Minnie G. Sangrey, age 100 of Rocky Boy passed away at Northern Montana Care Center on Thursday, December 28, 2017 surrounded by family. Wake services will be held on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. and will continue until Monday, January 1, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. when a funeral service will be held all at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy.  Burial to follow at Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Minnie's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine.com .

Minnie was born on June 15, 1917 in Rocky Boy to John Gopher and Horn Woman Buffalo Coat. She was raised in Rocky Boy and attended school at the Fort Belknap Boarding School. After school Minnie met and married Sam Sangrey Sr. and she had thirteen children. Sam passed in 1952 and the family relocated to Helena, where Minnie worked as a house keeper for Governor Judge. Minnie and her family returned several years later to Rocky Boy where Minnie worked in natural Resources for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. At the age of 65 Minnie went back to school to earn her GED, taking classes at Stone Child College, later she received an Honorary Degree.

Minnie enjoyed attending ceremonies, her favorite were sun dances, and driving from place to place to participate in stick games. In her spare time, she played bingo and keno. Minnie's true joy in life came from spending time with family, especially with her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Sam; sisters, Delia Dogsleep, Agnes Daychild, Isabele Gopher and Mary Jane Gopher; brothers, Joe Gopher, Jack Gopher, Jim Gopher and Raymond Gopher; daughters, Charlene Sangrey, Inez Sangrey, Rena Gardipee and Sybil Sangrey Colliflower; son, Dennis Sangrey; daughter-in-law, Connie Sangrey; sons-in-law, Henry Gardipee Sr. and Ivan RainingBird; grandsons, Kenneth, Bobby, and Billy Gardipee, Simmer RainingBird, and Christopher Tendore; and adopted grandson, Shawn Parker.

Minnie is survived by daughters, Patsy RainingBird, Madeline Gardipee, and Ramona (Odin) Henderson all of Rocky Boy; sons, Samuel (Harriet) Sangery of San Diego, CA, James "Buzzy" Sangrey, Richard Sangrey, and Mike (Delphine) Sangrey all of Rocky Boy; adopted sons, Vernon The Boy and Richard Morsette both of Rocky Boy; son-in-law, John Colliflower III; and numerous grand, great-grand, great-great-grand, and great-great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and all of her extended Chief Goes Out family.