Wihenapa "Sunrise" Hart Sr., 46, of Wagner

Sunrise died on Thursday, November 9, 2023 in his home in Wagner, SD. Funeral services will be 2 PM, Monday, November 13, 2023 at South Housing Gym in Wagner. Burial will be in the St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery in Marty. Wake services will begin Friday, November 10, 2023 at the South Housing Gym.

Wihenapa "Sunrise" Hart Sr. entered Mother Earth on Friday, May 20, 1977 at 4:55 PM in Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD. Sunrise weighed 9lbs 9.5 oz and was 23 inches long. Proud parents Até Ronald Hart Sr. and Ina Frances Hart.

Sunrise attended school at Marty Indian School, Sisseton, and Heart of the Earth in Minneapolis, MN. Sunrise was a self-taught mechanic, chef, champion chess player, and family barber.

He worked as a line cook at Fort Randall Casino and various jobs in Minneapolis, MN. He made the best "gangster" soup and famous fry bread. Sunrise was involved in cross country and basketball in high school. Sunrise and brother Kini ran cross country with Billy Mills in Minneapolis, MN.

"Sunfish" called by relatives and some friends had an outgoing personality. He could related and carry on a conversation with everyone. He would always find a way to make you laugh. Expensive comic book collectables was a hobby, he once sold a book and bought a bicycle.

Sunrise leaves to mourn his brothers: Kini Hart of Superior, WI, Alcott Brant Jr. and Norman Brant of Wagner, SD; sisters: Marie "Malana" Heart of Shakopee, MN, Frances Brant of St. Paul, MN, Rose Cano Solis (Darwin Sr.) of Oakdale, MN; children: Tatiana Hart, Wihenapa Hart Jr, Francisco Hart, Back Bear (Muck-a-Day Mukwa) Hart, Louie Hart, Aidan Hart, Laylecia and Kaoni Holiday; grandchildren: Warror and Zendaya; and significant other Angela White Horse.

Sunrise is preced în death by grandparents: William Hart, Dorothy Mattrious of the St. Croix Ojibewa Tribe and Francis Thunder Horse and Marie Heart Sargeant of Ihanktonwan Tribe; brothers: Ronald Hart Jr., Justin Hart, and Louie Hart.