OATES – June Elizabeth (nee Higgins).
Formerly of Daysdale NSW.
Passed away peacefully a Northeast Health Wangaratta on
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at the age of 86.
Beloved wife of Mervyn (dec), adored mother of Greg,
Carol and Des, mother-in-law of Kate, Helen and Doc.
Cherished sister to Edna Cuthbert (Dec).

Time won’t heal the heartbreak,
Nor stop our silent tears,
Or dim precious memories
Of one we loved so dear.
Our hearts ache with sadness,
Our silent tears flow,
For what it meant to lose you mum,
No-one will ever know.

Our lives go on without you
But nothing is the same,
We have to hide our heartaches
When someone speaks your name.
Sad are the hearts that love you
Silent the tears that fall,
Living our lives without you
Is the hardest part of all.
You did so many things for us
Your heart was kind and true,
And when we needed to talk to someone
We could always count on you.
The special years will not return
When we are all together,
But with the love within our hearts
You will walk with us forever.
Love Greg, Kate, Leah, and Tim.

God looked upon his garden,
And saw an empty space,
And then he looked upon you,
And saw your smiling face.
He put his arms around you,
And called you home to rest,
God’s garden must be beautiful,
Because he only takes the best.
You may be gone from sightbut
you are never gone from my heart.
Until we meet again. Reunited with dad
Love you to the moon and back Mum, Carol and Doc.

We have shared so many wonderful memories together as mother
and son from childhood to adulthood. You have and always will
be part of my life and will never forget you. Mum you have
taught me compassion, love, support, life and to be the best
person I can be. All I have to do, is look around me and I know
you are here with me and my family. You will always be in our
hearts forever and we will never forget you. You are now back
with Dad looking down on us all still guiding us from above.
Love always never forgotten, Des and Helen.

I could not have asked for a better mother-in-law than I had
in you. I saw in you how much love and devotion you had
towards Merv and your children and then towards all the family
that came thereafter especially all the grandchildren. You were so
proud of everyone’s achievements and were there when
times were tough. If I am half the person as you, I would be a
very happy person. You will never be forgotten as I look at
my family and see that there is a part of you in all of them.
Thank you for being a wonderful mother-in-law. We will
miss you and always remember you.
Love Helen.

To our beloved Grandmother, we’re forever grateful to have
had you in our lives. We’ll forever cherish the memories of
spending the afternoons playing go fish on your kitchen
stools or watching your old VHS tapes after you picked us up
from school. You taught us kindness and patience, and to believe
in ourselves, and we’ll always hold the love you had for us
close to our hearts. You were a great person, and an even greater
Grandmother. We’ll forever miss you.
Love Abigail, Lauren, Hannah and Tessa xxx