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Irene Mitchell

Irene Mitchell

November 26, 1951 - July 16, 2015

Irene Mitchell Wabishki-Mamilingwaa-Ikwe (White Butterfly Woman) Bezhigo Bineshii (First Bird), 63, of Cass Lake, MN passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Sanford Health Care Center, Fargo, ND. She was born in Cass Lake on November 26, 1951 to Thomas and Lucy (Johnson) Mitchell.

Irene is survived by her children, Leland, Steve, Timothy, and Jolene Whitefeather; and by two sisters, Barbara Mitchell and Margaret Blesi.

She was preceded in death by two daughters, Geogeanna Whitefeather and Berdina Whitefeather; brothers, Tom Mitchell and Richard Mitchell; and a sister, Linda Mitchell.

A wake will begin at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Cass Lake, MN, where funeral services will be held on Monday, July 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Boy Lake Cemetery, Boy Lake, MN. Spiritual leaders will be Verna Lucio, Allen Hardy, and Leland Whitefeather, Sr.

Pallbearers include Jonathan Whitefeather, Makell Whitefeather, Mishquad Whitefeather, Mike Jones, Stan Jones, Steven Whitefeather, and Bradley Losh. Honorary Pallbearers will be Willis Burnette, Derick Barney, Dana Sargent, and Josh Losh.

Arrangements are being made with Dennis Funeral Home of Walker, MN. (www.dennisfuneralhome.com)

 

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