Nana Amma Ansaa Sasraku (1930-2014)

09.01.2015 LISTEN

The Adofo, Quartey, Biney, Dwamena-Nyanteh, Akuffo-Parry, Adumea, Ampaw, Akurang-Parry, and Asa-Awuku families announce with profound sorrow the passing of Nana Amma Ansaa Sasraku, Queen-mother of Mamfe-Akuapem, and Kyidohemaa of Akuapem.

Born Margaret Ariel Amma Ansaa Opare in Mamfe, on January 4, 1930, she enjoyed a wonderful life and lived it with exceptional grace, class, style and vitality. She excelled in the nursing school and in 1952, earned a scholarship for further training at the Royal School of Nursing in London from 1952 to 1956. In 1959, she married the love of her life, Mr. C.G. Kumi also of Mamfe, in a grand wedding at Achimota church.

Mrs. Margaret Kumi worked diligently and demonstrated exceptional leadership that by the early 1970s, she was transferred to the Ministry of Health to serve as the Deputy Director responsible for Psychiatric Nursing. From 1986 until her retirement in 1990, she was also the Director of Nursing Services in Ghana. In that capacity, she traveled extensively in Ghana and abroad to participate in conferences related to nursing care and mental health in Ghana.

REMEMBRANCE & SITTING DOWN CEREMONY
Remembrance Service and formal â??Sitting Downâ?? ceremony in Philadelphia is as follows:

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2015
Venue: St. Athanasius Parish
2050 East Walnut Lane, Philadelphia, PA
Time: 7 p.m.- 1 a.m.
CONTACTS
Francis Adofo (610) 831-2132
Adu Asa-Awuku (NJ) 201-838-9422
Kojo Asa-Awuku 201-406-0273
Yaa Asa-Awuku 551-208-4606
Moses Opare-Akruang (VA) 571-331-0490
Kwame Agyei (CHI) 773-457-6648
Kwame Otu (NC) 252-215-5268
SUPPORTERS
Mamfe Citizens in the US, Okuapeman Associations of U.S and Canada, The United Ghanaian Community Church, The family of Nana Ansaa Sasraku, friends and well wishers.

FINAL FUNERAL RITES
Arrangements for Final Funeral Rites and Services in Ghana, led by the Mamfehene and Royal Families of Mamfe and Akuapem, are forth coming and will be announced at a later date.

Nana Amma Ansaa Sasraku is survived by:
Son: Mr. Francis Yaw Adofo (Collegeville, PA)
Grandchildren: Ms. Nana Adjoa-Ansaa Adofo
Mr. W. Kofi-Kumi Adofo
Daughterâ??in-law: Dr. Grace Laast Adofo
Daughter: Mrs. Christabel (Mann C) Quartey (London, UK)

Grandchild: Mr. David Quartey
Son-in-law: Mr. Jonathan Quartey
Daughter: Mrs. Phillippa (Akosua Mama) Biney (London, UK)

Grandchildren: Ms. Amy Nana Ansaa Biney, Ms. Rudine Biney, Mr. Joel Biney

Son-in-law: Mr. Eddie Biney
Nana Ansah Saskraku III, Mamfehene and his siblings and cousins

Sisi Adumea and family
Teacher Dwamena-Nyanteh and family
Esther Kumi Ampaw and family
The Akurang-Parry family
The Akuffo-Parry family
Dr. Adu Asa-Awuku, Yaa Asa-Awuku, Akos Asa-Awuku, Kwadwo Asa-Awuku, Adwoa Asa-Awuku, Mena Ofeibea and their families (New Jersey).