1931 - 2004 (73 years)
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Obituary- Wahwassuck, Grace
Grace Lavonne Pahmahmie "Mi mi quah" Wahwassuck
DELIA - Grace Lavonne ‘‘Mi mi quah” Pahmahmie Wahwassuck, 73, Delia, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at a Topeka care facility. She was born March 26, 1931, on the Potawatomi Reservation west of Mayetta, the daughter of Pete and Gertrude Moore Pahmahmie. Grace worked for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation for many years. She belonged to the Drum Religion and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. She married Jewett ‘‘Swede” Wahwassuck on Nov. 27, 1951, in Atchison. He died Feb. 7, 1992. Her son, Jewett Tony Wahwassuck, also preceded her in death in 1992. Survivors include a brother, Maurice Pahmahmie, Kansas City, Kan.; grandchildren, Raphael, Paula and Danielle; and great-grandchildren, Hannah, Juliet, Alexys, Tony, Swede and Angel. Drum services will be Sunday evening at the Danceground building on the Potawatomi Reservation. Burial will be Monday afternoon at the Wahwassuck home place. She will lie in state today and Saturday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton, where family will greet friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
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