{"id":48741,"date":"2021-11-15T06:22:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T04:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/twee-prominente-sakemanne-in-bhm-sterf-20211114\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:46:12","slug":"twee-prominente-sakemanne-in-bhm-sterf-20211114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/twee-prominente-sakemanne-in-bhm-sterf-20211114\/","title":{"rendered":"Twee prominente sakemanne in Bhm sterf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_a71e5262\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Johan Nel\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3597\/b4c41adf54984f9f92555c232e6a842d.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3597\/260d5734531543c184c92f556fe761b4.jpg\" title=\"Johan Nel\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Johan Nel<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Vrystaat<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Skokgolwe het deur die Bethlehem-gemeenskap gegaan toe twee prominente sakemanne van die dorp kort na mekaar oorlede is. Johan Nel (61) van Nels Paneelkloppers en Jan Nigrini (78) wat die Battery Sentrum in Bethlehem besit het, is \u2018n paar uur na mekaar oorlede.Medelye en huldeblyke vir die twee sakemanne het van oral oor op sosiale media ingestroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nel is Donderdagaand (11\/11), aan hartversaking in die ho\u00ebsorgeenheid van die Hoogland Mediclinic in Bethlehem, oorlede. Dit nadat hy op Dinsdag (28\/09) met Covid-19 gediagnoseer en behandel is. Hy het sedert 1981 die familieonderneming op die dorp bedryf. \u201cOns gaan hom baie mis, hy was vol energie en moes altyd besig bly. Hy was \u2018n kranige sportman wat op sy dae rugby gespeel het, hy het ook uitstekend gevaar as ovaalbaanrenjaer.&nbsp;Johan was lief vir jag en het aan kompetisieskiet, deelgeneem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy was \u2018n natuurmens en ons het graag met die boot gaan ski,\u201d s\u00ea Muriel sy vrou. Sy s\u00ea ook dat sy dankbaar vir hulle twee seuns is en al die personeel by Nels Paneelkloppers wat tydens sy siekte die onderneming bestuur het.&nbsp;Die seuns Jacques en Johann sal die familiebesigheid voortsit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nel word deur sy vrou Muriel (59), seuns Jacques (39) en sy vrou, Surina, Johann (36) en sy vrou, Jean-Marie en vier kleinkinders oorleef. Begrafnisre\u00eblings sal later bevestig word.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_44c4ae88\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan Nigrini\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3600\/acfd4842454e4314893ff22f5a2efa1b.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/772d7a0a896548338cb2804873f0b396.jpg\" title=\"Jan Nigrini\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Jan Nigrini<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Vrystaat<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigrini, is vroeg Vrydagoggend (12\/11), aan natuurlike oorsake in sy slaap oorlede. Hy het die Battery Sentrum op die dorp vanaf 1975 tot 2020 bedryf. Sy vrou Babsie Nigrini, is in 2009 in \u2018n motorongeluk oorlede. Sy seun Jacques Nigrini s\u00ea, sy pa het gehou van die natuur en omdat Jacques geski het, het die gesin gewoonlik in hul vrye tyd, gaan uitspan langs die dam en met die boot gery. 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