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Obituary of Melanie Twoyoungmen
April 12, 1956 – Mînî Thnî, Alberta
November 9, 2024 – Mînî Thnî, Alberta
Melanie Twoyoungmen passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 9, 2024, surrounded by family, at the age of 68 years.
Melanie attended Morley Day School. She worked at the Stoney Nakoda Lodge, Stoney Nakoda daycare, and the Goodstoney Rodeo Centre. In her younger days, she was active in school and a fast runner in Physical Education. Barely any others could catch up to her. She enjoyed her hand quilting and made blankets. She has taught her children who her relatives are, and she loved travelling to Rodeos in British Columbia, Alberta, and to the USA with the father of her children, the late George McLean. Melanie also enjoyed listening to music.
Melanie is survived by her daughter, Ernestine; her sons, Kirk (Jessie) and Bradley; her grandchildren, Qwen, Garren, Tase, Theodore, Jyles, Isiah, and Chance; her three great-grandchildren; her sister, Trilena; her nieces and nephews, Trylen, Delora (Jordon), Carlene, Tim (Mary), Jay (Jovanna); her cousins, Ardith, Romeo, Brenda, and Charlene (Clarence); her sisters-in-law, Myra, Muriel, Laura (Louis), Germaine, Pam (Keon), Joyleen (Hank), and Bernadine (Lynden); her brothers-in-law, Rudy, Garnet (Miranda), and Peter; her half-siblings, Ernest (Belva), Petra, Verna, Raquel, Daryl, and Ben; her aunties, Virginia House, Evelyn (Jeff), Tina, and Vivian; her uncle Tater (Dixie); her special friends from school, Glenna Mark and Rosie Crawler; her numerous grandnieces, grandnephews, and extended family; and her beloved cat, Spike. We apologize to anyone who we may have missed.
Melanie was predeceased by her son, Emmett; her daughter, Georgina; her mother, Bella; her brother, Dillon; her sister, Adelma; her two infant sisters; her grandfather, Lott; her grandmother, Ruth; her auntie, Gladys; her uncles, Murphy and Mike; her cousins, Ronnie, Ruth, Everett, Dwayne, Winnie, Evelina, Gwen, Lloyd, Marty, Beverly, and Joyce; her niece, Aldina; her partner, Ernest Hunter; and her cat, Spirit.
Wake Services will be held at the Residence of the late Melanie Twoyoungmen (Mînî Thnî, AB), on Thursday, November 14, 2024, and Friday, November 15, 2024.
Funeral Services will be held at Mînî Thnî United Church (Mînî Thnî, AB), on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. Graveside Service to follow at Goodstoney Cemetery (Mînî Thnî, AB). The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the home care team for their care and compassion, especially to Renee and her team.
In living memory of Melanie Twoyoungmen, 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.
