September 19, 1999 – July 20, 2025
Justin D. Copier, 25, of Eagle Butte passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Springfield.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Eagle Butte. Burial was in St. Thomas Episcopal Cemetery, On The Tree.
Justin was adopted and survived by his mother Dusti Copier; his father Chad Copier and his father Jeremy Trudell; siblings Marquis Martin, LaShea Whelchel and Auviyah Trudell.
Kate Hauck helped him meet his biological family on his dad’s side and put him in the position to meet his father’s family.
He met Amanda Weddell and Amber Lake. He eventually met his aunt, Trista Cross. All of these women were significant mother figures in his life and nurtured him back to his identity of being a son. Michael Chasing Horse, Verlin Jennesse, and his dad Jeremy Trudell enabled him to have perceptiveness, strength and clarity.
As a child he had a tough life but was extremely resilient, courageous and forthcoming. He was passionate, compassionate and artistic. He was full of empathy, and he had a thirst for life. He will be remembered for his smiles, his laughs and his thoughtfulness.
He was preceded in death by his biological mother Amber McKenzie and grandmother Eileen Jeunesse.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg was in charge of arrangements.