Kyle John Walking Eagle Johannesen

Kyle John Walking Eagle Johannesen, 19, passed away on April 12, 2023 at 1:33pm in Seattle, Washington from 2 masses attached to his brainstem. The damage was too much & not repairable. He was surrounded by his close family members: Mom-Jennifer, brother-Taylin, sister-Amelia, Aunt-Karen, cousin-Mariah & cousin-Jacqueline.

Kyle was born January 28, 2004 in Wolf Point, MT to Johnette J. Walking Eagle. Kyle was placed in foster care with Jennifer Johannesen on October 2005 & was adopted by Jennifer Johannesen on February 2010.

Kyle was very active in sports: baseball, swim team, basketball, football, & 4-H shooting sports. He enjoyed listening to music, hanging out with friends, loved to joke around, shoot hoops with friends at the City Hall or at any available hoop & always had a smile on his face.

He could relate to most any situation at hand & enjoyed being a role model to the young kids who surrounded him at sport events or community gatherings. He was always willing to give a helping hand & willing to learn. He enjoyed terrorizing Momma Jen & brought home many friends to visit who also loved to terrorize Momma Jen. We will all miss his quirky comments like 'Here we go!' or 'I gotta hang with my home-boys!' And mom will definitely miss his 'MOM?!' when ever he entered a room or the house. He always needed to know exactly where mom was located. His early morning & late night calls/texts will be missed greatly & his 'quick trips' to the grocery store for SNACKS. He had many community members rooting for his success in the world! Many great/deep conversations were held at Momma Jen's house recently (such as organ donation & death). He knew something was off in his head.

He attended schools in Malta, Whitewater, Mountain Home, ID & worked extra hard to receive his diploma from Malta High School on December 2022.

Kyle's future plans for summer 2023 was to join his uncles on the Triangle Pipeline crew after gaining his driver's license.

A Very Special Thank You goes to: Grant & Shilo Messerly, Ryan & Janessa Salsbury and 'Frenchy' & Alisha Murphy for always welcoming Kyle at a moment's notice & being another safe place in this world of troubles.

Survivors include: his adoptive mom: Jennifer Johannesen,

Adoptive brothers: Bailey & Taylin; sisters: Emauni, Nikki, Amelia.

Aunts: Heidi (Ron) Welch, Twilla Johannesen, Kay (Willie) Harms, Karen Harms. ..

Uncles: Chuck Lucas, Dean Johannesen, Daren Johannesen. ..

Bio-mom: Johnette J. Walking Eagle, & also bio-sisters Aisha, Shoni, Angel, & bio-brother: Amare. Aunts: Kathy, Yolanda, Desiree, Antoinette, Jonelle, Marian & numerous cousins... AND MANY CLOSE FRIENDS!  

Kyle was preceded in death by: Uncle Fredrick Harms, Papa Iver Johannesen, Cousin Justin

Lucas, Cousin Kameron Martin, Uncle Paul Johannesen, Aunt Ann Johannesen Lucas, Grandma Mavis Ellsworth Johannesen, Great-Grandmother Adelaide Ellsworth, & many family members from his biological family as well... bio-grandparents John Walking Eagle & Hattie Shoots. Aunts- Bernetta, LaToya. Uncles- John, Jeffery, Ronald, Jonathan, Jacob, Elias.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 1 P.M at Wilderness Funeral Home in

Malta, MT. A luncheon will be held after the service at the Old Armory.

Friends & Family are asked to share stories of Kyle after the service.

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