Elilah Playfair had just celebrated her 70th birthday with family a month ago and now her family is planning her funeral and trying to carry on with Christmas.
"She was supposed to be with us, she was supposed to be present with us celebrating the Christmas and New Years with us," said Playfair’s daughter Rita Flett.
Flett says her mother was excited about Christmas and had already wrapped many of the presents she bought for family.
Playfair also made gifts for others to buy.
"This would take her approximately less than a week, she was pretty fast at sewing,” said Playfair’s granddaughter Raquel Foster, with a pair of handmade mukluks in her hands.
This last of her beadwork will be sold now to help pay for a headstone.
Playfair died from her injuries in hospital early Tuesday morning after being hit by a car on Thursday evening.
She had just gotten off the bus, heading to the casino to visit friends and family when she was hit.
Arthur Morris Harper was also hit. He tells CTV he heard Playfair scream and when he looked up and all he saw was headlights.
Both he and Playfair were rushed to hospital where Harper remains, waiting for surgery on his injured right leg.
Harper says both he and Playfair were almost on the other side of Mcphillips Street when they were hit.
Winnipeg Police interviewed the driver and say no charges are expected.
Meanwhile, Playfair's family says they'll have to find strength to celebrate the season without her.
Though Playfair's sister, Lucy Knott says it's a thought almost too hard to bear.
"I couldn't believe it, I couldn't say anything, " said Knott with tears streaming down her face.
The family says they are comforted with the though Playfair died knowing her family loved her, the way she loved and took care of them all.
Both Playfair and Harper are from Garden Hill First Nation, where Playfair will be laid to rest.
