- Date Of Birth: August 29, 1952
- Date Of Death: May 17, 2021
- State: Minnesota
James “Jim” Raymond Chase “Oshki Migizi” (Young Eagle), age 68, passed away on May 17th, 2021 holding the hands of his beloved wife, Debbie, and his daughter, Melissa, and surrounded by the love of his children and family.
Jim spent the majority of his career in education promoting the needs of students from Head Start in the early 1970’s to High School at the time of his retirement in 2012. He was a member of the Cass Lake Indian Education Committee for 40+ years and was a founding member of the Minnesota Indian Education Committee. Jim was an active member of the Jack Kimball Legion Post in Cass Lake, MN for many years and served as Commander for four years.
He loved hunting, fishing, golf, snowmobiling, family vacations, his kids and grandkids. He was a great friend to many and was well respected in the community.
The family that Jim joins again are his son; James Raymond Chase II, mother; Valentine Chase, father; Arthur Chase, Sr., and sister; Tillie “Tooter” Chase.
His memory will be cherished by his wife; Debbie Chase, son; Jeremy (Megan) Chase, daughters; Melissa (Dan) Chase, Chelsea Tiokasin and Heidi (James) Inman; brothers; Arthur Chase, Jr., Joseph Chase, and David Chase, sisters; Valerie Chase and Roberta Chase, grandchildren; Jordan Inman, Aiden Inman, Hannah Helmer and Elleanor Tiokasin, many other relatives and many friends.
