Teresa Wairimu Mathai

1930 ~ 2025

It is with deep sorrow and humble acceptance of God’s will that we, the Mathai Family, announce the passing away of our dear beloved mother Teresa Wairimu Mathai who went to be with the Lord on the afternoon of Monday the 31st March 2025.

Teresa was the wife of the late Joseph Tumuti Mathai of Nanyuki, the elder sister of Catherine Ngima Ndegwa and mother of Lucy Mbuchi and late Antony Theuri, Margaret Wambui Mathai, Elizabeth Wangui Moriaty, the late Catherine Ngima Mathai, Prof. Muthoni Mathai and Pieter Pietrowicz, John Wachira and the late Margaret Nduta Mathai, Jaine Waceke and Major General (Rtd) Michael Gichangi, Sera Wathima and Dominic Kosen and Agnes Nyawira Mathai.

She was a Grandmother, a Great Grandmother an Auntie and a friend to many.

Teresa will be remembered for her kindness, strength, and unwavering love for her family and community.

The cortege shall leave Nanyuki Cottage Funeral Home at 8.30am for funeral Service at the Benedictine Monastery Church [Nanyuki] starting at 10.00am on Wednesday 9th April 2025 and thereafter she will be laid to rest at her home in Nanyuki [Mathai Farm].

We Give thanks to God for the untold blessing, during the 95 years he allowed Teresa to live amongst us.