Codey Lee Diver

Codey "Giiwitaayaanimad" (circling winds) Lee Diver, 38, of Cloquet, MN passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, November 15th, 2025.

Born on January 7th, 1987, to Doreen Diver and Louis Quaderer. Codey grew up in the Cloquet area with his sister, Ashley and attended Fond du Lac Ojibwe School and Cloquet High School.

Codey loved making quilts with his grandma Linda for Big Drum, he loved his R&B music, dancing to the songs "Tootsie Roll" and "Da-Dip". He was artistic and would often be doodling on friends' notebooks and loved passing letters back and forth in school. Codey was very traditional and enjoyed attending pow wows and other ceremonies and was first-degree Midewiwin. He was a social butterfly and left an impression on everyone that knew him. He cared deeply for everyone, especially his two boys Cameron and Cylas Spears, his "homies" he called sister's Marella, Kailey and Jamie. Also, his best cousin Crystal Rae.

Codey is preceded in death by father, Louis; paternal grandparents, Betty (Benjamin) Quaderer and Amos Riley; maternal grandparents; Harold Diver Sr. and Linda Shabaiash; "Auntie-Mom" Darla Badmoccasin; uncles, Darwin and Harold Diver Jr.

He is survived by his mother, Doreen Diver (Kevin); sister, Ashley Diver (Matt); brother, Thomas Quaderer of Cloquet, MN; nieces, Alliana Benjamin, Brooklyn Quaderer, Liasia Diver, Shaylee Diver, Zimorah Diver, and nephew Jeramie Allen Jr.; one great-niece, numerous stepsiblings and other extended family and friends.

A traditional Midewiwin service will start on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, at 5 pm until Midewiwin Funeral service,10 am Wednesday, November 19th, 2025, at the Cloquet Community Center/RBC Gym (1720 Big Lake Rd, Cloquet, MN). Interment to follow luncheon at Old Holy Family Cemetery (Ridge Rd, Cloquet, MN).