Joshua Dean Young Running Crane

ARLEE — Joshua Dean Young Running Crane, 22, went to be with Creator on Monday, Dec. 17, in Arlee.

Born in Browning on Jan. 3, 1985, to Rhonda Cockrum and Michael Young Running Crane, he was raised and educated on the Blackfeet and Flathead Reservations.

A kind, well liked, good friend with a very caring heart, Josh was a hard worker and had worked as a carpenter and as a beekeeper.

A special person, he enjoyed being around his friends and family, playing basketball, riding horses and being outdoors whether it was camping, fishing and hunting or just taking rides in the hills.

His path to being an avid fisherman and hunter really expanded when he shot his first buck nine years ago. It brought such an enthusiastic zeal for the outdoors that one could not believe the smile it gave him. His smile and presence will be sorely missed.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Duane Rutherford, as well as many other older members of his parents' families.

Survivors include his parents, Rhonda (Clayton) Pierre of Arlee, Michael Young Running Crane and family of Birch Creek; brother Robert Young Running Crane of Browning; sisters Delanie Pierre and Rochelle Young Running Crane of Arlee and Michelle Young Running Crane of Birch Creek; grandparents Eva Horn, Gene Grant and Bobby Rutherford; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins from the Young Running Crane, Rutherford, Horn and Pierre families.

Mass was celebrated Friday, Dec. 21, in the Arlee Community Center with burial following in the Jocko Cemetery.