Obituary of Marcia Veronica Poucette

Sûri Wîyâ

February 6, 1984 -Calgary, Alberta

June 2, 2023 - Calgary, Alberta

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our dear beloved mother, adopted mother, wife, daughter, sister, auntie – “nana babe”, niece, cousin, and friend, Marcia “Mama” Veronica Poucette “Sûri Wîyâ”, on Friday, June 2, 2023 at the age of 39 years.

Mama was a very kind, loving, caring, compassionate, humble, and respectful person. Mama was so proud of her becoming a mother, she loved her children dearly, she did her best to be a good mom to her beautiful children and her two precious grandchildren.

Mama was raised to honour, respect, and practice her ythka culture and language, to which she was a fluent speaker. She could often be found dancing; pow wow was one of her loves. Mama was an all-around dancer, she danced jingle, Fancey, but she had a passion for women’s traditional. She felt pride and strength when she took part in Men’s grass in Penticton B.C. She travelled to many pow wows throughout Canada and the US with her family, starting when she was a little girl.

Mama also had a love of horses; this is why her grandfather gave her traditional name “Sûri Wîyâ”. Mama spent a lot of time around her late father Mark, who was a professional ponychuck wagon driver. She learned to ride horses, and help her dad take care of them, as they travelled to many chuckwagon events throughout Alberta.

Mama was also a skilled bead worker; she, her mom and sisters would work together to make pow-wow regalia. Mama also looked forward to the Calgary Stampede as her late grandmother Beatrice Poucette and her late father Mark were Tee-Pee holders. Mama also looked forward to this family tradition and knew her part. She became and developed a mastery in meat cutting, dry meat making, she took part in many Stampede parades and contests, such as teepee, celebration, and dance.  She also attended the Jasper, AB summer hockey camp.

Marcia is survived by her loving common-law-partner of 27 years Mac Kootenay; her children, Marklin (Jena), Macklin, Missalin and Marius; her grandchildren Marlos and Attilio; her mother Frances; her adopted dad Perry (Leanne) Goodstoney; sisters, Marika ( Lewis), Sunshine and Shannon; her special cousins Crystalian Wesley and Jamie Beaver; brothers, Mark Jr., Gaylen, Newton and Jeremy; nieces and nephews, Anissa, Railey, Aaliyah, Avroan, Markus, Tyrone, Joe, Felken, George, Nakoa, Rick and Daneta; adopted daughters, Geona, Tannia and Nairsa; son Amos; her in-laws Agnes and Kevin Dixon; sisters-in-law Justina and Charmine Kootenay; brothers-in-law, Clint Dixon and Tony Twoyoungmen; aunties, Barb, Berva, Leona, Krista, Lorraine, Thelma, Alice, Verna (Tyrone), Annie, Ina, Marlene, Marilyn, Evangeline, and Mina; uncles Howard, Nelson, Morley, Elliot, Ollie, Desi, and Randall (Cynthia); grandmas, Mary Jane Beaver, Clara Snow, and Sheila Labelle; grandpas Horace Holloway and Claude Lefthand;  and numerous extended family members from her maternal and paternal sides. She is also survived by the extended families of Poucettes, Benjamins, Wesleys, Lefthands, Manywounds, Holloways, Beavers, Marks, Stephens, Hunters, Kaquitts, Dixons, Powderface, Crawler, Abrahams, Ears, Snows, and Mornins.

We apologize if we have missed anyone.

Marcia was predeceased by her father Ricky Mark Poucette, nephews, Toemlee Poucette and Antonio Rollingmud; maternal grandparents Isaac Beaver and Veronica Wesley; paternal grandparents, Douglas and Beatrice Poucette; grandpas Leslie, Michael, Roy, Moses, and Lawrence Wesley;  uncles Patrick,  Victor  Wesley, Frankie and Franklin Poucette, Jass, Dallon, and Melvin Beaver;  Aunties Cecilia Wesley, Zalinda Poucette,  Beatrice Powder, Mina and Carl Lefthand,  Ronald and Barbara Poucette, Rose, Helen and Edna Beaver, Cameron Hunter, and Mary Ann Abraham; grandmas Mabel Abraham and Mary Jean Wesley; and cousins Denise Poucette, and Marvella, Cynthia, Joey, Charlie and Delina.

Wake Services will be held at the residence of Frances Poucette (Morley, AB) on Saturday June 10, 2023. Funeral Services will be held at Mini Thni Recreation Centre - Gymnasium (Morley, AB) on Monday, June 12, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.  Graveside Service to follow at Wesley Cemetery (Morley, AB).  Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared and viewed here.

The family would like to thank the staff at the Foothills hospital for their care and devotion while she was in their care.

In living memory of Marcia Poucette, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Cochrane, 369 Railway Street, Cochrane, AB T4C 2E2, Telephone: 403-932-4740.