All Obituaries

SERVICE LOCATION:  PRESCOTT COMMUNITY CENTER, CASS LAKE, MINNESOTA Amber Seven Raisch-Fairbanks, 34, of Cass Lake, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 17, 2021, as the result of a car accident. Amber was born on January 12, 1987 to Terry Lee Robinson, Sr. and Judith Fairbanks. She grew up with her six siblings in Cass Lake, and graduated from Cass Lake-Bena High School. Amber was the mother of six children whom she considered her purpose for living: Ieesha, Kendall,...

Armella Ruth Charwood, “Ogichidaakwe” of the Waabizheshii Clan, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Sanford Neilson Place, Bemidji, Minnesota. Armella was born on October 2, 1939, in Red Lake, Minnesota, to William and Margaret (Stillday) Perkins. She grew up in Obaashing and attended school in Red Lake. In her younger years, she worked summers at Isle Royale near Grand Portage, MN and later became a Home Health Aide, having earned her CNA Certificate at Itasca Community...

Burton Lee Benton, age 53, of Red Lake, Minnesota, passed away following a long illness on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. Burt was born October 25, 1967, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Gordon Lee Neadeau and Marilyn Benton. He attended school there until junior high when he moved with his mother to Lac Courte Oreilles, Wisconsin. After graduation from high school, Burt attended the Kickin’ Horse Job Corps where he studied the culinary arts. He loved...

John Marshall Demuth, 70, of Cloquet, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. A full obituary and service information will be posted soon.

Janice Mae Howard, age 65 of Red Lake, MN, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at the Jourdain / Perpich Extended Care Center in Red Lake. Jan was born on August 24, 1955 to Joseph and Josephine (Clark) Howard.   She lived in Minneapolis for many years before returning to her homeland in Red Lake.  She was blessed with a daughter, Josephine Angela and three beautiful grandchildren:  Cosha RaeAnn, Isaak Joseph and Daunte Jeremiah.  She was a resident of Red Lake...

Lois Orpha (Hillberg) Nefstead, 98, of Rice Lake, Wis., passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Private family services will be held at a later date. She will be buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Walker. Lois was born Feb. 17, 1923, in Wausau, Wis., to Elmer and Mary (Wagoner) Mason, one of 11 children. After graduating from high school, she worked as a nurse’s aide at the Ah-Gwah-Ching TB Sanitarium in Walker with her sister, Eunice. They would eat lunch at the nearby malt...

Charles “Chuck” L. Renning, age 82,of Longville, MN, formerly of Shell Rock, IA, went to be with the Lord on April 2, 2021. Chuck was born on November 4, 1938 to George and Irma (Orth) Renning in Shell Rock, IA.  It was in this same area that he grew up, graduating from Shell Rock High School with the class of 1957. He was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Judith Busching on March 10, 1961.  He went on to serve in the United States Air Force in...

Michelle Lee Pemberton, “Ozawanakwadkwe” Yellow Cloud Woman, age 46, of Red Lake, MN, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in Bemidji, MN. Michelle was born on February 6, 1975 in Red Lake, MN to Carla May and Ron White. Michelle grew up and attended school in Red Lake.  She also attended Wahpeton and Flandreau boarding schools where she made lots of her friends.  In the past few years, Michelle had taken an interest in her Native American heritage and had embraced...

Gary James Martineau 67, of Cloquet, MN passed away on March 25, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN.    Gary was born in Cloquet on August 10, 1953 to Vincent and Evelyn (Porter) Martineau Olson.  He attended and graduated from Central High School in Duluth and later attended 4 years of College.    Gary married Sandra Kay Brown on September 19, 2015 at the Fond du Lac Tribal Center in Cloquet.     He worked as a technician for...

Richard James Gibbs, age 52, of Red Lake, Minnesota, passed way on Monday, March 22, 2021. Richard was born January 7, 1969, in Red Lake, MN, to Oliver and Darlene (Jones) Gibbs. He attended school in Red Lake and went on to own and operate Gibbs Logging. He was passionate and proud to be a business owner.  His family remembers him always having a horse as far back as they could remember. He loved animals, even including snakes and mice, sneaking them into his jean pockets as a kid. He...