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Funeral costs for Josephine's wife, Eleanor

Josephine lost her wife suddenly and the family cannot cover funeral and burial costs of $3,050.

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Josephine R. West
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Auckland
Eleanor, my wife, passed away on 8 March after a stroke. She was 34 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 $3,050 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 24 March. 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 Eleanor 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 $3,050 goes: • Memorial gathering for the family: $350 • Transport of the deceased: $350 • Funeral home services and casket: $2,350 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Josephine

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    “Blessings. Thought of Josephine all day after reading this.”

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    “Every little bit. Only $79 but hope it helps. - Lahore”

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    “Best of luck. I'm in Bronx, thinking of you.”

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    “Be well. Thought of Josephine all day after reading this.”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Josephine all day after reading this. - Niterói”

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    “Rooting for you. From Kikuyu with love. - Kikuyu”

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  • Sending strength. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Calamba.

    • Hang in there, Josephine. Your post was clear and honest.

      • Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Auckland.

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

          • Memorial gathering for the family is $350 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks for looking so closely.

        • Hope things get better soon. I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

          • Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Shinjuku!

            • Take care, Josephine. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

              • Chioma EzeID verified

                Stay strong, Josephine. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless.

                • Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Mapo

                  • Take care. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Oaxaca de Juárez but we're thinking of you.

                    • Vipul K. BhideAddress verified

                      Praying for you, Josephine. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.

                      • Sending good thoughts, Josephine. It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings.

                        • Sending strength, Josephine. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care

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