The love has been overwhelming. 🤍
Over the past weeks, our family has been held by something we can only describe as grace. The calls. The messages. The prayers. The faces that showed up. The community that refused to let us grieve alone.
Thank you. From the deepest part of us — thank you.
Mom spent her whole life building this. She never saw people as clients or customers. To her, everyone was family — an extension of her own. And what we have felt since her passing is proof that the family she built felt exactly the same way about her.
Nana Helena Akohene-Mensah was a woman of open hands, open arms, and an open heart. And a month from now, we gather to honour her the way she deserves — fully, together, and with love.
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You are warmly invited to celebrate the life and legacy of our beloved
Nana Helena Akohene-Mensah
March 1954 – March 2026
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026
Viewing | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Capital Funeral Home, 3700 Prince of Wales Dr, Ottawa
Dress Code: Black
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026
Viewing | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Funeral Service & Burial | 11:00 AM
Capital Funeral Home, 3700 Prince of Wales Dr, Ottawa
Dress Code: Black
Celebration of Life | 6:00 PM
Layla Banquet Hall, 6179 Perth St, Richmond ON
Dress Code: Black / Black + Red
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2026
Thanksgiving Service | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Living Praise Ministries, 18 Cleopatra Dr, Nepean ON
Dress Code: All White / White + Black
For more information, livestream links, and to leave a message for the family:
🌐 nanahelena.com
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[email protected]
All are welcome. Come celebrate her well.
— The Akohene-Mensah & Buah / Boah Family
📸 inFokhus Productions
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