Funeral Ceremony for Francis O’Neill

Thursday January 23rd 2025

Arrive 11am for 11:30am Ceremony

Followed by Refreshments until 2:30pm

Redfern Town Hall (main hall), 73 Pitt St, Redfern

You are warmly invited to honour and celebrate the life of the excellent Francis O’Neill.

Beloved father, brother, friend, comrade, kung fu fighter, activist and community member.

Please dress in whatever you feel most comfortable in.

Following our ceremony, please stay for light refreshments and more storytelling.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to this GoFundMe set up to cover the funeral costs.

To help with planning, please RSVP below if you will attend the service and gathering.

We invite you, whether near or far in distance, to celebrate the life of Shane.

Dress as you please, but if you feel like it, flannelette or Hawaiian shirts will be welcome.

We will raise our glasses at a pub after the service, to share stories, and say our cheers and a 'see you later' to Shane on his forever journey to endless sleep...

The service will be live streamed, link is below.

Please RSVP if you will be attending in person or watching the service online.

Love Alex and Luna xo

Parking can be found on the street or opposite Life Rites in the Woolworths complex.

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We warmly invite you to join us as we come together to celebrate the life of Luke Gilmour.

Please bring a flower or cutting from your garden to adorn Luke’s coffin.

Please dress comfortably and casually.

Please RSVP below if you are able to attend the service and also the wake. This will help us to plan accordingly. This event will not be live-streamed.

Following the ceremony, you are invited to continue to share stories of Luke and spend time together at Allawah Hotel, 470 Railway Parade, Allawah. In keeping with Luke’s wishes,  it will be his 'last shout’.

Parking can be found on the street or opposite Life Rites in the Woolworths complex.

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To help with planning, please RSVP below if you will attend the service and gathering. If you could also provide your details if watching the live stream so we can capture everyone who was a part of Elle’s life.

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Beverley's family invites you to join in commemorating and celebrating her life in a farewell ceremony at Woronora Memorial Park. The ceremony will be followed by a nearby gathering and refreshments in the Tea Rooms on site.

For those who cannot attend, livestream details can be found below, this can also be viewed at a time of your choosing following the service.

To help with planning, please RSVP below if you will attend the service and gathering. If you could also provide your details if watching the live stream so we can capture everyone who was a part of Beverley’s life.

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Graham’s family invite you to join them to commemorate the life of Graham Bruce. Much‑loved husband, father, brother, colleague, doctor and friend. A good and decent man. Forever remembered, forever missed.

Following the ceremony, the Bruce family welcome you to share memories of Graham at Oatley RSL where refreshments will be served from 12.30pm.

Please RSVP below if you will attend the prayers service at St Declan’s / continue to Oatley RSL for refreshments. This will help us to plan accordingly.

Graham’s farewell will be live-streamed. If you unable to join in person on the day, but would like to join via live-stream, please click on this link at 10.50am on the day.

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Rudy’s family invites you to join them in commemorating his life at a farewell ceremony near Rudy's long-time home in Matraville. The ceremony will be followed by a nearby gathering and refreshments. Details of the gathering will be shared on the day.

For those who cannot attend, livestream details can be found below, this can also be viewed at a time of your choosing following the service.

To help with planning, please RSVP below if you will attend the service and gathering. If you could also provide your details if watching the live stream so we can capture everyone who was a part of Rudy’s life.

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Rusila’s family invites you to join them for a ceremony of farewell followed by her burial.

Following the ceremony, light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP below if you will attend the service / stay on for refreshments. This will help us to plan accordingly.

Rusila’s farewell will not be live-streamed.

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Olivia’s family invites you to join them for a ceremony of farewell.

Following the ceremony, light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP below if you will attend the service / stay on for refreshments. This will help us to plan accordingly.

Olivia’s farewell will be live-streamed and recorded. If you require the link, please check the box on the RSVP form.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Amnesty International or Red Cross, both charities Livi actively supported.

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We warmly invite you to join us as we celebrate the life of Kevin Lindsay

Please bring along flower or cutting from your garden.

By request, please do not bring purchased flowers. If you would like to make a donation in lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to The Ted Noffs Foundation.

Please dress comfortably and casually, as Kevin would have.

Please RSVP below if you are able to attend the service and also the wake. This will help us to plan accordingly. This event will not be live-streamed.

Following the ceremony, Kevin’s family invite you to join them to continue to share stories and spend time together at The Grand View Hotel, 174 Great Western Hwy, Wentworth Falls.

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We warmly invite you to join us as we honour the life of David Leung in The South Chapel at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park.

Parking, (or for those who Uber), please use the Crematorium car park entrance and the South Chapel is in walking distance.

Following the ceremony, there will be a private burial and guests and friends are invited to 12 Micron, Tower 1, Level 2/100 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo for David’s Wake and continued sharing in his honour in a room David loved…… . Best lift access is via Waterman’s Quay Road.

There will a sumptuous feast, fine wines and an opportunity to share a brief story or memory. If you plan to drive it is recommended that you pre book parking near 12-Micron. Nearby parking stations are First Parking 189 Kent St and Wilson Parking

Chartered buses are available from Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park to Barangaroo for David’s Wake.

Please RSVP below if you are able to attend the service and/or the wake and if you require transport from Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park to the Wake at 12 Micron. This will help us to plan accordingly.

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We warmly invite you to celebrate the life of Asha Read-Box with us at Balmain Town Hall. Together, we will remember Asha in his fullness, his deeply sensitive soul, his fierce courage, his brilliant mind and all that this loving human brought to each of your lives.

Bring your memories and stories to share. There will be a book to scribe a memory, share a reflection, poem or whatever comes. Asha’s family will cherish it.

In lieu of flowers, we welcome you to donate to:

Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Please RSVP below if you are able to attend. This will help us to plan accordingly. This event will not be live-streamed.

Following the ceremony, Asha’s family welcome you to their home to share your memories and to laugh, cry, eat and enjoy music together.

Asha’s Home: 14 Llewellyn St, Balmain (walking distance from Balmain Town Hall)

Parking is limited in the area, please consider this in your travel plans.

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Please join us to celebrate the life of the extraordinary Annie Autumn Werner.

Two months after Annie took her last breath, we will gather together in grief, love and joy to honour and celebrate our powerfully vibrant, smart, loving and talented friend.

Annie was a devoted partner, mother, daughter, sister, friend to so many and community builder.

This celebration will be full of colour, storytelling, song and wonder, so please come ready to be held by the power of community when we are remembering someone so deeply loved.

Dress as Annie would have - colourfully and bright!

Please RSVP if you are able to attend - this will allow us to plan accordingly. Annie was well-loved and we want to make sure you are all able to be seated during the ceremony, and well-fed during the wake! (you won’t get an auto-confirmation, but do know that your name will have been registered.)

For those of you who are unable to come in person, Annie’s ceremony will be live-streamed via the link below. The livestream will be open from 1:45pm AEDT for 2pm AEDT start. No need to RSVP if you are attending via the livestream.

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Please join us in celebrating the life of Ian Shoulder.

As we gather together, we will honour and celebrate a much loved husband, father, brother, lolo, uncle, cousin and friend to many.

Our time together will be one of reflection, celebration and togetherness.

If you are able to attend, please RSVP, as well as if you will be attending the wake. Your RSVP will be registered, even though you won’t receive an automatic confirmation.

For those who cannot attend in person, the ceremony will be live-streamed via the link below. Please click on the link below prior to 11:30am on Thursday 7th November. You will then be taken through to the Livestream.

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