{"id":5979,"date":"2022-12-15T13:05:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T02:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.picaluna.com\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2024-03-22T21:01:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T10:01:11","slug":"outdoor-funeral-at-fort-scratchley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.picaluna.com\/outdoor-funeral-at-fort-scratchley\/","title":{"rendered":"Aileen\u2019s outdoor funeral at Fort Scratchley, Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aileen was a charismatic and vivacious woman: her funeral reflected that.\u00a0 Through conversations with the Picaluna team prior to her death, they were able to create an event in the right funeral venue<\/a>, with the atmosphere.\u00a0 Just as she wished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aileen was a woman who was far from perfect, but who in this world is?! The impression our Picaluna<\/a> Funeral celebrant Julie, got was that she was perfectly herself \u2013 the survivor, the teacher, the mentor. She hated insincerity and didn\u2019t suffer fools lightly! She had the courage of her convictions and wasn\u2019t one to jump on the bandwagon. She was a person of great authenticity: values that she passed down. She was who she was: a beautifully flawed individual that was loved by many. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aileen will be remembered for many things including her eclectic style, her infectious laugh, her incisive and quick wit, her worldly advice, her vegetarianism and her varied hobbies including drumming and gardening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aileen passed on a Monday at the Newcastle Private Hospital on the oncology ward. Her son Angus had been with her all day and when he left her to go home, he left her listening to some music that he\u2019d downloaded to help her relax.  At the end, she was ready to leave this world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picaluna was fortunate to spend some time with Aileen in the few months prior to her death. Her son Angus, told us his mother was dying of pancreatic cancer and asked if Julie Muir would be the celebrant for her funeral when the time came. <\/p>\n\n\n\n