Giving Elderly Who Are Alone The Final Farewell They Deserve

Volunteers needed for charity that has held funerals for almost 1,000 seniors with estranged or no kin

- Nadine Chua

He had no children and had separated from his wife more than 20 years ago.

So in the months leading up to his death, Mr Tan Whee Suan wondered if he would get a proper send-off if there was no one to plan his funeral.

A weight was lifted off his chest when the team at Afterlife Memorial Service assured him that his funeral would be taken care of, and that he would get a proper farewell.

After Mr Tan died from pneumonia in 2019 at 82, his wishes were fulfilled.

Set up by non-profit organisation Cheng Hong Welfare Service Society in 2012, Afterlife Memorial Service handles the funeral arrangements of senior citizens who do not have dependants or may have been estranged from them.