Demand for pro bono funeral rites on the rise as more people die without family

In his final days battling cancer in the hospice, he had no partner, children or relatives to plan his goodbye. Without this group of volunteers and social workers stepping in, there would have been no one to arrange his funeral. But they made sure he did not leave this world alone. Hymns were sung and flowers were laid. The next day, social worker Adelina Koh scattered his ashes at the Garden of Peace in Choa Chu Kang, fulfilling one of his final wishes.