Kenneth Greywind

 Kenneth Lee Greywind Sr.  60, Fargo, ND passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.  He was born on July 26, 1954 in Devils Lake, ND to Jeannette (Meade) Greywind and Clarence Merrick.  He grew up in Tokio, ND and later attended the Kicking Horse Job Corps on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana where he received his GED. In 1975 Ken married Doreen Kulstad and they began their family.  In 1976 the young family moved to Santa Fe, NM to allow Ken to attend the American Indian Art Institute where he earned his Associates in Fine Arts degree.  Ken and his young family then moved to Grand Forks, ND where Ken attended the University of North Dakota where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in fine arts.   In 1985 Ken moved to Fargo, ND to continue with higher education.  Ken earned his Master’s degree in fine arts at Minnesota State University Moorhead. 

Ken shared his beautiful art work and gifts with the world in many ways; including painting murals at the new Fourwinds High School in Fort Totten, ND, teaching art at Little Hoop Community College also in Fort Totten, teaching art and Native American culture at NDSU in the upward bound program, and working at the Wahpeton North Dakota Indian School as a cultural leader. 

Ken will be remembered fondly by the Native American community as well as by his five children, his grandchildren, his beloved siblings and many other friends and family. 

He is survived his children; Michael Greywind, Kenneth (Tonya) Greywind Jr., Tabitha (Dion) Greywind, Melissa Greywind, and David Greywind; siblings, Richard Greywind, Martina Greywind, Caroline Greywind, and Victoria Greywind; grandchildren, Charles Greywind, Sherri Wagneer, Dakota Greywind, Isabelle Siefried, Faith Greywind, Caleb Greywind, Jasmine Greywind, Syla Greywind, Dion Bellanger, Gabriel Olson, Shania Higdem, Mackenzie Higdem, and Conner; great-grand daughter Emma Prather; his very close friend Pam Jacobson, and many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. 

He was preceded in death by his mother, Jeannette; father, Clarence; aunt, Rosie; cousins Russell and Ignatious, neice Terri Jo, and granddaughter Sasha.