Emeka Esogbue

 Okolie Family of Umukanya, Umueze Announces Burial Plans for Matriarch, Madam Veronica Okolie By Emeka Esogbue The Okolie family of Umuwina in Umukanya, Umueze, Ibusa, Delta State, has formally an nounced the burial plans for their beloved matriarch, Madam Veronica Ibiakwaozo Okolie (née Okolie). According to the family's statement, a copy forwarded to PEN MASTER, funeral rites will begin on Thursday, August 7, 2025, with a Service of Songs at 6:00 p.m., to be held at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, Isieke, Ibusa. The funeral Mass will follow the next day, Friday, August 8, at 10:00 a.m. at the same venue. Interment will take place immediately after the Mass. Born in 1930 to Diokpa Igulu Okolie and Madam Nwaelege Okolie, both of the Ibusa lineage, Madam Veronica was married in 1955 to Diokpa George Amanu Okolie of Umuwina, Umueze Quarter. A devout Christian and successful businesswoman, Madam Okolie lived a life rooted in faith and moral discipline. She was the oldest member of t...