Ernest ‘Ernie” Wayne DeClusin

Ernest “Ernie” Wayne DeClusin, 35, of Bemidji, died on Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, at his home as a result of a house fire. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji with Kathy Molitor officiating. Burial will be in DeClusin Family Cemetery in Turtle River.

Honorary pallbearers will be Benjamin Lowry, Jay DeClusin, Larry DeClusin, Ernie Jr., Ricky Steele, James Steele and Roger Steele.

He was born on March 16, 1971, to Frank and Sharon DeClusin in Cass Lake. He was a lumberjack, fisherman, hunter and construction worker and loved to be outside. He attended and graduated from the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School. He moved to Minneapolis and worked in construction. He moved back to Bemidji in 2000 and has lived here since. He had many friends and enjoyed visitors.

He is survived by his parents of Bemidji; children, Ernest Jr. and Cecelia Mae DeClusin; two brothers; and aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.