Mah’piya TACAN

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TACAN: Mah’piya To Win “Blue Sky Woman”, Amelia Barbara Tacan, June 21st, 1944-March 8th, 2020. It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of our dear mother. Mom passed away surrounded by loved ones. Mom was survived by her daughters Denise, Kathy (Wade) and Michelle (Jeff); her grandchildren Janet, Lauren, Robin, Melissa, Thomas Sr, Staci (Graham), Brett (Sarah), Brock, Braydon (Kristin), Amanda, Shannen (Steven), Dillon, Harmony, Mitana, Rhys and Mya and 28 great grandchildren; sibling Eleanor, Larry, Margaret, Percy, Leona, Frank, Robert and Carrie; numerous nieces and nephews that each held a special place in her heart. Mom was predeceased by her son Robert Rosmus, great grandson Raedyn Goodvoice and parents Ethel and Alfred Tacan, sibling baby boy, Glen, Andrew, Joyce, Bruce and Gerald. Mom left behind a legacy that we will treasure within our hearts. She was a jewel to all that had the pleasure of knowing her. Family and friends are invited to Sioux Valley Veterans Hall on Friday, March 13th, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. where a traditional wake will proceed. Funeral services will be at Sioux Valley Veterans Hall on Saturday, March 14th, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Interment at Sioux Valley Catholic Cemetery.I Am With You StillI give you this one thought to keepI am with you still ... do not weepI am a thousand winds that blowI am the diamond glints on snowI am the sunlight on ripened grainI am the gentle autumn’s hushI am the swift uplifting rushOf quiet birds in circled flightI am the soft stars that shine at night.Do not think of me as gone.I am with you still … in each new dawn.We would like to send special thanks to Dr. Minders, Dr. El-Gabalawy, Dr. Jacie Grobb for the wonderful care and compassion they gave our mother. Also, the Palliative Care Unit at the Assiniboine Centre, The Brandon Friendship Centre Elders Group and The Sioux Valley Elders Group.

As published in Brandon Sun on Mar 12, 2020