AUGUST 27th 1945 – OCTOBER 22nd 2024
Elaine passed away peacefully, surrounded by love, on 22nd October 2024, aged 79 years.
Loving wife of Rob, cherished mother and mother-in-law of Lee-Anne & Don,
adored nana of Sonja & Stitch, Shane & Reece. Treasured sister, sister-in-law and aunt.
Fondly remembered by family and friends across Australia,
the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Ukraine.
Family and friends are invited to celebrate Elaine’s life at a memorial church service at:
Tamborine Mountain Presbyterian Church,
34 Main St, Tamborine Mountain
On Friday, 01 November 2024
Commencing at 3 pm.
Formal attire is not required, be as colourful as you like.
In lieu of flowers, you may instead donate to ADRA’s Ukraine Response: School-to-School Project.
To view a livestream of Elaine’s burial service and memorial church service, use the below link:
LIVESTREAM
You can contact us anytime of the day or night on 1800 100 411
We are looking forward to seeing you.
Our offices are located at:
10/59 Eastern Road,
Browns Plains QLD 4118
27 Comments
Once met not forgotten
Thank you, Duncan. She had presence!
We would like to view the funeral. As we live in Tasmania we are not able to attend. My husband David is Elaine’s older brother and our son Phillip Harker will be representing us at the funeral.
May she rest in peace.
Had only knew Elaine for a short time but what a lovely, caring lady. A pleasure to have met her. A sad time for Rob & family & those who knew her well. RIP Elaine.
RIP Elaine 🙏🏼. I shall always remember our French classes together! ✨
Thank you Patricia. She never stood still. Kept wanting to do new things.
So pleased we had the pleasure of meeting Elaine. A lovely lady.
So pleased we had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful lady.
So pleased we were able to meet and share time with this wonderful lady.
Hi Ann and Simon, our “chance” meeting through the home swap organisation has been such a blessing as we really like you guys and enjoyed the times together home and away! Stay in touch and thank you for your kind comments
Had only knew Elaine for a short time but what a lovely, caring lady. A pleasure to have met her. A sad time for Rob & family & those who knew her well. RIP Elaine.
Hello Janice, thank you for your lovely comments.
Am curious as to how you came to meet Elaine.
Kind regards …. Rob
Always in our thoughts and hearts. Remembering all the happy times and lovely memories.
Rest in peace Elaine.
Lots of love Harriet and Drew xxx
Thank you Drew and Harriett and family members for all the lovely messages of support. It means a lot.
Remembering our wonderful Auntie Elaine. Thank you for being the very best Auntie and Great Auntie to little Olivia. Thank you for all the lovely special times, all the lovely Skype calls and special memories which we will treasure forever. It was extremely special to introduce you and Uncle Rob to little Olivia that day on a Skype call and we will cherish that moment forever.
Sleep well Auntie Elaine
We love you lots. You will be forever in our hearts and thoughts.
Thinking of you Uncle Rob, Lee-Anne, Don, Sonya and family. Sending lots of love.
Lots of love Kate, Scott and little Olivia xxx
Thank you so much Kate, Scoot and Olivia for your wonderful messages of love. Your tremendous support and grief for Elaine’s passing means such a lot.
I was Rob and Elaine’s cleaner weekly for more than 3 years and the time spent in their house with them both was always so lovely. I looked forward to attending their clean every week and chatting to them both. Talking with Elaine about her chickens and them both about their wonderful charity work for the Ukraine. I will miss my visits with them both very much. May your now rest in peace dear Elaine.
Hi Ann, Elaine so loved your Wednesday visits, you bright spark! The conversations were more important than the cleaning, not that you aren’t great at cleaning! Stay in touch and remember if you have unexpected downtime, check out whether I’m around for a cuppa.
A beautiful service for a beautiful lady. You will be missed Elaine. Love to Rob and her beautiful family. Xx
Thank you for your lovely message Jacqui. See you when you’re next on the mountain
Sorry I didn’t spend more time with Elaine.
She was so easy to talk to and be with.
My promise is to do that after the resurrection when she can wake up to a peaceful world where there is no more pain and earthly paradise is being restored.
Sleep well dear Elaine.
You probably will want to have a conversation with that bloke whom Jesus gave that promise to
on the day of His death-knowing you.
Penny 😍🥹🎶💕🎶🌸🌺🌸
Thank you Penny. We’re looking forward to that Glorious Day and what will follow together, more amazing than we can now imagine.
I will always treasure our friendship, we used to teach together in NZ. Elaine was kind enough to let me sleep on her floor when I first arrived in London for my big OE, later on we were flatmates in London and I still remember her first telling me about this English man she had met called Rob! I will have to find the poem Elaine wrote for me when I got married, she was so clever with words. I loved catching up with Elaine in Australia over the years and hearing about the family, especially Sonja who I used to teach. I can’t believe Elaine was a great Nana!!
Rest in love Elaine, you positively impacted the lives of so many in this world, you will be greatly missed 💖
Thank you Tina for your beautiful words and memories of Elaine
Sending a message of sympathy from a friend in London that Elaine and Rob knew from their time in England.
We had many good times on trips around England. Elaine and Rob invited me to stay on Tambourine Mountain during a visit I made to Australia. I will always remember their kindness and hospitality and Elaine’s ready smile,
Condolences to family and friends
Tim
Thank you Tim. Nice message and memories we shared in UK and Tamborine Mountain
Thank you to all. As we celebrated Elaine’s (Mum) life, your presence, near or from afar, honoured her memory and comforted us. Thank you for sharing your stories and messages of love and appreciation for Elaine. The support you have given us is deeply valued. At this difficult time, we felt loved.