Joseph Esquash
d. June 6, 2015
Joseph Esquash
Beeshegogun (One Feather)
Peacefully at the Notre Dame Foyer on Saturday, June 6, 2015, Joseph Esquash of Swan Lake First Nation, passed away at the age of 91 years.
Joseph leaves to mourn his children, James (Flo), Gerald (Linda), Charlotte, Yvonne and Dorothea (James); 20 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren; one sister Francis (Charlie Montagne), one sister-in-law Vina Swain; one brother-in-law John Swain (Theresa); two sons-in-law Elvis and Lionel; and numerous nieces, nephews, friends and relatives in Canada and the USA.
He was predeceased by his wife Rose-Marie (nee Swain) in 1967: his parents Louis and Sophia (nee Walker); nine siblings, Elizabeth (Gilbert), Charlie (Mabel), Mary (Frank), George (Edna), Theresa (Tom), Lena (Gordon), Agnes, Alice and Alexandra (Tony); one son-in-law Ernest Daniels Sr.
A Traditional Wake will be held at the Swan Lake First Nation Hall on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 4 p.m with David Blacksmith officiating. A Traditional Feast will be held at the Swan Lake First Nation Hall on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 12 noon. Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Mariapolis Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 3 p.m. with Father Armand Le Gal officiating. Interment to follow in the Mariapolis Parish Cemetery.
Grandpa Joe was a sundance teacher to Spruce Woods Sundance Family. As well as Matheson, Chisasibi, Whapmagoostui, Moose Factory, Merritt, East Main, God’s Lake, Grand Rapids, Norway House, Roseau River and Henvey Inlet Sundances. Our grandfather received the Horse Ceremony when he was 8 years old and he was a singer at many sundances in Canada and the USA. All his life he carried the songs of our ancestors and shared his teachings.
Adam’s Funeral Home of Notre Dame, Manitoba in care of arrangements. Phone 248-2201 or 1-888-400-2326. www.afh.ca