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Farewell fund for Owen: help Henry's family in Hamilton

Henry lost his uncle suddenly and the family can't cover funeral and burial costs of $3,400.

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Henry H. Griffin
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Owen, my uncle, passed away on 30 January after a stroke. He was 73 years old. He was the heart of our family and had no savings or life insurance. The funeral home has given us a quote of $3,400 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 10 February. 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 Owen to have a dignified farewell. Any help at all means a lot, and so do your prayers. Anything left over after the funeral will be donated to a local food bank. Where the $3,400 goes: • Funeral home services and casket: $1,600 • Transport of the deceased: $370 • Cemetery plot and burial fees: $1,430 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Henry

Updates from Henry

  1. Small update. $915 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. We're at 18% thanks to 17 of you. I made the first payment toward funeral home services and casket. More news soon.

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  • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Henry

    • Henry H. GriffinOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. funeral home services and casket comes first ($1,600) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Happy to explain more.

  • Wishing you the best. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.

    • wishing you peace, Henry. Hope you get there. God bless

      • Best of luck. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Hamilton.

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