, September 9, 2023.  Wake services will begin at 5:00 p.m. and a Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m., all on Monday, September 11, 2023.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, all at St. Mary's Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in the Patacsil Family Cemetery.  Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

Mario was born on January 18, 1946, in El Centro, CA, to Bernabe and Elizabeth (Sutherland) Patacsil.  He was raised there for the first few years of his life until the family moved back to Montana while Mario was in elementary school.  Over the next several years, the family lived in various places in Montana.  Mario returned to Rocky Boy in the late 60's, and in 1968, he married Sharon Dusty Bull.  The couple had two children, and in 1976, they moved to Seattle where Mario owned and operated Daybreak Star Printing.  In 1997, he turned over the operation of the printing company to his oldest son, and he and Sharon returned to Rocky Boy.  There, he remained semi-retired, but helped various tribal offices out over the years doing odd jobs.

Mario was an avid photographer who loved to take pictures of his family, community, and friends. He loved to fish, collect antique items, watches, coins, rifles, and Native American collectibles. He also took great joy in watching his grandchildren succeed and participate in the activities they enjoyed.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Patacsil; parents, Bernabe & Elizabeth Patacsil; sisters, Shirley Aragon and Rosemary Sangrey; and brother Victor Patacsil.

Mario is survived by his sons, Mario (Lucilla Scott) Patacsil and Shane Patacsil, Sr., all of Rocky Boy; eight grandchildren, Mario III, Sharon, and Marcus Patacsil, Isiah Murie, and Ariana, Shania (Andruw Allen), Shane Jr., and Siyeh Patacsil; one great-granddaughter, Ruw Allen; brothers, Matthew, Bernabe, Richard, Leon, Curtis, Bruce, and Walter; sister, Roxanne; and many other extended family and friends.