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Grant James Gustafson

Grant James Gustafson

October 12, 1987 ~ July 29, 2020 (age 32)

Grant James Gustafson, age 32, of Walker, Minnesota began his journey to the spirit world on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 from the Sanford Hospital in Bemidji, MN.

He was born on October 12, 1987 in Bemidji, MN, the only child of Ronelva (Cloud) and James Gustafson. He attended school at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley and the Cass Lake-Bena, for a short time. Grant worked for Leech Lake Gaming in the Event Center and was a Surveillance Technician. He met Faith Reese in June of 2002, they had three children from that union: Trishell, Talise and Grant II. Grant was a devoted husband and father, a loving son. He loved his rap music, was an avid shoe collector and an electronics genius. Grant could fix just about anything he laid his hands on. He loved spending time with his family at family gatherings and liked spending time with his bros. Grant was always for the underdog and often helped those down on their luck by opening his heart and home. He will be remembered and missed by his family and friends.

Grant is reunited with his three unborn babies; dad, James Gustafson; grandpa, James Cloud, Jr .; great grandma, Florence Cloud; great grandpa, James Cloud, Sr. and best friends, Jason Howard and Russell Tucker; and cousins, Colin and Travis Cloud and an unborn cousin.

Those left behind to cherish his memory are the love of his life, Faith Reese; his daughters, Trishell and Talise Gustafson; son, Grant Gustafson II; mother, Ronnie Gustafson; brother, Robbie Gustafson; sister, Julie Gustafson; grandmas, Leona Cloud and Elizabeth Reese; aunties, Dorothea and Traci Cloud and Coleen Gullickson; uncles, Merrill Cloud and Scott Whitebird; special cousins, Deanne, Trista, Kayla, Donovan and Kendra Cloud, Damion Gullickson, Jr., Victoria and Veronica Ogema; mother in law, Jeri Reese, many other cousins and relatives.

Wake services for Grant will begin at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, August 1st and continue until his 11:00 a.m. funeral service on Monday, August 3rd all to be held at the Onigum Community Center in Onigum, MN. Father Matthew Cobb will officiate. Pallbearers for Grant will be Leroy Gale, Matt Frazer, Eric Alger, Christopher "Dozer" DeFoe, Dave Smith, Pernell Reese, Dennis Yellow and Mike Washington. Alternate pallbearers are Torrey Kingbird, Randy Roberts and Keith Tucker. His honorary pallbearers are Davis Whitebird, Scott Whitebird, Donnie Cloud, Chris Staples, George Wittner, Randolph "BBoy" White, Patrick Parkhurst, Carol Allen and all his family and bros. Interment will be in the St. John's Episcopal Cemetery at Old Agency, MN.

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

Services

Wake

Saturday

August 1, 2020

4:00 PM

Onigum Community Center

Onigum Road

Onigum , Minnesota 56484

Funeral Service

Monday

August 3, 2020

11:00 AM

Onigum Community Center

Onigum Road

Onigum , Minnesota 56484

 

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