Wife of AMA Boss laid to rest

The mortal remains of Mrs Giftie Vanderpuije, wife of the Accra Mayor, Okoe Vanderpuije, has been laid to rest at the Osu Cemetery in Accra after an elaborate burial service at the Burma Camp Seventh Day Adventist Church in Accra.

At a pre-burial service, sympathizers including family and friends paid glowing  tributes to her and described her as a loving wife, daughter, sister, friend and a servant of God.

In attendance were dignitaries from business community, Chief of Defense Staff, the Inspector General of Police, chiefs and queen-mothers, ambassadors of China, Turkey and the United States, ministers of states, Members of Parliament and Former Mayors of Accra including Stanley Adjiri Blankson.

The late Mrs Giftie Naa Adei Vanderpuiji passed away at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on June 29, 2012 after a short illness.

Paying tribute to his wife, Mayor Vanderpuije recalled how he met and wooed her  and thanked her for choosing him out of many eligible young men in the neighborhood of Mamprobi in addition to the love, care and support she rendered him throughout their 30 years of marriage.

He said her ability to extend love and joy among friends and family helped form a stronger bond among the family.

Mr Vanderpuije said the wife’s devotion and the attention with which she nurtured their two daughters was exceptional and prayed that God keeps her in his bosom.

The children, Mildred and Alfreda Vanderpuije, recounted in grief, their late mother’s determination to instill in them moral and traditional values to help shape their attitudes and way of life.

Source: GNA