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Help Lotte lay Maud to rest with dignity in Haarlem

After the sudden passing of Maud, the family is asking for help with the funeral home and burial costs.

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Lotte Van der Linden
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Haarlem
Maud, my mother, passed away on 4 April after a short illness. She was 85 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 $4,350 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 13 April. 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 Maud 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 $4,350 goes: • Funeral home services and casket: $2,700 • Cemetery plot and burial fees: $1,100 • Transport of the deceased: $310 • Memorial gathering for the family: $240 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

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  • Leonardo Enzo MarquesQuestionPhoto verified

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Lotte.

    • Lotte Van der LindenOwnerAnswerAddress verified

      Funeral home services and casket is $2,700 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks for asking.

  • Take care, Lotte. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 10 people at work.

    • this could happen to any of us. Greetings from Rohini.

      • Sending good thoughts, Lotte. Hope you get there. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless

        • sending strength. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Caloocan

          • Fatima D. MthembuQuestionID verified

            Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Haarlem.

            • Lotte Van der LindenOwnerAnswerAddress verified

              Thank you. If you're in Haarlem I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.

          • your post was clear and honest. I hope June is when things finally get easier

            • Stay strong, Lotte. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Granada

              • How is Lotte doing now?

                • Wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in London donated after I showed her your page. Love from London.

                  • sending strength, Lotte. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Haarlem.

                    • Hope things get better soon. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Haarlem.

                      • Peyton L. WeaverPhoto verified

                        Stay strong, Lotte. Hope you get there

                        • Hope it all works out, Lotte. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier

                          • Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.

                            • good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Hamburg.

                              • You're not alone, Lotte. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Haarlem

                                • Naveen T. SrinivasanPhoto verified

                                  Hope things get better soon, Lotte. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Lille.

                                  • Sending good thoughts. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Campinas so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Haarlem.

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