Doyle Pierre LaVerdure

Doyle Pierre LaVerdure, 71, of Brighton, CO formerly of Winnebago, NE passed away on May 4, 2019 at home surrounded by family.

Cremation rites will be accorded and no services are planned.  Private burial of Doyle’s cremains will be in the Winnebago Indian Cemetery at a later date.  Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City is assisting the family.

He was born on November 10, 1947 at Winnebago, Nebraska. His parents were George A. and Lillian St. Cyr LaVerdure. He grew up in White Horse, South Dakota, Aberdeen, South Dakota and Billings, Montana. He graduated from Billings West High class of 1965 and Eastern Montana College class of 1970. He attended and received advanced degrees from Arizona State University and University of Colorado at Denver.

He retired from federal government service after 33 years, working first as a teacher for the Bureau of Indian Affairs at Phoenix Indian High School and subsequently with the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Minneapolis, Minnesota and then Denver, Colorado.

Doyle and his family spent many years training and exhibiting horses in pleasure driving, show jumping, trail riding and pleasure riding competition. He was an avid reader, music listener, stamp, coin, book and military artifact collector.  He was also an accomplished musician, playing guitar and piano.

He is survived by daughters Angeline Barce of Deer Lodge, Montana, Jennifer LaVerdure of Brighton, Colorado and Jill LaVerdure of Thornton, Colorado. He is also survived by grandchildren Anthony LaVerdure, Austin Barce, Christian Weber, Zoe Loya, Spencer Wilson, and great-grandchildren Rollin Weber and Garrett Weber.