Birth date: Feb 25, 1949 Death date: Oct 7, 2020
Dr. Emmanuel Koffmen Essel, 71, of Amherst, Ohio, passed away on October 7, 2020 following a lengthy illness. Born in Ghana to the late Samuel Essel and Mary Sam on February 25, 1949. Emmanuel is survived by his wife of 34 years, Read Obituary
My deepest condolences. l am so devastated by the loss of such a wonderful individual. It is only God who can bring comfort to the family and all of us. May he rest in perfect peace in the bossom of the Almighty. Amen.
He was such a good and kind soul. Rest in perfect peace, Uncle Fiiifi
Uncle Fiiifi was a gentle and lovely soul. He opened his home to my family and I on several occasions. When our son, Matey (of blessed memory) was sick he left no stone unturned to give us all the help we needed. I believe you have already met Matey. Tell him we miss him. Rest in perfect peace, Uncle Fiiifi.
Phileta Odonkor and family
As we bid you farewell Koffmen, I would like to thank you for your friendship and love. You thought me to be diligent in whatever I did and you consolidated in me the spirit of civic participation when you run and was elected President of the Ghana Medical Students Association, and later President of the All African Medical Students Union. But the greatest love of all was when you and Efua opened your home to our children during their college years. Your home became their home away from home. You left your foot prints of love in our hearts. We owe you our undying devotion. May Efua, children and the rest of the family be consoled. Koffmen, Rest In Peace.
Dr. Ken Ofosu-Barko
Sincere condolences to the Essel family
Dr Essel was one of the residents with myself and 3 others in the same year at Metropolitan Hospital,NY.class 1987.
He was greatly respected ,teacher and colleague to us all.One of the best human being I ever met.May he Rest In Peace
Lenworth A.Beaver M.D
From Afua Yorke
I don’t like endings, I never have. I skip the series finale of most of my favorite shows because I don’t want to see it end. Although I have been saying goodbye to my family since I was 9 years old I have never mastered the art of saying goodbye.
The feeling of losing what you have and the change in dynamics afterward is very difficult for me to reconcile. I know we will all miss Uncle Fiifi dearly. For me, he will always be the reason for my husband’s current profession, because he bought him his first computer. Because of him my husband can take care of his family and pay it forward to the next generation back home.
I remember the first time I met him. His wit and dancing skills shined through. Anyone who knows Uncle Fiifi knows he’s got the colonial dance down. He loved music, he will harm to his favorite music at the time when he couldn’t remember the words. He would ask Charles how the other family were doing back home every time we met until his speech deteriorated.
He loved children, he will light up every time he came downstairs and saw our Son Fiifi, throw him up in the air and catch him. We were worried but he never forgot to catch him. We all loved seeing him in that mood.
Uncle Fiifi natew yie, we will always love you and remember you for your generosity and the great man that you were.
You were a great Father, husband, physician, Uncle and a friend to all.
Till we meet again, God be with you.
