Amber Lynn Bowen

Amber Lynn Bowen (Zhaa gaana shi wiikwe), 17 of Redby, MN died Sunday, August 7, 2005 at the Red Lake Hospital in Red Lake, MN

Funeral services will be 10:00 am Friday, August 12, 2005 at the Ponemah Elementary School in Ponemah with Tom Stillday officiating. A wake will begin Wednesday afternoon at the Ponemah Elementary School in Ponemah and continue until the time of service on Friday.  Interment will be at Fox Point Cemetery in Redby, MN under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji.

She was born April 21, 1988 in Bemidji, MN the daughter of Anita Gibbs and David Murray Bowen.  She grew up mainly in the Battle River area on the Red Lake Reservation.  She attended Ponemah Elementary and Red Lake High School.  She was very active in cultural ceremonies.  She really enjoyed spending time with her friends and talking on the phone with them.  She enjoyed swimming. She also enjoyed visiting with the elders at the elder home.  She was always happy and loving and joking.  This was evident in her interactions with everybody she met.

She is survived by her mother: Anita Gibbs of Redby; Father: David Bowen of Minneapolis; Brother: David E. Bowen, Jr. of Redby; 3 ½ brothers: John Bowen, Leroy Bowen and David Murray Bowen all of Mpls. ½ sister: Nelly Bowen of Minneapolis; Grandmothers: Anna C. Gibbs of Ponemah; Beverly J. Bowen of Racine, Wisconsin; Special friend: Jerry J. Graves of Red Lake

She was preceded in death by her grandfathers Robert Gibbs, Jr. and Leroy Bowen, Sr.

Honorary Casketbearers will be Estilita Charwood, Letesha LaFave, Dena White, Avis White, Patty Stomberg, LaBria Gibbs, Darlene Jones and Elsie Johnson.

Active Casketbearers will be Leslie Gibbs, Arthur W. Tainter, Jerry J. Graves, Michael Greenleaf, Patrick DeFoe and Robert Spears.