Dear Family and friends who were unable to make it to Betty Joan Sherriff, the service was lovely, I would lie to share that we the family placed single roses on the coffin a mixture red and some a creamy white with red tinges near the large roses floral arrangement mum had chosen. I placed 4 extra roses 1 for aunty Margret Barrett and families, 1 for Pearl and family and 1 for Geraldine King and families and 1for recently deceased aunty Margret Cazzaro and families. There wasnt enough roses for everyone who is thinking of Betty today as the coffin would be lost in a wash of roses. I share my eulogy with so those of your can pass on and share with family. Part of mums funeral. Dear mum as I sit here in your chair and reflect on our life together there are so many wonderful memories. I still cannot believe you are gone mum, we really do believe our parents will live forever. We are very lucky to have had two wonderful parents who loved us, and openly accepted our friends into their home and into their hearts. Mum you were always there in really good times and the really bad times. We shared laughter and tears and there were always warm loving hugs. Mum with your love, strength and values such as respect, compassion, forgiveness, empathy, selflessness always there to help family and friends, you have helped shape and mould who we are today. Betty over the years you have touched so many lives and hearts and made life long friendships with family, extended families, neighbours and friends. Betty could bake, preserve fruit, make jams, relish, sew, crochet, knit, decorate cakes, garden had green fingers, paint, clean and gut fish, dress poultry, make a mean roly poly! and great apple fritters just to name a few. Mum also made wreaths for funerals, and passed on all this knowledge to us. Mum could even tow a trailer and caravan, and I was young back then, not a lot of women could do that. Betty was always a lady a quiet woman softly spoken, but dont be fooled! mum was made of steel, and if you managed to insult or upset Betty or the family it usually only took one comment to put someone in their place. Mum often said it costs nothing to have good manners . Betty, Aunty Betty, Mum, Nana Sherriff will live on in our hearts and memories for many years to come. There are many family and friends who are unable to be here today, but they are all thinking of you mum. Some memories, of which may include, Do you have enough , petrol, water and oil? Are you sure youve got enough petrol? Are you warm enough? Have you eaten?... Are you hungry? Would you like some Lemons? Would you like a jar of sauce? I also have a few memories of my own I would like to share with you all! Betty and Trevor used to go to dances, I would get to tag along sometimes, I especially remember one at the Don Hall. Watching mum with dad ... waltzing, and doing the fox trot and the progressive dance.... It was quite magical ..... watching them dancing and smiling. Betty and Trevor both very light on their feet mum made it look so easy. When I was younger, mum took me op-shopping, I did not always appreciate it at age 14 ... but as I grew older and it has become a passion..... That I have enjoyed with mum and many friends over the years. When Daniel was born Trevor, Betty, Geoff, Dianne, Les and Patricia all came over for the birth, it was also mum and dads wedding anniversary while I was in hospital and I was not very well after the birth so had to stay inside the hospital. we had a celebration meal in the hospital dining room. To get there mum and I both were in wheel chairs. There were a few laughs over the meal, Les had curry and it had pineapple in it, needless to say the food was not overly tasty .... but the company and memories were priceless. !!!!!! But one of my most treasured memories is after mum had been ill and I went down to Tasmania, after Pat and Les had been down looking after mum. It was the longest Dad and Mum had been separated 33 days. Betty really was not well enough to visit Trevor, off to Wynyard we went, Betty walked in leaning over the walking stick, Trevor was across the room he spotted mum straight away and shuffled really quickly across the room. From the moment their eyes met you could see the love they both had for each other, it was incredible to see and better that most movies, as they kissed and hugged. Betty is now reunited with Trevor and Ivy, Lily, Lucy, Max, Jean, Ada, Margret and Keith, and too many others whom we have loved and lost. I love you mum and know you will be looking down from heaven at Daniel, Jordan, Emma, Brian and I. You may hear me talking to you sometimes ... there were so many more memories we were looking forward too.... Making.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:03:44 +0000
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