Mary Louise Martin
(November 20th 1957 to June 11th 2020)
It is with heaviest of hearts that we, the family of Mary Martin announce her sudden passing on June 11th 2020, at Brantford General Hospital.
In her final hour, she was with her beloved life-partner and soulmate Dave Johnson and her loving children Ardie (Taylor & Emree) and Jade (Martin).
Big sister to Tony Martin (Bev Lickers), Kenny DeCaire (Tanya Martin) Cam DeCaire, Sister-in-law to Tim Johnson (Dana) and Daughter-in-law to Bette Johnson.
Mary is survived by many nieces and nephews; Reid, Naomi, Allen, Jolene, Nicole, Cara, Falen, Kai, Tawi, Kati, Tsiako, Ohyagwahs, Danny, Reannen, Tianna, Lucas and many great nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her grandmother So:t “Lizzie” Monture, her mother Wilma “Bape” Martin and father Allan DeCaire, her niece Yegwenye:s, Father- in-law Carl Johnson and Brother-in-law James Johnson.
Mary will always be remembered in our hearts and our minds as the beautiful woman with warm, soft, Green/Hazel eyes, silly little giggle, long black hair, and the most stellar Jewelry collection. Her cute 3-legged companion Pippie will greatly miss her time with Mary. She was always a steadfast and kind woman who did things her own way, we will continue to strive to embody her best qualities.
Thanks and Gratitude goes out to BGH for doing their best during these contentious times, to the countless Community members and Organizations who donated so much food and drinks, The Family would like to thank Elected Chief Mark Hill for his work behind the scenes on our behalf, deeply appreciated Mark, a special Thanks to Glenn Styres for his willingness to put aside his own business considerations so the Johnson family could mourn and grieve in Peace, a true unselfish action. A heartfelt thanks to the cooks Dawn, Missy and Sydnie (Sis), they did an amazing job of cooking, cleaning as well as providing an enormous amount of love and support way past the call of duty..Nya:weh Go:wah, to Eddie Thomas and the rest of the wake Singers for helping us through the long emotional night. Special thanks to these amazing gentleman, Jock Hill, Scottie (PR) Hill and Dave Williams for their Traditional Knowledge in helping and preparing Mary for her journey to the loved ones who passed on ahead of her, they all provided Myself as well as the Family with comforting words and advice, We can’t thank you Guys enough…forever indebted. A sincere Nya:weh to Niece/Cousin Jolene and her boys for helping out with every task that needed to be done and her generous emotional support, Thanks to Bill Lofthouse and the Funeral home for their Patience and understanding of what we wanted done and seeing that it happened. On a final note Nya:weh Brother-in-law Kenny who provided us with a huge amount of Cultural guidance, advice, moral support, a shoulder to cry and comforting words to help us carry forward. A super Nya:weh:go:wah to Sister-in-law/Aunt Tanya for going above and beyond to ensure our family persevered through this tragedy by giving us her endless energy, providing organization through the chaos and being the driving force and soul that we all needed. Thanks to those who reached out with kind words and messages via social media and apologies to anyone we may have missed.
Remember Who You Are” – The Lion King
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Mary Martin 2020..
Death notice for the town of: Hagersville, Province: Ontario