Valda Twaddle Awards 2017 By James MacLeod – Managing Director, Tobin Brothers Funerals The Valda Twaddle Trust In 2006 I received a telephone call from Perry Westons Lawyers regarding funds that were bequeathed to me. I made an appointment to attend their offices and in doing so I learnt that Valda Twaddle, a lady I […]
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Daniel Harkin’s life celebration uniquely celebrated his life and his casket was placed onto a Sheen Towing Services flatbed truck.
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Christmas Remembrance Services 2016 Christmas Remembrance Service 2016 Christmas Remembrance Services Every year in November or December, Tobin Brothers Funerals host a series of Christmas Remembrance Services, designed to bring comfort to all who have lost family members or friends during the year. These services are open to anyone to attend. These services offer a safe
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Colours Of My Love Remembering our Angels Service, 2016 Remembering our Angels Services Suppressing grief can intensely affect your health and wellbeing and so each year Tobin Brothers Funerals offers a space and time for bereaved parents, family and friends who have experienced, or been touched by, the loss of a baby or child to
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Christmas Remembrance Services 2015 Christmas Remembrance Services 2015 Christmas Remembrance Services Those who attend our Christmas Remembrance Services are doing so because during the past twelve months they have lost someone very dear to them, and like so many others, have discovered what an intensely lonely and isolating experience grief can be. The grieving process
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Remembering Our Angels : Safe Harbours in Stormy Seas Remembering our Angels Service, 2015 Remembering our Angels Services Remembering Our Angels is an annual service for parents, families and friends who have experienced, or been touched by, the loss of a baby or child. These services are open to anyone to attend, and in 2015 were held
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The life celebration of four-year-old Peter Gourlay was a service to remember. Decorated with his favourite toys and coloured balloons…
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Christmas Remembrance Service 2014 Christmas Remembrance Service, 2014 Christmas Remembrance Services “They were the best of times, they were the worst of times.”Charles Dickens (A Tale of two Cities) Christmas times are often amongst a family’s happiest memories; for many, they were indeed the best of times. But because of the passing of a loved
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At 12:51 pm on the 22nd February, the people of Christchurch will be reminded of a day they will never forget; the day in 2011 when a devastating earthquake killed 181 people and changed forever, the lives of thousands of others.
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Celebrating Christmas…Celebrating Life By James MacLeod – Managing Director, Tobin Brothers Funerals Christmas means different things at different times For all of us Christmas means different things at different times during our lifetimes. For me, as a child growing up Christmas was always a time that I looked forward to as a wonderful occasion spent with family.
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The first funeral conducted by Tobin Brothers Funerals was for Ena Margaret Price in 1934. In its first year, the company conducted 53 funerals and after the payment of creditors and the collection of debts, it made a modest profit.
