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End of Life Ceremonies

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 419 919 496

Address: North Fremantle 6159 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.endoflifeceremonies.com.au

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25.01.2022 I highly recommend Serendipity Coffins. This posting speaks for itself.

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23.01.2022 Sybil Hancock was a centenarian with a large adoring family including 28 grandchildren, most of whom attended Sybils funeral and the Celebration of her life on Thursday. Even when you have had the joy of many years with your loved one, the family often still finds it hard to deal with that final farewell. And whilst that was the case with this family, three of them still managed to speak with love and feeling about their adored Nana. Sybils sponge cakes are famous and the recipe was given to all attendees as it was printed in the order of service booklet along with the evocative photo of Sybil and one of her cakes on the cover. What a wonderful legacy!

23.01.2022 Keith Hoffman was a gregarious, generous gentleman who lived life to the full. When he passed away recently his loving family decided to have a private cremation followed by a Memorial Service where they could share tributes and celebrate Keiths life with extended family and friends . The chosen venue was North Beach Bowling Club and a large crowd attended. It was my privilege to conduct the ceremony which ran smoothly and was full of emotional tributes, great stories and an overall feeling of appreciation and celebration. Funeral Director Gift of Grace and I both encourage families to choose this sort of farewell for their loved one when the circumstances enable it to be done. Attendees appreciate the more relaxed surroundings in a community venue that is often one much loved by the deceased.

23.01.2022 Thank you Stacey Farmer and Vicki Barry ...Gift of Grace is really making a difference offering such meaningful alternatives to the cemetery chapel ceremony. I feel honoured to work with you from time to time.

22.01.2022 Man bikes 1,400 miles across America to hear late daughter's heartbeat on Father's Day

21.01.2022 Today we farewelled Roberta Hall at Kidogo Arthouse in Fremantle. Roberta was the sister of my life partner Ross and I was privileged to work with her over several months to plan her funeral along with the wonderful team at Gift of Grace Funeral Consultants. The ceremony was highlighted by some humorous, loving tributes by friends and with young and old having an opportunity to write a message to Roberta on the cardboard coffin.. especially Robertas adored granddaughter Soph...ie who drew away throughout the ceremony. We promised Roberta we would not spend money on flowers and indeed kept the promise with flowers from home gardens creating a beautiful colourful display as you see in the photos. I strongly recommend having the conversation with your loved ones or at least completing the My Wishes for my end of life ceremony questionnaire on my website www.endoflifeceremonies.com.au. It eases the pain on the loved ones when you die. Robertas funeral was so warmly received and really reflected her personality .... and all her family and friends appreciated the love she put into planning it. See more

19.01.2022 I realise that I have quite a few followers on this page and that my postings about the clients for whom I have the privilege of working have been few and far between in the last year. That is the nature of this role - it is not always appropriate to write a posting about end of life ceremonies. However, with the blessing of my cousins in Melbourne - Lindy Meehan (Cass), Peter Cass and Anne Cass, I do want to tell you about my much loved uncle Noel Cass. It was an honour for... me to conduct a Celebration of Noel's life in Melbourne last May because I loved him dearly and we were close despite the physical distance separating us. The family attended a private cremation and had Noel's ashes present for the Celebration of Life. Then another gathering was organized when Noel's ashes were scattered in Port Phillip Bay a short time later. This is a great example of options available to families who wish to really personalize their farewell to a loved one rather than having a short cremation in a chapel at a cemetery. Now back to Noel - He was a consultant anaesthetist for 48 years and retired in 2000. He published 45 papers and two books. He made an exceptional and vast contribution to medicine in Australia. Noel's list of interests and other contributions is extensive and impressive and includes: Jazz music (the band he was in - all medicos and called "The Jazz Doctors" has played together for 50 years), skiing, tennis, sailing, golf, woodwork & metalwork and computers. Noel and his wife Brenda had four children. One of these children, Roger, was born with a serious heart defect and only lived for two years. This motivated Noels involvement in early heart bypass research and involvement at The Royal Childrens Hospital. An End of Life Ceremony provides the opportunity to acknowledge the achievements of a loved one and, in the case of someone who has lived a long and full life as Noel did, to put the historical record straight. It is also so important for the grieving process enabling family and other loved ones to share their feelings and support one another. See more

19.01.2022 Wise words by an inspirational young woman. Hopefully Holly's enduring legacy in these words of advice will bring some comfort to her loved ones. She reminds me of beautiful Sophie Smith who died at a similar age and also made a deep impact during her short life. Elizabeth Smith, Melanie Koch.

18.01.2022 Roberta Hall 2014 with the home garden geraldton wax collected for her Mother Ray's coffin

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17.01.2022 Thank you for your care and attention to detail Stacey ....it is heartwarming and comforting to be able to work together in carrying out a clients wishes. I highly recommend Gift of Grace funeral consultants.

17.01.2022 You may have come across Susi Matthews and her partner Sandy McGorman in the media. Susi lived with a diagnosis of terminal cancer for 3 years before she died in April 2018. During that time Susi and Sandy worked through a bucket list - travel, new home etc but they also selflessly shared their experience through seminars and interviews. It was a true privilege for me to work with Susi, Sandy and Gift of Grace Funeral Consultants in planning Susi's Memorial Service. I hearti...ly recommend letting your loved ones know what your wishes are for your end of life - details about the ceremony itself but also choices like whether or not you are an organ donor or wish to have donations to a nominated charity instead of flowers. Susi chose the Solaris Cancer Care premises in Cottesloe for her ceremony as it was a place of solace and joy for her in the last couple of years. Family, friends and colleagues paid tribute to a deeply loved brave woman and we celebrated her life. The photo is by Daniel Wilkins for the West Australian. See more

16.01.2022 It was a great honour to conduct a ceremony last week to Celebrate the Life of Henry Phillips. This deeply loved young man who died suddenly in a tragic accident, was farewelled by a huge crowd of family and friends. Heartfelt tributes were delivered and there was an outstanding visual presentation of Henrys life in video and stills put together with evocative music by two of his mates. The outpouring of grief and loving support meant so much to his family. The team from funeral director Gift of Grace worked professionally and with great sensitivity and the venue was Henrys old school Scotch College

15.01.2022 Death is so much more than a funeral Have you ever asked your funeral director- can I accompany my (mum/dad) into your mortuary facility? Where are they going? ...Who will be caring for my loved one? Can I meet the professional mortuary staff and ask about the watchfulness and support my Dad (and the family) will receive? Can I visit my loved one? With so many deaths,this is not the case! Families are discouraged from posing these questions, or simply don't receive the necessary information they are needing..Why? - perhaps because it's not provided? Ask the questions and get the answers you require. Respect and dignity for our dead are an absolute essential .................Long before the funeral day arrives!.

14.01.2022 Roberta Hall who passed away on 9 January 2019. This lovely photo was taken in 2014 with home grown Geraldton wax collected for her mother Ray's coffin. For Roberta's own coffin I collected stephanotis from my garden and that of a dear neighbor and everyone brought a flower from their garden to place on the coffin. When my own grandfather died in 1980 my mother made a wreath with his favourite camellias from his garden. These are beautiful examples of ways to personalize a funeral. The action of collecting the flowers helps with the grieving process and there is the added benefit of dollars saved.

13.01.2022 Thank you Stacey Farmer from Gift of Grace for being an inspiration and teacher. Stacey is providing personalised funeral services with sensitivity and compassion and many new options such as natural burial and home farewells for your loved one.

13.01.2022 There is an inspirational article in this weekend's West Australian Newspaper - in the West Weekend page 8 in the Yin and Yang section. It is an interview with a courageous client of mine (and of Gift of Grace Funeral Directors )who is terminally ill with ovarian cancer. Susi and her life partner Sandy demonstrate, through their interviews, how amazingly well they are living their lives with a sense of humour, positivity and love. The article coincides with Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

12.01.2022 Hi guys with great sadness Ive heard that Antonio Carluccio passed away this morning. He was my first London Boss at the Neal Street restaurant 25 years ago wh...ich was an institution and Mecca of wild mushrooms where I had the pleasure of working for him. He was such a charismatic charming don of all things Italian!! Always hanging out the front door of the restaurant with a big fat Cigar a glass of something splendid and his amazing fuzzy white hair . The imagine here is from his great cook book that first got me hooked on Pasta which I found so very inspirational and drove me to work fo him. I also had the pleasure of making and producing his TV show the Two Greedy Italians with his life long best friend and partner in crime @gennarocontaldo who were hilarious together !! he was an amazing food ambassador that will be sorely missed. My love goes out to his partner Sabina his family and his dear and close friends on this very sad day. Viva Antonio Carluccio @cookcarluccio Cook a feast up there mate xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx See more

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08.01.2022 Felix Burrows was a popular, talented young man so loved by his family and many friends. Tragically his life was cut short by a bicycle accident when Felix was only 26 years old. His loved ones held a private cremation with Gift of Grace funeral directors in attendance. Then the gathering to celebrate Felixs life was held a few days later in a place he loved Hyde Park. Hundreds of people shared their stories and their grief in a musical wordfest. Playing music was integra...l to Felixs existence. He had a cheeky, sparkly way about him and was kind, sensitive, generous and compassionate. The family wrote on the card which was distributed at the gathering: Forever our renaissance man, too beautiful for this world.

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07.01.2022 The last words of Steve Jobs - I have come to the pinnacle of success in business. In the eyes of others, my life has been the symbol of success. However, apart... from work, I have little joy. Finally, my wealth is simply a fact to which I am accustomed. At this time, lying on the hospital bed and remembering all my life, I realize that all the accolades and riches of which I was once so proud, have become insignificant with my imminent death. In the dark, when I look at green lights, of the equipment for artificial respiration and feel the buzz of their mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of my approaching death looming over me. Only now do I understand that once you accumulate enough money for the rest of your life, you have to pursue objectives that are not related to wealth. It should be something more important: For example, stories of love, art, dreams of my childhood. No, stop pursuing wealth, it can only make a person into a twisted being, just like me. God has made us one way, we can feel the love in the heart of each of us, and not illusions built by fame or money, like I made in my life, I cannot take them with me. I can only take with me the memories that were strengthened by love. This is the true wealth that will follow you; will accompany you, he will give strength and light to go ahead. Love can travel thousands of miles and so life has no limits. Move to where you want to go. Strive to reach the goals you want to achieve. Everything is in your heart and in your hands. What is the world's most expensive bed? The hospital bed. You, if you have money, you can hire someone to drive your car, but you cannot hire someone to take your illness that is killing you. Material things lost can be found. But one thing you can never find when you lose: life. Whatever stage of life where we are right now, at the end we will have to face the day when the curtain falls. Please treasure your family love, love for your spouse, love for your friends... Treat everyone well and stay friendly with your neighbours. See more

05.01.2022 I am very pleased to announce that my redesigned website is now online ....so please have a look. Thank you for a wonderful design job Nic Browne. www.endoflifeceremonies.com.au

05.01.2022 Today I have re-posted the photo of the home-based family farewell for Sophie Smith, a truly beautiful soul who passed away three years ago today. Sophie's loving family relight their memorial candle, which you can see in the photo, on any occasion at which Sophie would have been present. It is also kept in a prominent place in their home - a sensitive and constant way of acknowledging her presence in their hearts. With Elizabeth Smith and Remembering Sophie xxx

04.01.2022 This week I was privileged to support my family in conducting the Funeral and Celebration of Life of John William Atwell, the father of my daughter-in-law Erin. We heard some heart warming expressions of appreciation for Johns generosity and thoughtfulness along with some humorous and interesting tales of his life and role modelling. He will be truly missed. My heartfelt condolences to Margaret, Erin, Sian, Simon and John's brothers Wayne and Gary and their families.

01.01.2022 Here is a wonderful opportunity to discuss end of life matters in a free workshop being planned for Dying to Know Day on 8th August. Please read on for more details.

01.01.2022 19 years ago today this beautiful person, my mother Norma, passed away. We miss her but we remember her teachings and the fun times spent together. The fabulous photo was taken in London in the mid 1950's with her brother Noel.

01.01.2022 It is an honour to be part of the Gift of Grace team as and when we are called upon to farewell a loved one.