Angeletta Delores Henry Ross
Angeletta Delores Henry Ross died Sunday, March 14, 2010, at her home on Little Wolf Lake outside of Cass Lake.
Angeletta Delores Henry Ross died Sunday, March 14, 2010, at her home on Little Wolf Lake outside of Cass Lake.
A wake service will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Veteran's Memorial Building in Cass Lake. The wake service will move to the White Earth Community Building at 1 p.m. Friday and continue until the time of the service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the White Earth Community Building with the Rev. Lisa Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Samuel Memorial Cemetery in Nay-tahwaush following the service.
Pallbearers will be Matthew Eidsvoog, Chris Sieling, Mark Eidsvoog, Alan Boswell, Jared Boswell, Ravi Norman and Erik Haugen.
Arrangements with Northern Peace Funeral Home of Walker.
She was born July 29, 1930, to Samuel and Marie Henry in White Earth. She graduated from Flandreau Boarding School in South Dakota. She married George Mark Ross Jan. 14, 1950. She attended St. Catherine’s College in St. Paul. She worked at Medtronic in New Brighton, Minn. She was a licensed Ojibwe Language teacher. She taught at Bemidji State University for a short period of time and substituted at Bemidji High School. She taught at the Circle of Life School in White Earth. She moved to Cass Lake and taught the Ojibwe language at the Cass Lake Elementary School and Cass Lake High School. She enjoyed taking her pontoon out to her favorite fishing spots. She enjoyed knitting and cro-cheting hats, scarves, mittens and afghans. She looked for-ward to feeding the humming birds. She accompanied her husband to conventions and conferences throughout the United States. When in Fair-banks, Alaska, the bishop would send them to small outlying villages. Another favorite job was critiquing her husband’s sermons and service bulletins. Most of all she enjoyed spend-ing time with her family, chil-dren, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by her hus-band; daughters, Violet Ross of St. Louis Park, Annette (John) Sieling of Eagle Bend, Minn., Deborah Ross of Bemidji and Pam Ross of Cass Lake; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews, and numerous relatives and friends; brother, William (Judy) Henry of Min-neapolis; sisters, Joyce (Wal-ter) Yellowhammer of Minnea-polis and Rena Vizenor of Mahnomen; and seven half brothers and sisters.
She was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents; Jim and Susan Burnette; brother, Gordon Henry Sr., and half-brothers, Virgil Fairbanks and Robert Fairbanks.
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elfreda d.
Angie was a wonderful, caring lady, I loved visiting her, she always had a smile and kind words for me. She will always be part of my memories. My deepest sympathy to the family you are a strong family. Elfreda (Beda) Dudley 03/19/2012 12:38 pm03/19/2010 12:38 PM
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