All Obituaries

Peter (Tuck) Dwayne Geving, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, was welcomed into his eternal home on November 17, 2020. He entered this life on November 16, 1931, one of 14 siblings born to Peter and Cora Geving. From his birth through his school years and most of his adult life, he lived in Walker, MN, a community he loved and served with dedication and pride. A year after graduating from Walker High School where he participated in many sports, Tuck enlisted in the Air Force in...

Gary Frank Gillespie, age 79, of Bemidji, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020, at Home and Comfort Assisted Living in Coleraine, Minnesota. No services are scheduled at this time.

  PLEASE NOTE REVISED SERVICE TIME & LOCATION   Carol Jean Martha Ahrens, age 69, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. Carol Ahrens was born on March 31,1951 to Martha (Dahly) Siltman and Ralph Dahly.  She attended high school at North High in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She moved up north in 1973. During one of her many trips up north, she stopped for gas at Buzz's Place...

Sharee Lynette Barrett, age 38, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, began her journey to the spirit world on Thursday, November 12, 2020, in her city of Minneapolis. Sharee was born July 10, 1981 to Natalie M. Barrett and Robert DeMarr Sr. She grew up living in St. Paul during her childhood years and then lived in Minneapolis most of her adult life. She attended the Red School House and eventually received her GED. Sharee had recently graduated from a treatment program and was in the process of...

Norman Dean Kingbird, age 57, of Ponemah, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. Norman was born on April 4, 1963, in Red Lake, Minnesota, to Wallace and Ella (Cloud) Kingbird, Sr. He grew up in Ponemah and attended school in Red Lake. He worked as a logger and fisherman. Norman spent much of his life in the woods hunting and on the lake fishing. He was a quiet man who greatly loved his family of brothers and sister and their...

Alilyonna “Lily” Laura Marie Iceman, age 13, of Ponemah, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020. Lily was born on October 8, 2007, in Bemidji, Minnesota, to Roland Iceman Jr. and Tiffany King. She was raised by her stepmother Joelyn Hart in Ponemah, MN until recently when she went to live with Kathy French, her foster parent.  Her family and friends describe Lily as a social butterfly who liked to talk to people and wasn’t afraid to say what she thought....

Yvonne Claire Lussier, “Ah-Gah-Bay-Ah-She-Quay” (Everlasting Woman), age 54, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020, at Hennepin County Medical Center. Yvonne was born on February 13, 1966, in Red Lake, Minnesota, to Clayton Lussier and Lavonne (Gurneau) Schmunk. She was raised in Gonvick MN, attending school there. She loved to travel in her early years, living at different times in Florida and Minneapolis. She settled in Bemidji for several years...

Beulah “Booty” Vadna Hookom, 84, of Akeley, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at her home.  Beulah was born on December 8, 1935, in Cass Lake, Minnesota, to James and Ethel (Bisson) McKeig. She grew up in Cass Lake with her siblings. Beulah married early and had six children who were her first priority in life.  She enjoyed fishing with the kids and made sure they learned right from wrong. The family moved to southern Minnesota where they relocated...

Jessica Amber Day-White, age 31, of Walker, MN, passed away at her home on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Jessica was born on March 7, 1989 in Bemidji, MN to Annette Day.  She graduated from Cass Lake-Bena High School. She and her husband, Brandon White, Sr., lived in Walker, MN with their children. Jessica loved music and always had something playing in the background while she cooked or out on a drive with the kids. She looked forward to Pow wows and getting together with family and...

Lorrette C. Caldwell,” Bwaanikwe - Sioux Woman”, Eagle Clan, age 39, of Red Lake, MN passed away On Saturday, October 31, 2020 in Chilton, WI. Lorrette was born on December 4, 1980 in Riverton, Wyoming to Doris Kingbird and Euwin Caldwell.  She grew up in Ponemah, MN and attended school in Red Lake.  She was a kind, caring person who loved spending time with her children.  She was an excellent cook and was known for her Mexican food, fry bread and her...