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In loving memory of
Grace Ndlovu
1951 — 2026
Life Story
Grace was born in Sophiatown on 14 March 1951, the second of five children, in a house where the kettle was never allowed to go cold.
She trained as a nurse and spent thirty-one years on the wards, most of them in children's care. Colleagues remember her neat handwriting, her patience with frightened mothers, and the way she could settle a crying baby in the time it took to draw a curtain.
She married Samuel in 1972 and they raised four children in Meadowlands, in a house that slowly filled with grandchildren, school shoes, hymn books and trays of cuttings from her garden.
Her kitchen was the family's real address. There was always a plate for a visitor, a chair for whoever arrived, and a story about everyone who had ever passed through.
In her last years she gardened with marigolds, kept the radio on for the Sunday service, and taught her grandchildren the words to every hymn she knew.
Family Tree
The Deceased
Grace Ndlovu
14 Mar 1951 – 14 Oct 2026
Spouse & Siblings
Samuel Ndlovu
spouse
2 Jul 1949
Children
Thandi Ndlovu
child
19 May 1975
Sipho Ndlovu
child
3 Nov 1978
Nomsa Ndlovu
child
27 Feb 1982
Andile Ndlovu
child
8 Sept 1986
Grandchildren
Lerato Ndlovu
grandchild
11 Apr 2010
Kagiso Ndlovu
grandchild
23 Jan 2013
Amahle Ndlovu
grandchild
30 Aug 2015
Tebogo Ndlovu
grandchild
14 Jun 2017
Zanele Ndlovu
grandchild
5 Oct 2019
Katlego Ndlovu
grandchild
1 Dec 2021
Family
Grace leaves her husband Samuel Ndlovu, their four children Thandi, Sipho, Nomsa and Andile, six grandchildren, and a wide circle of friends and neighbours who simply called her Gogo.
In loving memory of Grace Ndlovu
Next anniversary: October 14, 2027 · 353 days away
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Legacy Milestones
Born in Sophiatown
14 March 1951
The second of five children.
Married Samuel Ndlovu
10 June 1972
Married at the Meadowlands Methodist church.
Thirty-one years nursing children
15 January 1990
Sister-in-charge of the children's ward for her final decade of service.
Grandmother of six
11 April 2010
Lerato was the first; Katlego arrived eleven years later.
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Emergency Updates
Latest changes from the family.
Service start moved to 10:00
The funeral service on Saturday will now begin at 10:00 (previously 09:30). Please arrive by 09:45 so the family can be seated comfortably. The procession to the cemetery leaves straight after the service.
Funeral Timeline
The full schedule — updated live by the family.
Friday · Night vigil
Family, neighbours and friends gather at the family home in Extension 4. Bring a candle if you can.
Saturday · Funeral day
Immediate family only, at the family home.
Please be seated before the service begins.
Meadowlands Community Hall. The service is expected to run for about ninety minutes.
The procession leaves for Meadowlands Cemetery straight after the service.
Back at Meadowlands Community Hall. Lunch is served from 13:30.
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Scheduled for 2026-10-31 · 10:00
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Funeral Arrangements
The family asks guests to wear something with a touch of gold or ochre if they can. Parking is available at the hall, and the family thanks everyone for the messages, flowers and lifts already offered.
Burial / Cremation
Meadowlands Cemetery
Section C, Plot 1245, Sample Road, Meadowlands
Grave Location
Meadowlands Cemetery
Section C, Plot 1245, Sample Road, Meadowlands
Program for the Day
Order of Service
- 1Opening RemarksWords of welcome from the family. Guests are asked to be seated by 09:45 so that the family may be seated before the service begins.
- 2Hymn — Amazing Grace (245) · Meadowlands Methodist choir
- 3Prayer — Opening prayer · Pastor J. Mabaso
- 4Scripture (Psalm 23:1-6) · Lerato Ndlovu (granddaughter)
- 5Hymn — Great Is Thy Faithfulness (312) · Congregation
- 6Eulogy · Thandi Ndlovu (eldest daughter) — on behalf of the children
- 7Eulogy · Sr. Beatrice Khumalo — on behalf of Grace's colleagues in the children's ward
- 8Pallbearers · Sipho Ndlovu, Andile Ndlovu, Kagiso Mokoena, Tebogo Dube, Peter Dlamini, Samuel Ndlovu
- 9AcknowledgementsThe family thanks the neighbours of Extension 4, the congregation, the hospital colleagues, the bus drivers who volunteered, and everyone who has sent a message, cooked a meal or simply sat with them this past week.
- 10Closing RemarksVote of thanks and the family's closing word, after which guests are invited to the hall for the after-tears.
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In place of flowers, the family is raising funds towards outstanding funeral costs. Contributions are collected directly by the family.
58% of the target raised by family and friends
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Memorial Gallery
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Thandi Ndlovu
The family seated together in the hall before the service
Sr. Beatrice Khumalo
Sunday service at Meadowlands Methodist, where she sang for sixty years
Nomsa Ndlovu
Her photograph on the table, with a candle beside it
Andile Ndlovu
Sunday lunch, and Gogo serving from the pot as always
Lerato Ndlovu
All six grandchildren on one sofa
Zanele Ndlovu
Gogo's hands and mine, holding the tin of buttons
The Mokoena family
Candles lit for her at home on the night of the vigil
Thandi Ndlovu
A quiet afternoon in her chair by the radio
Peter Dlamini
The bus a neighbour arranged to take everyone to the cemetery
Condolence Board
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Grace welcomed me into her kitchen the week I moved into the street, and she never once let me leave without tea. My children still talk about her biscuits.
Reply from the family · Thandi Ndlovu, daughter
Thank you, Aunt Nomsa. She spoke about that first afternoon for years, and she kept the tin you brought her.
A neighbour for thirty years and a friend for all of them. Grace knew every child on the street by name and every one of their birthdays.
Sending our love to the Ndlovu family. Gogo Grace prayed over our firstborn in this very kitchen. We will never forget her kindness.
She taught me how to hold a frightened mother's hand on the children's ward. Everything I know about this work, I learnt beside Grace.
Grace fed me when I had nothing and never mentioned it again to anyone. A good, quiet, generous woman.
Gogo taught us the hymn harmonies on the stoep on Sundays. We will sing them the same way for her.
Transport Coordination
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Bus 2 · Orlando West
08:20Orlando West Library → Meadowlands Cemetery
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Bus 1 · Meadowlands
08:00Meadowlands Community Hall → Meadowlands Cemetery
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Thank You
24 October 2026
In Loving Memory of Grace Ndlovu
— The Ndlovu family
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