For Lorraine ,Viv Penny ,and Steven Worth

[georg ruf jr.]

Hi Steven.
Great to see you writing on the site.
I remember visiting you at home now and then. I remember your father telling us stories of his youth and his times at war. I don't remember your mom, but I remember the very freindly athmosphere there.
God bless you all.
Georg

[Richard Opperman]

Dear Viv, Penny and Steven,

We are so sorry to hear of your moms passing.

Your mom was a very fine lady and had a lot of time for us teenagers of the 70s and I will always remember how welcome we were in your house in Omund and the Sundays spent at the pool at your house in Plumstead. Will never forget your moms smile - Perm lady fantastic!

She is now in a better place and I know how the last years were for your mom and family because my dad had the same illness and it is very difficult to see your loved one go this way.

Debby and my thoughts are with you in this sad time, please let us know if we can help in any way.

Please let us know where the service is been held.

All our love
Richard and Debby

[SandyB]

THanks so much too all  for all the good wishes  ... the memorial service to be held on monday the 17th  10am at Maitland cremotorium  there  will be a   get together at sandy's house afterwards,
I will update via the forum and newspapers  , contact sandy at 083 254 9069

                Love Viv and family
                                                         

                                                                             

[bobbysmith]

very sorry to hear the news of your moms passing,i trust she is at peace now,god bless,stay strong,our thoughts and prayers are with you,much love,bobby smith

[Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)]

I just got the news.  So very sorry for your loss.  I know, it cuts deep to the core.

Viv, Penny, Steven and Sandy  -  I deeply think about you all in this sad time.  My thoughts and prayers are with you. 

Love

Dalene

[SandyB]

Well here i am , now sitting in Villiersdorp .. I have just spent a great evening with Ronnie and Mervyn..  at the  end of the day i spent with Viv and Penny  a  kind of traanfest .. me  trying  to  be strong  for them in  their  moment of  loss yet ending up shedding  tears with them each time they rose to   the  surface of  their  bravado  and stiff upper lip ..  realised that as far as i thought I had moved forward , realised  that I still had scabs that could so easily be torn off .. but  it  was   good and cleansing ..  i reached the  decision that as much as i  would  liked  to  have spent more  time  with  the  family  Worth i owed it  to  myself to take  my  long deferred  break into  the country and my promised visit to Ronnie  and Mervyn...  I  booked  myself into a B& B sort of travelling  incognito thing  .. free agent .. Spent a  fab  evening  at  a  braai at her sisters  place ...
I will now  share  a  beautiful  thing  about  the  day I  spent with Viv and Penny .. at  about  7 pm that evening ( my intentions of leaving  earlier  thrown to  the  wind more , important just  being  there in  the  moment ) there is  a  knock on  the  door ..... Penny  answers  and  walks  in  with  3 huge  bouquets of  flowers,, the  obvious assumption  is  that it  is  sent by  some  wellwisher ... so  Penny  opens up  the card , it is  a note  from  Flo's  doctor ... In her  last  weeks  Flo  had  instructed  the Doc to please  send  3  huge  bouquets to Penny  when  she  passed  on  as  a  sign of  appreciation  for  the  selfless  care that Penny  had  given to  her  over  the  years .. another  traanfest .. and  then  a raising  of glasses  to  dear old Flo and Penny ... I  salute the  selflessnes of her  years  of  caring ..  Cheers Girl , blessings  go  around  , never  forget  that ..

[Bev Coates (Now Walker)]

luv to viv and family  e154

[Yvette Kroukamp (Biccard)]

Hi Sandy,

please pass my condolences to the Worth family and to Penny, what a lovely and special gesture from your Mom. Something to treasure forever.
regards,
x

[Cherry (Alcock)]

Sad news Viv, Penny & Steven, with my best wishes to you all. Cherry

[Michael Hardman]

Dear Viv, Lorraine, Penny and Steven, my thoughts are with all of you and your families.Flo was a very special person and she was a fantastic mother in law to me. Thinking of you all.

Regards
Michael Hardman

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Sorry couldn't be there to-day but my thoughts are with you all.

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

Dear Viv, Penny Steven and Lorraine
My prayers and thoughts are with you all today, wish i could of been there with you.
Thinking of you all.
Love
Barbara   e154

[SandyB]

Thanks once again everyone for the good wishes and the support.  The cremation was a happy one not sad as my mom would not have wanted that.
A special thanks to Debbie, Richard and Mike Hardman and of course my closest and dearest friend Sandy.  The time has come to move on and to remember my Mom the way she was.  My husband Braam and I are now going to Plettenburg Bay for a well deserved holiday an will be back in Pretoria on the 1st of April.  Life goes on celebrate and treasure every moment.  Cheers for now

[SandyB]

Well  all  have  now  left .. to update  in the absence of those  that  have  to deal  with  the  grief  close  up ..  the service  was  small  &  intimate .. Steve  gave  a  wonderful speech / eulogy  whatever  you  may call  it .. The  minister  just gave  wonderful life  lessons as opposed  to  trying  to  pretend  to  have  known  dear  old  Flo and  messing  it up  as  some  do  ...  a  true  " mensch ' as  the  yiddish  would  say ...  I offered my  home as it was   close by , removed from  everybodys  normal environment and full of the  peace that I  have  been left  with , a peaceful place  to  just  get together .. .. and they  could just  leave  and go  home  and   deal with  what they have  have to  deal  with ... Viv my  partner  in  crime and  Braam  her  adorable  man , plus  of  all  surprises  Mike Hardmann  stayed till  last ..
Auntie Ena  Bennet  was of  course  here  ( one  of  the  venerable , feared , respected  of our  childhood  and  young  adulthood ) Big  surprise  was  Nan  Morrow ..  still looking  so  dammn  good , she  just  does  not  change ...
As  Viv  has  said  .. life  goes  on .. Flo  lived   a  good  and full  life .. and  she  knew  full  well  that  her time  was  played  out .. We must  go on  and  carry  the  knowledge  and  wisdom  bestowed  upon  us  by  such  good  folk ... Love  yourself , love  your  creator , love  those  closest  to  you , cherish  friendship , be  kind  yourself  and  others , be  tough  when  you  need  to  be ,  be  selfless yet  selfish  ..  a  total  enigma  but  that  is  after  all life ..   In  retrospect  .. just  be  YOU ..


It  is  now  done ... 

[Michael Hardman]

Sandy, thanks a million.........I feel sick.........can I have my head back