Jane Akomo Onyango

We announce with deep sorrow the passing of our beloved mother Jane Akomo Onyango on 6th April 2020.

Daughter of the late Paul Okanda and Elizabeth Awuor Okanda. Devoted wife of the late Bonaventure Onyango. Co wife of Mary Onyango. Sister of Nicholas Otieno, Grace Otieno, Cecilia Onyango, the late Thomas Okanda, the late Cornell Okanda, Esther Ochuodho and Catherine Odinga.

Loving mother of Pauline Okanda, George Onyango, Alois Onyango, Joan Wetende, Rev. Fr. Duncan Onyango and Herenia Onyango. Beloved grandmother of Tessie, Bonaventure, Isaac, Grace, Neema, Mathew, Abigail, Mercy, Liam, Joshua, Trevor, Clyde, Mya, Noelle and Norrin. Stepmother of Bob Oyile, Lorine Akinyi, Jane Otieno the late Paul Otieno, Jacinta Onyango, George Odhiambo, Sammy Onyango and Charles Kibuye. Mother-in-law of Mercy Wachira Onyango, Faith Mwendwa Oyile, Washington Nyakoi and Ishmael Wetende. Daughter-in-law of the late Marcellus Oyile and the late Florida Apuoyo. Sister in law of the late Herenia Omoro, the late Adams Nyabera, the late Pius Ogola, the late Peter Agutu, and Mary Adhiambo.

Mama will be laid to rest at her home in Ahono Village, East Gem Location, Siaya County on 16th April 2020, at a ceremony to be attended by immediate family members only. This will be followed later by a farewell ceremony with full funeral status when the current situation changes and appropriate arrangements are in place. We will not have gatherings for prayers and funeral arrangements in line with the current government guidelines, however tributes and messages can be conveyed through the what’s App group. We humbly but fervently REQUEST you all to keep praying and supporting us at this difficult time. The family would be grateful for your kind financial support through Mpesa number 0714153915

Proverbs 31:30 … a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.