Lisa was born on 14 Oct, 1987 in Garrison to Marti White Bear and Neal Hale.
Lisa spent her early years in the company of her great grandfather William J. Deane Jr. She could often be seen riding shotgun.
Lisa attended elementary school and junior high at White Shield. Her high school years were spent at White Shield High School, Kaleaho High School in Oahu, Hawaii and Poway High School in Poway, California. Lisa attended and received an Associates Degree from United Tribes Technical College.
Lisa joined the Army National Guard and received an Honorable Discharge.
Lisa loved to ride horse and was a member of the White Shield Spirit Riders. Lisa's grandfather Howard Wilkinson Sr. encouraged her to continue learning about her culture. Lisa was a princess for the White Shield pow-wow in 1990, she had also attended a tap dance academy in Minot when she was little. Lisa and her brother Joey were no strangers to the lake south of White Shield where they learned to swim.
Lisa spoke her mind. She was quick to defend those who could not defend themselves. Lisa often helped out friends and acquiantences when they had no place to live. Friends of her family were friends of hers. Lisa loved to hang out with her friends, and she had many. Lisa had a big heart for kids and loved to throw birthday parties. Most of all, Lisa loved her children and her family.
If you listen, you can hear Lisa laugh. See her beautiful smile. See her big smiling eyes.

Viewing: 14 Nov, 2014 at 4:00 pm Thompson Funeral Home, Garrison ND
Wake: 14 Nov, 2014 at 6:00 pm Ralph Wells Complex, White Shield ND
Funeral Services: 15 Nov, 2014 at 10:00 Ralph Wells Complex, White Shield, ND
Officiated: Father Rogers Synek
Military Honors: Young Hawk/Bear Post 253
Burial: Immaculate Conception Cemetery, White Shield, ND

Lisa is survived by her children Houston White Bear, Tuff Wilkinson, George Wilkinson, Louie Wilkinson and Chasmin Wilkinson; her parents Marti (Terry) Stevenson and Neal Hale; her brothers Wilbur Stevenson, Sean Stevenson, Mick Stevenson, Christian Hale, Joshua Solis, Isiah Hale, Orrin Hill; her sisters Adrienne Stevenson, Whitney Hale, Ashley Hale; and her grandparents Delores and Howard Wilkinson Sr. and Bill Hale Sr. and all her many, many aunts, uncles, nephews, and nieces. Lisa was very fortunate and blessed to have more than one mother and one father who raised and took care of her.
Lisa is preceded in death by her grandfather Myron White Bear Sr, grandmother Irene Hale and uncles Myron D. White Bear Jr. and Michael White Bear, and her aunt Lori Hale.