Memorials for well-known community members
The memorial for ward councillor Frik van Wyk will be streamed live on YouTube at 14:00, Thursday 29 July.
Memorial services for two well-known community members in the Moot and North will be streamed online as their funerals were restricted to only close family and friends.
Ward 55 councillor Frik van Wyk (62) and former Sinoville police Captain Janette Nel (53) both lost their battle against Covid-19 last week.
Van Wyk’s two-week illness with the virus ended on July 22 while Nel died on July 24 after more than a month in hospital after testing positive for Covid.
Van Wyk’s family announced on Wednesday that his memorial will be held on July 29 at Green Olive, Derdepoort, Pretoria.
The memorial will be live-streamed on YouTube at 14:00.
Click on the link: https://youtu.be/LZMbxMJEl_0
The memorial service for Nel was scheduled to take place next week on Tuesday, August 3.
Her daughter Monya said details on the service, which will also be live-streamed on YouTube, will soon be shared on Facebook and with friends.
Both Nel and Van Wyk’s families thanked their respective communities and friends for their messages of condolences and prayers on social media.
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