March 14, 1994 – December 25, 2024
Karlee Fast Wolf, 30, of Eagle Butte passed away December 25, 2024, at her home in Eagle Butte.
Funeral services were held January 4, 2025, at the CRST Bingo Hall in Eagle Butte followed by burial in the Eagle Butte Cemetery.
Karlee Fast Wolf was born March 14, 1994, in Eagle Butte to Lori Ann Garreaux and Alvin D. Fast Wolf.
Karlee attended Cheyenne-Eagle Butte schools, graduating with honors (summa cum laude) in May 2012. She was inducted into the National Honor Society. Karlee was involved in many different activities, including the Missoula Children’s Theatre, The Glitter Girls, high school basketball cheerleader, and varsity basketball. The one thing Karlee loved most was art. Karlee would go on to create the most beautiful pieces of artwork and received many awards for her illustrations.
In her high school years she attended the Gear Up Program every summer. Her summers were spent at Upward Bound in Spearfish. After high school, Karlee attended United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, ND, where she graduated with an A.A. in fine arts and arts marketing, graphic design. Following graduation, Karlee returned to Eagle Butte and held jobs at Lakota Thrift Mart, Taco John’s, Human Resources, Property and Supply as well as security for the border patrol during the pandemic.
In 2018, she was blessed with a daughter, Eden Reign, and in 2021, a second daughter, William O. Garreaux Fast Wolf, named after her grandfather. In 2022, Karlee welcomed her third daughter, Everlee Courtney.
Karlee is survived by her daughters, Eden Reign, William Orrie Garreaux, and Everlee Courtney; her mother, Lori Ann Garreaux; sisters Dawnelle Garreaux and Angel Fast Wolf; brother Tali Fast Wolf; nieces Shi Ann Garreaux, K’lea Garreaux, and Logan Lawrence; nephews Blake S, and Taycen and Casdyn Peniska; aunts Delores High Pine, Billie Garreaux, Connie Garreaux, Carla Trujillio, Judy Brown, and Ernestine Blue Arm; uncles Wayne Fast Wolf, Justin Garreaux, Justin Janis, and Shane Brown; and many cousins, uncles, aunts, and grandparents.
She was preceded in death by her father, Alvin D. Fast Wolf; maternal grandparents William and Eva Garreaux; paternal grandparents Alvin D. Fast Wolf Sr. and Andrea Janis; aunt Shelly Garreaux Thompson; and numerous relatives.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg as in charge of arrangements.