Stella was born May 4, 1950 on Daystar First Nation to Charles & Florence Bigknife.
She worked the last 24 years at Peepeekisis Pesakastew School as an Educational Assistant in the Nursery/Kindergarten classroom. She was looking forward to her final school year when she would retire and travel with her husband. She was loved by her students and watched many of them grow from small children to young adults. She loved the western lifestyle, rodeos and horses.
On May 2, 1970 she married and is survived by her best friend and husband Mike Koochicum and their four children: Jason, Janice, Joylyn, and, Jared (Jocelyn) Koochicum; her parents Charles and Florence Bigknife, brothers: Lawrence (Anita) Bigknife and Barry (Debbie) Ryder; sisters: Freda (Donald) Koochicum; Vera (Richard) McNabb; Lynda Bigknife; sister-in-law Hilda Bigknife; brother-in-law Bill (Norma ) Koochicum and sisters-in-law Sharon (Alex) Strongarm & Pat Koochicum. Three grandchildren whom they raised: Jayda, Blair and Jaylita, Meadow, Jayce, Safeara, Arychia, Horizin, & Harmony. She also had many nieces and nephews.
Stella was predeceased by her mother-in-law Dorothy Starr, uncle (adopted dad) Morris Kinequon, brother, Mervin Bigknife, cousin (brother) Walter Kinequon, brother-in-law Stuart Koochicum, nephew Bradley Koochicum, niece Leila Bigknife & granddaughter Rianna Mae Sapp.
The family would like to thank all family and friends for their support and prayers. The wake will be held at Peepeekisis Pesakastew School Gymnasium on Monday, June 30, 2014 at 4:00 p.m., with the funeral service on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. With Pastor Bill Desnomie.
Interment in the Koochicum Family Cemetery.
God didn’t promise days without pain,
laughter without sorrow,
sun without rain,
but he did promise strength for the day,
comfort for the tears,
and light for the way.
Arrangements in care of Tubman Cremation and Funeral Services, Wolseley, SK.
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