Mary HALL

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HALL: Mary Veronica – Wa Su Sna Win. It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our mom, grandmother, great-grandmother, great- great- grandmother, auntie, sister, on Saturday, May 9, 2015. She was born June 23, 1931, on the Oak River Indian Reserve, MB to Ruth & John Duta. Mary attended Lebret Indian Residential School in Fort Qu’Appelle, SK from the age of five until she graduated. She worked for the Residential School as a cook until she was 18 years old. She married the Late Solomon Hall on April 1, 1953 after he was discharged from the Army. They were married for 55 years until the passing of Solomon on September 20, 2008. They raised 8 children and three grandsons. Late Ron Hall (Marilyn), Karen Sinclair, Elaine Pratt (Ken), Ramona Hall (Paul Rosario), Louise Hall, Frank Hall, JoAnn Chalmers (Robert), Ethel Hall, Mark Hall, Robert Hall, Robin Hall (Rhonda), 27 Grandchildren, 62 Great Grandchildren, 5 Great Great Grandchildren. Hunka Children: David & Orianna Courchene, Ken & Rose Courchene, Hon. Eric Robinson, Sandra & Chuck Storm, Karen & Sid Harris, Rick Nicola, Art & Merideth Blue, Linda Obago, and Marcel Flett. She leaves to mourn her MisunKa: Phillip High Eagle, Joe High Eagle, Gordon Bell, Ernie Bell, Reg Bell Danny Seaboy, Dave Seaboy, Skip Longie. The Hall & Inkapa Duta tioshpaye. Hunka Families: Arthur Amiotte & Jan Murray, Freda & Vern Good Sell, Late Dan & Eliza Pelletier family. Mary’s favourite motto was, “Education is the key to success.” She demonstrated this through completion of her Mature Grade 12, Bachelor of Arts (BU) and her Bachelor of Social Work (U of R). She worked as a Post-Secondary Counsellor at Brandon University and Assiniboine College for over 26 years until her retirement in 2002. She encouraged all her students to succeed and many graduated. Mary and her Late husband Solomon were quite instrumental in revitalizing the Sacred Wiwung Wacipi and other Dakota Ceremonies for 34 years from 1980 – 2014. She lived by the Dakota virtues- Dakod Wichokhan every day; the one virtue she was known for was her GENEROSITY to her tiwahe, tioshpaye and Oyate. A Traditional Wake was held on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. at the Sioux Valley Veterans’ Hall and Traditional Funeral on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. We would like to thank all the Nurses and Doctors at the Brandon Regional Health Centre on the 2nd Floor, and the 2nd Floor and Palliative Care Staff at Assiniboine Centre for all the Compassionate Care Mary received. A special Wopida for all her family, friends and relatives who came to be by her side until she made her final journey.

As published in Brandon Sun on May 16, 2015