Burial Arrangements for Rita Chinego Ejidike Announced
Rita Chinego Ejidike, known as a matriarch and mother to Donatus N. Agu Ejidike, is set to be buried on April 9, 2026.
The announcement regarding her burial arrangements was made in a statement circulated online. A service of songs will take place on April 8, 2026, at 7 AM at her residence in Uruagu Nnewi, Anambra State.
On April 9, the body will leave St. Felix Mortuary in Umudim Nnewi at 9 AM, with a brief stop at the residence of Chief Udoji Ubadigha in Nmuogbo Nnewichi, Nnewi, Anambra State. The burial mass will be conducted by Rev. Jona Benson Okoy, the Catholic Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, at 10 AM.
Condolence visits will be central on April 10, 2026, culminating in a thanksgiving mass service at St. Francis Catholic Church in Uruagu Nnewi. The family expresses their hope that the soul of the departed matriarch rests in the bosom of the Lord.
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