After an exhaustive month of battling with the sad news of the passing of Dominican-born, Emanuela Marsha Stephen, 26 of Tarish Pit, her family has said she will be laid to rest on Friday 22nd May.
Stephen, who was pursuing medical studies in Cuba, passed away suddenly on April 19.
A close family member told Dominica News Online (DNO) on Wednesday that the funeral service will take place at the St Alphonsus Catholic Church in Goodwill from 3:30pm and she will be laid to rest at the Catholic Cemetery in Roseau.
Stephen’s body was transported to Dominica from Cuba on May 17 through the Douglas-Charles Airport.
She was described as a very quiet, kind and loving young lady.
She had been studying medicine since 2009 and was expected to complete in 2016.
Such sad news. My heart goes out to the family and may God bring lots of comfort to them.
Catherine Just want to offer my condolences to you and the family. There is not much one can say when a mother loses a child to death. Be strong and I pray that God brings comfort and peace to you and your Family.
From Arthur, Coral and the rest of the family.
This is such a sad moment especially for the family. It’s a pity that she did not complete what she was destined to be. In any case the family will never forget the kind of person she was and that her spirit will continue to live on in their hearts.
My condolences to the entire family.
PEACE
Am gonna miss you so much
Can’t believe that we are saying goodbye like this it hurts so much, up to this day i still can’t believe that you’re gone.
R.I.P
oh my dear friend we will surely miss you, when is the funeral scheduled for
such a darlin.. rip marsha.. gone but can neva be forgotten.. there will always be that place in my heart reserved for u
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.
Norman Cousins..
gonna miss u sweety.. only tears
this is a very traumatic event for me and my family. this lady was an angel on earth. god has reasons for doing what he does. she was one of the most decent human being one can ever meet on this earth. i still hve not come to believe that she has passed. its difficult to understand and take in. sigh.
I think the cubans should posthumous award the medical degree to emanuela, and presented in to her parents
Condolences to the family.
It is hard but with God been the
Comforter, you will face tomorrow
and knows that He lives, and you
will be alright.
We are all curious to know what caused her sudden passing.
I visualize how difficult it is for especially her family.
My condolence again to her family, friends and others who knew her.
Take heart, God is consoling you.
Finally, she will be laid to rest in her home country.
May her soul rest in peace. Amen!
We remember Emanuela:
You can shed tears that she is gone
Or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back
Or you can open your eyes and see all that she’s left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her
Or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her and only that she’s gone
Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back
Or you can do what she’d want:
Smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
Anonymous
Went to primary, secondary, college together even pursued higher level education in the same country..this should be a lesson to us all that tomorrow is unknown and we should be the best we can today physically, psychologically and spiritually..it was a blessing to know you..condolences to other friends and family ..hope all find comfort in the lord.
May God comfort all those bereaved at this sad time. Is there any update on the cause of her sudden death? Are other students at risk or was this an isolated incident?
My deepest condolences to your family and friends. May your soul rest in peace
so sad god is in control
So sad. Condolences to her family, friends, and community.
My condolences it’s hard but take courage May God give the family strength
R.I.P, MY CONDOLENCES goes to the family and her best friends, We all most die some day, But when a young person passed that young it does be griefs. I always interested to know the cause of death when a young person passed, I respect the family privacy.
This a very sad news. My sympathy for the family. May her soul rest in peace. I’m so sad even I did not know her.
rest my dear freind till we meet again
Really sad news at the loss of such a young person from the community who had all her life ahead of her! May she rest peacefully and may her family and friends be comforted in their time of loss and beyond. Rest peacefully angel…
RIP Lady. sleep well
I went to St. Martin Primary School with Emanuela. She was a loving person and a good friend. May ur soul rest in peace my dear friend.
very sad to read rest in peace young lady may the good lord comfort your grieving family.
Finally her body will Rest in Peace after making a circuitous trip to England and back to Dominica, as there are no direct flights from Cuba to D/ca and few airlines carry human corpses. Worst yet, the cadaver was in such a sorry state of decomposition that her remains is probably unrecognizable.
My heart goes out to her family.
What!!!! I cannot believe that!!! why should her body be in a bad state of decomposition? The body was not placed in a refrigerated morgue? That is so very sad for the family. I wonder if the family had the opportunity to see the body for the last time before it got to that state, bearing in my the coffin could not be opened on its return to Dominica. Stevens family, take courage my dears, my heart go out to all of you. Such great hope, such high expectations; I can imagine how all of you were looking forward to your doctor daughter coming home soon. She really made you all proud. Be good people and strong, Jehovah never gives one more than they can bear. Just thank him for her life and the joy she brought to all of you during her lifetime. One Love
Who the hell asked you for all of that information. Totally disrespectful and insensitive.
It still hurts. Rest in Peace Ms Stephens.
RIP Marsha. Always heard about you but never got to meet you.
May her soul rest in peace
My deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and loved-ones of this beautiful, ambitious and intelligent young lady. Her passing is a saddening blow to the Dominica Labour Party and to Dominica by extension. Deeply saddened!
May she rest in perfect peace. Oh God she did not even finish her studies.