Beverly Ann (Oh-zow-shko-gee-zho-go-goh-b week) Shebagegit (nee Jourdain), 68, of Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation, passed away Friday March 29, 2013 at the Lake Of The Woods District Hospital in Kenora, Ont.
She was born March 30, 1944 in Fort Frances, Ont. She lived in the area most of life.
Beverly enjoyed attending traditional pow-wows, hockey and fastball games following her favourite teams the Sabaskong Lakers and Cubs.
She worked as a commercial fisherman, short order cook and gave many years of service to the Educational and Customary Care system at the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation as a parent, board member, teacher’s aide and Elder.
She loved spending time with her grandchildren often taking them with her to pow-wows, where she looked forward to talking for hours with her numerous friends.
Beverly leaves behind her; children, Joseph Jr., Chris (Margaret), Brian, Lisa, and Lynn; grandchildren, Cody (Chiata), Evelyn, Kyle, Riley, Devyn, Brandyn, Joshua, Darren (Sarah), Serene (Dave), Corey; Grace and Trapper Horton and great-grandchildren, Aliyah, Lauryn, Ella, Connor, Koden and Aiden.
Also surviving are her sister, Eileen and brother Craig (Audrey) Jourdain; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and other family members.
She was predeceased by her husband, Joe; father, Leonard of Couchiching First Nation; mother, Kathleen (nee Morrisseau) of Couchiching First Nation; sisters, Joyce and Jackie; brothers, Donald and Leslie.
A service will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation gymnasium.
Cremation will take place following the service and later placed with her husband, Joe, on his trapline.
The pallbearers are Burt Woods, Aaron Jourdain, Rich Walton, Darrell Johnson, Derek Shebagegit and her favorite worker, Doug (Moddy) Kelly. Honourary pallbearers are Mary Kelly, Corrine Kelly, Dolores Kelly, Phyllis George, Sharon Bernard, and Marcella Desrosiers.
In memoriam donations may be made to the La Verendrye General Hospital Dialysis Unit in care of Green Funeral Home, Box 427, Fort Frances, Ontario P9A 3M8
On-line condolences may be made in care of www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com
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