Indira Dayavathi Enjati

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully on October 1, 2025.

Born in Tenali, India to Luther Samuel Vunnava and Marthamma (Turaka) Vunnava.

Her journey in nursing began with her training in Rajumandry and Vellore, India. Patients and colleagues will remember her for her compassion, her gentle spirit, and her commitment to healing.

On May 13, 1974 she married the love of her life Carey William Enjati in Rajumandry, India. Shortly thereafter they relocated to Nuzvid, India to start a new chapter in their lives. Soon they welcomed their three children - Manju, Manoj (Bobby), and Meena. Their time working at Giffard Memorial Hospital were defining years as they forged many strong friendships that have lasted the rest of their lives.

In August 1987, Indira and her husband, with great courage, uprooted themselves, left everything they knew and loved behind and immigrated to Canada.  Here they built a new life for their family and established themselves in Edmonton, AB.  They became proud Canadian Citizens in June 1995.  She maintained her connection to her Indian heritage and roots by passing down many cultural traditions, her delicious Indian cuisine and teaching her kids Telugu. She stayed in regular contact with many of her friends and family in India.

Her most cherished role was that of a loving, gentle, and patient mother and grandmother. She poured herself into her family, always prioritizing time together. Her home was a haven, a place where her children and grandchildren found solace, security, compassion, faith, joy, and the rare gift of freedom from judgment.

Becoming Amma was the fulfillment of her deepest purpose. She embraced it wholeheartedly, delighting in every birthday, school concert, sports game, and family gathering. She was always present, always cheering, always caring. Her joy was in being part of their lives in every moment, every milestone.

She consistently placed her family above herself. She leaves behind a legacy of kindness and laughter, a light that will never fade, and continues through her grandchildren.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 51 years (Carey Enjati), her children Manju (Richard) Seeger, Manoj (Celina) Enjati, Meena (Jeff) Goalen; her grandchildren (Aushon and Mikaya Goalen, Naiomi and Sebastian Seeger, Emily and Audrey Young).  She was predeceased by her parents (Samuel and Marthamma Vunnava).

Funeral Service
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Red Willow Community Church
15 Corriveau Ave, St. Albert.

Interment
Friday, October 10, 2025
Holy Cross Cemetery
14611 Mark Messier Trail, Edmonton, AB

Those wishing to honor her memory are invited to make a donation to Roozen Family Hospice at (pilgrimshospice.com) in lieu of flowers