Tuesday, March 16, 2010

VERAH STENGILE/NOMBEWU-MONDLANE


PASSIONALY CALLED GOGO BY ALL THOSE WHO CHERISH HER, VERAH WAS BORN IN 1946 AT A VILAGE CALLED INDWE IN THE THEN CAPE PROVINCE. A DOUGHTER OF ANDERSON NOMBEWU AND LAMADJOLA SHE IS A FORMER STUDENT OF THE WILBAFOSS METHODIST SCHOOL AND MISSION; AND AFTER THE PASSING AWAY OF HER MOTHER MOVED TO LIVE IN JOHANNESBURG UNDER THE CARE OF HER LATE SISTER CONSTANCE.
SHE LATER JOINED THE MONDLANE FAMILY IN MATRIMONY AND MOVED WITH HER HUSBAND TO LIVE IN SWAZILAND, THEN MOZAMBIQUE AND AGAIN BACK TO SWAZILAND. GOGO MONDLANE PEACEFULLY PASSED AWAY ON HER BED IN JOHANNESBURG ON THE 8TH OF MARCH 2010, VICTIM OF WOOB CANCER.
BY GOD'S GRACE, GOGO MONDLANE LEFT BEHIND SIX CHILDREN, EIGHTEEN GRAND CHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT GRAND CHILDREN. GOGO, WAS A SHADOW FOR THOSE IN NEED OF REST, AN INTERCEEDER FOR THE TROUBLED AND A CARETAKER FOR THE NEEDY. HER UNSHAKABLE FAITH IN GOD, INCULCATED BY HER LATE MOTHER UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE WESLIAN METHODIST CHURCH, HAS SHINED THROUGHOUT HER LIFE.

HENCE WE SAY:

HAMBA KAHLE;TSAMAYA KUHLEADEUS;AU REVOIR;FAREWELL;FAMBA KHWATSI - MASHAYA, KHANDANYAWANE, SABELA UYABIZWA: YOU WILL EVER BE PRESENT IN OUR LIVES AND MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE!

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