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Josephine Nawakayas Obituary
Josephine took her schooling in the Red Earth Elementary School until grade seven and graduated grade12 at the John William Head Memorial Education Centre in 2004 with her sister Delphine Sanderson. Her passions were doing sewing, helping others by washing clothes for them, selling her best Bannock and cooking for weddings and for her family and friends. She loved looking after Shelby Nawakayas and took her has her own daughter.
Josephine loved spending time with her children whenever she had a chance to visit them. During her time alone she did word puzzles. She mostly loved making traditional food such as preparing ducks, moose meat, deer meat, beaver and muskrats whenever her husband brought home for their sustenance. She enjoyed family camp with relatives and friends. Her cousin Louisa would check on her regularly because they had a special bond of sisterhood.
She leaves to treasurer her memories: her loving husband Alphonse Nawakayas; her sons; Arthur (Denise)Mckay, Ernie Mckay, Sterling Nawakayas, her daughter Arlena Nawakayas; her adopted children Netanis Flett, Neeson, Kelly, Kelina Nawakayas; her 16 grandchildren; her sisters, Jean Daniels, Delphine(Anthony) Sanderson; her brother Shem (Velma) Mckay; her uncles and aunties Robert Nawakayas, Kathleen Mclean, Arlene Moostoos; mother and father in law; Patrick (Caroline) Young; her cousins; Lorie (Lydia) Mckay, Morris (Priscilla), Gary (Laura), Neil Mckay, Cecilia (Bernard) Umpherville, Eugene and Maxine Mckay; her sister and brother in laws Angela (Darren) Bighead, Sherrine Umpherville, Brenna Whitehead, Clara (Karry) Nawakayas, Verna Sanderson, Osler Whitehead, Dean (Colleen) Nawakayas, Dexter (Donna) Nawakayas, Hilda (Elvis) Mckay, Don Nawakayas; special daughter Shelby Nawakayas; special parents Willis and Lois Mckay.
Josephine Was predeceased by her first husband Orville Nawakayas her daughter Shari Nawakayas; second husband Clayton Whitehead; her parents Ernie (Louisa) Mckay; her brother Lyle Nawakayas; her nephew Harrison Jr. Daniels; her maternal grandparent Noah (Alice) Mckay, paternal grandparents Simeon (Priscilla) Moostoos; her stepmom Mary Mckay; her nephews Baby Nawakayas, Baby Bernard Bighead and Baby Bighead, Hilliard Umpherville; her mother and father in laws Abelard (Agnes) Nawakayas, Rufus and Miriam, George (Elizabeth) Nawakayas; sister in law Judy Whitehead; her brother in laws Kelly Nawakayas and Harrison Sr. Daniels; her cousins Norman Mckay, Mathias Mckay, Garson (Verna) Mckay, Marius Mckay, Chlyla Umpherville.
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March 9 1972
September 18 2024
Death notice for the town of: Nipawin, Province: Saskatchewan
death notice Josephine Nawakayas March 9 1972
September 18 2024
obituaries notice Josephine Nawakayas March 9 1972
September 18 2024
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September 18 2024 and hope that their memory may be a source of comfort during this difficult time. Your thoughts and kind words are greatly appreciated.
