- Date Of Birth: February 21, 1950
- Date Of Death: September 20, 2019
- State: Minnesota
Melvin Whitefeather, Sr., “Aandokwaaneyaush” (Crow Feather) age 69, of Ponemah, MN and the Kingfisher Clan, began his journey to the spirit world on Friday, September 20th, 2019 from Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Melvin was born in Red Lake, MN on February 21st, 1950 to Jerome and Amelia (Johnson) Whitefeather.
Melvin was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching the Red Lake Warriors Basketball team and cheering on his beloved Minnesota Twins. He enjoyed scratch offs, cutting his grass, fishing, playing bingo and solitaire and making his nightly calls to family and friends.
He had worked as an EMT for over 30 years with the Red Lake Ambulance Service and was a supervisor at the Ponemah station.
Melvin is welcomed to the spirit world by his parents, Jerome and Amelia Whitefeather; sister, Carolyn Whitefeather; brothers, Vernon and Alan Whitefeather and granddaughter, Bethany Perkins.
Family he leaves behind are his son, Melvin Whitefeather, Jr.; daughters, Tracy and Dawna Whitefeather and Janelle (Kevin) Patterson; brother, Bobby (Kathy) Whitefeather; sisters, Donna and Eunice Whitefeather; grandchildren, Karelynn Patterson and Kevin Patterson, Jr., adopted grandchildren, James Johnson, Sophie and Khloe Barrett; aunt, Betty Schoenborn; sister-in-law, Jean Whitefeather and numerous family and friends.
