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Saying goodbye to Mthunzi - help with funeral expenses

Mthunzi passed away on 25 August; we're raising $1,400 for a respectful funeral in Pietermaritzburg.

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Mpho S. Venter
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Pietermaritzburg
Mthunzi, my grandfather, passed away on 25 August after complications from pneumonia. He was 85 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 $1,400 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 7 September. 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 Mthunzi 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 neighborhood youth program. Where the $1,400 goes: โ€ข Funeral home services and casket: $740 โ€ข Cemetery plot and burial fees: $410 โ€ข Transport of the deceased: $85 โ€ข Memorial gathering for the family: $165 Thank you for reading my story. - Mpho
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  • Hyun-ju Min-ji KwakQuestionAddress verifiedPhoto verified

    is there anything that isn't money that would help Mpho?

    • Mpho S. VenterOwnerAnswer

      Thank you. If you're in Pietermaritzburg I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Appreciate you taking the time.

  • Courtney M. Lambert

    Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.

    • Amna Rubina Jilani

      Sending love. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 16 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.

      • Kevin Salim Karanja

        Best of luck, Mpho. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.

        • Bappy Imran SultanaQuestionAddress verifiedPhoto verified

          Is funeral home services and casket the biggest cost or is there more coming?

          • Mpho S. VenterOwnerAnswer

            Funeral home services and casket is $740 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Ask me anything else.

        • Christina Mรถller

          I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Austin this morning. Take care.

          • Ezra N. Romero

            looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Nagpur but we're thinking of you.

            • Sophia Susanne Kaiser

              thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update

              • Hรนng Lรขm Huynh

                Wishing you the best. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Quetta.

                • Folake Nneka Aliyu

                  Sending love, Mpho. Looking forward to the next update.

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