Danette Ann Bruce, Ojibwe name Wabi-zhay-si-equay, which means White Martin Woman, 35, of Cass Lake, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at North Country Regional Hospital in Bemidji.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Onigum Community Center in Onigum with the Rev. James Moses officiating. A wake began Thursday afternoon at the Onigum Center and will continue until the time of the service. Burial will be in the Old Agency Cemetery in Onigum. The Cease Family Funeral Home of Cass Lake assisted the family with arrangements.

Active pallbearers will be Wayne Smith, Edward Blomseth, Jeff Goose Sr., George Earth, Curtis Hoffman III and Cory Hoffman.

Honorary pallbearers will be Tiffany Belcourt, Bonnie Earth, Crystal Desjarlais, Deana Bruce, Jenni Bruce and Debi Bruce.

She was born Dec. 19, 1972, to Daniel and Bonita (Goose) Bruce in Minneapolis. She grew up in Minneapolis. She was a single stay-at-home mother. In 1995, she moved to Bemidji, and in 1999, she moved to Cass Lake. She loved cooking and spending time with family and friends having fun. She enjoyed being artistic, writing poetry, drawing and doing bead work.

She is survived by her mother of Walker; children, Curtis Hoffman III, Cory Hoffman, Catherine Bruce and Dalton Bruce, all of Walker; sisters, Debi Bruce, Diane Bruce, Deana Bruce and Darla Bruce, all of Minneapols, Carrie Bruce and Jeanie Goose of Walker; brothers, Danny Bruce of Minneapolis, Jimmy Bruce of Minneapolis, Jeffrey Goose of Walker, John Goose of Minneapolis; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, uncles and aunts; and special friend, Fred Fairbanks of Cass Lake.

She was preceded in death by her father; and son, Douglas Bruce.