Emily Ann Ryder

Emily was predeceased by her great-great-grandfather Philp (Go-Go) Ironstar; grandfather Walter Ironstar; great-grandfather James Ryder; big brother Joshua Ironstar; great-grandmother Edith Thomson (nee Ryder); great-grandmother Dr. Jessie and David Saulteaux; grandmother Sarah Ryder; great-grandmother Amy Kakakaway (nee Ironstar) and uncle Jody Sunkawaste.

Emily is survived by husband Talon Desjarlais; daughter Isabella Ryder; stepson Jacoby Desjarlais; parents Kimbal Ironstar and Deanna Ryder; father-in-law Aaron Desjarlais; mother-in-law Tanya Whitebear; siblings: Amanda Goodwill (Darwin), Walter Ryder, John Ryder, Mathew Ryder, Joseph Ryder and Amy Ryder; brother-in-law Tyman Desjarlais; special sister-in-law Tasia Desjarlais; grandparents: Aletha Whitefeather, Darryl and Anita Ryder and Patti Yuzicapi Buffalo and numerous uncles, aunties, nieces, nephews and cousins in the Ironstar family, Ryder family, Whitefeather family, Yuzicapi family, Eashappie family, O’Watch family and Kakakaway family.

Emily was kind, caring and loved her family, hunting, sports and cultural activities. She made many friends on all of her journeys with Talon. She was always at the sidelines of all her siblings hockey, baseball or soccer games.

Thank you to all the medical staff at the Regina General Hospital Cardiac Care Unit, staff and flight crew of the Saskatchewan Air Ambulance, staff of Cardiac Care Unit and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at the Mazankowski Heart Institute. They all provided Emily with all the best care and went above and beyond for her. Thank you to Cegakin Chief and Council for all the support you have provided us and to all of those who dropped off food, blankets and tobacco.

The wake was held in the Cegakin Community Hall on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. The funeral service was in the Cegakin Community Hall on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. with Elders: Tim Poitras and Tristan Ironstar officiating. Interment followed in the North Cemetery.

The pallbearers were Gilbert Bellegarde, Terrence Spencer, Byron Ironstar, Robbie Spencer, Wade Jack and Denzel Rope.

Honorary pallbearers were Kendra Benson, Sequinne Saulteaux, Denielle Cappo, Alexis Isnana, Taliegha Saulteaux and Jodicee Spencer.