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Death announcement of 86-YEAR-OLD IONA MERINA “AUNTY JOANA” JNO BAPTISTE (NEE RICHARDS) OF ELMSHALL, DOMINICA, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON AUGUST 15TH, 2026 AT THE DOMINICA-CHINA FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL.

SHE LEAVES BEHIND A LEGACY OF LOVE AND WARMTH, AND HER ABSENCE IS FELT DEEPLY BY ALL WHOSE LIVES SHE GRACED: HER SON: EGBERT “EGGIE” JNO-BAPTISTE GRANDCHILDREN: ERIK AND MAHIRA JNO-BAPTISTE SIBLINGS: CLAUDETTE RICHARDS AND ARTHURLEY (RAS ABU) RICHARDS NIECES: CANDIA RICHARDS-CLARKE, CARLA, JOSIE, GILLIAN, ABIYAH, JEANETTE, MICHELLE NEPHEWS: ANTHONY “TONY” GUYE, MICHAEL, MARVIN, MORRIS, …

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SHE LEAVES BEHIND A LEGACY OF LOVE AND WARMTH, AND HER ABSENCE IS FELT DEEPLY BY ALL WHOSE LIVES SHE GRACED:

HER SON: EGBERT “EGGIE” JNO-BAPTISTE

GRANDCHILDREN: ERIK AND MAHIRA JNO-BAPTISTE

SIBLINGS: CLAUDETTE RICHARDS AND ARTHURLEY (RAS ABU) RICHARDS

NIECES: CANDIA RICHARDS-CLARKE, CARLA, JOSIE, GILLIAN, ABIYAH, JEANETTE, MICHELLE

NEPHEWS: ANTHONY “TONY” GUYE, MICHAEL, MARVIN, MORRIS, RANNIE, DJATE

COUSINS & EXTENDED FAMILY: FRED ABRAHAM; DENISE, DEBBIE, ADRIAN AND DAMIAN GRELL; GLORIA AND JOSEPHINE DECHAUSAY: ABRAHAM, RICHARDS AND JNO-BAPTISTE FAMILIES

CAREGIVER: GERALDINE DAVID

GOD CHILDREN: MAUREEN LANDER-WHITE; JUNIA ISAAC, IAN “MICHAEL” ANTHONY

NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS: ERNEST D. ST. JEAN, EMMANUEL AND JANNETTE MOISE, SAVARIN FAMILY, STEVO AND ALBERTHA GEORGE KENNETH RICHARDS, SAM MCDOUVAL, ERICKSON HYPOLITE, THE ELMSHALL AND RIVER STREET COMMUNITIES AND ALL WHO KNEW AND LOVED MERINA

FR NIGEL KARAM, MR. EWAIT BAIN AND THE CATHEDRAL HOSPITALITY (USHERS) FAMILY

DR FADIPE, DR. BRUNO, DR SANCHEZ, DR. HENRY DR. ALFRED AND THE DOCTORS, NURSES AND WARD AIDS IN THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND THE DAWBINEY WARD OF THE DOMINICA-CHINA FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL AND THE ROSEAU HEALTH CENTER

MRS. CELIA NICHOLAS AND PRINCIPAL AND STAFF OF THE DOMINICA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

MANY OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS BOTH HERE AND ABROAD TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.

THE BODY OF THE LATE IONA MERINA “AUNTY JOANA” JNO-BAPTISTE (NEE RICHARDS) WILL BE VIEWED 2:30 P.M ON FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 AT THE OUR LADY OF FAIR HAVEN CATHEDRAL. FUNERAL SERVICE TAKES PLACE AT 3:00 P.M FOLLOWED BY INTERNMENT AT THE ROSEAU ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO GENTLE REST FUNERAL SERVICE INC