A Personal Funeral with Elaine Searle in Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia | Funeral service & cemetery

A Personal Funeral with Elaine Searle

Locality: Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 402 810 062

Address: 5 Streamdale Grove, Warriewood NSW 2102 2102 Mona Vale, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Emma Thompson reads kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye

24.01.2022 Say not in grief that she is no more , But say in thankfulness that she was. Death is not the extinguishing of a light But the putting out of the lamp because the dawn has come - Rabindranath Tagore

24.01.2022 I have worked with WN Bull Funerals and always found them to be so professional, respectful and caring.

23.01.2022 A lovely tranquil space for a funeral or memorial ceremony.

22.01.2022 DAY FOR DANIEL It was red for us today 30 Oct to raise awareness of child safety protection & harm prevention. Australians largest national day of action. Danielmorcombe.com.au

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21.01.2022 THIS IS SO GREAT! THE AUSTRALIAN DEATH NOTIFICATION SERVICE NOW NATIONWIDE, ALMOST. There's now a one-stop online service to help families notify banks, p...ower providers and other organisations that someone has died. Paperwork is the last thing anyone wants to do when they're mourning a lost loved one so this is a fantastic service. The ADNS was launched in NSW earlier this year and now it's available in all states and territories except the ACT. The service validates details about the person who has died against the system that holds death registration data recorded by birth, deaths and marriages registries. It means you don't have to show your loved one's death certificate or tell your story over and over. There's still a fair way to go to get more organisations signed up but it's a great start! The big four banks were the first to get on board and now Optus, Vodafone and Telstra have also joined. The website is http://deathnotification.gov.au/ Congrats to the NSW Minister for Customer Service (who knew there was a such a thing?!) Victor Dominello MP and his team for doing this. Let's hope lots more organisations come on board soon. xLisa www.thebottomdrawerbook.com.au

21.01.2022 This poem is stunning. Just wanted to share it. It is used in the Reform Jewish liturgy, as an optional reading, before Kaddish Every once in a while, a poem o...r song is so well constructed, so clearly conveys the authors meaning and is so precisely expressive that it becomes something of an anthem. The poem below, Epitaph, was written by Merrit Malloy and as one of those poems, has become a staple of funeral and memorial servicesfor good reason. Epitaph - By Merrit Malloy When I die Give what’s left of me away To children And old men that wait to die. And if you need to cry, Cry for your brother Walking the street beside you. And when you need me, Put your arms Around anyone And give them What you need to give to me. I want to leave you something, Something better Than words Or sounds. Look for me In the people I’ve known Or loved, And if you cannot give me away, At least let me live on in your eyes And not your mind. You can love me most By letting Hands touch hands, By letting bodies touch bodies, And by letting go Of children That need to be free. Love doesn’t die, People do. So, when all that’s left of me Is love, Give me away.

19.01.2022 If we can remember them, they will always be with us.

19.01.2022 We are very proud to have Ann Wilson with us at Wilson Family Funerals to care for families at a very sad time. Ann is the founder of Ann Wilson Funerals, after... leaving that business a few years ago you can now find Ann at Wilson Family Funerals along with her brother John and daughter Kate. Ann and her family continue to care for families as they have for decades on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Ann, John and Kate continue to offer the very best caring service as Wilson Family Funerals with offices at North Narrabeen and Warriewood. To speak personally with Ann Wilson call 9913 7131 We are a local family caring for local people and their families with between us 90 years experience in funerals www.wilsonfamilyfunerals.net.au See more

18.01.2022 Wilson Family Funerals are family owned and operated, our family Ann, John and Kate along with our team arrange the service, attend the service and care for you...r loved one in a Modern facility owned and operated by our family. We offer your family a service personal to the needs and expectations of your choice with the guidance, support and experience of our caring team. We have combined over 90 years in the funeral industry, if we can help in anyway please call on 9913 7131 www.wilsonfamilyfunerals.net.au See more

17.01.2022 Someone asked me about you today It's been so long since anyone has done that It felt so good to talk about you to share my memories of you to simply say your n...ame out loud She asked me if I minded talking about what happened to you or would it be too painful to speak of it I told her I think of it every day and speaking about it helps me to release the tormented thoughts whirling around in my head She said she never realized the pain would last this long She apologized for not asking sooner I told her, "Thanks for asking" I don't know if it was curiosity or concern that made her ask But told her, "Please do it again sometime - soon" ~ Barbara Taylor Hudson

15.01.2022 KINDNESS by Naomi Shihab Nye Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things,... feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, all this must go so you know how desolate the landscape can be between the regions of kindness. How you ride and ride thinking the bus will never stop, the passengers eating maize and chicken will stare out the window forever. Before you learn the tender gravity of kindness, you must travel where the Indian in a white poncho lies dead by the side of the road. You must see how this could be you, how he too was someone who journeyed through the night with plans and the simple breath that kept him alive. Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing. You must wake up with sorrow. You must speak to it till your voice catches the thread of all sorrows and you see the size of the cloth. Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore, only kindness that ties your shoes and sends you out into the day to mail letters and purchase bread, only kindness that raises its head from the crowd of the world to say It is I you have been looking for, and then goes with you everywhere like a shadow or a friend.

12.01.2022 When A Good Person Dies - Anon Night is coming on. The last birds fly hurriedly to their nests. Slowly but surely darkness takes possession of the world. ... However, no sooner has darkness fallen, than the lights begin to come on below us, around us, above us, near us and far away from us a candle in a window, a lamp in a cellar, a beacon in a lighthouse, a star in the sky. And so we take heart and find our way again. When a good person dies, darkness descends on us. We feel lost, bereft, forlorn. But gradually the lights begin to come on as we recall the good deeds done by the deceased. They spring up everywhere.. We are amazed at how much light is generated. In this strange and beautiful light we not only find our way, but find the meaning of life itself.

12.01.2022 Ann no longer has any association with Ann Wilson Funerals. I know confusing as her name is still on the buildings but Ann herself is now with Wilson Family Fun...erals. Together with her daughter Kate and brother John. WFF is family owned and operated. We offer a caring and personal service. Ann has had decades of experience organising funerals. Ann prides herself in offering the very best service. We are committed to caring for your family like our own. Ann can personally be contacted at our Narrabeen office on 9913 7131 See more

11.01.2022 If you have an urn full of ashes sitting on a bookshelf, in the boot of a car or shoved in a cupboard or a wardrobe, don’t worry, you’re not alone! It can take ...quite a long time to decide what to do with your loved one’s ashes, but when you are ready there are more options available today than ever before. One of the main reasons I founded Sailing By Design was to service the increasing demand from my clients who did not have their own boat but wanted to hire an incredibly impressive and versatile luxury 33 foot catamaran for an intimate wake, a celebration of life or to simply scatter their loved one’s ashes at sea. https://www.funeralsbydesign.com.au/

09.01.2022 When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants... lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear. When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile. We breathe, briefly. Our eyes, briefly, see with a hurtful clarity. Our memory, suddenly sharpened, examines, gnaws on kind words unsaid, promised walks never taken. Great souls die and our reality, bound to them, takes leave of us. Our souls, dependent upon their nurture, now shrink, wizened. Our minds, formed and informed by their radiance, fall away. We are not so much maddened as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of dark, cold caves. And when great souls die, after a period peace blooms, slowly and always irregularly. Spaces fill with a kind of soothing electric vibration. Our senses, restored, never to be the same, whisper to us. They existed. They existed. We can be. Be and be better. For they existed. Maya Angelou Portrait RUTH BADER GINSBURG

06.01.2022 To farewell a beautiful woman, in this magnificent setting, looking down Manly Beach. The Tide (M D Hughes) The tide recedes but leaves behind Bright seashells on the sand.... The sun goes down but gentle warmth Still lingers on the land. The music stops and yet it lingers on In sweet refrain.. For every life that passes, Something beautiful remains. See more

05.01.2022 We would like to say thank you to our fantastic Garden team at Macquarie Park Cemetery, who work tirelessly every day to keep the gardens blooming and looking w...onderful for all who visit. Many families send through compliments for these great gardeners. We have received delicious bars from KIND to acknowledge the great work we do for the community (particularly during such difficult times). KIND Snacks #KindnessDelivered

05.01.2022 This poem is stunning. Just wanted to share it. It is used in the Reform Jewish liturgy, as an optional reading, before Kaddish. Thank you John Walker for permission to share. Every once in a while, a poem or song is so well constructed, so clearly conveys the authors meaning and is so precisely expressive that it becomes something of an anthem. The poem below, Epitaph, was written by Merrit Malloy and as one of those poems, has become a staple of funeral and memorial servic...esfor good reason. Epitaph - By Merrit Malloy When I die Give what’s left of me away To children And old men that wait to die. And if you need to cry, Cry for your brother Walking the street beside you. And when you need me, Put your arms Around anyone And give them What you need to give to me. I want to leave you something, Something better Than words Or sounds. Look for me In the people I’ve known Or loved, And if you cannot give me away, At least let me live on in your eyes And not your mind. You can love me most By letting Hands touch hands, By letting bodies touch bodies, And by letting go Of children That need to be free. Love doesn’t die, People do. So, when all that’s left of me Is love, Give me away.

02.01.2022 The funeral industry is very conservative. It was lovely to be presented with a slideshow at the beginning of the service instead of the end as has been the cas...e with every other funeral I’ve ever photographed. By beginning the service with such a positive overview, it signalled to the mourners this was about celebrating Barry‘s life. In short, I highly recommend slide shows to kick off celebrating a life lived to the full. #rethinkingfunerals #funeralphotos

01.01.2022 Northern Cemeteries follows the public health advice of the NSW Government to limit the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are a COVIDSafe organisation, and e...nsure the health and safety of our customers, employees and community. The maximum number of people who can attend a funeral service is 100, subject to the 1 person per 4 square metres rule. This applies to chapel services, burials and interments, as well as catered functions or wakes after a funeral service. For more info, visit https://nmclm.com.au/together-we-will-work-to-limit-the-sp/ #NorthernCemeteries #COVID19 #Coronavirus

01.01.2022 This photograph was taken on 31 August 1940 and shows the first establishment at Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery. The Lands Department officially dedicated the... site on 23 January 1932, however it was not until eight years later on 24 April 1940, when the first burial took place. The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Howard Mowll, consecrated the Cemetery on 20 February 1955 and Rabbi Israel Porush, Senior Rabbi at the Great Synagogue, Sydney, consecrated the cemetery on 12 September 1943. Up till 1990, the Cemetery was known as "Frenchs Forest General Cemetery", with the change to the present name of Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery reflecting its native bushland setting. #FrenchsForestBushlandCemetery #Davidson #CemeteryHistory #History #NSWHistory #NorthernBeaches #AnglicanHistory #JewishHistory

01.01.2022 Whether you are preparing for the death of someone close to you or creating your own funeral and wake plan, I wrote Where There's A Will There's A Wake so you c...an go your own way, take pressure and stress away from your family and friends, and create funerals and wakes that truly reflect the life you are celebrating. We’re launching Where There's A Will There's A Wake at the Northern Beaches Seniors Festival and we’d love you to join us. Drinks and catering will be provided by Heavenly Catering. This is a free event, but bookings are essential. RSVP by Tuesday 22nd April Please Monday, 26 April 2021 - 6:00pm Mona Vale Memorial Hall 1 Park Street Mona Vale NSW 2103 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/book-launch-where-theres-a-