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    🕯 Mrs Frances Elaine Spillane lit a candle Bill Spillane married Elaine Roughan 10 May 1954 they have 8 children, 18 grandchildren,12 great grandchildren Family was everything to Bill and doing the family tree was a life long hobby, Now he can meet the ancestors he so desperately wanted to learn about and hear their stories first hand.

    Mrs Frances Elaine Spillane19 Apr 2017

    🕯 Anne Spiteri lit a candle Bill, you played such a large part in our lives. Always with a ready smile, laugh, joke & you could even be serious when you wanted to be. We appreciate all your kindnesses to us over the years, firstly to Anne & then to Anne & Frank. You were a fabulous MC at our wedding, thank you. You will be sorely missed but we kno...

    Anne Spiteri19 Apr 2017

    🕯 Teresa Richardson lit a candle Dad, you were always there for us, you loved us unconditionally through all the good times and bad. There were times when you and mum would rather have been doing many things other than taking care of 8 kids but we always knew we could count on you and mum when the going got rough. We all love you Daddy and the wor...

    Teresa Richardson20 Apr 2017

    🕯 Rick & Margaret Ford lit a candle Bill was a wonderful neighbour and friend, helpful, kind, welcoming and fun. We loved his ready smile and sense of humour. He stood out as a role model of resilience and faithfulness - a Christian man who will have been welcomed into heaven with "Well done, thou good and faithful servant". Our hearts are sa...

    Rick & Margaret Ford22 Apr 2017

    🕯 Maria Snodgrass lit a candle He taonga rongonui te aroha ki to tangata - Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure PERSON WITH FOLDED HANDS

    Maria Snodgrass24 Apr 2017

    🌷 Sashi Grayndler gave a flower Today I found out that Bill has gone home to heaven - he and Elaine were the most wonderful foster parents, not just to me ( I think I was the last one in 1987) but to ALL the kids that they fostered over the year. On behalf of all of us, thank you for giving us a roof over our heads, food in our bellies, acceptanc...

    Sashi Grayndler8 May 2020
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    William Thomas Spillane

    12 Sep 1928 - 17 Apr 2017

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