Family members, friends and well wishers will converge on Emedike, Umuchoko Chokoneze in Ezinihitte Local Government Area of Imo State, on Thursday, June 22, to bid final goodbye to the late Ezinne Angelina Ugobdo Njoku (nee Nwaogwugwu) as her remains is committed to the Mother Earth.
A devout Catholic, Ezinne Angelina died on March 31, 2023, at the age of 85.
According to the funeral programme announced by her eldest son, Callistus Njoku, there will be a night of tributes in her honour on Wednesday, June 21 at 6pm, at her late husband, Ichie Felix Edolobi Njoku’s compound, Umuoji Emedike, Umuchoko Chokoneze.
On Thursday, at 8am, her body leaves the Orient Hospital mortuary Uvuru, Aboh Mbaise council, for lying in state at the family house. A funeral Mass holds in her honour at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, Umuchoko Chokoneze by 11am, while her remains will be laid to rest by 1pm, immediately after which entertainment of guests follows at Community Primary School, Umuchoko Chokoneze.
There will be an outing/thanksgiving service on Sunday, June 25, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, Umuchoko Chokoneze, at 8am.
Ezinne Angelina is survived by children, grandchildren, relatives, friends and well wishers.