Service Schedule

Visitation
We will be gathering at the Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home in Watford City starting at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

At 4:00 PM we will be leaving for the Water Chief Hall in Mandaree for the Wake at 5:00 PM.

Service
Funeral services for Kayla are at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Water Chief Hall in Mandaree with Pastor Kevin Finley and Don McKenzie officiating. Senior Pallbearer is Marie Driver.

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Graveside Service
Kayla will be laid to rest at the Phelan Family Cemetery in Mandaree, ND.

Kayla Gail McKenzie
September 13, 1991 - March 1, 2025

Place of Birth: Watford City, North Dakota
Residence: Mandaree, North Dakota
Age: 33

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Kayla McKenzie, 33, unexpectedly passed away in Bismarck, ND on Saturday March 1, 2025.

Kayla was born on September 13, 1991, to Glenn McKenzie and Tamara No Heart in Watford City, ND. She is an enrolled member of the MHA Nation and descendent of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Kayla is a child of the Water Buster Clan.

Kayla grew up in the Mandaree community of the Fort Berthold Reservation with her parents and siblings. She was a true “daddy's girl,” always right next to her dad and defending him no matter what.

She was kind, loving, humorous and witty! She had a caring, gentle spirit and never turned anyone away that needed help. Kayla enjoyed hanging out with her sisters and cousins playing basketball at the courts on the ridge. Kayla loved fishing and camping and spending summers at the lake with family. She was skilled at playing darts and horseshoes and never turned down a good game of 10,000.

Kayla was teased about being “high maintenance” and took pride in her appearance always fixing up, looking her best. She colored her own hair to make it look salon professional! She followed and mastered current beauty trends, and her nails and make-up were always on-point. She had plans of pursuing a career in cosmetology and massage therapy.

Kayla attended Mandaree School and later obtained her GED through the ND Higher Education Program. She relocated to the Bismarck area where she met and married her children’s father Warren Looking Horse. From this union, she was blessed with four beautiful children: Aeriyana, Alaina, Alias and Warren Jr. Kayla cherished her children and was very proud of them. They were the true loves of her life.

Kayla worked for the CARES program at West Segment. She also was employed with the Four Bears Drug Awareness Team as a site coordinator/peer support for the Mandaree location. She brought her own experiences to the program being a person in recovery herself. She had a passion for caring for others. Her kind, beautiful soul will be missed by all who were graced with her love and friendship.

Kayla is survived by her mother Tamara No Heart; father Glenn McKenzie (Mildred); children Aeriyana, Aliana, Alias, and Warren Jr.; siblings Monty McKenzie, Monica McKenzie (DJ), Shyla McKenzie (Trent), LeeAnna Nation (Frank), Megan Brugh, Dawnie McKenzie, Garrett McKenzie, (Summer), Joe Don McKenzie, Kricket McKenzie, Stacy Bear (Jerald), Kraig Falcon (Helen), Tasha No Heart, and Lucy Chapin; nieces and nephews Kaven Mckenzie, Mya Jade Johnson, Quentin Johnson, Adriene Johnson, Devin Bear Claw, Cora Mann, Tommy Bear Claw, Francis Bear Claw, Molly Bear Claw, Oray Hall, Kambree & Heath Bear, Braylen Close, and Kaylee Bear; uncles Don McKenzie (Karen), James Yellow Wolf, and Kyle Mandan; aunts Ivanna McKenzie, Tana Lone Fight, Lisa Redford, Vivian Lone Fight, Della No Hert, Shannon Phelan, Jackie & Lynn Marvel; grandmothers Tana Lone Fight, Sharon Lone Fight, Carol Ann Newman, Mary Jane Yeahquo, Mary Gauchapin, and Martha Bird Bear; and grandfathers Ted Lone Fight III (Sherry), Pete Lone Fight, Randy Phelan, Wilbur Hunts Along, and Clayton Young Bear.

Kayla is welcomed home by her great-grandfathers Alonzo Young Bear and Ted LoneFight II; great-grandmothers Adele Fredericks, Mable Lone Fight, and Margie Hunts Along; grandfathers Reynolds Lone Fight, Ambrose Phelan Jr., and Terry (Tugga) Phelan; and grandmothers LouAnn Phelan, Gloria Lone Fight, Carol Brugh, and Mary Lou Lone Fight.

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Mar 5, 2025

Kayla you're going to be missed by everyone. Somethings are really hard to get over and I know you loved being you and that's all that you wanted to do. I wish you were still here but now that God decided it's your time to go, leave all of us down here to be looked upon by you and everybody else that's at peace and no more pain no more stress no more judgment. I love you my friend and will see you on the other side when God decided it's my time to go. Till then, shine the light down on us and just know that we will all meet again up there with nothing but Happiness and enjoyment and unconditional love. You're the lucky one now that you're without pain, without hurt, without judgment, without worrying about anything anymore. You were one of the most kindhearted people I've known. You're going to be definitely missed and I hope you can Rest in Full Peace and just know that you leaving us behind is the most heartbreaking news I've heard in a while. I'm kind of jealous; God only takes the lucky ones and my hands been raised for a long time now at him to pick me but my time here on earth whether I become an angel in the presence of God up there tomorrow or 50 years from now is going to come so fast and I can't wait till that day. I can go on and on with talking to you and I know you felt your duties on earth wasn't filled quite like you wanted them to but God told you it's time to forget your trouble and join him and see the incomparable differences now that your finally free and received God's giving wings. That's gonna get you to heights of Heaven. That's if I don't try and grab one from you and try and fly high with ya lol. No, I'm jk Kayla. Your definitely gonna be missed by everybody that knows you. You and Jordan are great people and the love you had for him was unconditional and I can't even imagine what he's going through right now that your gone. Times like this hurt so much but you and I both know everybody left will be knocking on heaven's door and when we do your ass better not be sleeping and answer the door for us too, when we are lucky enough to receive the wings to fly high one day too. Love you Kayla Rest in Peace my friend and enjoy the gift of eternity.

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