Barbara Jean Fineday

Barbara Jean Fineday

Born: Wed., Oct. 9, 1946

Died: Tue., Aug. 4, 2015

Visitation

4:00 PM Thu., Aug. 06, 2015

Location: Veterans Memorial Building

Traditional Native Service

10:00 AM Sat., Aug. 08, 2015

Location: Veterans Memorial Building

Barbara Jean Fineday, Dibishkooasshiik, which means "Woman Who Stands Alone", age 68, of Cass Lake, began her spiritual journey on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the Cass Lake Hospital in Cass Lake with her family by her side. She was born on October 9, 1946 in Cass Lake, the daughter of Robert Fox and Agnes Fineday.

Barbara loved being with her family and grandchildren. She enjoyed listening to country music, going to play Bingo, going to pow-wows and ceremonies, going to the races, rummaging, making quilts, sewing, being in the outdoors, visiting with people, reading, cooking and going to play the slot machines at the Casino. She will be missed by all her family and friends.

The family that Barbara joins again are her parents; Robert and Agnes, siblings; Pat Jackson, Roberta Fox, Peggy Harris, significant others; Gabby Headbird and John Joseph Wind Sr.

Those she leaves behind to cherish her memory include her grandpa Louis Junco; children; Sheryl Hill, Marilyn Wind, Diane (Donald, Jr.) Wright, Gordon (Tuleah) Fineday, and Robert Fineday all of Cass Lake, and one daughter Dawn Fineday of Minneapolis and adopted son; Ken (Sarah) Thompson of Bemidji, siblings; Karen (Donald) Wind of Cass Lake and John Fineday of Sawyer. 21 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. The family request no cut flowers, plants only.

A wake for Barbara will begin at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 6, 2015 and 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 7, 2015 and will continue until the 10:00 a.m. service on Saturday, August 8, all at the Veteran's Memorial Building in Cass Lake. Spiritual leader will be Mike Dahl. Pallbearers will be all her grandsons; Melvin Goodman, Donald Headbird, Jess Headbird, Allen Hardy, Amador Ocampo-Zamora, Sr., Travis Gale, Donald Wind, Sr., Donald Wright, Jr., Jerrin Wilson, Sr., Ernie Diver, and Ringo Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Sharon Brown, Nancy Whitebird, Louise "Weedy" Masten, Delores "Muckoos" Fineday, Shelly Goodman, Michelle Losh, Mel O'Brien, and all her granddaughters. Interment will be held in the Fineday Burial Grounds in Pennington, MN.

Barbara's care has been entrusted to the Northern Peace Funeral Home of Walker, MN. Online condolences for the family may be given at http://www.northernpeace.com