Avery Lynn Bernard

Funeral Service for Avery Lynn Bernard (Wica pi Hiyaye Win) 17 of Sisseton, SD will be held on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the Enemy Swim Community Center, Enemy Swim with Pastor Nippy Owen officiating. Drum group will be Toka Nuwan. Pallbearers will be Camarillo Burshia, Aaron Dumarce, Santana Peters, Orion Hansen, Henry Hansen, and Charles Vermillion. Honorary Pallbearers will be all of Avery's friends and relatives. Interment will be in the Bernard Family Cemetery, Grenville, SD. There will be an all-night Wake Service on Friday, November 28, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. at the Emeny Swim Community Center. The Cahill Funeral Chapel is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Avery Lynn Bernard (Wica pi Hiyaye Win) was born on April Fools Day, 04/01/2008, in Waterloo, Iowa to Leslie Hansen and Brenden Bernard. She attended school at Enemy Swim Day School, Morris Area School District, Watertown and finished her high school education through Penn Foster, where she found her love of the medical field. Avery was never too big for cuddles with her momma. Ever since she was born, she was Aves Babes to her momma and she was an amazing big sister and winona. Always protective and nurturing to her younger brothers. She loved teaching and helping Thomas (Jun) but also loved wrestling and play-fighting with him. Avery loved animals and had numerous puppies that followed and protected her while growing up and going for popsicle runs to Kunsi Edwina's. She lived in Sisseton, SD and worked at Edgewood Assisted Living where she was loved by each of the residents. Her passion was working with the elderly and it showed in each of the relationships she maintained with her residents. Avery loved to do makeup, draw and paint, make TikTok's, color, and hang out with her friends and family. She especially loved her new baby cousin, Waniyetu, and would go to grandmas to hang out with her and eat grandma's cooking. Avery enjoyed spending time with all of her cousins. She had an adventurous spirit. Her teasing and laughter will be missed most. Avery passed away on November 22, 2025, at Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD.

Avery is survived by her mother Leslie Hansen of Watertown, SD, her father Brenden Bernard of Peever ,SD; three brothers, Thomas German Jr. of Peever, SD, Levi Bernard of Peever, SD and Wells Bernard of Mayville, ND; one sister, Melody Bernard of Watertown, SD; one niece Waniyetu Dumarce of Watertown, SD; paternal grandparents, Michael and Lynette Peters of Sisseton, SD; paternal great great grandmother Edwina Bernard; maternal grandparents, Jesse Hansen of Traer, Iowa; maternal grandmother Noreen Iyarpepya of Waubay, SD, maternal grandmother, Violet Eagle of Watertown, SD, maternal grandparent Matt Campbell; maternal great grandfather Henry Hansen; uncles Aaron Dumarce, Henry Hansen, and Orion Hansen; aunts, Demi Dumarce of Grenville, SF and Gabriella Peters of Sisseton ,SD; many aunts, uncle and cousins.

Avery was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother Bertilla Byrd Eagle; Her maternal great great grandparents; Benjamin R and Ione N Eagle, Jesse and Violet Iyarpeya and Duane His Law Sr. Maternal Grandfathers Benji Eagle and Elliot (Oot) Iyarpeya.; and Paternal great-grandparents Maynard and Florine (Owen) Bernard. Paternal grandmother, Audrey Bernard-Locke.