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Farewell fund for Katherine: help Ruby's family in San Jose
Katherine passed away on 27 June; we are raising $4,550 for a respectful funeral in San Jose.
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Katherine, my sister, passed away on 27 June after a sudden heart attack. She was 25 years old. She was the heart of our family and had no savings or life insurance.
The funeral home has given us a quote of $4,550 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 12 July.
I have already used what I had for the hospital bills. My family is scattered, and many of us are out of work. We want Katherine to have a dignified farewell.
Any help at all means a lot, and so do your prayers.
The funds will be paid directly to the funeral home, and I'll share the receipt.
Where the $4,550 goes:
• Funeral home services and casket: $3,150
• Cemetery plot and burial fees: $790
• Transport of the deceased: $370
• Memorial gathering for the family: $240
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Ruby
Thank you all. We're at 14% now ($615). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for cemetery plot and burial fees is now scheduled. - Ruby
Small update. $461 so far, I met with the funeral home and confirmed the amounts.
- Chirag Jain 🇮🇳 · $200
“Hope this helps. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Amritsar”
- Ghassan Waleed Saleh 🇸🇦 · $100
- Zlata Kateryna Belyaev 🇷🇺 · $100
- Parth K. Sheth 🇮🇳 · $100
“Sending love. Hope the September deadline works out. - Amritsar”
- Eugene Gomez 🇺🇸 · $100
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Ruby all day after reading this. - Fort Worth”
- Luís Roberto Sampaio 🇧🇷 · $57
“Hope it all works out. Hope the September deadline works out. - Feira de Santana”
- Armando K. Muñoz 🇨🇴 · $54
- Arif Shakil Sultana 🇧🇩 · $50
- Denis Igor Antonov 🇺🇦 · $50
- Eliana A. Ruiz 🇬🇧 · $50
- Muhammad Lukman Nasution 🇮🇩 · $37
- Riccardo Serra 🇮🇹 · $29.50
- Isabel S. Ramos 🇺🇸 · $25
- Gunawan Yusuf Hakim 🇮🇩 · $25
- Naliaka Faith Ouma 🇰🇪 · $17
“Hang in there. Only $17 but hope it helps. - Mombasa”
- Cristian J. Vega 🇨🇴 · $10
- Aadhya L. Thakur 🇮🇳 · $5
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Thanks for sharing this, Ruby. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 7 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Ribeirão Preto
Thinking of you, Ruby. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of San Jose.
Stay strong, Ruby. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
take care, Ruby. Shared it with a few friends.
thanks for sharing this, Ruby. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
Hope it all works out, Ruby. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together.
Thanks for sharing this, Ruby. Shared this with my family. Don't give up.
Thinking of you. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of San Jose.
Good luck, Ruby. Looking forward to the next update
Rooting for you, Ruby. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 11 people at work. Greetings from Anaheim.
Praying for you, Ruby. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Dar es Salaam so I could bring a meal. Blessings!
I hope things turn around soon. After 6 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.
Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Pattaya
I hope things turn around soon. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of San Jose.
Thinking of you and your family, Ruby. This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings
Praying for you, Ruby. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best
Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. Greetings from San Fernando
You're not alone, Ruby. Your post was clear and honest.
Hope things get better soon, Ruby. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Caxias do Sul
Looking forward to the next update. Love from Anaheim.
Sending love, Ruby. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
so sorry you're going through this, Ruby. Your post was clear and honest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money!
Wishing you the best, Ruby. Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of San Jose.
Thinking of you and your family, Ruby. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings
Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of San Jose.
Rooting for you, Ruby. Hope this works out for you
Thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Xalapa.
You're not alone, Ruby. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of San Jose.
hope things get better soon, Ruby. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.
Hang in there, Ruby. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. All the best.