Wife to the late Zimbabwean Sungura musician Cephas Mashakada, Eunice who died today has been described as a family pillar.
Eunice succumbed to kidney failure at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital at 4 am.
She was 63 years old.
She will be laid to rest at Zororo Memorial Park in Chitungwiza on Wednesday.
Family spokesperson, Faith Taruvinga described her as a unifier.
“We have lost Gogo who was a family pillar and provider. In my capacity as her grandchild, I have lost a friend who was always there for me.
“She was a fighter who battled this illness for some time, although we wished that she would make it.”
She is survived by one child and four grandchildren.
Mourners are gathered along Mabika Way near Ziko Shopping Centre in Seke.
Mashakada died after battling diabetes on August 23, 2011.
She died at a time when she was reviving her husband’s music.
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