Darlene Legarde
July 24, 1937 — January 2, 2018
Darlene (Duhaime) LeGarde died January 2, 2018 at age 80.
She was born July 24, 1937 in Cloquet, MN. She was a member of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe and the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. She retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, having worked in Bemidji, MN, Ashland, WI and Carson City, NV.
She loved traveling to visit family in Iowa and Nevada, gambling, playing bingo and was a lifelong Twins and Elvis fan.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 46 years, Donald LeGarde and her son, Tod LeGarde.
She is survived by daughters Loretta (Phil) LeGarde Nye of Carson City, NV; Amy (Grant) Chapin of Sheldahl, Iowa and Cynthia (Bryan) LeGarde of Cambridge, Iowa; and a grandson, Tyler (Carrie) LeGarde of California.
A community gathering will be held in Grand Portage.