Mary Ellen Red Shirt Obituary
We announce the death of Mary Ellen Red Shirt of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, who passed away on August 30, 2026, at the age of 80. Mary Ellen will be remembered by family members, friends, and others whose lives were connected in meaningful ways. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Ellen Red Shirt to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Frank R. Ecoffey and Esther M. Richards; her husband Roy Red Shirt; her son Galen; her grandparents, Joseph Richard, Mary Ellen Brewer-Richards, Frank A Ecoffey and Irene Ecoffey; and her siblings, Barbra Rae Ecoffey, Lucille Ann Ecoffey, David Michael Ecoffey, Michael John Ecoffey and Monte Ecoffey.
She is survived by: her children, Gail, Charles Brewer and Jude Fairbanks; her siblings, Marjorie Murdock, Roberta Ecoffey, Robert Ecoffey (Kamook), Tonia Ecoffey (Vincent), Carmen Ecoffey, Richard George Ecoffey and Mona Miyasato; her uncle Fred Ecoffey (Irene Blue); and her pet Grandpup Chepa.
