SOUTH AFRICA - Cape Town - A behind the scenes look at a funeral and mortuary (Video) (rUQ)

SOUTH AFRICA - Cape Town - 18 March 2019 - A look at what happens behind the scenes at funeral service provider when a family looses a loved one. The well established (22 years) Fern Funerals service provider has admin services, a mortuary and a chapel all under one roof and have been operating for 22 years. The services provided include funerals, tombstones, cremations, repatriations, policies and embalming. (FERN FUNERALS AND THE NAIDOO FAMILY HAVE BOTH ALLOWED ME ACCESS TO BEHIND THE SCENES ON CONDITION THAT THE FAMILY AND DECEASED' DIGNITY AND THE FERN FUNERALS COMPANY'S INTEGRITY BE CONSIDERED WHEN PUBLISHING IMAGES OF FAMILY AND MORTUARY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES NOT USING THESE IMAGES TO ILLUSTRATE GANG RELATED STORIES AND INCLUDES NOT USING DEROGATORY OR SLANG HEADLINES TO DESCRIBE THE FUNERAL) The picture story follows the journey of deceased, Peter Naidoo, father, husband, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather. Born on 08 March 1933 and died on 17 March 2019. The story follows the timeline from the time the corpse enters the mortuary to the burial. The feature also takes a glimpse into the mourning family and friends left behind. At the time of his death, he resided in Steenberg, Cape Town. Fern Funerals in 10th Avenue, Retreat hosted the funeral services. Picture: Tracey Adams/African News Agency/ANA (rUQ)