Ann King Whitecrow

Ann King Whitecrow, 65, Nett Lake passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at University Medical Center – Fairview in Minneapolis.
She was born on June 30, 1950, in Nett Lake, to Melvin and Jennie (Roy) King. Ann loved to travel and spent much of her younger years traveling all over the United States. She spent much of her free time reading books. In 1994 Ann moved to North Pole, Alaska where she began her true passion of sewing, beadwork, and making birch bark baskets and canoes. She traveled all over the state of Alaska doing craft shows and eventually became famous for her popped wild rice. Ann made many friends whom she called family in Alaska. In 2008, she moved back home to Nett Lake, MN. She was a dedicated dispatcher for the Nett Lake Police Department for many years.

Ann is preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Jennie (Roy) King; 4 brothers: Arnold, Norman "Skunko", Francis "Tata" and Nathaniel "Chan" King; 2 sisters: Baby Lorraine King and Arlene Morrison.

Ann is survived by 4 children: Troy (Angie) King and Michelle Fisher, both of Orr; Ronald "Blue" Fisher of Fairbanks, AK and Lucas (Colleen) Cole-Mattson of Washington; 8 Grandchildren, Mikka King, Gabriella King, Troie King, Brayden King, Kayla Fisher, Cameron Fisher, Korynn Fisher and Morgan Vaughn; 2 Great granddaughters, Alice and Lilliana; 3 sisters, Lela Goodsky of Nett Lake, Lorraine Villebrun of Nett Lake and Jacque Wilson of Minneapolis; 2 half-sisters, Barbara Wynhoff of Washington and Joyce Kay Davis of Nett Lake; along with numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and many friends.

SERVICES: Traditional services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Government Tribal & Services Center in Nett Lake. Visitation will start after 5 PM on Thursday at the Center. The spiritual advisor will be Steven Jackson. The casket bearers will be Eddie Villebrun, Conrad King, Dallas King, Norman "Sonson" King Jr., Cameron Fisher and Leon Goodsky. The honorary bearers will be Warren Villebrun, Troy King, Ronald "Blue" Fisher Jr., Lucas Cole-Mattson, Nathaniel "Nate" King, E. Curtis Goodsky, Kerin King, Dillon Goodsky, Melvin King, Terrance King, Michael King and Theodore Wilson. Interment will be in the Nett Lake Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are with Mlaker Funeral Home in Cook. To sign the online guestbook, or to send a condolence to the family, go to www.mlakerfuneralhome.com