Petro was “gom van die familie”
Petro Viljoen (71), die vrou wat deur haar gesin beskryf is as “die gom van hul familie”, is Saterdag in die vroeë oggendure oorlede.
Haar dogter, Lindi Rall, sê haar ma is op 15 Julie in die Life Midmed Hospitaal se een Covidsaal opgeneem.
“Hulle het so mooi na haar gekyk.”
Lindi vertel hoe hulle laat verlede week haar nog vir ’n paar minute kon sien en gesels. Me. Viljoen is 02:15 Saterdag oorlede.
Sy het haar ma beskryf as “die dierbaarste mens. Ons Mamma wat net altyd gehelp het. Sy was net altyd dáár vir ons. Sy was die gom van ons familie.”
Middelburgers sal die vriendelike me. Viljoen onthou wat vir jare die sekretaresse by Laerskool Kanonkop was. Sy het sewe jaar gelede afgetree. As haar man, Chris, se regterhand by RP Stoffeerders, was hulle geliefd en mense was hartseer toe dié besigheid in 2020 sy deure gesluit het.
Mnr. Viljoen is sowat ’n week gelede in die Life Cosmos Hospitaal in eMalahleni opgeneem, ook met die Covid-19 virus.
“Dit gaan baie beter met my pa,” het Lindi gesê.
Me. Viljoen word oorleef deur haar man, Chris, dogters, Lijlanie, Lienki en Lindi, skoonseuns Rudi, Martin en Edri, nege kleinkinders en een agterkleinkind.
•Die gesin sal begrafnisreëlings tref sodra mnr. Viljoen uit die hospitaal ontslaan word.
Do you have a news lead?
Contact our editorial office on 013 243 1434, send an email to our newsroom or contact our standby number 072 248 3855 to share your story with us. Follow us on the Middelburg Observer Facebook page or join our WhatsApp group for the latest news.
Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news
Dear reader,
As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. As you may have noticed, mis- and disinformation (also known as “fake news”) is circulating online.
Caxton Local Media is determined to filter through the masses of information doing the rounds and to separate truth from untruth in order to keep you adequately informed. Local newsrooms follow a strict pre-publication fact-checking protocol.
A national task team has been established to assist in bringing you credible news reports on Covid-19. Readers with any comments or queries may contact National Group Editor Irma Green (irma@caxton.co.za) or Legal Adviser Helene Eloff (helene@caxton.co.za).
