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Beloved businessman laid to rest on Thursday

The family and friends of Colin Soutar will be celebrating his life this Thursday with a memorial service, after the well-known business owner lost his battle with illness last week.

Colin was the co-founder of Krabo Locksmiths Middelburg for 31 years.

According to Colin’s wife, Phillipa, her beloved husband succumbed to multiple organ failure on 14 August after spending 11 days in the ICU at Life Midmed Hospital.

A memorial service for Colin will be held this Thursday, 11:00 at the Corpus Christi Church, Middelburg (28 Paardeberg Street, Aerorand).

A full tribute can be read in this week’s issue of the Middelburg Observer.

Colin Soutar (right) with his wife Phillipa, and two sons, Zane and Keanan.

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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