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Obituaries

The obituaries below record tributes to the lives of some of the district's former residents.


  • Peter Nugent (1938-2001)
    The members of the R-LC News team were as shocked and saddened as everyone else in our area to learn of the untimely death of our popular local member. Readers may have been surprised to find no mention of Peter's... comments Comments (0) Read more...

  • Clara Ellen Davison 1918-2002
    Clare Davison, who died on 9 November following a short illness, was farewelled by a large congregation of family and friends at Le Pines, Ferntree Gully on Wednesday, 13 November. Clare was born at Willaura but brought up in Lysterfield... comments Comments (0) Read more...

  • Clare Davison 1918-2002
    Clare Davison, who died on 9 November following a short illness, was farewelled by a large congregation of family and friends at Le Pines, Ferntree Gully on Wednesday, 13 November. Clare was born at Willaura but brought up in Lysterfield... comments Comments (0) Read more...

  • DIANE WILLIAMS
    Tribute to Former Resident At the recent R-LC News Annual Reception a minute's silence was observed in memory of former Taylors Lane resident, Diane Williams. Former News committee member, Faye Saric, read the following tribute: “I believe that there are... comments Comments (0) Read more...



  • David Mitchell
    David, who grew up in Tetragona Quadrant on the Timbertop Estate, was a remarkably talented and much loved young man whose passing is deeply mourned by all who knew him. David and his brothers, Mark and Chris, were pupils at... comments Comments (0) Read more...

  • Death of Miss Mary Gunn
    Miss Mary Gunn passed away on 7 January 2002 at the age of 90. Miss Gunn was the housekeeper at Stamford Park for its owner, the late Alfred Stevens, for about 30 years from the late 1950s to 1987. Their... comments Comments (0) Read more...




  • Frank Finn (1925-2001)
    Long time Rowville resident Frank Finn passed away on 20 March aged 75 after a long illness. Frank came to Rowville as a small boy in 1930 when his parents Jack and Kitty bought 22 acres in Bergins Road opposite... comments Comments (0) Read more...






  • OBITUARY PAT DOOLAN: 1931-2004
    Former long time Rowville resident, Pat Doolan, died in Queensland on 12 November following a short illness. Pat and her husband Denis were the last dairy farmers in Rowville and raised their family of six children on the property which... comments Comments (0) Read more...

  • OBITUARY: MARLENE MANN 1939 – 2004
    Two very similar words – courage and encourage – encapsulate two of the strongest qualities that people recognised in Marlene Mann. Courage, because Marlene carried the burden of cancer for 27 years without complaint; encourage, because she was a woman... comments Comments (0) Read more...

  • OBITUARY: ALAN PROUSE
    Alan Prouse and his family lived in Buckingham Drive since the mid 1980s and were closely associated with the Uniting Church. Alan worked throughout his life for the church, most recently as an accountant at the Victorian Synod office. Locally,... comments Comments (0) Read more...

  • OBITUARY: BENU PRAHAD ADHIKARI
    Bergins Road resident, Benu Adhikari, died as the result of knife wounds when he was attacked in his taxi on the night of the 11th March. A 19 year old Brunswick man has been charged with Mr Adhikari's murder. Benu's... comments Comments (0) Read more...

  • OBITUARY: CRAIG SELL
    Craig Sell grew up in Rowville and attended Rowville Primary School. Although he moved away from the area as an adult he maintained his connections with Rowville and was a popular member of Rowville Cricket Club’s 5th Eleven, winning the... comments Comments (0) Read more...


  • OBITUARY: HARRY JAMES DUNSCOMBE
    Harry Dunscombe passed away at Knox Private Hospital on 11 July following a short illness. Harry was the last of a long line of Rowville farmers who drew their living from the soil of the district so his death marks... comments Comments (0) Read more...

  • OBITUARY: JENNY CAIN 1956 - 2003
    Popular Rowville resident, Jenny Cain, passed away on 20th December 2003 after a long, brave battle with cancer. A memorial service held at the Rowville Uniting Church on 29th December was probably one of the biggest ever seen in Rowville... comments Comments (0) Read more...

  • OBITUARY: KATH FINN
    The Rowville community and, in particular, the Rowville Red Cross Unit, lost a most loyal member, when on the 11th October 2004, Kath Finn passed away. Kath was one of the founding members of the Red Cross in Rowville in... comments Comments (0) Read more...

  • OBITUARY: Lois Vancam
    Residents on the Stamford Estate were saddened to learn of the sudden death of Lois Vancam on Tuesday 9 September at her home in Hillview Avenue. Lois was a well-known identity from the early days of housing development in Rowville... comments Comments (0) Read more...


  • Obituary: Daniel Draper
    The local community has been shocked and saddened by the tragic death of popular Rowville teenager Daniel Draper. Fifteen year old Daniel died in the Monash Medical Centre on 28th December 2004 after suffering a brain aneurysm on Boxing Day... comments Comments (0) Read more...




  • Rosemary Raymond
    Born 27/03/1908 Suffolk, England Died 19/11/20011 Clayton, Australia aged 93 Years Rosemary Raymond was born in Saxmundham, Suffolk in England, the second of four children, with an older sister and two younger brothers, the youngest being Jack Raymond who... comments Comments (0) Read more...



  • lan Robert Gibb 1945-2001
    Former Rowville resident, lan Gibb, died on 10 November 2001 after a long battle with cancer. lan was the only child of Hal and Elizabeth Gibb whose story was published in the Local History section of the News in March... comments Comments (0) Read more...

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