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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Mama Mary Ewunkem, 71, born on June 20, 1943 and passed away on November 23, 2014. We will remember her forever.

June 21, 2022
June 21, 2022
My Dearly beloved Mother,

I have been thinking about you all day today. 

To this day you are still my best teacher. Your humility, gentleness, forgiving nature, kindness, strength of faith and your love still steer my compass today. 

Beautiful memories of your laughter, dance, singing, and comfort are blessings you left behind for they bring a smile to my face once in a while. Mom, your love is still my guide. It is said that “all of us are guarded by the most powerful of all the angels - our mother” You did that while you were here and I know you are doing that now while in God’s Kingdom. 

I know you are with me always because even though I can’t see you or touch you, I can sense you. You will always be missed, always be remembered and always be loved. Rest well mom, rest well.
June 20, 2022
June 20, 2022
I miss you Mamie Mary. I Love you and you will always be in my heart ❤️. Continue to rest in perfect peace.
November 27, 2021
November 27, 2021
I miss my Mamie Mary. Such a loving mother ❤️. Continue to rest in peace .
November 27, 2021
November 27, 2021
My dearest and beloved mother,
7 years seem like yesterday. I continue to cherish your selfless love and your humility. Rest peacefully. Love you always
November 26, 2021
November 26, 2021
Mami Mary you are gone but not forgotten.You will forever be missed.Continue to intercede for us.Rest in Peace.
June 21, 2021
June 21, 2021
Continue to RIP sweet mother of all children. Gone ahead, but forever in our hearts. Mami Mary, I miss you, but God needed you most.
June 20, 2021
June 20, 2021
Happy Birthday Maria. Continue to rest in peace and pray for us.
November 25, 2020
November 25, 2020
Reme Mary, your good deeds will always brighten our hearts. Continue to rest. Rest well.
November 23, 2020
November 23, 2020
Dear mama Maria, you are forever in my heart. Your kind words and gestures endures forever in my heart. Continue to RIP .
November 23, 2020
November 23, 2020
Granda Mary,
Continue to rest in peace. We talk about you all the time. Your memories are vivid in our minds. We miss you so much. May your kind and gentle soul continue to rest in perfect peace.
November 23, 2020
November 23, 2020
When I think of you, I smiled. Thank you for listening to me. I still missed you. I am sure you are so proud of those you left behind. Love you for ever.
November 23, 2020
November 23, 2020
Dear Maria, Continue to rest in peace and keep watching over us especially in these trying times. Forever in our hearts!!!
November 23, 2020
November 23, 2020
My sweet Mamie Maria, you are always in my thoughts and I miss you dearly. Continue to watch over us as you rest peacefully in Heaven. I Love you ❤️.
June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
Dearest Mami Maria, you are forever in my heart and your sweet memories are forever in my heart. Continue to rest in peace. You were a very good person. Kind, loving, caring and generous. I miss you dearly, but I am glad because you are with our Heavenly Father.
June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
Happy Birthday Maria!! Missing you today. Continue to rest in peace and keep praying for us.
November 27, 2019
November 27, 2019
Mama Mary, I will forever miss you. You were a very loving, kind and caring person. You showed love , care and kindness to all. May you continue to rest in peace in our Heavenly Kingdom.
November 24, 2019
November 24, 2019
Hi Reme,
It has been 5 years but still feels like yesterday. Continue to rest in peace!
November 23, 2019
November 23, 2019
Mami Mary, I always think about you and miss you dearly. You will forever be in my heart and I pray your kindness, gentleness and forgiving spirit continue to spread amongst our family as you watch over us from Heaven.
November 27, 2018
November 27, 2018
When I sit and reflect on your live, so many imaginary thoughts and questions invade my mind. How I wish I find solace to my questions and thoughts. ‘Hope by now you have seen your namesake and her Son in the glory of the Lord the Most High and I believe all our brethren are with you. There is no need to carry on with grief, for it is certain that were you are, you are at peace. Not yet forgotten about your song “If you waka with Maria, you go di boast, you go bend down bend down, you go di boast”. May your namesake reward you abundantly and may the peace of the Lord grant you rest.
November 23, 2018
November 23, 2018
Dear Reme,
I pray that you continue to rest in peace in heaven. I also pray that you continue to intercede for us. Was in church the other day and guess what, they sang our favorite song!!!! "Shepard me oh lord, beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life"
Rest in peace till we meet again
June 21, 2017
June 21, 2017
My Loving Mother,
Your memory will never faint in my existence. I always think of your unimaginable selflessness all through your time with us on this earth. The way you lived your life continues to teach me to this day.  I miss you so much and I will always love you.
June 20, 2017
June 20, 2017
Those we love don't go away...I remember yours laughs, your dance moves, still smell and taste your kontcha.. On this anniversary of your birth, I thank God for having allowed me to know you, your daughter Ma Flo-my daughter's godmother, your children and grand , I missed you, missed you, missed you....
June 21, 2016
June 21, 2016
Reme Maria, my beloved mother:
you were my best teacher in life. You were my mother but also the most beautiful spirit I have ever known. On this anniversary of your birth I thank God for blessing me with you as my mother. You are by God's side now and your beautiful light adds to the bright light of His heavenly kingdom. I continue to miss you every single day. I love you and will always love you. You are in my heart. Sleep in perfect peace my dear mother.
June 20, 2016
June 20, 2016
Reme Mary, Happy birthday in Heaven. I miss your sweetness but I know you are smiling down on us. We love you Grandma Mary and miss you dearly.
June 20, 2016
June 20, 2016
Happy birthday grama Mary. Can't believe is almost two years since you left us. You will forever be in our hearts.
November 24, 2015
November 24, 2015
Waoh isn't it amazing and so peaceful to know that grandma "Yeri" is having fun with Jesus. What a lucky woman and what a privilege. You are absolutely free from all the hassles and bustles in life. continue to enjoy eternity its not your fault.
November 24, 2015
November 24, 2015
Rest in peace Maria. You will forever be on my mind. I think of all the good times, especially in Lansing. The fun, the laughter, the Sundays at church, sleeping on the same bed, all the times I had fun teasing you, the times I made you tell a lie for me, and the times you refused to lie for me, the trips to Value City, the parties, the dancing to Kotto Bass and the priceless times we spent singing church songs at home. Peace till we meet again.
November 23, 2015
November 23, 2015
Ma Maria,life is tough here with us without your gentle ways,your quiet strength ,your deep concern for our well being.God knows best.
The sadness , nakedness ,emptiness is profound.l know you are in a good place. Rest well. Please walk with me every second of my life. You are the best angel one could ever wish for.What a great mother! What a great friend.
November 23, 2015
November 23, 2015
Mom, can't believe it's already a year since you left us!!! Time really flies!!! Your spirit is still alive in us, though!!! May your soul rest in perfect peace dearest one!!!
June 23, 2015
June 23, 2015
Grand ma Yeri
HAPPY FIRST anniversary in heaven. God loves you best.
June 23, 2015
June 23, 2015
My dearest Reme Mary, Happy birthday. You will be forever missed. I know you are in the presence of the lord watching over us. May your soul rest in perfect peace.
June 21, 2015
June 21, 2015
You are greatly missed mami may your gentle soul continue to rest in peace with the Lord.
Amen
June 21, 2015
June 21, 2015
My dearest mother tears could not let me wish you happy birthday yesterday. Happy 72nd birthday mom. You were my inspiration and still my inspiration. It felt like you just left us yesterday but it is actually 8months. You will forever remain in my memory. Continue to rest in the bossom of our beloved father. Love you mom.
June 21, 2015
June 21, 2015
Mom, you were the best! I recalled many fun times with you in Detroit, Buea & Limbe. Your down-to-earth nature made every encounter memorable. May your soul Rest in Perfect Peace.
June 21, 2015
June 21, 2015
My Loving Mother,
June 20, 2015 was the 72nd Anniversary of your Birth. You left us 8 months ago but your memory is as fresh as ever. I miss your smile, your care, your love, your peaceful nature and your loving heart. But I know you are in a loving place and your kindness, gentleness and beautiful spirit brightens your heavenly dwelling. Your beautiful spirit stays with me always. You are forever missed but forever loved. I love you Mom.
February 6, 2015
February 6, 2015
Mami its taken me this long to pull the courage to do this. I truely do not know how and when to start. I was deeply touched when I heard the news and since then, my mind have been clouded with so many thoughts which are very disturbing. Part of me thought you will be there forever and I never found the time to say and do the things I should have said and done to a mother who was there for me unconditionally. Mami you are a special mother and I love you so so much- Shame I didn't tell you this often enough. You gave me love and trusted/beleived in me. You were a very big part in my life's Journey as a young girl and I can never forget your Kindness. I could go on and on all day but one thing is clear-Mami you are special and I am thankful for being a part in your life no matter how little that part was.
As you rest your gentle soul in God's kingdom, I know you will want all your love ones to know that; though your leaving may cause pain, your joy is greater that they remain because you are just that kind of mother that will put all others before you.
May your gentle soul rest in peace till we meet again.

A lesson to learn- Tell that someone that you love, howmuch you love them always so they know howmuch you love them if tomorrow never comes. I have lose mami who never knew howmuch I loved her and it hurts. Trust me You do not want to be in this dark corner ever.
Mami being a teacher would have love to take on this topic in her class and am sure she did somehow through her life style and kind nature.
Rest in peace Mami
December 11, 2014
December 11, 2014
Grandma Mary was a nice person.
She was a loving and kind person.
From what I am hearing now I know she will always stay in our hearts
What she has done in our lives will never be forgotten.
December 11, 2014
December 11, 2014
Madam Mary, you laid the foundation of my academic accomplishments. You taught me how to count and say the alphabet. You taught me how to read and write. You were the first teacher I had in school. I still remember how enjoyable my classes 1 and 2 days were. You were not just my teacher but also my mother. You will forever be missed. Rest in peace Madam Mary.
December 10, 2014
December 10, 2014
My dear brothers and sisters. In this time of sorrow due to mami Mary's passing, it is sad that mami has gone from us and we will miss her indeed. But the scriptures say that we should not mourn as those without hope. We do not understand why mami had to go now and we have questions but we thank God Almighty for the time we had with her on this earth.
Ist Thessalonians 4:13-14.
"But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him." We will someday reunite again with mami mary and all our loved one if we sleep in Jesus never to die again. This is the blessed hope for every Christian.

Ist Thessalonians 5:18 declares " In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." We thank God when good things happen and we thank God when bad things happen because he causes both the good and bad things to work together for our good. Even things that do not make sense like the passing of our beloved mother mami Mary.

I had a wonderful time with her. When my sister Flo played the lottery and I came to the US, living with mami Mary in Lansing Michigan was fun. She was a loving mother and very jovial. She loved all her children and grand children especially Daren. Mami Mary loved to dance and will always make fun of my dance- Mbah di dance like gentle man. She will say Flo this your brother don quit that job again. Laughing, she will say Mbah tell e manager say "I quit". She will also say Flo this your brother don get police ticket and e di fear for tell you. I beg no halla hi. She also would never miss church mass and she loved prayers. Mami Mary so na go you don really go you so? Weh I go miss you and all our jokes until we meet again by Gods grace. You don finish running your own God given race and I go continue for run my own race in Jesus until we meet again.

Almighty Father I pray that you will comfort us all the entire family in this time of sorrow and help us to find peace in the mist of sorrow and the passing of our beloved mother mami Mary. Help us to live our own lifes in humility, love for each other in unity and to pursue everlasting peace in you so that at the end of our days we will all reunite In you with mami Mary as one godly and heavenly family. In Jesus name I thank you LORD. Amen!
Mbah (Hephzibah) Forsac
December 9, 2014
December 9, 2014
Grandma Mary will be forever be missed. Her heart warming presence was cherished by both family and friends and I am sure that we all feel the pain of her passing. While I am deeply saddened by the loss of Grandma Mary, I take some small joy in knowing that Heaven has gained one of its greatest angels. Having been raised by Grandma Mary throughout the entirety of my childhood and young adult life, I can attest firsthand that she was a woman of great faith and Christian morals. Morals which she made it her mission to pass on to me and morals which I continue to live by today. Grandma Mary is no longer with us but she has left me more than enough fond memories and life lessons. These are memories and teachings that I will carry with me for the rest of my lifetime. You will always be loved and missed. Rest In Peace Mami Mary
December 8, 2014
December 8, 2014
Mami, words alone cannot describe how I feel.
Mami, I can still hear you call me 'Tricia'.
Mami, I can still hear you say 'how is Tobie?' ‘how is my daughter Agatha?, Pa Tobie e woman’
Reme Mary, it is tough and unbearable to admit the news of your passing.
Reme Mary, Mami, who is there to say 'let it go'? Who is there to say 'leave that pikin alone'?
Mami, our entire family is shaken. Mami, there is no one in this world like you.
Mami, you taught us to love everybody.

Reme Mary, I vividly remember the day you were going to visit Ernest and asked if I would come with you. I did not know at that time that he will become my husband. Mami, he is now my husband and we have four kids. Grandma Mary, I remember the last song you sang in my house, in Atlanta... "Send me, send me, send me, Oh Lord, send me to do your will. The lord is asking that whom shall I send and who is prepared to do my will".

Mami, thank you for teaching me, advising me, and guiding me as I pondered my choices in the US as an international student. Thank you for everything you did to the entire family. Your quietness spoke volumes. Your laughter brightened the entire family. Mami, you are with us forever. The Lord has called you to do his work as you sang many times.
' Grandma Mary, Love You'
Tricia
December 7, 2014
December 7, 2014
Forever loving Mami Mary. When I first arrive Lansing back in the day, you were the only lady I knew as Mami. My very first visit to a home outside our house was your house at Okemos. Once my brother uncle Niba as everyone knew him introduced me as the younger sister, your eyes lighted with joy, enthusiasm, love and excitement. Your very first hug to me was warm, real and motherly. Since that day, you left an everlasting motherly seal of love in my heart. There has never been a moment you come to town and don't ask of me and the kids from anyone that knows me. You were a mother to all. Your dancing everybody talk of is real and geniune because I watch you dance first hand back in Lansing. MA FLO and Uncle Bayunga , thanks for always telling me that mama sends greetings. She will be forever loved and missed. Goodbye Mami Mary and rest peacefully in the Lord till we meet again. LOVE RELINDIS
December 6, 2014
December 6, 2014
Mammy Mary knew how to love: and care: I remember my first time eating" eru" at mammy's kitchen. My first "koncha". Mammy you never me to thank you you. So today, I said THANK YOU Ma Flo! For sharing your wonderful mother with us. Mammy allowed me to study peacefully by taking care of my children. Feeding me when I was a pregnant and nauseated, and sick. Consoled me when I grieved my grandma. Encouraged me when I was feeling down. As I looked at your pictures, how much you love to sing and dance, I smile and love you more...
December 5, 2014
December 5, 2014
I just want to thank everyone for the love and friendship given to our dearest mother "grandma Mary" over the years. 
  I wished we would have been gathering somewhere to celebrate some other fun and exciting event at this time of the year instead of mourning someone special like our beloved mother. However, as you all know, God's will overrides everyother!! As stated in the book of life (eccl:3)--"To everything, there is a season, and time for every purpose under the heavens. There's a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;......" So, I just want to thank our almighty God for gracing us with such a wonderful mother, friend, sister, aunt (ie) "grandma Mary." She was my best friend and mentor, and she'll always remain my Idol. As a matter of fact, many people I know often refer to her as "Sweet Mother" and she really loved the song 'sweet mother' by Prince Nico Mbarga too!! That's just a tip of the iceberg of how unique, wonderful, good-hearted, compassionate, loving, and caring a mom grandma Mary was. I couldn't have asked or hoped for any better mom than she!!!
  So, brothers and sisters, beloved ones! Don't be disheartened by this upheaval at this point in time. There's a reason that our lord God actually graced us with such a wonderful person in the name of grandma Mary, and there's a reason that he has decided to call her back...to take her away from our very midst at this particular point in time. I truly believe grandma Mary has fulfilled her purpose here on earth. May her soul rests in perfect peace. I love you grandma Mary, and I'll always live to remember you. See you during the Rapture!!
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June 21, 2022
June 21, 2022
My Dearly beloved Mother,

I have been thinking about you all day today. 

To this day you are still my best teacher. Your humility, gentleness, forgiving nature, kindness, strength of faith and your love still steer my compass today. 

Beautiful memories of your laughter, dance, singing, and comfort are blessings you left behind for they bring a smile to my face once in a while. Mom, your love is still my guide. It is said that “all of us are guarded by the most powerful of all the angels - our mother” You did that while you were here and I know you are doing that now while in God’s Kingdom. 

I know you are with me always because even though I can’t see you or touch you, I can sense you. You will always be missed, always be remembered and always be loved. Rest well mom, rest well.
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