Funeral Homes in East London and King William's Town. Family owned and managed Funeral Homes serving the Eastern Cape with dignity and care since 1981.
18/02/2026
Maclachlan: Colleen Anne Maclachlan passed away peacefully at Kennersley Park on 16 February 2026 at the remarkable age of 95 years. She is sadly missed and will forever be remembered by her children Fay, John, Wendy and Janet, spouses, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A memorial service to celebrate Colleen’s life will be held at the Kennersley Park Chapel on Monday 23.2.2026 commencing 2.30pm. The cremation will be private. Friends kindly accept this intimation.
16/02/2026
Bronkhorst: Johannes, passed away peacefully on 12 February 2026 at the age of 85 years. Deeply loved father of Helen and Johan, daughter in law’s Marlene and Wilma, proud Oupa of Clyde, Charlene, Wesley, Duncan, Angelique, Chris and Melissa, great grandad of Lea, Mason, Caden and Livia, sister Hannetjie and extended family.
The funeral service will be held at Gees en Lewe, Farm B4, Holm Hill, EL on Thursday 19.2.2026 commencing 2pm. The service will be streamed live on the Gees en Lewe YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/?si=HtxWkk8_Ni7GJIAr
The cremation will be private. Friends kindly accept this intimation.
11/02/2026
Cannon: Margaret Anne. Our beloved mom passed away on 7 February 2026. She fought cancer with unmatched courage, facing each challenge with grace, strength, and unwavering faith. Even in her toughest moments, she inspired everyone around her with her resilience, her love, and her refusal to let fear define her. Her spirit was a beacon of hope, reminding us to cherish each day and face life’s battles with dignity.
She will be deeply missed by her mother, Mavis Hendricks; her siblings, Lee Anne Healy, Vanessa Els and Patsy Smiltneek; her brothers Daniel and Reggie Hendricks; her sisters-in-law Sanette and Ayanda Hendricks; her children, Anthony, Sylvester, Timothy and Rosie; her daughter-in-law, Stacey Lee and her beloved grandchildren, Matao, Dante, Enzo, Caleb, Katie, Meegan, Domenick, Kayla, and Miguel. Though she has soared beyond this world, her courage, love, and inspiration remain forever in our hearts.
The cremation service will be held at the Cambridge Crematorium Chapel on Thursday 12.2.2026 commencing 12pm. Friends kindly accept this intimation.
11/02/2026
Boucher: Lilian Gladys Boucher of Garcia Flats, Cambridge passed away peacefully on 7 February 2026 at the age of 68 years. By the families request the memorial service and cremation will be private. Friends kindly accept this intimation.
06/02/2026
Kalayil Chirayil : A Requiem Mass and funeral service for Marykutty Devasia Kalayil Chirayil will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Albert Road, King William’s Town, on Saturday, 07.02.2026, commencing at 12h00, proceeding thereafter to the Crematorium Chapel, Windermere Road, Cambridge. Family time begins at 10h30. A livestream at the Church will be available on the following link : https://youtube.com/live/-9FHr-tfd7g?feature=share . A livestream at the Crematorium will be available on the following link : https://youtube.com/live/NBrX6BHimrg?feature=share . Friends kindly accept this intimation.
05/02/2026
Kalayil Chirayil : A Requiem Mass and funeral service for Marykutty Devasia Kalayil Chirayil will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Albert Road, King William’s Town, on Saturday, 07.02.2026, commencing at 12h00, proceeding thereafter to the Crematorium Chapel, Windermere Road, Cambridge.
Family time begins at 10h30.
Friends kindly accept this intimation.
04/02/2026
Venter: Ellen Laura Venter of Jackson Street, West Bank, passed away peacefully on 2 February 2026 at the age of 84 years. She is sadly missed by her Son Leon, his partner Merry Anne and Daughter in law Sanet, Grandchildren Aaron, Kristen, Lee-Anne, Andries, Loreen and Braydon, and their spouses, Sasha, Sharon, Sasha-Lee and Darren and Great Grandchildren Linton, Xanthé, Shireena, Maria, Rihanna and Reinhardt.
The funeral service will be held at the New Apostolic Church, Oxford Street on Wednesday (11.2.2026) commencing 2pm. Cremation Private.
Friends kindly accept this intimation.
04/02/2026
Schenk: Leone May Schenk of King William’s Town passed away peacefully on the 30 January 2026 at the age of 62 years. A cremation service will be held at the Cambridge Crematorium Chapel on Friday (6.2.2026) commencing 2 pm. Friends kindly accept this intimation.
Keir: Charlotte Lynn Keir passed away suddenly on 29 January 2026 at the age of 57 years. She is sadly missed and will forever be remembered by her sons
Matthew, Brandon and Grant,
daughter in laws Christine and
Nastassja, grandkids
Jadelyn, Cloe, Diego, Lyra, Kaiden and Ziahra, her mother
Elizabeth Vorster, sisters
Samantha Nell and Tanya Schrophfer and her brother
Garry Geyer, families and friends.
The cremation service will be held at the Cambridge Crematorium Chapel on Friday 6.2.2026 commencing 12pm. Friends kindly accept this intimation.
02/02/2026
Mostert: Philip Rudolph Mostert passed away suddenly on the 29 January 2026 at the age of 36 years. He is sadly missed by his brother, cousins, friends and work colleagues. He will be remembered for the man he was, good, kind and love for everyone that knew him. He had a heart of gold and was always smiling. The cremation service will be held at the Cambridge Crematorium Chapel on Thursday (5.2.2026) commencing 10 am. Friends kindly accept this intimation.
30/01/2026
Kordonski: Elaine Mildred Kordonski of Christmas Rock, passed away peacefully on 27 January 2026 at the age of 85 years. She is sadly missed by her children Lee-ann and Stuart, Stephen and Zelda and Graham, grandchildren Kyle, Danielle, Tarryn and Justin and great grandchildren Simmy, Kai and Ezra.
A memorial service to celebrate Elaine’s life will be held at The Rock Christian Fellowship, Christmas Rock on Tuesday 3.2.2026 commencing 11am. The cremation will be private. Friends kindly accept this intimation.
Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Richter Funerals posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Richter Funerals is a family business that was started by the late Conradt Richter in 1981 in King William's Town under the name Richter & Richter Funeral Directors. Having been in the bereavement industry since the late 1960’s, Conradt and his dedicated wife, Eleanor, were able to build a successful family business serving the Border region. After an initial partnership in another business in East London, it was decided to open Richter & Richter East London in 1997.
After Conradt Richter’s sudden death in 2012, Eleanor entrusted her children to become her partners in carrying on the legacy that they had built. The management team currently comprises Lucille Banks (Accounting & Group Schemes), Wayne Banks (Branch Manager - KWT) and Paul Richter (Branch Manager - EL).
Richter Funerals is focused on taking the stress out of a difficult time by handling funeral and cremation arrangements in a dignified and compassionate manner. The business has always been based on strong ethical values, catering for the richly diverse cultures and traditions of the community in the region.
In addition to funeral and cremation services, Richter Funerals also offers related products and specialist services such as funeral policies, in-house floral arrangements, wreaths, tombstones, exhumation, local and international repatriation.
Richter Funerals is a proud member of the National Funeral Directors' Association.
