Service Schedule

Visitation
The wake will be at 5:00 PM on Monday, September 28, 2026, at the Mandaree School Gymnasium, Mandaree, ND.

Service
Lyda’s funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at the Mandaree School Gymnasium, Mandaree, ND, with Pastor Damon and Jackie Sturm officiating.

The Senior Pallbearer is Benjamin "Rocky" Lone Bear.

Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Watford City, ND, is assisting the family.

Graveside Service
Lyda will be laid to rest in the Bears Tail Family Cemetery, Mandaree, ND.

Lyda Bears Tail
September 10, 1936 - September 25, 2026

Place of Birth: Elbowoods, North Dakota
Residence: Mandaree, North Dakota
Age: 90

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Lyda Bears Tail, 90, of Mandaree, ND, passed away Friday, September 25, 2026, at Blue Cedar Lodge, Mandan, ND, with her family at her side.

Memorial Contribution

The family is asking for all available Gospel Singers and Native Drum Groups to come and join the wake and funeral.

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