Marc Anthony Anderson Jr.

Marc Anthony James Anderson Jr. journeyed into the spirit world at his grandmother Jackie's home, surrounded by his nunu's on August 17th, 2025.

Marc Anthony James Anderson Jr., whose Ojibwe name was Gitchibenisi (Thunderbird), was born to Justina Cecile Hindsley (Ho-chunk, Menomonie, Ojibwe) and Marc Anthony James Anderson Sr. (Ojibwe) on August 6th, 2008, in Minneapolis, Minnesota; the year the Boston Celtics won the N.B.A. and Kevin Garnette got his Championship Ring! Marc lived the first two years of his life growing up with his auntie/cuui (dad's sister), Candice Lea Anderson, and his cousin's brother and sisters, Marie, Lea, Jessica, Leeroy Chosa Jr.! When Marc was born, he was adored by his nunu's, MaryJane and Jaqueline! We were all sooo excited that we finally had a boy in our family! Marc was such a playful and enjoyable baby! He learned how to talk and walk at an early age and was always asking questions!

When Marc was 3 years old, our little family moved to Wisconsin to be near our Ho-chunk people. One night, his mother was going to a ceremony, and he asked to come with her, and that was the start of something really special. Marc started sitting up and going to meetings at a really young age. When Marc was 4 years old, he was diagnosed with a severe case of leukemia that almost got the best of him! With prayers and a belief, Marc survived and was cancer-free. Marc graduated from Ho-chunk Headstart and attended elementary, middle school, and high school in Black River Falls.

Marc played basketball and baseball. He loved going fishing, riding his bike, and hanging out with his bros. And most of all Marc loved to sing and drum. Marc took a liking to the Native American Church of North America! Marc traveled to peyote ceremonies from South Dakota to Oklahoma! Often traveling with his cooka Lance Longtail, Tega Xander Decorah, his big nani Shaaa, cooka Jon Dick, and his special nini (big brother) Dontay Wolf Cleveland. Marc became such a great singer and drummer. He liked to joke, laugh, and was witty, always ready with a fast, cool comeback if someone tried to cap on him! And most of all, Mark was a great Tega/Jaji to all his nieces and nephews, especially to his son and daughter Peachy and Sully Cleveland. He loved his nunus MaryJane and Jackie, and his little brother Justin. He was protective of his siblings.

On November 17th, 2023, Marc's leukemia came back. When Marc first got sick, he needed a donor. Luckily, his sister Jacqueline Nadine was a match. She donated her bone marrow to save his life. She did that twice with no hesitation! In March of 2024, Marc became cancer free once again. He was enjoying his life and starting to get back on track. Just shortly after becoming cancer-free, Marc's leukemia came back. Marc fought so strongly. He had a heart of gold and had more heart than any grown man! He fought until the very end with a strong belief in the great Spirit! Our hearts are broken. We are comforted knowing he's with all his relatives who have gone on, and that someday they will find a cure for Acute Monoloid Leukemia.

Marc is survived by his mommy, his daddy, his nunus, MaryJane and Jaqueline, his little brothers Justin and Kane, and his little sister Rain. His nanis/moms, Charlene, Twilight, Theresa, Tanya, and Genevieve, his cuuis (dad's sisters), Nicole and Candice Anderson. His tegas (his uncles). His grandmothers, Jackie (Curtis) Redearth and Nadine Longtail; his cooka, Charles Hindlsey; his special cookas, John and Chester Dick, and Truman Williams Jr.; his brothers and sisters, the Day, the Lightfeathers, Bass, and Cloud kids. And all of his cousin/brothers. He is further survived by his special N.A.C. bros; King Brown, Amos "Gauthier" III, Arnell Bigjohn, and Levi Cleveland, and Eli Phillips, his special Tega Gage Dick and Andy Phillips special dad/jaji Paul Brown and Neulan Dion III, special children, Peach Lily and Sullivan King Cleveland, Darren Wayne, and Bernice Downwin.

Waiting for him on the other side are his paternal great-grandparents, MaryJane and Fred Anderson (both of Mille Lacs Ojibwe), his maternal great-grandparents, Philip john Longtail (Ho-chunk) Vernadean Goldie Smith (Ojibwe) George William "The Doc" Hindsley (Ho-chunk) Cecile Therese Sullivan (Menomonie), his cuui (dad's sister) Shannon Anderson, nani Chanina Whitecloud, Tega Daniel Zimmerman, special cooka Christopher Decorah, Collin James Cloud, Norbert Dick, special jagi Dennis James Nevaquaya (Commanche) special brother, Dontay Wolf Cleveland, brothers George Thunder Hindsley, Terrel August Lightfeather, infant sibling Austin Chol Greengrass, infant sisters Heaven Lee Defoe, Wicati' Cloud and Iyoyanpa Primeaux.

Honorary Pallbearers: Leroy Chosa Jr., Noah Rosas (Lil Pete), Paxton WhiteEagle, Summer Dowley, Adlai and Emerson Cleveland, Darren White, Sulliman Cleveland, Amis Gautheir, Arnell Bigjohn, Terry St. John Jr, Dustin Funmaker, Morgan WhiteEagle, Terry Lightfeather Jr., Aaron Day Jr., Julius and Jason Bass, Jessica and Lea Chosa

Active Pallbearers: King Brown, Sebastian Decorah, Xander Decorah, Justin Anderson, Aaron Addison, Mason Dion, Brandon Anderson, Miles Anderson, Robert "Little Bob" Anderson, Harold Hill.

Standby Pallbearers: Cyrus Stanley and Albert Hindsley.