Isabella Nyaguthii Wanjohi

What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. - Helen Keller

Obituary

Isabella Nyaguthii Wanjohi, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and matriarch, passed away peacefully at 84 years of age. Born in Kabiruini, Mathira, Nyeri District, Isabella grew up with remarkable resilience, losing her mother at the age of four and being raised across two households in a traditional Kikuyu homestead.
She excelled academically, earning a place at Alliance Girls High School, where she served as Deputy Head Girl, before completing a degree in sociology at the University of Nairobi in 1974. Her professional career took her from the Ministry of Lands and Settlement to the National Bank of Kenya, where she rose to Head of the Administration Department, before devoting herself to the family's business interests from 1987 onward.
On 2nd September 1967, she married the love of her life, Isaac Wanjohi, at Nyamachacki PCEA Church in Nyeri. Together they raised five children — Harriet, Florence, Janet, Nancy, and Sam — and built a home defined by warmth, faith, and shared values. She was a devoted grandmother, a cherished sister and aunt, and a generous friend and mentor to many. She was an active member of the PCEA and the Langata Rongai Welfare Association.
She is survived by her husband Isaac, her children, grandchildren, and a wide family who will carry her legacy of faith, hard work, integrity, and love.

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