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Darren Wayne Defoe, Sr.

Darren Wayne Defoe, Sr.

May 14, 1969 - April 27, 2015

Darren Wayne Defoe, Sr., 45 of Redby, MN died Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Red Lake Hospital.

Traditional Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Friday, May 1, 2015 at the Humanities Building in Red Lake, Minnesota. A wake will begin at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at the Humanities Building and go until the time of service on Friday. Interment will be at the Fox Point Cemetery in Redby, MN under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji.

He was born May 14, 1969 in Red Lake, MN the son of Keith and Jackie (Lussier) Defoe. He married Charlene Hindsley May 12, 2007 in Red Lake, MN. He had worked as a Prevention Specialist for the Red Lake Chemical Health Program for 23 years. He loved hunting and spending time with his granddaughters, nieces and nephews.

He is survived by his father Keith Defoe, mother Jackie Defoe, wife Charlene Hindsley Defoe; brothers Frank (Lisa) Defoe and Eyabay Drum Group, sister Jackie (Jerritte) Caldwell, sons Darren Defoe, Jr. and Terry and Terrell Lightfeather, daughters Talina and Taylar Lightfeather, special granddaughters Bernie Lee and Tommie Rose, nephews Baby Koogie and Jerritte, Jr., great nephew Michael Kingbird, Jr. and nieces Shanise, Kailee, Kylah, Jayla and Kameryn.

He was preceded in death by his daughter Heaven Lee Defoe, brothers Terry St. John, Darren Cook, Sr. and Clinton Greencrow, paternal grandparents Priscilla Defoe and Leonard Stately, and maternal grandparents Rose King and Isadore Lussier.

Active Casketbearers will be John Morris, Jr., Brenden Strong, Kevin, Buckanaga, Doug Buckanaga, Anthony Greencrow, Garritte Caldwell, Terry Lightfeather, Jr. and Jerritte Caldwell.

Honorary Casketbearers will be his brothers-Eyabay Drum Group.

Condolences may be left at http://www.ceasefuneralhome.com.

 

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