Serenity Gabrielle Bogue

RAPID CITY - On Jan. 18, 2008, Serenity Gabrielle Bogue, 13, lost her battle to a long time illness and has made her journey back to our Lord. Serenity was born at Cherry Point, N.C., at the Marine Corps. Base Naval Hospital on November 21, 1994. She and her military parents were always on the move and lived on both the East and West Coasts until Serenity was 3 years old. Serenity and her mother moved back to South Dakota where she attended various schools in the area including Long Valley Elementary, Kadoka Elementary, Meadowbrook Elementary, and West Middle School. Serenity's favorite things she enjoyed doing were singing along to her favorite music and creating her own songs about her relatives, nature, or anything that interested her. She was very fond of nature and animals, and enjoyed swimming and riding her bike whenever she had the chance. Playing with her cousins always brought a smile to her face as well as everyone around her. At a very young age she was involved in the Catholic Church, and her knowledge of prayer showed to everyone that knew her. Her curiosity led to her taking things apart and putting them back together. She was also very creative and often drew and colored pictures, with her favorite colors being pink and purple. Survivors include her mother, Iris Bogue-Yellow Hawk; her stepfather, Thomas Yellow Hawk, Jr.; her father Theron Bogue; her brother, Luke Bush; her two half-brothers, Jacob and Cody Bogue; her maternal grandparents, Deacon Gerald Bush, Sr. and Sandra Bush; her aunts and uncles, Terrolyn Teague, Chris and Michele Long Soldier, Stephanie Vedilago, Kristal Bush, Gerald and Julie Bush, Sharyl Bush, and Bradley Bush; cousins, Darren, Michael, and Patrick Teague, Eric Blue Bird, Jude Bush, Chris and Sandria Long Soldier, Thomas and Amber Vedilago, Tawney Bush, Austin, Tristian, and Shaelyn Bush, Gerald and Jycole Bush, David Bush, and Kai Eisenbraun. Wake Services will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 23; at Serenity Springs Funeral Chapel with a luncheon at 4 p.m. and a Rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Thurs., Jan. 24, at Serenity Springs Funeral Chapel, with Father Rick Abert, S.J. and Deacon Gerald Bush, Sr. officiating. A luncheon at will begin at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery. You may send condolences to the family at www.serenityspringsfuneralchapel.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Rapid City Journal.