The Nii Kweinor Family of Osu, Accra and Great Ningo has announced the passing of their beloved matriarch, Mrs. Constance Maku Quaynor Ruttmern, affectionately known as Auntie Maku. She was 85 years old.
The announcement was made on behalf of the family, which includes Nii Solomon Tetteh Opare-Addo Quaynor, Head of the Nii Kweinor Family; Nana Amponsawah IV, Osu Alata Manye; Nii Kwashie Aniefi V, Osu Alata Dzaasetse; and Nene Asafoatse Kwete Adilah IV of Great Ningo, among other family members and associates.
Others mourning her passing include Roland Kweinortey Quaynor (Chairman, Nii Kweinor Weku Kpee), Samuel Tetteh Quaynor (Vice Chairman), Madam Akweley (Teteko) Quaynor, Mrs. Mary Meryah Norteye-Adu, Prof. Nii Narku Quaynor, Rev. Canon Ebenezer T. Quaynor, and several others from both the Quaynor family and affiliated community and church groups.
She is also survived by her children, including Alhaji Zakari Imorm, Imuriana Umaru, Abraham Thomas Kasim Ruttmern, Evelyn Amina Ruttmern, Victoria Ruttmern, Naomi Adiza Ruttmern, Benjamin Akwetey Ruttmern, Joseph Akuettey Ruttmern, and Michael Tawiah Ruttmern. She leaves behind 16 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements indicate there will be no wake-keeping.
Her body will lie in state on Friday, April 17, 2026, at her residence on Kaneshie Anunsah Clottey Street in Accra.
The burial service will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at The Church of Pentecost, Kaneshie Central, followed by interment at Awudome Cemetery in a private ceremony.
The final funeral rites will also be held on the same day at the church, with a thanksgiving service scheduled for Sunday, April 19, 2026, at The Church of Pentecost, Kaneshie Central.
The family has announced a black and white dress code for the occasion and has extended an open invitation to friends, sympathisers, and the wider community to join them in mourning and celebrating her life.