SakerPride - "Telling the Saker Story & MORE"
GONE, BUT CERTAINLY NOT FORGOTTEN!
PRECIOUS IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD IS THE DEATH OF HIS SAINTS
Psalm 116:15
Sister Maggie (in yellow apron) "hanging out" with her classmates: (Standing, Clockwise) Sis Eba Makoge, Sis Jessie Atogho Ekukole, Sis Marie Louise Ngwa Cheka, Sis Susie Mondoa, and Sis Adelaide Nju.
Class of '78 in those HATS, posing with Mr. Tetevi Bodylawson, former Principal of SBC.
Sister Maggie looking CHIC in hers, seated far right!
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Ms MARGARET NDASI
(STUDENT # 906)
GRADUATING CLASS OF 1978
PRESIDENT OF EXSSA-LIMBE
SUNSET: Tuesday, June 5 2012
OUR SAKER "ANGELS"
From Class of 1966 - DATE
REQUIESCAT IN PACE
CLASS OF 1967
#40 ELIZABETH AKUME
#43 CECELIA (HEDRINE) AYUKEGBA
#49 MEDINE EHOUNGUE
#76 HELEN ELONGE
#77 HELEN ENOH NTUMGIA
#79 GRACE FONANE
#81 GRACE GWANYALLA DAIGA
#84 MARY KIMBU
#88 COMFORT NGENDE MBAFOR
#98 VERA TANYI NJI
#101 CHRISTIANA JOHNSON
#74 CHRISTIANA CHOP NGONG
#67 MARTINA TAYUI NKONGHO
"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."
Psalm 90:12
CLASS OF 1968
#124 KATE NYAJRO
#154 SUSAN TAKANG
#311 RACHEL EPOUPA LYONGA
#113 PRUDENCE MBENKUM S. NGONG
CLASS OF 1970
#275 LYDIA ALANGEH NIBA
#289 SOPHIE LUMA
#297 JULIANA NDOKO GOBINA
#399 VICTORIA OTTIH
CLASS OF 1971
#373 VICTORIA MOSAH
#333 MOSINA MBUN
#327 PATIENCE IFEADIKE MANILLA
#316 MARGARET BAAH TANDAP
CLASS OF 1989
#2082 SABINA WOLETA
#2037 DIANA MBELLA
#2068 MABEL NJINGUM
CLASS OF 1991
#2267 PRUDENCE EWOLO
#2288 KATI KERENGE
#2278 REGINA GABKWI
#2325 LYDOUAN NDVUM
#2322 MARY MWAMBO
#2351 VICTORINE ULEH
#2388 MARY GWANYAMA
#2250 ESTHER BESONG EKALE
#2242 BENADETTE ASHU
CLASS OF 1978
#882 THERESIA ABANDA BIENG
#887 ELIZABETH ATABONG FONDERSON
#890 MARY DOHYA
#906 MARGARET NDASI
#943 MARY-STELLA NGANGO NANAH
#935 CLARA FOMBO
CLASS OF 1979
#1018 RUTH NGOWO EMBOLA
#1024 RITA JING ATANG
#???? THERESIA NDANGO
#???? JANET (ELI) LUMA
#1014 KATE NAMONDO BECKE
#1020 MARY FONGHO
#1031 JUDITH NAMAH NTYE
#???? DORA EYAMBE
CLASS OF 1981
#1176 PATRICIA OBENSON
#1219 RITA TIKU
#1220 MILKA KALOMO
#1221 SERAPHINA KAPALONDWA
#1222 PAULINE HAUSHONA
#1154 CLARA EGBE
#1165 GLADYS MBI
CLASS OF 1980
#1113 MARGARET MBAFOR
#1115 CLARA MOTUA
#1079 JULIANA MOKOSO
#???? STELLA MOTUBA
#1067 VIVIAN DINGA
#1085 VICTORINE NKENG OBEN
#1120 FLORENCE NGOLE
CLASS OF 1982
#1241 GRACE AMBO ANGYIEMBE
#1242 ELSIE ATAH TABE
#1303 ESTHER NGALLING
#1423 HELENA SHIMBUDHI
#1413 JOAN EPEY
#1289 MARGARET ESEMBE
#1264 FLORENCE NFONGEH
#1298 ELIZABETH MONDOA QUAN
#1296 IRENE MIKA YAKUM
CLASS OF 1976
#743 OLIVE MBANGU MUSOKO
#784 CATHERINE MUSONGE TAKERE
#963 EBOB AGBORSANGAYA ATABONG
#745 CHARLOTTE NDILLE
#764 FRIDA AKWO DIFFANG
#753 OLIVIA OZIMBA
#778 JULIA LENYA MOKWE
#782 HELEN MOLUA IKUNDI
#739 MARY FOSSUNG
CLASS OF 1977
#818 SUSAN KUTWAH
#822 ROSE MISE MBANYA
#823 JULIANA MOFOR
#833 GRACE TAH
#862 VICTORINE MBENG
#1049 HANNAH BASAME MOLONGWE
#840 RACHEL AFU SIKOD
#808 FRIDA EGBE ARREY
#815 ALICE NGEMBANE FOTOH
CLASS OF 1975
#652 ANNA BAPI
#663 JOYCE MACQUIRE SHALO
#664 EFOSI MALAFA MOKEBA
#??? MARY NGASSA
#683 ANNE UKENYE LAWAL
#694 LYDIA ETCHI
#697 ELANGWE LUCY
#699 MERCY FONGON
#700 MAGDALINE FORCHO
#653 GEMMA DIKUBA ASOBO
#682 JULIANA TIENJO
CLASS OF 1973
#496 CASSANDRA MONONO
#498 GRACE MUKETE
#524 CATHERINE LYONGA
#543 COMFORT EJUBA
#554 GRACE NSONG
#555 DAPHNE (Martha) FOHTUNG
#505 DORIS NJIE MONGO
CLASS OF 1983
#1336 ELIZABETH FALLOH
#1349 LINDA MUSOKO
#1364 MARYLILLY TALLAH
#1367 CONSTANCE ACHU
#1374 VIVIAN ARREY-MBO AYUK
#1376 HANNAH BECK
#1397 ANNE MBONGO
#1412 ELIZABETH TIENJO
#1390 MAGDALENA KAMBANGULA
#1344 ESTHER MATHE
#1404 HILENI NAHOLE
#1395 NDAHAFA MAVULU
#1378 CHEVON CHUMFONG
#1370 THERESIA AILENGE
#1340 DELPHINE KAJIH
#1422 EUNICE MAYUMBELO
CLASS OF 1986
#1647 GLADYS AMIN
#1674 LUM-NWI NDENECHO
#1675 EVELYN NGANG
#1686 THERESIA TAFON
#1687 OLIVIA TAMBI
#1716 SOPHIE MEKONGO
#???? ERNESTINE SAMBA
#???? ROWAN TAMBE
#1975 BIBIANA FONJONG
#???? CATHERINE QUASHIE NTONIFOR
#???? AGNES TONG
CLASS OF 1985
#1544 PAULETTE DOHNJI
#1563 HELEN AGBOR MBUAGBAW
#1581 VALERIE TIMUNGWA
#1595 JULIE FAWOH
#1612 SARAH MOTOMA
#1625 EVODIA LUM SHU
#1574 LISETTE OJONG
#1584 FLORENCE ATABONG
CLASS OF 1990
#2138 CECELIA NDULA
#2153 LYDIA TAMBE SAMKOH
#2184 GRACE NARTEY
#2178 VIVIAN LAKSOH
#2128 KIRIA KOFFI
#2173 MARIE-LOUISE GWAHSE
CLASS OF 1988
#1903 CECILIA NGWE NDIKUM
#1924 JUDITH ARUNG MOKA-MARTIN
#1953 CLARETTE NDIFANG
#1775 EMMA BESECK
#1914 GRACE NWAFOR
#1910 CLARA NJOH
CLASS OF 1972
#438 MATILDA AGBOR
#465 THERESIA NDI
#468 MAGDALINE NKONGHO ENO
#471 JENNET TAKU
#439 CATHERINE ARREY
CLASS OF 1984
#1440 OBASE (MALOKE) EFIMBA
#1488 PRISCILLA FORCHU
#???? ANGELA NJOFANG
#???? OLIVIA ASAMOAH
#???? MARTHA WANZI
#1495 BRIDGET LENO NGASSA
#1444 TECKLA IKOME
#1450 VICTORINE NKWANYANG
#1489 PATIENCE FORFEKE CHERNO BARRY
CLASS OF 1974
#583 RITA LABAH
#??? HELEN MENYONGA
#??? RENATE MBAKWA
#??? BESSIE UDOH
#597 COMFORT TEMBU NDIVE
#592 HELEN NGUM
#??? MAGDALENE AYUK ENOH-EBOB
CLASS OF 1987
#1809 MARGARET TAKOR
#1813 VIVIAN VEGA
#1776 CLARA BODYLAWSON ACHU
#2234 NELLY "COCO" NYAMBI
-----Original Message-----
From: Theodosia Mc Moli
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:38 AM
To: Egbe Monjimbo
Subject: Re: SHARING "SAKER PRIDE" WEBSITE!
Thanks, Egbe. The Saker Pride web site is nice! Your colleagues will be most grateful to you and thank GOD for equipping you to assist them in this respect. What was your graduation year? I did not see you in the 1st badge!
I wish SAKER a bright and prosperous future. I`ll exploit possibilities of donation.
Hope the children and their father are fine?
Remain blessed;
Aunty Theo McMoli
You're probably wondering why I would post a TRIBUTE, modest though it may be, to someone who is NOT an alumnus of Saker Baptist College, on this website. Well, in addition to the fact that this LADY who was Cameroon's first female OPTHAMOLOGIST inspired and mentored so many of the Medical Doctors that SBC has wound up producing, the email below which she sent to me just 2 short weeks ago, SPEAKS ELOQUENTLY FOR ITSELF!!
Dear, Dear AUNTY THEO!
The ignoble individual who took your life in cold blood prevented you from fulfilling the promise to donate like you intended to but we know that we, SAKERETTES, stand to benefit a whole lot more from what you are now able to offer us from the comfort and abundance of your "NEW & UPGRADED ADDRESS" in "THE CITY THAT IS BUILT FOUR SQUARE": YOUR PRAYERS & GOOD WISHES!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO GOD & COUNTRY!
PLEASE CLICK ON ICON ABOVE TO READ A FULL TRIBUTE TO
"AUNTY THEO"
Please click on link below to go to Sister Maggie's Memorial Website!
CLASS OF 1994
#2731 BELINDA EFFANGE
#2716 LINDA SENJU
#2802 RUTH TABI
# ???? KUPET MATUNDU
#2795 BAKHITA NKOFO EMESUM
#???? EMMERENTSIA OBEN-ETCHI TAKEM
#2770 SUSAN ENJEMA AWEH
CLASS OF 1995
#2893 YVONNE EPOLE EPEBE
#2894 YVONNE EPOLE ESABE
#2886 CECILIA BATE EGBE
CLASS OF 1993
#2588 ESTHER LANG
#2527 MARGARET AGBOR
#2641 ANNA ANEMBI TABOT
#2558 LUCY EFANGE
#2636 CHARLOTTE NGO-YETE SOM
CLASS OF 1992
#2400 RITA MEBIA DIONGO
#2447 DORCAS CHIA WAINDIM
#2515 ESTHER OBEN
#2443 MAUREEN AYUK
CLASS OF 1969
#191 MARGARET NDIFORCHU
#206 EUNICE EBANJA
#184 LYDIA LYONGA
#169 ESTHER ASAA
#199 JANE AGBOBOCK
#228 LYDIA NJIE INONI
#196 HELENA NTOH
#171 CECILIA AZONGWA
#215 ROSE ITUKA
#185 SUSAN MATUTE
#221 ALICE METTAH
#224 REBECCA NDI
#187 GRACE MBUAGBAW
#212 MAGDALENE GASHU
#205 GRACE BESONG
#213 HELEN GWANYAMA TATA
Please Click on image above to view a few pictures from the Limbe Phase of Sis Maggie's Funeral.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MRS. HELEN ENOH NTUMGIA
(STUDENT # 77), GRADUATING CLASS OF 1967
SUNSET: Thursday, July 19 2012
Burial took place on Saturday, August 25 2012, IN LIMBE
Professor Theodosia Eyong McMoli Memorial - Archives
See photos of her Alexandria, VA HOMEGOING SERVICE from the SmugMug site below.
(CLICK ON LINK)
Late Mrs. Helen Enoh Ntumgia (Left),
with the National President of ExSSA-CAMEROON,
Justice Mrs. Helen Fonachu
CLASS OF 2009
MARGARET MARY NFORGWEI
MARTHA MOJOKO NGOMBA
HENRIETTA BODYLAWSON
CLASS OF 1998
#3401 DELPHINE ASEH
#3458 JUDITH CHI
#3376 MIRANDA NGUFOR HARRINGTON
#3425 ANNE KIMBI
Mrs. Eyere MBIWAN Takor (Class of 1969)
Mrs. Ebob MBIWAN Tanyi (Class of 1974)
Mrs. Namondo MBIWAN Ndando (Class of 1979) &
Mrs. Egbe MBIWAN Monjimbo (Class of 1981)
Fondly remember and salute their beloved SISTER-IN-LAW & MOTHER. May her Dear Soul Rest In Perfect Peace!
CLASS OF 1996
#3028 CHEKE HELEN TOMTA
#3050 PATRICIA HONGLA
#3014 GERMAINE NGOWO AKWO NTUI
A POST HUMOUS TRIBUTE TO STUDENT #2288
LATE KATI EVA KERENGE
27th March 1974 - 1st July 2012
Kati is taken to her final resting place at the Kinondoni Cemetery on Saturday 7th July 2012
Professor Apollonia Kerenge bids her beloved daughter farewell.
Kati's Mom, Professor Apollonia Kerenge, 2nd from left, with other mourners.
Friends and family laying flowers at Kati's grave.
Speaking at a Campaign for Mother-Child Health in 2011
Giving a lecture on Professional African Business Women in 2010
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
MRS. VIVIAN DINGA NGU
(STUDENT #1067), GRADUATING CLASS OF 1980
(DINING HALL PREFECT)
ON THURSDAY JANUARY 10 2013 IN YAOUNDE,
after a protracted illness.
MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE!
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
Mrs. BAKHITA KATUME NKOFO EMESUM
(STUDENT #2795)
GRADUATING CLASS OF 1994
She passed away on January 20th 2013, in Oslo, Norway
May her soul Rest In Peace!
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MAMA HANNAH NGWISA GEORGE
1928 — 2013
REST IN PEACE
DAUGHTERS:
Mrs. SALLY JING JOB, Class of '71
Mrs. LILIAN EKOBENA NGOLE, Class of 77
Mrs. RITA JING ATANG (R.I.P.), Class of '79
Mrs. REGINA JING NANA, Class of '88
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW:
Mrs. ETAKA BESONG JING, Class of '93
(SONS: Messrs. Maxwell, Paul & Peter JING)
Please Click On Picture Above To View A Few Pictures From The Yaounde Reference Hospital Phase Of Her Home Going Ceremonies.
One of the many features provided to this Website's Manager by “INTUIT”, (the website’s hosts), that I find particularly interesting and intriguing, is the “VIEW STATS” feature, and the most informative component of this amazing tool is the feed that shows the State, Country or Town that any given visitor to the site is logging in from. The number of visitors to the website since May 1 2012, when it was launched, stands at 14,077 – from 90 different countries, so it goes without saying, that I couldn’t possibly keep track of everyone who logs on, even if I wanted to. However, from time to time, I embark upon “a virtual stroll” into the statistics page. I did so on Friday, December 14 2012, and couldn’t help noticing that the TANZANIAN Flag was featured quite a few times. I decided to take a closer look and noticed that it was a GOOGLE TANZANIA SEARCH for “Funeral pictures for Kati Kerenge” that first led this resident-in-Tanzania Guest to the website, and the accompanying data was noted as follows:
Country: Tanzania
City, State: Bagamoyo, Pwani
Internet Provider: Bell - Bb1 Dar-Es-Salaam Metro
The “Kati Kerenge” name struck a chord instantly, because I vividly remembered the heartbreaking task that had been mine just 2 weeks prior, of adding her name to the Class of 1991 section of the IN MEMORIAM page, on the strength of the email below which was sent to me on November 25 2012 by Ms Maureen Enanga Molua Jensen:
Hey Moderator! I saw a page of all the late Sakerettes and Class of 91(entering class of 86) was lacking. We've lost some classmates late last year and early this year. Prudence Ewolo, and Kati Kerenge (Tanzanian). May their souls rest in peace. Thank you for the wonderful job you're doing. Remain Blessed. Maureen Enanga Molua Jensen.
Well, I was instantly overpowered by one of them now very familiar “GOOGLE SEARCH CRAVINGS”. The more I searched … the more I found, and though my SADNESS & SENSE OF LOSS increased with every hit I made, - every story, every picture, every newspaper clipping and every video, SO DID MY SENSE OF PRIDE in this young, vibrant, extremely accomplished Ex-Sakerette who left this world so abruptly – at the age of 38, just 6 months ago, on July 1 2012. It struck me, the more I gleaned and garnered, that she was just the kind of "SISTAH" I would have loved to feature in the TRAIL BLAZER page. Once that thought crossed my mind, it didn’t take me longer than a Mabeta New Layout minute, to decide to compile and post A POST-HUMOUS SALUTE to the TRAIL BLAZING EX-SAKERETTE. Not having had the privilege of knowing this PHENOMENAL YOUNG WOMAN who attained heights many of us couldn’t even in 3 lifetimes, and not knowing her family either, this “SALUTE” has been put together SOLELY based on what I was able to cull and compile from the tons of varied material about Ms KATI EVA KERENGE that is contained in various sites that are publicly available on the net. I figured that, if I sought and found answers to the questions about her that had sprouted in my mind, those answers would “automatically” paint a fair enough picture of who she was.
Well, I found PLENTY, and I am convinced that you will be as impressed as I am!
May her soul rest in peace!
SO, HOW DID SHE WIND UP IN S.B.C?
My “put 2 and 2 together” answer to this question came from this Condolence Message dated November 3 2012, which was addressed to PROFESSOR APOLLONIA KERENGE that I stumbled upon:
Ms. Apollonia Kerenge,
I am xxxxxx, your former student at the Pan African Institute for Development, Buea, Cameroon (1988-89). You were my Tutorial Advisor.
I was trying to get your contact information and learnt of the death of your daughter, Kati.
Accept my sincere and heartfelt condolences.
I am presently based in Washington D.C.
My email is: xxxxxxxxxxx
Tel: xxxxxxx
MOTHER & DAUGHTER
Dr. Mrs. Apollonia Kerenge (standing) & daughter Kati (sitting), at the September 2010 Cruise Summerline, giving a talk to benefit Professional BusinessWomen in Africa
SO, WHO WAS SHE?
I found an eye and brain full to answer this question, - in SWAHILI, ARABIC & ENGLISH, s’il vous plait! Even the very first obituary announcement I found announcing her demise had a lot packed into it:
A RENOWNED public relations guru in Tanzania, Kati Kerenge, is no more. She died on Sunday night at the Trauma Centre in Masaki, Dar es Salaam, where she was rushed after a sudden heart attack.
The late Kati has served for many years as a public relations and marketing consultant in various firms including General Tyre East Africa Limited where she was Marketing Manager and Tanga Cement as Corporate Communications Manager. At the time of her death, she was Head of Corporate Affairs with the Barclays Bank in Dar es Salaam.
There was also this article, complete with pictures, from just 2 months before her passing, talking about her induction into Dar-Es-Salaam’s Rotary Club:
ROTARY CLUB OF DAR-ES-SALAAM
Kati Kerenge's Induction
Nikki Aggarwal
On the 16th of May 2012, we inducted Kati Kerenge to our club, who plays a huge part in bringing our average age of the club down and plays a significant role in gender balances! Kati brought her mother and best friend to witness her embarking into Rotary!
She also wound up on Tanzania’s ITV, in April of 2011, and a tiny snippet wound up being posted on … YOU TUBE
Kati Karenge of Barclays Bank on ITV News 04/04/2011
Uploaded on Apr 5, 2011
Kati Karenge - Head of Corporate Affairs at Barclays Bank Tanzania announces an elimination of ATM fees as of May 1st, 2011.
However, I doubt that anything I found tells her story better, or more convincingly than this article posted by an Economic & Financial Weekly called “BUSINESS TIMES”, given that it consists of an INTERVIEW Kati herself granted them! Revealing & Touching!
Kati Kerenge: making a success of everything I touch...
Written by Admin
Friday, 31 December 2010 06:06
Kati Kerenge is Barclys Bank Tanzania head of corporate affairs. Our reporter VERONICA MAPUNDA, had a chat with her recently about her life and career. Read On!
Veronica: Who was the greatest influence in your early career?
Kati: I grew up in a household where intellect was valued and I was encouraged to be the best in whatever I chose to do. So many people influenced my early career but my mother stands out from the crowd.
My late father was a veterinary doctor whose early death meant that my mother had to play a dual parental role raising three young children on her own. When you grow up in a single-parented home, you grow up quickly and learn that, to the make it in this world, you have to make a success of your life. My mother who’s an economist by profession and a professor lives by example. In so many ways, I have never had to look too far for inspiration.
Veronica: At the personal level what are your career objectives?
Kati: To make a success of everything I touch. I hate to fail and I am the hardest person on myself. I also have maintained flexibility in my career choices. I never grew up wanting to be in business – I just happened to be into it and that’s fine. As a young adult, I was fascinated by psychology and I may have made a good psychologist had I pursued that field. Somewhere along the way, I decided to study commerce at the university level and have been in business since then. I still maintain an open mind on doing other things but for now, I am happy.
Veronica: What are your key responsibility areas at Barclays?
Kati: I head Corporate Affairs hence I am responsible for the enhancement and protection of my bank’s reputation. My portfolio includes communications, community investments, media relations and aspects of corporate marketing. I have a very exciting job and at a great establishment so I am thankful every day.
Veronica: Have you always been in banking?
Kati: No. I joined Barclays Bank this year when I was looking to widening my experience working in a different industry. Before then, I was in manufacturing industry.
Veronica: Tell me more about your educational background.
Kati: I come from a predominantly business background and my education is strong in this area. I have also kept myself abreast in other areas of interest like leadership. I enjoy learning hence I am a constant work in progress.
Veronica: What does the future hold for you?
Kati: I will not speculate on the future, but so far I am enjoying myself.
Veronica: What advice do you have for other women?
Kate: Self-belief and self-promotion are important. Also create stability around you. This stability may come in the form of faith, family, friends, love, etc. We all need something to hang on to that brings meaning to our lives. Lastly, whatever you do, do it to the best of your ability.
THE OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENT …
The family of Professor Apollonia Kerenge and the late Dr. Esrom Jeremiah Kerenge, and friends regret to inform you of the loss of our beloved daughter Kati Eva Kerenge on 1st July 2012. It is with great sorrow that we ask you to join us during this difficult time in bidding her farewell.
There will be wake keeping on Friday 6th July 2012 at her home, house no: 4D1 at Mutual Housing Complex Gezaulole Kigamboni.
We shall convene at St. Columbus Presbyterian Church along Ocean Road on Saturday 7th July 2012 at for the Funeral service at 1pm and thereafter she will be laid to rest at Kinondoni cemetery at 4pm.
The Death has been reported of
GRACE NWAFOR
STUDENT # 1914, GRADUATING CLASS OF 1988,
On Monday, March 18 2013, in Seattle, Washington.
May her Soul Rest in PEACE!
I was rudely awakened this morning, by the terrible news that Ms MARGARET NDASI (better known as MAGGIE NDASI), PRESIDENT OF ExSSA-LIMBE, and DEARLY BELOVED MEMBER OF THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1978 had left this world! The word "SHOCK" does not even begin to describe the state I was in as I stared at the email below from Sister Ebob:
From: Tanyi Ebob
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 5:37 AM
To: Egbe Monjimbo; 'Didi Ndando'
The morning has started badly, my dear sisters; I'm almost afraid to repeat it for fear it may not be true: Maggie Ndasi, the one who did our April 16th catering, the one who runs the restaurant at ALCEF Riviera is no more.... God help us!
Well, since she insinuated that the news might not be true, I decided to text two of Sister Maggie's Classmates whom I knew and trusted would be able to confirm or, HOPEFULLY, refute the story as a baseless rumor. Unfortunately, both Sisters Roseline Nzegge Ngaaje and Susie Mondoa confirmed the sad news, still reeling from the shock of it themselves!
Sis Maggie is not somebody I knew extremely well, but the little I do know about her makes it hard for me to describe how BIG a loss her sudden departure is, NOT JUST for Sakerettes, but for the entire Anglophone Community back home; for the Residents of Limbe, in particular, and the SouthWest Province as a whole!
SOFT SPOKEN, WARM, GENEROUS, COURTEOUS, HARDWORKING & INDUSTRIOUS are just a few adjectives that come to mind as I think about the CATERER & CHEF EXTRORDINAIRE whose punctuality, work ethic and thoroughness you could invariably rely completely on! Give her a task - no matter how big or small, and she would go FAR ABOVE and MILES BEYOND what was expected of her, or what she had been paid/contracted to do! That is just a little peek into the kind of person she was - career wise. What about, as a person?
Remember those "impossible" hats class of '78 wore to SPRUCE UP their Golden Jubilee Outfits? You bet I had asked how it all came about and was told that EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE HATS CAME STRAIGHT OUT OF SISTER MAGGIE'S CLOSET!! She graciously offered them to her classmates so they could make their "SHOW-SHOW" STATEMENT, and it worked, Big Time!!! That's just the kind of person she was; Making other people happy made her happy!
Something else that comes to mind right away because, UNCANNILY, in fact, EERILY, just last night before I went to bed, the last images I looked at, in anticipation of starting this "IN MEMORIAM" page that has now been forced "prematurely" into existence, are pictures and footage of this same Class of '78, REMEMBERING & HONORING their departed Classmates as they sat down to a Sister Maggie-Catered & Hosted Dinner in Limbe just this past January, on FOUNDERS' DAY/GOLDEN JUBILEE EVE! They fondly whispered the names of:
- Late BETTY ATABONG FONDERSON
- Late TERRY ABANDA BIENG
- Late MARY-STELLA NANA and
- Late MARY ENJEMA DOHYA!
HOW ON EARTH COULD THEY HAVE SUSPECTED, MUCH LESS KNOWN, THAT SISTER MAGGIE WHO WAS SITTING RIGHT THERE WITH THEM, STILL CLAD IN HER YELLOW MAGGI CUBE APRON, WOULD BE GONE AS WELL, JUST SIX SHORT MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD???!!!
She herself shared how, even though she left Saker after Form 3 for Mbengwi, she never ever forgot any of her classmates, or the send-off party they organized for her! I smiled through her entire 3 minute speech, and for some reason I can't quite explain, "switched", when she was done talking, to the YOUTUBE video I had posted on the "ExSSA-WORLD" page of this same website, which has her talking away as she was interviewed about ExSSA-LIMBE's 2010 Community Outreach Program. I watched it through, and went "me" to sleep at almost 1 a.m. You can therefore imagine why, when I saw the email announcing her death just hours afterwards, I was beyond "FLABBERWHELMED"!!
My heart goes out to her 3 children, particularly her Sakerette, Medical Doctor CARAT ,who has a 7 month old baby to nurse and who must hurt at the fact that she did not have the opportunity to tend to her ailing mother; her class of '78 Classmates, and the LIMBE CHAPTER of ExSSA-Cameroon which has lost its DYNAMIC President, so shortly after losing another one of its vibrant members, Annette Mbongo, who passed away just after the Golden Jubilee.
MAY GOD GRANT HER PRECIOUS SOUL ETERNAL REST & COMFORT US ALL AS WE MOURN HER DEPARTURE - REMEMBERING WITH CALM ASSURANCE NONETHELESS, THAT WE WILL SEE HER AGAIN IN THE MORNING!
GOOD NIGHT, BIG SIS! SLEEP TIGHT IN THE ARMS OF OUR SAVIOR WHO I KNOW HAS ALREADY GREETED YOU WITH A HEARTY "WELCOME HOME, MY CHILD; WELL DONE"!!
Please Click On Icon to the left to View Actual Funeral Booklet
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
Mr. WILFRED DINGA DAIGA
February 19 1947 - May 11 2013
Following the demise of his BELOVED WIFE, Ex-SAKERETTE,
Mrs. GRACE DAIGA Nee GWANYALLA, Class of 1967's STUDENT #81,
he established the GRACE BOSEN DAIGA FOUNDATION which, amongst other things, has awarded financial scholarships to students in need, and prizes for academic excellence in English Language, English Literature and other categories, in SAKER BAPTIST COLLEGE.
SBC's "DAIGA HOUSE" stands as an indelible tribute to his invaluable and sustained contribution to the well being of SBC via the Grace Bosen Daiga Foundation. He is also Dad to Class of 2004's DAISY DINGA DAIGA
MAY THE SOUL OF THIS BENEVOLENT SOBAN, SAKER CAT & DAD REST IN PEACE!
Late Mr. & Mrs. DAIGA
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THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
PAULINE MONJOA CHE
STUDENT #2253
CLASS OF 1991
SUNRISE: SEPTEMBER 26 1975 - SUNSET: JULY 25 2013
THE SUDDEN DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
HON. RACHEL EPOUPA LYONGA
STUDENT # 311, CLASS OF 1968, Member of Parliament for Fako,
On Sunday, August 11 2013, in Limbe - Cameroon
Sister Rachel was MOM to SAKERETTE CARATS: Dolly Lyonga Lambe, (Class of 1985) and Nathalie Lyonga, (Class of 2010/2012)
She went down in history, back in 1980, as one of the first 2 Sakerettes to have their daughters enrolled in Saker Baptist College. Our hearts go out to Dolly, Nathalie, the Class of '68 and the bereaved family.
MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE!
Miss Rachel-Celestine Epoupa in her Saker Days.
(February of 1967.)
With Cameroon's First Lady,
Mrs. Chantal Biya
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(08/23-24/2013)
LINK TO MEMORIAL WEBSITE FOR LATE CECILA NDIKUM:
LINK TO MEMORIAL PAGE FOR LATE BARRISTER ERNESTINE SAMBA:
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Even if Shakespeare, Winston Churchill, Molière and Chinua Achebe all rose from the dead and together penned a tribute to NELSON MANDELA, I believe they would not do THE MAN, THE LEADER, THE ICON, justice; and if they couldn't, I most definitely can't.
However, there is simply NO WAY I can drift off to sleep and then pick up my bags and head off to work, in a business-as-usual sort of way, because this day - and the days ahead, as we come to terms with and mourn the passing of a man who was NOT flawless - as he himself was always quick to admit, but certainly one who's given the word "EXTRAORDINARY" an entirely new meaning, is by no means "USUAL"! The PICTURES, MANDELA QUOTES, the Video Clips and Photo Albums I will post over the 10 Day Period of Mourning in his honor, are therefore my own acutely inadequate way of acknowledging Mr. MANDELA'S Demise and celebrating the LARGER-THAN-LIFE person that he was and always will be in the hearts of so many, for rarely have the Virtues of FORGIVENESS, TOLERANCE, WISDOM, GRACE, AFFABILITY, HUMILITY and QUIET, REGAL DIGNITY come together and resided in one single individual.
A few are venerated AFTER their passing, after time and hindsight have painted a much more flattering, alluring or appealing image of them. Some are "idolized" - like MLK and JFK, for what they achieved in the relatively SHORT time they lived. But I am hard pressed to name ANYONE who has lived his life out in the PUBLIC EYE with the amount of SCRUTINY that comes with the territory, and still managed NOT to err significantly - up until the ripe old age of 95!!! SIMPLY AMAZING!
REST IN PEACE, MADIBA and THANK YOU; The WORLD in general and our CONTINENT in particular, have been all the better for your presence!!
Most Respectfully - and quite tearfully too,
Egbe Mbiwan Monjimbo
Thursday, December 5th 2013
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Prof. Mrs. PATIENCE NGOZI IFEADIKE MANILLA
BSc, MSc, PhD, FICCON
Chartered Chemist, Lecturer - University of Port Harcourt
STUDENT #327, CLASS OF 1971
SUNSET: 28 FEBRUARY 2013
Dear Sister Pat,
Writing this Christmas Day 2013 letter to you - someone whose existence I only learned of on Monday and whose demise I was informed of the very next day (Tuesday) - is not something I could possibly have anticipated, but given the events that have transpired, I don't quite see how I could do otherwise! This is not a "Palava Letter" so I trust that it will make it past whichever Angel does the equivalent of Ma Binder's job up there in Heaven, to you!
Well, I'll start from the beginning:
The reason I called Sister Nene (Comfort Oke) Amogu on Monday, was simply to wish her a Merry Christmas, but then we "naturally" digressed into a discussion about ExSSA in which she re-iterated her wish for a more vibrant and better organized/structured ExSSA Group in Nigeria. She went on to say she has often pondered where certain Sakerettes of Nigerian origin could be now and proceeded to mention a few names, including yours. I told her the "LOST & FOUND" tool on SakerPride's ExSSA-World page had "unearthed" quite a few "lost" Sisters … given the fact that our world has become so much smaller since the advent of the INTERNET.
Revelation 14:13
Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them."
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MRS. ELIZABETH EFETI MBIWAN nee MBONGO
SUNRISE: 26 NOVEMBER 1929
SUNSET: 28 AUGUST 2012
MEMORIAL PAGE FOR SAKER BAPTIST COLLEGE STAFF AT:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF LATE Mrs. DEBORAH SHU,
MOTHER OF:
- Dr. Mrs. (Prof.) DORA SHU MBANYA (Class of 1973); Dr. Mrs. FLORENCE SHU ACQUAYE (Class of 1976); Dr. Willy SHU, & Dr. Mrs. STELLA SHU CHUNGONG (Class of 1980), and Aunt to Mrs. Joan Shu Asobo (Class of 1978)
She passed away on Monday, January 20th 2014 in Cameroon.
MAY HER DEAR SOUL REST IN PEACE!
Our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family.
ABOVE: Mrs. DEBORAH SHU, Front Row, 4th from left, (in head tie), with her fellow Elders of the Presbyterian Church in Djoungolo - Yaounde. (The only English-Speaking Parish in Yaounde at the time)
L to R: Late Mr. M.N Forlemu, Late Mrs. Elizabeth Mbiwan, Late Professor Peter Ndumbe, Late Mr. Christian Kodonou, Late Mr. Henry Agboraw, Late Rev. Ndingwan, Mr. Gluck?, Mrs. Deborah Shu, Mrs. Atogho, Mrs. Gluck?, Mr. Peter Essoka, Mrs. Evelyne Ngo Honyo, Mr. T. Mongwa.
LEFT: Mrs. DEBORAH SHU (Back Row, 3rd from left), serving as MENTOR & CHAPERONE to the Children of the Presbyterian Church in Yaounde, (all 4 of hers included), at a Retreat in The Mont Febe Monastery.
FONDLY & Gratefully REMEMBERED by Egbe Mbiwan Monjimbo.
Thanks for EVERYTHING, Ma!
Dr. Stella Shu Chungong, (left), Stella's sister-in-law, (center) and Vera Nkwate Ngassa her Class of 1980 classmate and in-law.
L to R: Pauline Eneke Ako (Class of 1980), Dr. Stella Shu Chungong (Class of 1980), her Sister-in-law, Vera Nkwate Ngassa (Class of 1980), Dr. Florence Shu Acquaye (Class of 1976)
L to R: Big Sis Gladys Shang Viban, Sis Jessie Atogho Ekukole, (Class of 1978), Judith Shang Wirsiuy, Sis Helen Njinibam Gwanfogbe (Class of 1970) and Sissako Tamko, (Plucky Class of 1977).
(It should be noted that Sis Gladys and my very own "boh" of more than 4 decades - Judith Dzela Shang, are Sisters to Plucky Class of '77's Sis Marilyn Shang Simo of ExSSA-DALLAS!)
AT THE FUNERAL ...
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
Ms JULIA LENYA MOKWE
STUDENT #778, CLASS OF 1976
Sunset: July 5 2017
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
LATE SIS MOSINA MBUN SANGA
(STUDENT #333 – CLASS OF 1971)
BIOGRAPHY AS SUBMITTED TO SAKERPRIDE by FAMILY
Mosina Siribi Sanga was born on March 18th 1953 in Bamenda Cameroon. As the first of 9 children she attended one of the elite all girls high school ‘ Saker Baptist College’. Hungry for education she left Cameroon on a Student visa in 1974 to study at the St. Mary College now known as St. MARY University in Leavenworth, Kansas USA. She graduated with a BS in Chemistry and Biology. It was here that she made a conscious decision not only to form lasting relationships but also to learn about the various cultures and people that make up the United States. Due to her good looks, vibrant personality and ability to draw people, she had many suitors that chased her but only one succeeded. They met in Cameroon and their relationship blossomed and followed them to the states.
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March 18 1953 - May 23 2013
REMEMBERING DR. OLIVE MBANGU MUSOKO
SENIOR PREFECT, CLASS OF 1976
STUDENT #743
Sunrise: 08/08/58 ~ Sunset: 07/10/04
It’s been ten years, but the memories are still fresh. We miss you, but “We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.”
(1 Thessalonians 4:14) Fondly remembered by her Sister-Friend,
Dr. STELLA ENJEMA MATIKE (Class of '77)
Graduating with a PhD in MICROBIOLOGY from the University of Edinburgh (U.K.) on JULY 10th 1991, exactly 13 years before her demise in 2004.
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THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
MIRANDA EFETI ADEBISI HARRINGTON née NGUFOR
STUDENT #3376, CLASS OF 1998
Sunset: Sunday, August 17 2014
"MIMI" (as she was popularly known) transitioned after a brief illness, leaving behind two sons, a husband, her Sakerette Mom, Mrs. KOFO NGUFOR nee AGBABIAKA, (Class of 1968), her Dad, Dr. GEORGE NGUFOR, her Sakerette Sister NANCY NGUFOR NKAFU (Class of 1997) and many family and friends to mourn her death. She is also the niece of deceased SBC Tutor, Mr. TUNDE AGBABIAKA whose Obituary is posted on the "IN LOVING MEMORY" Page of this website.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
BRIDGET LENO NGASSA
STUDENT #1495, CLASS OF 1984
Sunset: Thursday, August 21 2014
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Late MIRANDA was laid to rest in her husband's village, (outskirts of Yaounde), on Saturday, August 30th 2014.
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IN HONOR OF SAKERETTE STUDENT #0000
NAOMI OBEN EPEY NKONGHO
"Naomi was barely 10 years old, and such a joy to be around. I remember when her mom had her here in the U.S., back in 2004. We called her 'American Baby'; she was the 3rd of 4 kids and my {maternal} uncle's only daughter. Over the past several years, Naomi often complained of an upset stomach and had occasional constipation. The pediatrician had referred her to a specialist who diagnosed it as a malformation of the large intestine but assured her patents there was not much to worry about. They were advised to change her diet and incorporate more fluids and fiber. Surgery was proposed, but as a last resort. Since she was otherwise healthy and growing normally, they opted to get a 2nd opinion.
Last weekend, they traveled to Kumba and on the way back she started complaining of an stomach upset. When she threw up, they stopped at a nearby pharmacy to get some medication. Her parents got very concerned when they saw her abdomen continue to get increasingly distended. When they got back home to Douala the situation had gotten worse, she was in severe pain and her abdomen kept growing. They rushed her to the reference hospital in Douala but being a Sunday, there was no emergency care. They tried to place an NG tube but she died soon after.
The tragedy in this is that her patents watched her slip away as she cried to them for help, 4 years to the day after her aunt (and namesake), my beloved mother {Sis Magdalene Nkongho Enoh - Class of 1972} passed away."
Those of you who are avid SakerPride readers couldn't possibly have missed the fascinating story I posted a couple of weeks ago, about our precious, France-dwelling, British CARAT - Chloe, who bravely started her SAKER BAPTIST COLLEGE Journey a little over a month ago. ( http://www.sakerpride.com/SBC-CORNER.html )
Well, a day after I posted that story, I was deeply saddened to hear the EXCRUCIATINGLY PAINFUL story of another child whose SAKER JOURNEY ENDED BEFORE IT COULD EVER BEGIN!!! Adorable, Brilliant, Little NAOMI EPEY NKONGHO - cousin of Bessem Enoh Oben (Class of '95/'97) and niece of Late Sis Magdalene Epey Nkongho Enoh (Class of 1972) who had been admitted into Saker and who was supposed to start school on September 2 2014, died suddenly, on Sunday August 24 2014, a mere 8 days before her own "SAKER EXPERIENCE" was supposed to start.
TRAGICALLY, she did not get to take her already purchased school supplies up the "Saker Hill", nor did she get the chance to spend a single night in any of SBC's Dormitories like she aspired and was SO EAGER to do but, IN MY EYES, she still is a SAKERETTE and that is why I have chosen to dedicate this modest space to her. I believe she really and truly deserves a place here, amongst our other SAKERETTE Sisters who've gone on before us, and if there are, perchance, any SAKER MEETINGS "Up Yonder", (as I strongly suspect there are), I am sure she'll fit right in! SLEEP TIGHT, BABY!
Now, here's the sad story of her demise, as narrated by her Cousin - Bessem Enoh Oben (President, ExSSA-HOUSTON)
This reference made by Bessem to her mother's passing brought back the sad memories from 2010 and prompted me to visit her memorial website where I stumbled upon the cute little entry below, which made my eyes just well up with tears all over again, - for very obvious reasons. It's author, (if my math is correct), was barely 6 at the time and couldn't possibly have had the slightest clue that she would, in just 4 short years, be reunited with her "Dear Aunty Meg"!
NAOMI OBEN EPEY NKONGHO TRIBUTE TO MY DEAR AUNTY MEG September 1, 2010
TRIBUTE TO MY DEAR AUNTY MEG September 1, 2010YOU WERE SUCH A NICE AUNTY TO ME. I LOVE YOU. YOU DID SO MANY THINGS FOR ME AND I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU.YOU PROMISED TO BRING ME MANY THINGS FROM AMERICA.WHO WILL BRING THE THINGS AGAIN? YOU SHOULD HAVE NOT DIED. YOU WERE A VERY NICE PERSON.
FROM NAOMI OBEN EPEY NKONGHO.
MAY BOTH THEIR SOULS JUST REST IN PERFECT PEACE!!!
Late Aunty Meg Nkongho Oben enjoying the 2010 Houston Convention, just weeks before she passed on! R. I. P.
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
LYDIA NALOVA INONI nee NJIE LITUMBE
STUDENT #228, CLASS OF 1969
Sunset: Saturday, November 15 2014
Bridget Leno Ngassa passed away on the 21st of August 2014 and was buried on the 30th of same month. She was the 1st of nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. Leno of blessed memory. She died in active service as the principal of GBHS Nitop in Bamenda. She leaves behind her 8 siblings, her 2 little girl children, her husband, friends and colleagues to mourn her.
MAY HER SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE!
The Death has been reported of Mrs. LYDIA NJIE LITUMBE INONI.
She passed away on Saturday, November 15 2014 in the State of Maryland.
Our Deepest Condolences to the LITUMBE and INONI families.
May Aunty Lydia's Soul Rest In Perfect Peace!
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
VICTORINE NKENG OBEN
STUDENT #1085, CLASS OF 1980
SUNSET: January 10 2017
The sudden death has been reported of Mrs. Victorine Nkeng Oben. She passed away in Tiko today, Tuesday January 10 2017. Our Sincere condolences to her husband and children, and particularly to her husband, Mr. ENO CHRIS OBEN, to her SAKERETTE Siblings, ELMA & CECELIA NKENG, her SAKERETTE Sisters-in-law, DOROTHY ASSECK ENO and Sis MAGDALENE BACHE ENOW NKENG and her SAKERETTE niece, ANITA NKENG. May her soul rest in perfect peace.
ExSSA-DOUALA STARTS OFF 2015 REMEMBERING ONE OF ITS ERSTWHILE MEMBERS,
CLASS OF 1978's Mrs. BETTY ATABONG FONDERSON.
1961 - 1998
ExSSA-DOUALA's January Meeting was anything but "ordinary" since it was preceded by a Memorial Mass and Reception in honor of one of its erstwhile members, Mrs. Betty Atabong Fonderson who passed away in May of 1998. Five Tributes were delivered - by her best friend & S.B.C Classmate, Mrs. Roseline Nzegge Ngaaje, (visiting Cameroon from ExSSA-DALLAS), her senior sister Claire, her friends Ms Jacky Patcha & Mrs. Emma Foncha and her Cousin Mr. Dominic Asonganyi. Many other Sakerettes from around the country were also in attendance, as were other Non-Sakerettes like Ms Kate Kaye and Hon. Michael Tomdio, to mention just these two.
After the ceremony at the Holy Trinity Church hall, (which is where Sis Betty used to worship), the Chapter Members drove to the Convent for their monthly meeting which, incidentally, was hosted by Late Sis Betty's younger sister, Reverend Sister Jacky Atabong.
ExSSA-Douala plans on having similar "Remembrance Ceremonies" for 2 other Members that they have lost over the years; Late Ebob Agborsangaya Atabong and Lydia Tambe Samkoh.
May their dear souls rest in Peace!
Fondly remembered by Ma SakerPride, Proud and very Nostalgic former Member of ExSSA-Douala!
REMEMBERING CLASS OF 1990'S
KIRIA LISUA KOFFI
STUDENT #2128 - SANITATION PREFECT
SUNSET: 13 DECEMBER 2003
CLASS OF 1966
#1 FRIDA AGBOR EGBE AYUK
#11 HANNAH JOSO KALE
#17 MATILDA NJOMO MULEMA
#22 CATHERINE YOTI NGOMBE
#25 GEORGIANA NGWA
#27 BERTHA NJIE EFFANGE
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REMEMBERING, ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY 2015, THE TRAGEDY THAT TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 7 1967, THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF
LATE MISS KATE KAEVI NYAJRO - CLASS OF 1968, STUDENT #124 (R.I.P.)
BODY OF DROWNED STUDENT FOUND, BURIED
The body of a Final Year Student of Saker Baptist College, Miss KATE NYANJRO who was reported drowned at the West Coast last Saturday, was found yesterday at the banks of the sea.
She was buried last evening behind the EMENS TEXTILES Head Office, New Town, Victoria. Late Kate was about 18 years old.
Rescue teams comprising Police, citizens, scouts and Cow Boys had continued searching for her body since last Saturday when she was reported drowned.
When contacted, The Principal of the college, Mr. Donald WITT, told the TIMES that the students left the college campus last Friday for an excursion with 2 tutors in their company, and were expected back on Sunday.
According to the Principal, swimming was one of the activities during the excursion. He added that the students, before the swimming began, were paired up, a better swimmer and one other, and that Late Kate was the better one in her pair.
DISAPPEARED
When also contacted, a tutor, Mr. Lindsay Roger {Mr. Roger HAND} who accompanied the students said the depth of the water was below her waist when she disappeared.
LAID TO REST
A large crowd watched the burial ceremony conducted by Reverend S.M. LYONGA of Victoria Presbyterian Church amidst moaning and sobbing.
Reverend Lyonga revealed that Late Kate, from her school records, was a very promising student. He then called on the congregation to pray for her repose, and for the parents to be able to stand the pangs of the tragedy.
The Principal, tutors and students from Kate’s college also attended the occasion.
Among those who took part in the service were, The Legal Adviser to the West Cameroon Government, Mr. E.K. MENSAH {Saker Dad}, The Leader of the West Cameroon House of Assembly, Dr. E.M.L. ENDELEY {Saker Dad}, Mr. N.A. NGWA, S.D.O. Victoria, Mr. E.A. MBIWAN, General Manager of the West Cameroon Electricity Corporation {Saker Dad}, Messrs. BEN & JACK AHLIJAH, Director and Manager of ALLIANCE TRADING ENTERPRISES Victoria respectively, and several other very important personalities.
The invitees were later entertained in Mr. NYANJRO’s premises
The Christian Youth Fellowship Victoria Group laid a wreath at the grave.
MISS EUNICE KERN’S RECOLLECTION OF THE SAD INCIDENT
“In regards to Kate Nyajro's accidental drowning. I was at the beach when it happened. Following the accident, Mr. E.K. MARTIN, the then Cameroon Baptist Convention Education Secretary was informed (of course the students returned home, very shaken). Mr. Witt was the principal and he was at the compound, because he and Mr. Martin scoured the beach for several days, hoping to find her body. Eventually they found what was left of her remains. Mr. Martin believed that the undercurrent took her body into what is believed to be a stream in the shallow waters that flow toward the beach, because that is where they found her remains. If my memory is correct, Mr. Martin kept going back to that area feeling that is where they would find her. (He obviously knew the area.)”
AS REPORTED BY THE TIMES NEWSPAPER
IN OCTOBER OF 1967
(Transcribed by SakerPride From The Newspaper Clipping Posted Above)
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CLASS OF 2005
#4752 MAGDALENE TABEBOT DOHBIT
CLASS OF 2006
#4976 BRENDA NUMBI
CLASS OF 2004
#???? SYDONIE A. LEKE
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
OLIVIA OZIMBA
STUDENT #753, CLASS OF 1976
SUNRISE: August 31 1958 ~ SUNSET: January 15 2017
The death has been reported of Class of 1976's Ms OLIVIA OZIMBA, sister of Class of 1981's Ms Constance Ozimba. She passed away at 8:15 this morning, (Sunday, January 15 2017) at Emory Midtown Hospital, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Our hearts go out to the bereaved OZIMBA family. May her soul rest in perfect peace!!!
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
VICTORINE NKWANYANG
STUDENT #1460, CLASS OF 1984
SUNSET: Thursday, January 19 2017
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VICTORINE'S CLASS OF 1980 CLASSMATES PAY TRIBUTE TO HER IN SONG, AS SHE LIES IN STATE (02/04/17)
OPSANS PAY TRIBUTE
(02/04/17)
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
HELEN YEFON NGUM
STUDENT #592, CLASS OF 1974
The death has been reported of Student #592, Class of 1974's Sis HELEN NGUM. Sis Helen who was a member of the BAMENDA Chapter of ExSSA and the former President of ExSSA-BAFOUSSAM was sister to:
- Sis Martha Ngum (Class of '78)
- Priscilla & Ernester Ngum (Class of '81)
- Francisca Ngum (Class of '82)
Our condolences to them and to the entire NGUM family.
May her soul rest in peace.
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
PATIENCE FORFEKE CHERNO BARRY
STUDENT #1489, CLASS OF 1984
Sunset: Wednesday, April 26th 2017
The death has been reported of Student #1489, Class of 1984's PATIENCE FORFEKE CHERNO BARRY. Patience who was a member of the DOUALA Chapter of ExSSA, passed away in New Jersey (U.S.A.) at about noon today, Wednesday, April 26 2017 after a protracted illness. She was sister to Class of 1986's Mercy Forfeke. Our condolences to her and to the entire bereaved family.
May her soul rest in peace.
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Late Sis Helen's Funeral In BAMENDA ~ Wednesday, May 17 2017
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FINAL CEREMONIES IN OKU ...
Thursday, May 18 2017
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THE TRAGIC DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
FRIDA EBIKA EGBE ARREY
STUDENT #808, CLASS OF 1977
SUNSET: FRIDAY, MAY 26 2017
The TRAGIC death has been reported of Student #808, PLUCKY Class of 1977's Dr. FRIDA EBIKA ARREY nee EGBE, a brilliant, practicing Pharmacist. Sis Ebika's life was brutally taken from her by armed robbers who broke into her residence in DOUALA on the night of Friday, May 26 2017. She leaves behind her husband, her children, - 3 of whom are SAKERETTES themselves, (Beyang, Tanya & Manyi), her cherished classmates and a host of friends and relatives to mourn her passing.
Our condolences to them all.
REST IN PEACE, Sis EBIKA!!!!
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The sad news has just been announced that ExSSA-BUEA & CLASS OF 1976's JULIA MOKWE nee LENYA, STUDENT #778.
She passed away this morning - July 5th 2017, in BUEA, after a brief illness. Prior to her retirement, she served as Divisional Delegate of Transport, in LIMBE
Our deepest condolences to her family, ExSSA-BUEA, (which has been hard hit lately), her classmates, and most especially to her 4 SAKERETTE DAUGHTERS: Iya Wase MOKWE NKEA, Welisane MOKWE NKENG, Elomo Jemea MOKWE and Beloe Queen MENDE
May her soul rest in peace!
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THE FUNERAL IN BUEA
(Saturday, August 5 2017)
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THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
EVODIA LUM SHU
STUDENT #1625, CLASS OF 1985
SUNSET: Saturday, December 16 2017
We are very saddened to report the passing on to eternity of CLASS OF 1985's EVODIA LUM SHU.
She passed away on Saturday, December 16 2017 in Bamenda and leaves behind her children, (Twin Daughters), her family, classmates and friends to mourn her sudden demise.
May her soul rest in peace.
CLASS OF 2000
#3701 LOLITA EBOLO NWOKORIE
#???? SHURI BUMAH NGOMBA
#3744 IYA-URE MOTE-NDASAH
#3759 LILIAN ELINGE NGALAME
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
SHURI BUMAH epouse NGOMBA
CLASS OF 2000 (H.S.)
SUNSET: Sunday April 1st 2018
It is with sorrow that we announce the passing of Mrs. SHURI BUMAH epouse NGOMBA of the graduating Class of 2000. (HS)
She lost her battle with breast cancer on APRIL 1st 2018, 3 months and a few days before her 40th birthday.
Shuri will be laid to rest this Friday, April 13 2018 in LIMBE.
Our hearts go out to the family, friends and classmates she has left behind. May her soul rest in peace!
Her Funeral On Friday,
April 13 2018
CLASS OF 2003
#4396 SUSAN ENO MAMBEI
The death has been reported of Class of 1984's Ms VICTORINE NKWANYANG, Mother of Class of of 2011 (HS)'s Helen Tambe. She passed away yesterday morning, - Thursday, January 19 2017 in Mamfe, on her way to attend a funeral.
Our hearts go out to her family and friends, particularly to her SAKERETTE-CARAT daughter who moved to the U.S. from Cameroon, just 3 weeks ago. May her soul rest in perfect peace!!!
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
Dr. SUSAN ENJEMA AWEH (Dr. SEA)
STUDENT #2770, CLASS OF 1994
SUNSET: Sunday, December 23 2018
Hard to believe as it still is, several hours after the fact, Our YOUNG, BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL, STYLISH, PASSIONATE, DRIVEN, HUMOROUS, COMPASSIONATE ... "DOCTOR SEA" has taken a very premature bow and left the world's stage.
She passed away on December 23rd 2018 in Germany, (which is where she was based), leaving behind her beloved mother and now 7 of the 10 siblings her mother bore!!!!
Our deepest condolences to them all, particularly our AWEH SAKERETTES Lucy (Eneme), Mercy and Dora.
Funeral arrangements and dates are still pending, but the plan is to have her buried in Igarra - Nigeria, which is where her father, Chief Aweh was laid to rest.
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TALK ABOUT A STRINGENT REMINDER THAT GOD'S WAYS ARE TRULY NOT OUR WAYS, NOR ARE HIS THOUGHTS OURS!!!!
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Dr. SEA and her Mom at her graduation from Saker Baptist College.
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
ALICE NGEMBANE FOTOH
STUDENT #815, CLASS OF 1977
SUNSET: Tuesday, June 4th 2019
We are deeply saddened to announce the sudden demise of Class of 1977's ALICE NGEMBANE FOTOH today, Tuesday, June 4 2019 in Kumba, after a brief illness.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends and classmates and to her ailing Mom most especially.
May her soul rest in perfect peace.
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
VERA IYA-URE MOTE-NDASAH
STUDENT #3744, CLASS OF 2000
SUNSET:Friday, June 28th 2019
The MOTE-NDASAH Family has announced, with deep sorrow but with gratitude to God, the demise of their sister and daughter, CLASS OF 2000's STUDENT #3744, VERA IYA-URE MOTE-NDASAH, in the early hours of Friday, June 28th 2019 at the Reference Hospital in DOUALA.
Our hearts go out to the family - her very young twins, most especially, and to all who mourn her passing.
MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE!
THE DEATH HAS BEEN REPORTED OF
JUDITH NAMAH NTYE
STUDENT #1031, CLASS OF 1979
SUNSET: 7th December 2019
It is with deep regret that we announce the demise of Mrs. JUDITH NAMAH NTYE.
She came to Buea from Ebolowa where she was working at the Regional Delegation for Basic Education, to visit with her daughter who gave birth but took ill and died on 7 December 2019.
She leaves behind her husband, Chief Calvin Ntye, four children, four grand children and four siblings.
Our most sincere condolences to them all, as well as to her SAKERETTE Nieces:
Corretta Nama (2010)
Kah Nama (2008)
Afor Nama (2007)
Vanessa Nama (2010)
Mildred Bejuka (2001)
Her remains will be removed from the mortuary of the Buea Regional Hospital very early on Thursday 19 December 2019 and taken to Ebolowa where burial will take place on Saturday 21 December 2019.
May her soul rest in peace!
CLASS OF 1999
#3537 FRANCES ELUME EBONG
CLASS OF 2011
MAGDALENE WANE
REST IN PEACE
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