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    Celebrating the life of

    Ellen McKay Bremner

    16 Jan 1929 - 17 Oct 2013

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    🕯 Sarah-Jane Skelly lit a candle today we said goodbye to you nana. but I guess it's not really a goodbye. just a 'see you later.' Take care. I love you.

    Sarah-Jane Skelly24 Oct 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower

    Yvonne Skelly24 Oct 2013

    🌷 Sarah-Jane Skelly gave a flower

    Sarah-Jane Skelly24 Oct 2013
    24 Oct 2013

    Yvonne Skelly

    Yvonne S. I really love my apple pie with ice cream yummy yummy
    24 Oct 2013

    Yvonne Skelly

    Yvonne S. Callum and Mum together

    🌷 Robert Skelly gave a flower

    Robert Skelly24 Oct 2013
    24 Oct 2013

    Yvonne Skelly

    Yvonne S. Mum loved that top it was one off her favourites

    🕯 Yvonne Skelly lit a candle Mum Today we said goodbye to my best friend, the most amazing person in the whole world. It is not goodbye as you will always be with me in my heart. Love you with all my heart Your big daughter Yvonne

    Yvonne Skelly24 Oct 2013
    24 Oct 2013

    Yvonne Skelly

    Yvonne S. Do you like my hat???
    24 Oct 2013

    Sarah-Jane Skelly

    24 Oct 2013

    Sarah-Jane Skelly

    Yvonne S. What a cheeky face
    24 Oct 2013

    Yvonne Skelly

    Yvonne S. That beautiful smile was always there
    24 Oct 2013

    Sarah-Jane Skelly

    Yvonne S. My beautiful mum on her Wedding Day 10th of April 1954.
    24 Oct 2013

    Yvonne Skelly

    Yvonne S. This was taken three years ago when mum first went into St Helens Hostel in Our Lady Off Concillation

    🕯 Sarah-Jane Skelly lit a candle We would like to thank everyone for coming this morning to celebrate the life of Ellen. Today is a very sad day as we have not only lost a beautiful soul but a devoted daughter, sister, friend, wife, mother and grandmother. Though we will miss our great conversations, cups of tea and hysterical laughs we know in ou...

    Sarah-Jane Skelly24 Oct 2013
    24 Oct 2013

    Yvonne Skelly

    Yvonne S. What a beautiful smile and those sparkling blue eyes

    🕯 Robert Skelly lit a candle Hi Nanna, I love you. :)

    Robert Skelly24 Oct 2013
    24 Oct 2013

    Sarah-Jane Skelly

    Yvonne S. Happy Mother's Day Mum 2013
    24 Oct 2013

    Sarah-Jane Skelly

    Yvonne S. Three generations off our family together priceless

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Love you and miss you so much Mum

    Yvonne Skelly25 Oct 2013

    🕯 Yvonne Skelly lit a candle Hi mum This morning Dr Barrett was looking at your beautiful wedding photo which was on the front of your order off service for your funeral. He asked if I could show him the original photo which I did. He said you were a very beautiful woman mum in this photo and I told him that the photographer at the wedding put yo...

    Yvonne Skelly29 Oct 2013

    Mum

    Yvonne Skelly29 Oct 2013

    🌷 Denise DENIS gave a flower Hello its White Doves R Us in Sydney. Just wanted to say thank you for having us on such a special day. The birds all made it home later that day. About 30 in one go and then dribbles. They are all having a big bath out in the yard today. Anyway all the very best and take care. Denise & Russell Denise

    Denise DENIS31 Oct 2013

    🕯 Michelle Harriss lit a candle It was an honour and a privilege to care for your family during this difficult time.Warmest wishes Michelle

    Michelle Harriss31 Oct 2013

    🕯 Yvonne Skelly lit a candle Hi mum Just lighting a candle for you today. I miss you more than words can ever say. But you are always with me in my heart. Your one and only big daughter Yvonne to my one and only mum.

    Yvonne Skelly2 Nov 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Hi Mum Sending you all these beautiful flowers today. As you are probably up in heaven tending the Lord's garden. Love you and miss you every day Your big daughter Yvonne

    Yvonne Skelly2 Nov 2013

    🕯 Yvonne Skelly lit a candle Hi my wonderful mum Today i really missed you more than ever before. I don't know why maybe its because I realized that I will never again be able to pick up a phone and say hello. Buy you some carnations just because I loved you. Sit and have a cup off tea together and chat and have a laugh about nothing in particul...

    Yvonne Skelly3 Nov 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Hi again just sending you a beautiful red rose Love you and miss you every day Love Yvonne

    Yvonne Skelly5 Nov 2013

    🕯 Yvonne Skelly lit a candle Hi again mum It gives me great comfort to write little messages to you it makes me feel how close you are to me within my heart. I hope that everybody up there in heaven with you are behaving themselves. I just wanted to say hello Love your big daughter Yvonne

    Yvonne Skelly5 Nov 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Hi my amazing mum guess what today is my birthday. Yes I am 56 years old today. I know what you would say if you were beside me right now. Happy Birthday my big daughter from your one and only mum. I am saying it for you because unfortunately you are no longer with me down here on earth but you are with me always in ...

    Yvonne Skelly9 Nov 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Good Morning Mum Well yesterday was my birthday as off course you already know as you were the one who gave birth to me. I had a lovely day yesterday mum with Sarah-Jane, Robert, Callum, John and my two adopted children Michelle and Ryan. Also now with technology mum a computer that is I received so many beautiful m...

    Yvonne Skelly10 Nov 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Hi our wonderful mum and Nana Today was a hard day for us. Today Callum picked up your Death Certificate from the Post Office. It is official mum you have really gone. This afternoon we had to go to PineGrove to organize what we were going to do with your ashes. Another difficult thing to do. But the funny thing was ...

    Yvonne Skelly16 Nov 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Hi our wonderful mum and Nana Today was a hard day for us. Today Callum picked up your Death Certificate from the Post Office. It is official mum you have really gone. This afternoon we had to go to PineGrove to organize what we were going to do with your ashes. Another difficult thing to do. But the funny thing was ...

    Yvonne Skelly16 Nov 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Hi mum It is so hard to believe that it has been just over a month since we said goodbye to you at PineGrove and four months since we said goodbye to Jim. But it was not really goodbye as you are always watching over us all. You are one off our many guardian angels taking care off us all mum and with Jim by your s...

    Yvonne Skelly27 Nov 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Hi Mum I am so sorry that I haven't chatted with you for a while. It is almost Christmas it is going to be very strange celebrating without both you and Jim this year. But you are always in our thoughts and we think off you both everyday. I talked to Aunt Margaret and Aileen the other morning. They are doing well, ...

    Yvonne Skelly11 Dec 2013

    🕯 Yvonne Skelly lit a candle Hi my wonderful mum I miss you so much. It is almost Christmas and it is going to be so strange not spending it with both yourself and Jim. We are all doing ok, mum what is awesome is that we have a beautiful new lounge which is chocolate brown in colour. We also painted the lounge room dining room and hall way. The ...

    Yvonne Skelly17 Dec 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Continuing my message Mum Anyway we had our normal cold meat and salad, your favorite pasta salad, chickens off course. Two really cute pieces off ham off the bone which Robert carved. That was something else that was very strange Mum. Having Robert do it and not Jim. Sarah-Jane did the second ham with a normal knife....

    Yvonne Skelly28 Dec 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Hi Mum Well Mum Christmas Day has now come and gone. It was only on Wednesday but it seems like an eternity ago already. You know what it is like yourself Mum. All the build up to the big day and then before you know it it's gone. We had a lovely day myself, Sarah-Jane, Robert, Callum and John. It was really strang...

    Yvonne Skelly28 Dec 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Continuing my message Mum Anyway we had our normal cold meat and salad, your favorite pasta salad, chickens off course. Two really cute pieces off ham off the bone which Robert carved. That was something else that was very strange Mum. Having Robert do it and not Jim. Sarah-Jane did the second ham with a normal knife....

    Yvonne Skelly28 Dec 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Hi Mum Back again I forgot to tell you what happened last week before Christmas. We were not able to get in touch with Beryl Jackson to let her know that you had passed away. She was mentioned in the eulogy off course and you working as a prison officer. Anyway I received a Christmas card from her. What an amazing c...

    Yvonne Skelly29 Dec 2013

    🌷 Yvonne Skelly gave a flower Hi mum and Jim Just a quick note this time. Today is the last day off 2013. As we all move forward into a brand new year with a clean slate and a year filled with endless possibilities. I just wanted to say Happy New Year to my wonderful Mum. You are always with me in my heart. Also to my amazing husband and the fath...

    Yvonne Skelly31 Dec 2013

    🌷 Michelle Harriss gave a flower Sending a special flower for your 85th birthday tomorrow 17th January 2014.Kind Regards Michelle

    Michelle Harriss16 Jan 2014

    Dearest mum and nana Today it is your 86th birthday where has the time gone? We all miss you so much but I know you are that guardian angel that is always on my shoulder and taking care off us all. Mummy the thing I miss the most is not being able to sit and chat and have a cup of tea together and just be content just to sit there not saying anyth...

    Yvonne Skelly16 Jan 2015