Maryann Nawakayas (Nee: McKay) was born to Late parents Ole & Dorothy Mckay on March 13, 1938. She passed peacefully on May 14, 2022 at the Pineview Lodge at 8:15 p.m.
Maryann met Shem Nawakayas and they were married on June 2, 1955. They were blessed with one son. Maryann resided at the Pineview lodge in Nipawin since February 2000.
Maryann had many hobbies while growing up including:playing guitar, sewing and cooking traditional meat. She started playing Bingo when she was in care at the Pineview Lodge. Maryann liked to share her memories of how her dad would make and build mud and log houses for his family and trap and hunt. She told stories of her mom being a homemaker and how she would care and raise them. They gladly accepted and took care of their nephews, nieces and grandchildren. Maryann had a good sense of humor. She loved to have family for company and she would greet them by relationship not by name such as: nephews, nieces, grandchildren, daughter in Cree.
Maryann leaves treasured memories to: her adopted children: Stephanie (Keith) Head, Larissa (Silas) Umpherville, Delbert (Myra) Head, Bernadette Whitehead, Roger (Celia) Nawakayas, Rhea (Clifford) Crane; nieces and nephews: Madeline Whitehead, Della Whitehead, Collin (Darlene) Head, Cameron Head, Conrad (Noralie) Head, Randel Head and Lois (Willis) McKay; granddaughter, her namesake, Maryann, Melissa Young (Eugene); sister , Arabella Nawakayas
Maryann ispredeceased by her parents, Ole and Dorothy Mckay, husband Shem Nawakayas, son Douglas Nawakayas, adopted son Roderick Mckay, sister: Ellen (Darcy) Head, nephews: Gerald (Suzette) Head, Stanley Head, Kelly Nawakayas, Mark Nawakayas, Arnold Jr. Nawakayas, Johnny Whitehead, Raynold Whitehead, Horace Whitehead, grandchildren: Suzanna McKay, Courtney Head, Aaron Whitehead, nieces: Audrey (David) Sanderson, Karen Head, Sarah (Steven) Head, Mary Whitehead, sisters in law: Madeline (John) Young, Claudia (Gerald) Bear, Doris (Josiah) Whitehead, Doreen (Cecil) Whitehead, Gloria Head; brothers-in-law, Richard Nawakayas, Arnold (Delia) Nawakayas, George Nawakayas (Elizabeth); in-laws Darius and Sarah Nawakayas, and many family members too numerous to mention.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Maryann Nawakayas May 14 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Nipawin, Province: Saskatchewan