With heavy hearts but with total submission to God's will, we deeply regret to announce the death of our son, brother, husband, friend, Anslem Ifemsochukwu Odikpo. He went to be with the Lord on the 30th of August, 2015. But as in all things, we are thankful to our Sovereign God for the short but highly impactful time he spent with us here on earth.
His bustling career in business and politics took him to various countries across the globe from Nigeria to USA, before his untimely death. Anslem loved to travel and care for people and offer his advice freely. He was a peoples person and is loved dearly my many. He is survived by his wife Lilian, three children - Nicole, Kevin and Jayden, father – Sir (Chief) M.A Odikpo the Azagba of Onicha-Olona, siblings, nieces and nephews. Sochi is deeply loved, and will be missed by us all. Memorial contributions are welcome please contact his immediate family.

Cletus Brasel was a Vietnam Veteran silver Star recipient, football coach,member of the CVMA,father,grandfather, son,brother and one hell of a friend to so many..Ride free my friend..

On 10/2/2015, Peter passed away of natural causes while at home in Aberdeen and joined his lovely wife Laura in heaven. Peter served and inspired thousands throughout his life long career in the grocery industry and had a passion for his family, friends, and trains. He was loved by all and will be greatly missed by his children and grandchildren.

Patricia Hendrickson passed away peacefully in the early hours of Oct 1st, 2015.
She was born Patricia Wilson in Detroit Michigan on January 1st, 1926. She is predeceased by her husband Bob Hendrickson, and survived by her 3 children Gary Hendrickson, Dale Hendrickson and Sherri Hendrickson-Velte, and her grandchildren Davis and Hannah Velte.
Patricia, or Pat as most of her family and friends knew her, was an only child but grew up with many close friends and relatives.
She was a graduate of Mackenzie High School where she played in the school orchestra. I will never forget her stories of lugging her full size cello in its carry case on busses to and from school everyday, rain or snow!
Pat Graduated with a BA from Wayne State University Michigan, and married Robert Hendrickson on March 8th, 1952.
She was always a loving mother and we feel so fortunate to have had such loving parents.
Pat was creative in music and art with many craft and music hobbies. She loved singing with the church choir, and playing piano at home. She had a busy business creating leather jewelry which she sold at gift shops in and around her home in Taylor Michigan and continued in Fort Collins and Denver.
We will miss her dearly, but know that she is at peace and reunited with Bob. We know she is watching over us and already sense her near, not really gone but rejoicing in spirit.
We hope to see her friends and family post their memories of her here, so that we may all share in her memory.

Our Sunshine

Sunnie Rae Reza June 2, 2004-May 31, 2013

Sunni as we knew her was full of life. As we got together to remember her, several incidents came to mind. We reminisced about the funny, thoughtful, courageous and scary things she did. She was always making everyone laugh and enjoyed her life.

We remembered when she was in Kindergarten she was so excited that she had graduated and moving up to the First Grade. When she got to first grade she was all grown up. She took it upon herself to trek the 3-mile walk home from school, while Adri and Stevie were frantically looking for her.

When she got to the 2nd grade, Sunni got on the wrong bus. When the bus driver told her she had to get off the bus, Sunni just threw her hands up in the air and told him, "fine". She then began here long walk home. She found a lady to help her get a hold of her grandma to come pick her up. She knew better than to walk again.

We all remember the time that Sunni and AdaMari began their business ventures. They were aware of a fundraiser going on at AdaMari's school. They then came up with a bright idea to "borrow/take" the soda's that belonged to the construction workers. They then told them about the fundraiser and sold them back to the workers at 2.00 a piece. They even got their Tio Eddie to buy some. All Eddie could say is "man, that's the most expensive soda I ever bought."

Sunni was bit of a hustler, but she had a very generous nature. Her grandma gave here $20 when she came to Albuquerque one year for her to buy ice creams for the summer. The first round that the ice cream truck came around, she picked out what she wanted. She saw girl that wanted an ice cream, but didn't have any money so Sunni not only bought her an ice cream she gave her whatever was left of the $20. She didn't hesitate to giver her money away because she was always giving towards thos who did not have much.

Sunni was always full of life. She loved to play basket ball and was so excited to start playing on her school team. She brought so much joy to her mom, grandma and family. She was the light of all of our lives.

Sunni will always be our little sunshine.

Yailene will be remembered as a loving daughter, mother of two and a loving wife. Her smile brightened up days and her memory will continue to do so. You are now in a place where you are free from pain and suffering and at peace. We will see you soon my angel.

... When I close my eyes I see you ...
... When I open my eyes I miss you ...

At age 66, Francine lost her life to cancer. For two years she fought to repair her health but the cancer would not go away. She never complained, never gave up a day of work and she moved through her last two years with grace and dignity despite her illness.

Francine was loving and real. Her values and outlook were real. Her smile was captivating and her words spoken softly. People felt comfortable around her and if you listened carefully, you could hear music as she quietly hummed to herself. During her illness, three things kept her going; her work, her hope and her children. It was only at the very end that she asked for assistance.

Francine had a good sense of humour and she enjoyed stories and jokes. She was a wonderful mother of two children, a business woman and a friend to others. Her values will live on through her children and grandchildren. In whatever role Fran played, she stood apart as someone special.

Born to Alice and Urgel Martel on November 23rd, 1948, Francine was the third in line of a family of eight children. Siblings Carmen, Simon, Monique, Benoit, Aline, Norman and Denise shared a childhood with Francine in Ottawa, Ontario. The family lived in the Westboro area where Francine attended Sainte-Jeanne d’ Arc grade school then onto St- Conrad and Notre-Dame du Bon Conseil for high school.

Like many of us as children, Francine had a sweet tooth; she loved candy and she would collect pop bottles to buy “black balls”, her favourite. She also liked to be the boss by taking control on Saturday mornings for house cleaning duties assigning work to her brothers and sisters amidst a clamor of spirited words.

Her love of the arts was evident at a very young age. Piano lessons were part of her early learning and she sang in the school choir and was frequently chosen as a soloist at school concerts. Although music became a big part of Francine's adult life in a different way, drawing became her passion.

A young Francine would work meticulously for hours at the family dining table creating sketches and drawings. For many years her art was put on hold as she raised her young family but more recently her passion was rekindled and her many drawings and paintings are a testimony to her talent. She became a member of the Artists Association of Clarence-Rockland where many of her art pieces have been on display at art shows.

Her taste for art and blending of colours was not confined to the canvas for she loved to make her own clothes from patterns featuring bright, exciting colours and as a keepsake, she had a large and varied collection of twist and twirl marbles in a glass jar.

Before graduating from high school in 1966, she was choosing a “Winter Carnival Princess.” After graduation, she started working at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Ottawa. With school now behind her and the whole world in front, Fran’s life was about to change when she met her future husband, David Abraham.

After a courtship and an engagement, Francine and David were married on October 25th, 1969. Francine continued to work at the Met Life until 1974. She then left the insurance industry and with David, started a business called “Musicare.” Musicare became their life as Fran and David worked to build their business providing musical instruments to school children, repairing brass, woodwinds, percussion, string and electronic instruments. Over the past forty years, Francine has been at the office administration helm providing guidance and support to teachers, students and parents.

Soon after starting Musicare, her life was ready for children. In 1975, their first son Andrew was born then a short time later in 1977, Mark arrived. Mothering and business now filled her days and nights. She enjoyed every aspect of it and her creativeness showed through as she spent hours making clothes for the boys as well as the mothering essentials of games, schoolwork and life's lessons.

Enjoying the outdoors, Fran designed a cottage and it was built. Here, many hours of four season fun took place with the children. Fran would dress them up in warm clothing to go out ice fishing, ski dooing, cross country skiing or show shoeing in the woods. Springtime was about making maple syrup and enjoying fresh syrup on pancakes, blueberries and bacon. Summer time meant fishing, swimming, water skiing, boating and outdoor gatherings by the deck on the lake for BBQ’s and a cold beverage. The gathering of cottage friends to celebrate birthdays was something Fran enjoyed as she took pleasure in hosting and cooking for others.

But life is not cut and dry and in 2006, David separated from Fran to pursue a journey with a spiritual teacher seeking understandings about the connection between humanity and what possibilities exist within the universe. Fran accepted this separation knowing that David wears his heart in the right place.

Moving in another direction, Fran continued with her passions including gardening. She loved flowers of all kinds and from the vegetable and fruit gardens, she grew a variety of fresh staples for the table and root cellar and for the freezer she made jams, jellies and pies of all kinds. No one could bypass her cooking.

Spare time was devoted to relaxing with a good book and a cup of tea. This of course changed when the grandchildren Blaiden, Cadence, Kayley, Aleka and Olivia came along. Family was very important to Fran and the cottage life continued in a different location but still in a place where she could watch her grandchildren grow and learn the outdoor skills she gave her sons.

Francine’s choice in life was about being involved. No matter what chapter in her book of life was open, she fully immersed herself in it and more importantly wanted to share it with family and friends.

Francine will be missed by many but never forgotten by those who knew her.

Ollie Mitchell, Jr.; the eldest son of the late Ollie Mitchell,Sr. and Erin M. Wabbington Mitchell was born in Alabama. Ollie had four brothers( Albert, J.C. and Willie Mitchell) and two sisters
(Annie M. Mitchell Sanders and Ernestine Mitchell Posey}. All of Ollie's siblings have crossed over from Earth to Eternal Life with the exception of his younger brother Mr. Booker T. Mitchell of Mississippi.
After his foundation education, Ollie attended and graduated from Southern University, Baton Rouge. He used his university education to become a Teacher in the Louisiana School System. He served his Country with the United States Navy and United States Air Force.
Every Great Man Understands the importance of Love and Family. Ollie fell in love and married Lela Bell and remained joined in love with Lela until Death. From this love, one son was born (Ollie Mitchell, III).
Ollie Mitchell, Jr. was a concerned citizen in his community, active in his church and in other organizations. He loved working with his hands and he loved working on behalf of his community with interacting with progressive minded people.
His great hobby was taking photographs. Left to cherish a lifetime of great memories is his wife of 63 years, Lela Bell Mitchell; his son Ollie Mitchell, III, his loving grandchildren, his brother Booker T. Mitchell of Mississippi, his Sister-in-Love Mrs. Jonnie Mitchell of California, his nieces, great nieces, nephews, great nephews, his longtime neighbors and numerous friends.

My mother was the most Amazing, Caring, hard working and independent woman I know. She was a Nurse for over 25 years. She has 3 Kids, Gia, Holly and Kristian and 7 Grandbabies who called her Mum Mum. Alexandra Albu ( who she helped raise) and her husband Michael Albu, Ryan Reiche, Emily Reiche, Adrianna Nicholson, Gage Nicholson, Katie Untch and Kylie Untch. Cheryl was Blessed to also have her First Great Grandson Michael Albu who she adored.
She was a Spitfire who loved 80s music and Loved watching her Soaps. There is a huge part of all us that is missing now that she is gone.