Service Information
Redby Community Center, Redby, MN
Saturday, July 19, 2014
1:00 P.M.
Visitation Information
Redby Community Center, Redby, MN
Thursday & Friday
Beginning at 12 Noon
Matthew Edward Heath Little, age 23, of Red Lake, Minnesota, currently residing in Minneapolis, journeyed to the Spirit World on Sunday, July 13, 2014.
Matt had a generous heart and was a loyal friend. He was passionate about writing poetry, and he sang and drummed pow wow. Matt was a champion chess player and taught many kids to play chess. He enjoyed playing cards and video games. He loved children and spending time with nieces and nephews and he loved music and poetry and was an avid reader.
Matthew is survived by his mother, Darma J. Little, sister Shanoah (Diego) Barajas, brothers Kyle Little and Calvin (Leah) Little, 4 nephews and 2 nieces, Victor, Diego Jr., Brayon and Connor; Angelia and Calliet, maternal grandparents Adelma and Jim Oakgrove, paternal grandparents John and Elaine Little, aunts Shelley, Nicole (Donald) Brun, Lisa Sayers, and Annie Oakgrove, uncles Jay (Mary) Little, Dez (Janice) Little and Barry Oakgrove; special friend Marrisa Mills; many cousins and a host of other relatives and friends.
Preceded in death by his father Mark Heath Little, uncles Niles and Scott Little, great-grandparents Edward and Anna Lussier, Matthew and Ethel Sayers, and grandfather Bruce Sayers.
Funeral service will be held at 1 PM Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Redby Community Center.
All night wakes will be held on Thursday and Friday at the Redby Community Center starting at 12:00pm Thursday.
Casketbearers will be Donald Brun Jr., Shawn Oakgrove Sr., Keith, Jonathon, Stephan and Joshua Cloud, Dallas Little and Doug Pocklington.
Honorary casket bearers will be Calvin and Kyle Little, Barry, Leichelie, Anna, Annie, and Holly Oakgrove, Shanoah Little (Barajas), Avery White, Dylan Cook, Quanah Machacek, Hannah Lieder, Kevin Lieder, Frank Brun, Leonard King, Jay and Dez Little, Gina Carlson, Ramon Sayers.
Interment St. Mary’s Cemetery, Red Lake, MN.
Chilson Funeral Home, Winsted, MN assisted the family with arrangements.
My prayers go out to the family of Matt. He was a good friend, we met in the workhouse and became very good friends. He got me reading some of the best books I ever read. He took a vow of silence for a year so he didn’t talk at all during that time unless he absolutely had to but me and him still talked / communicated every chance we got. I got to learn who he really was, as a person over the months we spent together and he truly was a special, one of a kind person. I’m blessed to have gotten the chance to know him and look forward to seeing him again when it’s my time to be called home.