Venus Marie "Ven Bear" Crantz, 34, of Harlem, Montana died suddenly from respiratory complications at the Fort Belknap Indian Health Service E.R. She was born September 30, 1979 in Fort Belknap, Montana to John Bearcub Jr. & Veronica (White Cow) Bearcub. She graduated from Harlem High School in 1998 and attended Fort Belknap College. Venus worked as a CNA at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook up until the time of her death. She met her future husband Rhett "Speedy" Crantz while attending high school cause he was just her size. They married in September 25, 2004 at the Red Whip Center in Fort Belknap. To this union four children were born; Marina, Marley, Mackenzy "Menzy", and her 5 month old son Maisen; also her adopted sons Dane & Devon Dillon. Ven Bear loved her children and husband as well as her extended family. She loved to "play the machines" and one of her hobbies was teasing people and watching her husband Speedy dance Indian. She is preceded in death by her mother Veronica Bearcub; and her grandparents Joe & Josephine Whitecow and Elizabeth Horn & John Bearcub Sr. She is survived by her husband Rhett "Speedy" Crantz of Harlem, MT; her children Marina, Marley, Menzy, and Maisen; also her 2 adopted sons Dane & Devon Dillon, all of Harlem, MT; her father John (Anne) Bearcub Jr. of Harlem; her brothers Robert (Dawn) Bear Cub of Harlem, Bill (Mona) Abeita of Box Elder, Robert "Wish Bone" Lodge of Harlem, Leon "Stooge (Dianna) Lodge of Havre, and John Lodge of Harlem; her sisters Theresa (Matt) Dillon of Harlem, Carolyn Lodge of Fort Belknap, Amanda Lodge and Lisa (Ed) Kulbeck of Harlem, Annette "Netterz" Horn, Blanche Marie Anderson and Mari Blackbird both of Havre; her aunts Roberta (Bubs) Werk of Hays, Katherine Long Knife and Mary White Cow of Hays, Bernadett (Alfred) Lodge of Harlem, Willowa "Sis" Horn of Fort Belknap, and Margaret Horn of Keiser, OR; her uncles Gilbert "Buddy" (Davie) Horn, Jr. of Hays, Curtis (Mona) Horn, Walter (Lisa) Horn, Kermit Horn, Don "Duck" (Fluff) Horn, and Charlie (Lorainne) Horn all of Fort Belknap, Lonnie "Wayne" (Linda) Herschel of Ardimore, OK; and Grandpa Gilbert Horn Sr. of Havre. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The wake will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Sacred Heart Church in Fort Belknap. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 13, 2013 at the Red Whip Center in Fort Belknap. Arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home of Havre.