Victoria Tarrant was born in Elbowoods , ND on March 23, 1952 to Lloyd John Yellow Wolf and Thelma Young Bear Burr. She was a member of the Knife Clan and grew up in Mandaree, North Dakota and graduated from Mandaree High School Class of 1970. Victoria moved to Washington DC, and spent 10 years working for Indian Health Services. She married Samuel Tarrant November of 1980. She worked at the American Indian Community House as a community health representative from 2002-2012.

Victoria loved to travel, and make people laugh. She was generous, and made everyone feel like family. She made friends everywhere she went. She enjoyed listening to country music, traveling to Pow Wows and dancing. She loved everyone, and would make you feel like you belonged, and she loved telling stories to everyone.

Victoria passed away on April 20, 2020 at the Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville Town, New Jersey.

Victoria is survived by, her husband Sam Tarrant; her children Margaret Tarrant, Kathleen Tarrant, Patricia Tarrant, Judy Fields, Donald Tarrant, and Kevin Tarrant; her grandchildren Blaze, Brooklyn, and Gracie; her siblings, Martha (Fritz) Bird Bear, Mary Gachupin, Joan (Kenneth) Church, and Les (Sharissa) Yellow Wolf.

She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers and her sisters.