Geraldine Lucille Chase

Geraldine Lucille Chase

Born: Tue., Jun. 27, 1967

Died: Mon., Oct. 31, 2016

Visitation

6:00 PM Thu., Nov. 03, 2016

Location: Bena Community Center

Funeral Service

1:00 PM Sat., Nov. 05, 2016

Location: Bena Community Center

Geraldine "Puffer" Lucille Chase, age 49, of Bena, Minnesota passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016 at the Cass Lake IHS Hospital in Cass Lake. She was born in Cass Lake, MN on June 27, 1967, the daughter of Harry and Sandra (Leith) Chase.

Puffer loved spending her time with her grandchildren, nieces and nephews. When she wasn't spending time with her family and friends she liked to go to the casino, fishing, hunting, swimming rummaging and playing games on her phone. Geraldine was a girly girl who loved her dresses, doing her nails and her make-up. She enjoyed taking walks, singing, dancing, joking around and teasing and occasionally "bustin' some caps". She will forever be missed and loved by all.

Family that welcomed Geraldine home are her parents; Harry Melvin and Sandra "Bing" Chase, Sr. and her brother; Leith Scott Chase.

She leaves behind to cherish her memory her sons; Ronald (Virginia) Staples, Jr. of Cass Lake and Andrew Charles Staples of Minneapolis, daughter; Randi Mae (Baby Daddy) Quagon of Haywood, WI, brother; Harry Melvin (Jerilynn) Chase, Jr. of Bena, sister; Genevieve Chase of Bena, grandbabies; Rylea Jo Staples, Raynie Dayz Gale, Ronald "Baby Biggens" Joseph Staples III and a grand baby due in May, nieces; Cassie Brown, Jamie Kay, Ashley, Candace and Geri Chase, Leah and Angela White, nephews; Gerald Scott Northbird and Leith Scott Chase, numerous friends and other family.

A wake for Puffer will begin at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, November 3rd and continue until her 1:00 p.m., service on Saturday, November 5th all being held at the Bena Community Center in Bena. Emmanuel Sargent will officiate. Helping to lay Puffer to rest are Andrew Staples, Joseph "Weasel" Chase, Thomas Chase, David Chase, Sr., Ronald Staples, Jr., Arthur Chase, Jr., Dakotah Jones, Nicholas Jones, Richard O'Brien and Edward Chase. Puffer's honorary pallbearers are Randi Quagon, Lawrence Quagon, Delores Fineday, Emmanuel and Bonnie Sargent, Nancy Chase, Ron Staples, Sr., Harry Chase Jr. and Genevieve Chase and all her grandkids and family. Interment will be in the Lakeview Cemetery at Bena following her Saturday service.

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