- Date Of Birth: January 10, 1950
- Date Of Death: October 10, 2019
- State: Minnesota
John Joseph Fineday, “Waagoshiings” which means “Little Fox”, age 69, of Sawyer, Minnesota began his journey to the spirit world on Thursday, October 10th, 2019 from St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. John was born on January 10th, 1950 in Cass Lake, MN to Agnes Fineday and Robert Fox.
John lived most of his life in Pennington. He attended Northwest VoTech and received his small engine repair and auto mechanic certificate. John opened two auto repair shops, one in Cass Lake the other in Minneapolis after he moved there. He enjoyed working on cars; he liked making them look sharp and fast, by putting the fastest motors in them. John always had his music playing and his love of dancing led him to become a traditional powwow dancer. He was a gambler, his favorite game was Keno, but most of all he loved to flirt and dance with all the ladies. John often bragged about his seven grandchildren to whoever would listen. He moved to Fond Du Lac, MN, where he married Nita Northrup and lived his last years.
Family that John joins again are his parents Agnes Fineday and Robert Fox; and sisters, Roberta Fox, Barbara Fineday, Peggy Fox and Patricia Jackson.
He is survived by his daughters, Jona Fineday, Lisa Shabaiash and Lori (Kevin) Northrup; sons, Edward LaFave and Codi Brown; sisters, Karyn (Donald) Wind; special niece, Marilyn (Colin Rushman) Wind; his former wife, Nita Fineday, seven grandchildren other relatives and many friends.
