ALVIN “Alley” W. STILLDAY

Alvin “Alley”  Wayne Stillday, 52, of Ponemah, Minnesota died Tuesday,April 5, 2005 at his home in Ponemah, Minnesota.  Cease Family Funeral Home of Blackduck is assisting the family with arrangements.

Traditional Indian services were held Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. at the Ponemah Community Center in Ponemah, Minnesota with Spiritual Leader Thomas Stillday, Jr. officiating.  A wake began on Thursday evening at the Ponemah Community Center and continued until the services.  Burial was at the Family Burial Grounds in Ponemah, Minnesota.

Active pallbearers were Dale Kingbird, Russell Kingbird, Alvie Stillday, Chris Cloud, Brian Stillday,  Wesley Cloud, Sr., James Cloud, Jr., Elliott Cloud, Sr. with alternates, Jerry Stillday, Corey Whitefeather, Sr., Wilbur Stillday, and Francis Stillday.

Honorary pallbearers were the Ponemah Head Start Staff.

Alvin was born on October 16, 1952 at Red Lake, Minnesota the son of Warren  and Alvina (Burns) Stillday.  He was raised in Ponemah and attended school in Red Lake.  He graduated from Red Lake High School.  He worked as a commercial fisherman in the Red Lake Fishery for years.  He had worked for Fingerhut in St. Cloud. 

He was a simple man that loved his family.  He was a really gentle man and he was a very jolly person.  He enjoyed going to Pow wows and spending time with family and friends. 

He is survived by his brother, Larry (Violet) Stillday of Ponemah; five sisters, Rose Cloud, Althea Johnson, Patricia Stillday, Betty Cloud, and Margaret (Mike) Jarski all of Ponemah; and numerous other family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, two brothers, Warren J and Warren Stillday.