May 7, 1986 – May 15, 2025
Jason Garreau, 39, of Eagle Butte passed away Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Sioux Falls.
A celebration of life was held May 24, 2025, at the C-EB Auditorium in Eagle Butte. Burial was in the Eagle Butte Cemetery.
Jason Todd Garreau was born May 7, 1986 to Tracy Garreau in Aberdeen. They moved to Eagle Butte in 1990. When he turned 18 he moved to Salt Lake City, UT. During his time in Utah his children, Boston Jaye and Jaiden Raye, were born. He returned to Eagle Butte where his children, Jalen Owen and Jason Todd Jr., were born. Also, during this time his daughter, Angela Grace Starr, was born and grew up in Sioux Falls.
Jason moved home from Utah in 2006 and started working for Loren Ganje. They formed a great and lasting friendship. At the end of that year, he began working in the meat department at Lakota Thrifty Mart, and true to his light-hearted humor he immediately began calling himself the “Meat Man.” He loved that job, and the customers loved him as well. He earned Employee of the Month several times throughout the six years he worked there.
He loved his boys to no end. He was the best dad to them. Over the past two years he was able to get to know his daughter and his paternal side.
Jason attended Eagle Butte Head Start and Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Schools and Dupree School for one year. He received his GED in 2018 at SDSP and went on to become a tutor to other inmates.
Jason was always a rambunctious soul, also charismatic, charming, loyal, friendly, good-hearted, respectful and handsome. He had a way of making each and every person he came in contact with feel special. He had several names over the years: Jason, Jason Todd, JT, Larson, Little Larson, Big Lars Dawg, J. T. Money, Uncle Tar Tar, Dad, Boss, Son, Nephew, Grandson, Uncle, Cousin… but his favorite that he called himself was TROUBLE.
Jason spent the last 11 years of his life in prison, but he never let that stop him from being the person who encouraged and brought others up and helped them out in any way he could. He was a “brother” to many on the inside.
Jason is survived by his children: Boston, Jaiden and Mom Phillisha; Jalen, Jason Jr. and Mom Becca; daughter Angela and her family; his maternal family— Momma Tracy; brothers Allen “Bubba” Garreau and Jeffrey (Ali) Dunn; sisters Monica (Paul) Broner and Tana (Tyson) Charging Eagle; step-brothers Nakai and Jerrod Charging Eagle; uncles Faye “Chug” (Karen) Garreau and Sydney (Lacey) Garreau; aunts Delphine Garreau and Martha Garreau; and grandmother, Mary Jo Garreau; paternal family— dad and step-mom Kent and Tiffany Larson; sisters Brandee, Randee, Lacey, Lindsey, Ashlee and Colbee and their families; aunt Kristen and her son, Kane; grandfather, Richard Larson; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Jason was preceded in death by his aunts Kelly Jean, Romey Jo and Jeri Jewel and grandpa Romey.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg was in charge of arrangements.