Winona E. Fox

Winona Evangeline Fox, (Oldest Daughter) of Fort Totten ND began her journey to the Spirit World on Friday, July 25, 2025, at her home in Fort Totten, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was 90 years of age.

The Wake for Winona will be held on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at Fort Totten Recreation Center beginning at 5:00 p.m. with a time of prayer and remembrance at 7:00 p.m. The procession to Fort Totten will leave on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. from City Plaza, Devils Lake.

The Funeral Service will be on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. also at the Fort Totten Recreation Center with burial in the St. Thomas Episcopal Cemetery, rural Crow Hill.

Winona Evangeline, daughter of George and Alvina (Jerome) Alberts was born on February 13, 1935, at Fort Totten, ND. She grew up in the Crow Hill District in a one room log cabin. She attended School at Fort Totten and later she proudly earned her GED through Little Hoop College.

Winona was united in marriage to Laidman Fox Sr. in December of 1964 and they shared a beautiful life together, raising their 10 children, and fifteen adopted children in the Native American way. They made their home in Fort Totten. Laidman died on December 1, 2002.

Winona worked at Four Winds School for 20 years. She worked in the Enrollment Office, retiring in 2023 at the age of 88. She was very active in the community and served one term as the Chairwoman of the Spirit Lake Elder Advisory Board.

Winona was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and beyond. Her loving, caring nature extended far beyond her immediate family. She prayed for, she reached out to every member of the Spirit Lake Nation offering her support, offering any help she could give and always her love and concern to all. Her quiet demeaner, her soft-spoken words were always words of wisdom.

Winona is survived by her loving family. Her children Lenore WhiteLightning, LaDonna Fox and Laidman Fox Jr.; sister Sally Cavanaugh; many dear and precious grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. She also treasured many nieces, nephews, and their families.

She was reunited with her Creator, her parents George and Alvina, her husband Laidman, her children Lavonne Alberts, Lynn SpottedWolf, Laverne (Fox) Ironroad, Linda Fox, Leann Rose Fox, Leonard Fox and Lee Fox, several grandchildren, nieces, nephews, brothers Christopher “Buddy” Alberts, Allen Alberts, Roger Alberts, Quentin Alberts, and Joseph Alberts, sisters Marie Martin, Virginia Lancelotta and Lynda Alberts, her in-laws Joseph and Susie Fox, and many extended family members.

If we forgot to name someone, it was not intentional. Please forgive us as we do our best during this very difficult time. 

Pallbearers for Winona will be Kenroy Longie, Dale Alberts, Noah SpottedWolf, Neveda GoodBird, John Strait, Daeron Dunn, Anthony Fox, Laidman Fox III, Devin Fox and Wamayanka Littlewind.