Edna Rodewald

Edna Mae Rodewald, age 71, of Colfax, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at The Clairemont Nursing Home, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Edna was born February 10, 1941, the daughter of Edward and Ethel (Spears) Bullhead, in Ponemah, Minnesota.  She grew up and attended school at Ponemah and Red Lake.  On July 3, 1977 she married Gerald Rodewald at the Native American Indian Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Preceding her in death were her parents Ethel and Ed Bullhead; husband Gerald Rodewald; brothers Leroy Bullhead and Pete Smith; sisters Rose Bullhead (Bebo) and Rachel Bullhead (Hunter); grandchildren Edwin Jr. and Andrew Battees.
She is survived by her children Cheryl and Cindy Rodewald of Colfax; Charlotte Bullhead of Minneapolis; Ruby Lightfeather of Redby, Minnesota; Brian Whitebird of Minneapolis; and Edwin Bullhead of Minneapolis; 2 brothers: Floyd Bullhead of Minneapolis and Melvin Bullhead of Ponemah, Minnesota; 16 grandchildren; many great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation was from Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Spring Valley Sr. Citizen Center, Spring Valley.  Funeral service was Friday, March 9 at 11 a.m. at the Sr. Citizen Center.   Burial was at a later date in Poplar Hill Cemetery, Rock Elm, Wisconsin.  Pallbearers were:  Edwin Bullhead, Brian Whitebird, Tex Bullhead, Joseph Northbird, Stephan Snyder, and Mason Bullhead.