Anita Packard, 73, of Wagner

Funeral services are 10:30 AM, Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Ihanktonwan Oyate Community Center in Marty. Burial is in Holy Fellowship Episcopal Cemetery, rural Greenwood. Wake services began Sunday at the community center.

Anita Marie Packard was born March 1, 1946 in Greenwood, SD the daughter of Evangeline LeClaire and Melvin Bruguier. Anita passed on peacefully at her home in Marty on Saturday, March 23, 2019.
Anita attended Flandreau Indian School and graduated as Valedictorian in 1965. She worked at various Rosebud and Yankton Sioux entities. She was at the Fort Randall Casino for over 15 years. Her smile and greetings will be missed at the FRC Giftshop the most, that's where she was until her passing.
Anita's hobbies included: fishing, making star quilts, she played softball in her younger years along with her brothers and sisters, collecting Elvis memorabilia, she also enjoyed watching the NY Yankees and GB Packers play, along with her SOAPS!
Anita had 10 children: Arthur, Byron, Melvin (deceased), Michelle, Todd, Maria, Baby Anita (deceased), Jeremy, Sarah and John Jr. Anita had 44 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
ANita leaves behind her husband of 27 years, John Packard Sr., whom she met seven years before their marriage.