Adelaide Bear
1952 ~ 2022

Adelaide Bear (nee Okemau) “Addy” was born on August 5, 1952, in Southend, SK, and passed away on January 16, 2022, in Southend, SK, at the age of 69 years.

Addy is survived by her loving family, her husband, Phillip Bear; her sons, Jonas Bear and Leonard Bear; her grandchildren/chapans, Ryan Morrison, Megan Morrison, Kevin (Sophia and Jeremy) Morrison, Mikisew Bear, Eldon Sewap, Christie (Justice and Aiden) Campbell, Rose Head ; her mother-in-law, Rosalie Bear; her brothers, Lawrence (Ernestine) Okemau, Brian (Lindy) Okemau, Chris (Georgina) Okemau, Jonas (Tamara) Okemau; her sisters, Jean Thomas, Ann (Clayton) Morin, Cora (Kevin) Sinclair; her sister-in-law, Alice Okemau; her brother-in-law, Napoleon Thomas; her brothers & sisters-in-law, Oliver Bear, Clifford Bear, Genevieve (Glen) Clarke, Elanor (Dean) Bighetty, Madeline Bear; her cousins, Evalyn Cook, Terry Merasty-Hiebert, Rose Merasty, James Merasty, Donna Merasty, Gloria Merasty, Cecile Merasty, Pierre Merasty, Gary Merasty, Alphonse Bighetty and Emma Bighetty; her hangout nieces, Beverly, Cara, Vaila, Valerie, Carol, and Shelley; numerous nieces and nephews, too many to name, but she loved every one of them; her adopted son, Vice Chief Christopher (Joy) Jobb (Son Kevin’s best friend); her buddies, Josephine Bird (Best friend), Suzette Custer, Nancy Cook, Eva Morin, Florence Clarke, Darlene Cook, Theresa Morin Jr, Angie Clarke, Marjorie Jobb, Lorraine Clarke, Mary Clarke, Chris Cook, and Charlene Morin (in training).

She was predeceased by her sons, Kevin Robert Bear, James Bear; her grandchildren, Jeremy Morrison, Henryk Okemau, Carrie (Jaycee) Michelle; her parents, Henry and Rosalie Okemau; her sisters, Lydia Okemau and Nancy Thomas; her brothers, Vernon Okemau, Napoleon (Nancy) Okemau, Raymond Okemau; her nieces & nephews, Cody Thomas, Phillip Thomas, Connor Lee, Courtney Okemau, Virginia and Robin McCallum, Violet McKenzie; her aunts & uncles, Pierre Thomas Jr, Catherine (Jerome) Bighetty, Helen (Phillip) Merasty, George Okemau, Lucy Custer and Marie Douglas; her father-in-law, Joseph Bear; her brothers & sisters-in-law, Betsy Bear, Moise (Rita) Bear, James Bear, Harvey Thomas, and Clarence Thomas; her cousins, Horace (Dorothy) Merasty, Margaret Ballantyne, Ricky Merasty, and Brian Bighetty; her grandparents, Pierre and Philomone (nee Merasty) Thomas, William and Nancy (nee Bird) Okemau.

The Prayer Service for Addy will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at River Park Funeral Home, in Prince Albert, SK, with Margaret Ferchuk officiating. Family and friends unable to attend the service may view it online at http://www.livememorialservices.com/Home/ServiceDetail/19437 . The Wake Services will be held the evening of Thursday, January 20, 2022, at the residence of Phillip Bear, in Southend, SK; and Friday, January 21, 2022, at Southend Band Hall, in Southend, SK. The Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Southend, SK, with Father Pedro officiating. Interment to follow at Southend Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at https://www.arbormemorial.ca/en/riverpark/obituaries/adelaide-bear/77452 . Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of River Park Funeral Home, (306) 764-2727, Carla Jesso, Funeral Director.

• Date : 2022-01-16
• Location : Southend, SK