E. Barbara Cain

Elizabeth Barbara Ann Cain, age 70, of Kincheloe, Michigan passed away Saturday evening, September 2, 2017 at War Memorial Hospital. Barbara was born on December 2, 1946 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Bell) Desjardine. On October 21, 1966, she married Boyd F. Cain on Kincheloe Air Force Base. Wanting to earn her diploma, Barbara returned to school and graduated from Rudyard High School with the class of 1987. She was an excellent cook and loved to bake. She would bake all fall getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas. She also enjoyed shopping and would always be on the look-out for baby clothes to give to whoever needed them. She enjoyed crocheting and hanging out with her grandkids. She also had very strong feelings about her political views. Barbara was a member of both the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the Batchewana First Nation. Barbara is survived by her husband of fifty years: Boyd F. Cain; five children: Shirley Diane Desjardins of Savannah, GA, Boyd Fred Cain, Jr. of Kincheloe, MI, Brian Anthony (Mary) Cain of Columbia, NC, William Eugene (Lorrie) Cain of Savannah, GA, and Catherine Jean (Christian) Anderson of Owatonna, MN; 12 grandchildren: Christopher, Mark, Nathan, Kelsey, Kyle, Don, Laura, Carlos, Austin, Amber, Autumn, Jonathan, Codie, Samantha, and Kayleb; and 3 great grandchildren: Jordynn, Nakoma, and Kolton. She is also survived by a sister: Agnes Agawa of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; and three brothers: David (Shirley) Desjardins, Vernon (Wanda) Desjardins, and Benjamin (Ella) Desjardine all of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; four (other grandchildren): Ebony, Gabriella, Caleb, and Cadyn; and a very special family: Doris and Duey, Francis, Clifford, Terri, and Clinton and all of their children. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; son: Todd Christopher Cain (2004); three sisters: Theresa Murray, Donna Gingras, and Margaret Bell; and a brother: Jack Desjardine. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at the Niigaanagiizhik Cultural Building. Friends and family may gather at the Cultural Building that same day starting at 12:00 noon.

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E. Barbara Cain

December 2, 1946 - September 2, 2017