{"id":75914,"date":"2025-04-14T10:29:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T08:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/?p=75914"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T08:30:18","slug":"124-lives-cherished-at-annual-stellenbosch-hospice-remembrance-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/124-lives-cherished-at-annual-stellenbosch-hospice-remembrance-service\/","title":{"rendered":"124 lives cherished at annual Stellenbosch Hospice Remembrance Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Stellenbosch West Dutch Reformed church was transformed into a sanctuary of remembrance and hope when the annual Stellenbosch Hospice Remembrance Service was held on Sunday 30 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service brought families, friends and community members together to honour the lives of 124 cherished souls who died in 2024. It included a moving message by Dr (Pastor) Sheridon Adonis, a candle-lighting ceremony and a heartfelt tribute by Stellenbosch Hospice CEO Jennilee Geduld. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The candle-lighting ceremony, a poignant ritual by hospice staff, marked each life with light and reverence. Each flame flickering from a candle represen-\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ted not just a name, but also a life filled with love, laughter and memories that will echo in the hearts of their loved ones forever.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her tribute, Geduld expressed her gratitude to hospice staff, healthcare professionals, and volunteers whose tireless dedication and loving care create a safe haven for those facing the unimaginable. These selfless individuals do not just provide palliative care, but have also embraced respite care, which offers families much-needed relief of up to two weeks from the emotional toll of care.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Despite the incredible work being done, there still is a barrier of hesitation among families when it comes to seeking hospice support,” Geduld explained. “The stigma surrounding hospice care can often dissuade families from reaching out, leaving many to navigate the challenging journey of illness and end-of-life care alone. The reality is that the compassionate services provided by Stellenbosch Hospice can be a beacon of hope in the darkest of times, guiding families with empathy and understanding.”\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stellenbosch Hospice extends its loving arms to the communities of Stellenbosch, Klapmuts and Simondium, as well as surrounding farms. However, the service relies on the generosity of individuals and organisations in the community.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geduld also extended her appreciation to the remarkable supporters of the palliative care organisation, including the Jannie Mouton Foundation, Remgro, Het Jan Marais Nasionale Fonds, Cape Winelands District Municipality and the provincial Department of Health and Wellness (Jonathan Abrahams), and Stellenbosch Hospital (Dr Natasha Blanckenberg and Dr Thabita Mathose). She also acknowledged the invaluable contributions of the Stellenbosch Hospice board members.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the service, Stellenbosch Hospice staff released balloons into the sky, with each balloon carrying whispers of love and memories to the heavens above.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022\u00a0If you would like to support Stellenbosch Hospice and its work, send an email to gm@stellhospice.co.za.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Stellenbosch Hospice staff releasing \nballoons in memory of those who have died in the last year. Photo: Nathan Geduld<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The annual Stellenbosch Hospice Remembrance Service recently honoured 124 lives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":75915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"60","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"3","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"7902","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"1","article_feature_type":"normal","article_main_image_caption":"Sister Yvonne Joubert lights a candle during the Remembrance Service as carer Olwethu Jara looks on. The candle-lighting ceremony marked each life remembered with light and reverence. Photo: Nathan Geduld","article_media_icon":"1","article_template":"news","author_byline":"","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"124 lives cherished","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":["tchospice_P1","tchospice_P2"],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7902,1],"tags":[7874,7992,91],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-75914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-news","tag-local-news","tag-stellenbosch","tag-top"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tchospice1_82906.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":294702,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/photos-thanksgiving-service-in-idas-valley-a-nod-to-ones-who-serve\/","url_meta":{"origin":75914,"position":0},"title":"Photos | Thanksgiving service in Ida’s Valley a nod to ones who serve","author":"Eikestadnuus","date":"4 December 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Uniformed personnel gathered in Stellenbosch for a special thanksgiving service led by Dr Daniel Solomons, honouring God's protection over the year, on Friday 23 November. Tributes included remembrance for fallen heroes, notably fire chief Derick Damons. The event emphasised loyalty, community service and unity, concluding with a message of grace\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Community"","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/uniformservice_55914.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/uniformservice_55914.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/uniformservice_55914.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/uniformservice_55914.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/uniformservice_55914.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":267983,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/photos-de-zalze-trees-standing-tall-in-pink\/","url_meta":{"origin":75914,"position":1},"title":"Photos: De Zalze trees standing tall in pink","author":"Eikestadnuus","date":"16 October 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Internationally, October is recognised as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year the De Zalze Winelands Golf Estate is proudly participating in this important initiative through a collaboration with Pink Trees for Pauline.","rel":"","context":"In "Community"","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Internationally, October is recognised as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year the De Zalze Winelands Golf Estate is proudly participating in this important initiative through a collaboration with Pink Trees for Pauline. Several trees on the estate are wrapped in pink fabric as a visual symbol of solidarity with those affected by cancer \u2013 a reminder of hope, support and community. As part of the initiative, a donation was also made to the Stellenbosch Hospice to express appreciation for the incredible work it does every day to support patients and their families with dignity and compassion, and the immeasurable difference it makes in their lives. Each pink tree is a beacon, reminding all to stand tall, stay grounded, embrace challenges and keep growing with courage! Adri Jansen van Nieuwenhuizen of Pink Trees for Pauline, Peet de Wet, CEO De Zalze Winelands Golf Estate HOA, and Jennilee Geduld, general manager of Stellenbosch Hospice, helped to make sure the estate lanes are lined in pink.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PinkTrees9_19750.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PinkTrees9_19750.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PinkTrees9_19750.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PinkTrees9_19750.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PinkTrees9_19750.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":263665,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/cwdm-donation-set-to-bring-much-relief\/","url_meta":{"origin":75914,"position":2},"title":"CWDM donation set to bring much relief","author":"Ya\u00ebl Malgas","date":"12 June 2025","format":false,"excerpt":".","rel":"","context":"In "Community"","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/diaperdignity_45891.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/diaperdignity_45891.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/diaperdignity_45891.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/diaperdignity_45891.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/diaperdignity_45891.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":263414,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/su-pays-respect-to-walter-parry\/","url_meta":{"origin":75914,"position":3},"title":"SU pays respect to Walter Parry","author":"Eikestadnuus","date":"5 June 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A permanent installation honouring the late science teacher Walter Parry at the Old L\u00fcckhoff School was recently opened by Stellenbosch University.","rel":"","context":"In "Community"","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tcparry_88146.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tcparry_88146.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tcparry_88146.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tcparry_88146.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tcparry_88146.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":267725,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/night-of-elegance-empowerment-as-stellenboschs-beauties-are-crowned\/","url_meta":{"origin":75914,"position":4},"title":"Night of elegance, empowerment as Stellenbosch’s beauties are crowned","author":"Eikestadnuus","date":"2 October 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The annual Mr and Miss Stellenbosch 2025 pageant transformed Van der Stel Hall into a glamorous Hollywood Oscars-themed spectacle on Saturday 27 September. The sold-out event brought the community together in black-tie splendour for an evening celebrating elegance, excellence and empowerment.","rel":"","context":"In "Community"","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tccrowning_51233.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tccrowning_51233.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tccrowning_51233.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tccrowning_51233.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tccrowning_51233.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Eikestadnuus","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75914"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=75914"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=75914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}