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OBITUARY

TRIBUTE TO NONA VAN NIEKERK

4 June 1943 – 12 August 2025

t is with deep sadness that SANA because she believed in you.
shares the news of the passing she was an incredible business
Iof Nona van Niekerk, founder of woman who never let anything stand
Cape Garden, who passed away after between her and her two greatest
a courageous battle with cancer. loves: her nursery and her family. I will
To all who knew her, Nona was an always remember her sitting at her
inspiration, a woman of strength, reserved spot on the nursery stoep,
vision and compassion. Our heartfelt cup of black coffee in hand, keeping a
thoughts and prayers are with her watchful eye on the floor, rearranging
family and friends during this difficult stock or picking off dead leaves. she lit
time. up every time a delivery of plants rolled
Emma van Niekerk, granddaughter in from Vredendal.
of Nona, wrote: Not only will I remember her bright
My ouma had four biological children blue eyes and enormous smile, I
and four grandchildren, but her true remember her very particular way of
family stretched far beyond that – she doing things, her deep-rooted values
was a mother to hundreds. Her arms of treating everyone equally, with
were always wide open and her heart respect and kindness. she was the kind
was always ready to gather more people of woman we should all aspire to be.
under her wing. Ouma, I promise I will make you
she possessed a sharp, clever wit that could fill a room with laughter proud, I will do all the things we spent hours dreaming and talking
until tears rolled down your cheeks, and she had a way of making you about. As much as I wish you were still here to guide me through this
believe you could do anything, as if success was inevitable, simply journey we call life, I know you’ll be watching me every step of the way.

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