Henrietta M. Bedeau

About Henrietta

Henrietta Marie Bedeau, 72, of Bagley, Minnesota died on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at her home in Bagley, Minnesota.

Henrietta was born on October 18, 1949 in Ponsford, Minnesota to Florence Bedeau and Elsworth Barstow. Henri, as she was affectionately called, was a proud Native American Woman and a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. Henri moved to Minneapolis as a child. After school, she became a mother and a homemaker. Later in adulthood, she went on to further her education studying at Bemidji State University, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. She then went on to the University of Minnesota Duluth where she received her Masters Degree in Native American Liberal Arts. She worked for many years for White Earth before retiring in 2009.

While enjoying retirement, she loved to travel, go to he casino to play Bingo, sewing, beading, and making Native American Arts and Crafts. A lady who loved her culture and traditions, Henri thrived in learning and practicing her Native heritage. She loved her family most of all! Always there to take a hand in raising her grandchildren.

She also loved her furry four legged friends, especially her dogs, Bella, Smokey, JoJo, and Josie. If ever anyone treated their pet as their own children, it was Henri, right down to the “time out” her dogs might incur.

Henrietta is survived by her loving children, Lisa (Paul) Donovan, Patrick (Stacy) Donovan II, Brady (Nancy) Donovan, Troy (Crystell) Donovan, Dena Iron Cloud, Laurel Iron Cloud, and Shalene (Reginald, Sr.) Brown; her sisters, Sandrea and Jolene; 24 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and her forever friend, Patrick Donovan, Sr.

She was preceded in death by her father, Elsworth Barstow; her mother, Florence Bedeau; her husband, Robert “Tote” Iron Cloud; her siblings, Alfred, Kenny, Evelyn, Theresa, and Leona; and her grandchildren, Lynette, Shaylene, Angel, and Avishai.

memorial service

Services for Henrietta

September 3, 2022

Pine Point School 48075 Pow Wow Hwy, Ponsford, MN 56575, USA

A wake will begin on Friday, September 2, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Old Pine Point School and continue until the time of the service. Interment will be held at St. Theodore’s Cemetery in Ponsford, Minnesota.

Funeral/Cremation Provider: Cease Family Funeral Home