MESKWABNOKWE

MAYETTA – Cornelia Irene Donahue, Meskwabnokwe, 90, formerly of Mayetta,

entered eternal life in heaven on Friday, September 30, 2022 at the Maple

Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha.

She was born July 9, 1932 in Mayetta, the daughter of Charles Harrison, Sr. and

Minnie Nozhackum Harrison. She graduated from high school in Marty, South

Dakota and from Clarks Business School in Topeka.

She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church and the Prairie

Band Potawatomi Nation. She loved her church, her family and community. She

was a wonderful storyteller with incredible strength of spirit and an unforgettable

laugh.

Cornelia worked in the office of the Secretary of State for Kansas for the duration

of 19 years from 1974 to 1993.

She married Paulino Jim, Sr. who passed away in 1995. She married Donald

Donahue and they were later divorced.

Cornelia was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, Michael Jim, Sr. and

Paulino Jim, Jr., a grandson, David Jim, a granddaughter, Mahne Jim, a great

granddaughter, Ellie Mae Jim, and siblings, Geraldine, John, Edward, Sarah,

Lloyd, Floyd, Kenneth, Charles Jr., William and Franklin.

Survivors include a sister, LaVera "Babe" Bell, Mayetta; four sons, William Jim,

Sr. (Lea), Thomas R. Jim, Sr. (Sandi) and Philip Jim, Sr. (Debbie), all of Mayetta,

and Ron Jim, Kansas City, MO; two daughters, Mary Tiscareńo, Topeka and

Cecily C. Jessepe (Robert C.), Hoyt; and a multitude of grandchildren and great

grandchildren. She leaves behind many cherished memories and a legacy of

resilience.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 7th at St. Francis

Xavier Catholic Church in Mayetta. A Rosary will be prayed at 9:30 Friday before

Mass. Burial following the Mass will be in the Dance Ground Cemetery.

Cornelia will lie in state from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Thursday at the Chapel

Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt. A supper and wake service will be held Thursday

evening at the Nozhackum Hall, 8362 158th Rd., Mayetta. Memorials are

suggested to Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, and may be sent in care of

the funeral home, PO Box 280, Hoyt, KS 66440.