Ada Levier 1927-2017
Ada Marie “Meeks-sah-quah” Levier, 89, Mayetta, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at her home on the Potawatomi Reservation.
She was born June 21, 1927, in Mayetta, the daughter of Oscar and Mary Mahkuk Levier. She attended Haskell Institute.
Ms. Levier had worked various places in the housekeeping and linen department, including the State Hospital in Topeka. She also was a homemaker.
She was baptized at a young age as Catholic and later joined the Native American Church. She was also a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
Survivors include her husband, Bernard J. Fogg, of the home; two sons, Gary Buskirk, Rossville, and Mike O’Dell, in Montana; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Edgar Lee Levier, on Feb. 25, 2016; a sister, Phidelia Levier; and a brother, Tucker Levier.
Native American services were held Sunday evening at Nozhackum Hall west of Mayetta. Burial was held Monday afternoon in Mahkuk Cemetery. Mercer Funeral Home in Holton is in charge of arrangements.
