January 26, 1960 – October 11, 2018
Emily was born in Old Grassy Reserve. She was taken away from her family at the age of 5. Her father James Keesick searched for many years and with the help of MP Robert Nault in 1992 she was located in Montreal, Quebec in a hospital institution. The family was reunited Emily was transferred to Kenora area on her father’s wishes. Emily was moved and was in the loving care of David and Brenda Kantola in 2002 for the next 16 years.
Emily leaves behind her surviving siblings Catherine, Lillian and step siblings Donna, her children Rayah and Faith, Diane, her children Nayla, Aaliyah and Dezamae, Kenny Strong and her loving caregivers David and Brenda Kantola and Maximus Pahpasay.
She also leaves behind her nephews and nieces Steven Fobister and his children Hans (Sherri), Darwin, Ashen and Asia, Emily and her children Clinton, Ethan (Lori), Dorian (Kyra), Howard, Deshaun and Isaac, Sherry and her children Catherine, Cashis and Cassie, Sharon (Zheung Yu) and their children Vivian, Rose, Lily-Ann, Natasha and Zhuoxi (Charlie), Marcel Pahpasay Jr., Preston Tran and his children Nathan, Kaidence, Faith, Brooklyn, Ava, Avery, Alena, Marlene Taypaywaykejick (Ryan) and daughter Arianna, Robert Bluebird and son Lightening and great granddaughter Malola and many more relatives too many to mention.
She was predeceased by her parents James and Mary J. Taypaywaykejick and her siblings Marlene, Roderick, Sharon, Julius, Timothy and his twin, as well as step brother John Skead.
Emily enjoyed going hunting, fishing and going for boat and quad rides. She loved to go on long walks and go bird watching. She loved applying her Oil of Olay.
Wake service will begin on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 12:00 noon at the Trapper’s Building in Grassy Narrows and the Funeral will be held on Monday, October 15, 2018 at 1:00 pm with Pastor Paul Lee officiating. Burial will follow at House 89 alongside her brother and father.
Online condolences may be made at www.brownfuneralhomekenora.com
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