Yengusnesh Abegaze

In Loving Memory of Yengusnesh Wolde Abegaze 

October 3rd, 1946 – April 16th, 2025

With heavy hearts and deep gratitude for her life, we announce the passing of our beloved

mother, Yengusnesh (“Emaye”) Abegaze, who departed this world on April 16, 2025 — a date

that holds profound meaning, as it marks the anniversary of her own mother’s passing almost

30 years prior.

Emaye was born from her parents, Menbere Tsegye and Abegaze Wolde in Gonder, Ethiopia.

As a young adult, she moved to Addis Ababa, where she worked as a home economics teacher

at Tesfa Kokeb Elementary School for nearly 30 years — reflecting her dedication to service of

others even in youth. In 1989, she immigrated to the United States, where she spent decades

devoted to helping raise her 12 grandchildren born in the U.S. with warmth, devotion, and

unconditional love.

Emaye was a woman of unwavering faith. Her relationship with God was central to her life, and

through her, we learned the power of prayer and steadfast faith in the face of life’s biggest

challenges. 

As the proud mother of eight children and the grandmother to 17, she was the heartbeat of our

homes and the matriarch of our family. To us, she was more than a mother — she was a guiding

light, a stable presence, and our greatest teacher. Her love was a gift that we will carry with us

always.

Though our hearts ache in her absence, we are comforted in knowing she is now at peace,

reunited with her beloved mother and father, and resting in God’s eternal embrace. Her legacy

of love, faith, and dedication lives on in every one of us.

She is survived by her siblings, Nigist Kassa Abegze, and Negash Abegaze, her children

Yenework Bogale, Ribca Mersha, Konjit Mersha, Rahel Mersha, Fergenent Abate, Seble Abate,

Mekedes Abate and Yared Abate, and her grandchildren Samuel Tsegye, Abnet Tsegye,

Bethlehem Tsegye, Liya Tsegye, Mikael Tsegye, Atesede Makonnen, Eden Tadesse, Matthews

Eframe, Helena Yared, Menna Teffera, Robell Eframe, Leah Teffera, Aday Teffera, Bezza Yared,

Seblework Alemu, Christian Eframe, and Lucas Eframe.

She will be deeply missed, forever cherished, and always remembered.

“My Father’s house has many rooms… I am going there to prepare a place for you… I will come

back and take you to be with me so that you also may be where I am.”

John 14:2-3 (NIV)