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    Celebrating the life of

    Alma Bland

    18 May 1936 - 04 Oct 2014

    Family and friends

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    8 Oct 2014

    Emily -

    Sue S. Aunty Alma had the soul of an angel. She was gentle,,kind,,patient,,selfless,, generous,,funny,,loving,,caring,,interesting ,,clever

    🕯 Phillip Evans lit a candle

    Phillip Evans8 Oct 2014

    🕯 Cindy Roach lit a candle

    Cindy Roach8 Oct 2014

    Some people only dream of angels , We held one in our arms ... and her name was Aunty Al God bless , love Cindy xo

    Cindy Roach8 Oct 2014

    🕯 Odette Francey lit a candle Truly an inspirational amazing lady loved by everyone that had the good fortune to come in to contact with her, for ever in our thoughts, and harts god bless, love Odette x

    Odette Francey8 Oct 2014

    🕯 Jovie lit a candle You will truly be missed, thank you for the smiles and cuddles. Love the cheeky one. Jovie x

    Jovie -8 Oct 2014

    🕯 Valerie lit a candle Aunt Alma thankyou for the heartfelt chats and warm hugs will be missed love Carmel nurse J wing

    Valerie -8 Oct 2014

    All ways in our hearts, a beautiful lady in Gods arms. Auntie Alma we treasured the time we spent with you in last 2 years. Love Valerie, Theresa. Alona,Cindy, Marselle , ToeToe, Phillip and J Wing Staff Ozanam Villa

    Valerie -8 Oct 2014

    Auntie Al that the name we called you because you were a beautiful woman .You are in heaven now nice and peaceful . It really hard to stop thinking of you anytime I walked pass your room. I miss you and I'm sure you will be in our hearts forever.love you Tai tai

    Phanchita Chinchotpongsin9 Oct 2014

    🌷 Carolyn skinner gave a flower Alma was a very special lady and I am privileged to have known her Rest in peace Alma you will be greatly missed xx

    Carolyn skinner9 Oct 2014

    🕯 Karin Gardiner lit a candle Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on And cherished memories never fade Because a loved one's gone Those we love can never be more than a thought apart For as long as there is a memory they we live on in our hearts All of us who were lucky enough to know and love you will never forget you Alma T...

    Karin Gardiner9 Oct 2014

    🕯 Valerie lit a candle God has taken in his arms one amazing lady, a real angel with a heart of gold. We will treasure the memories we made. Thankyou for being part of our lives. Sleep peacefully Aunty Al. Xx

    Valerie -9 Oct 2014

    🌷 Emily gave a flower Those special memories of you will always bring a smile if only I could have you back for just a little while. Then we could sit and talk again just like we used to do, you always meant so very much and always will do too. The fact that you're no longer here will always cause me pain, but you're forever in my heart until we ...

    Emily -15 Oct 2014

    🕯 Emily lit a candle When hope has gently left us and a cure is not to be, God wraps his arms around us and he whispers "come to me". He sees when we are tired and he comes to give us rest - God's garden must be beautiful, he only takes the best... And then when we are sleeping, at peace and free from pain, our loved ones keep us in their hearts ...

    Emily -15 Oct 2014

    🌷 Emily gave a flower It's hard to lose someone you love, one who's been such a special part of your life and your world. You will always mean so much to me Mum and will be forever in my heart. Your loving daughter, Chris xoxo

    Emily -15 Oct 2014

    🕯 Tammy Bland lit a candle In memory of someone so special to us & everyone she came to know ,we'll miss you Mum. Your loving support,advice & unwavering love has bound our family together & we are so strong because of you .The gift you gave us was you,your strength positivity & love will live on in our hearts & continue to shine through us ,ou...

    Tammy Bland19 Oct 2014

    🕯 Jenny lit a candle To my darling Mum, thank you for loving me and being my very special friend. Through your loving support, gentle guidance and example you have helped me become the person I am today. I will always admire your positivity, creativity, motivation and your love for family and friends. I feel so very lucky to have had you as my...

    Jenny -21 Oct 2014

    🕯 Jenny lit a candle Remembering a Life Well-Lived Some people just can't help making a difference in our lives, By simply being who they are, they make the world a little brighter, a little warmer, a little gentler, and when they're gone we realise how lucky we are to have known them. The world has lost a very special person.

    Jenny -21 Oct 2014

    My dear friend, Alma, I will always cherish the memories I have of you. I have learnt so much from you and I will always remember your wonderful smile. Thank you for being a dear friend and role model to me. You were so brave and strong. Rest peacefully in God's loving arms. I will miss you. May God bless you and keep you safe. Love always from you...

    Colleen -27 Oct 2014

    🕯 Robyn Stokes lit a candle A beautiful lady who will be missed dearly xxx

    Robyn Stokes27 Oct 2014

    🌷 Chris Stokes gave a flower Miss you each day Mum. Love you so much.

    Chris Stokes22 Jan 2015

    🌷 bill bland gave a flower I will always treasure the love you gave above all.It will survive in our heart forever long after your health vanished. My Love and thoughts will always be with you especially on this VALENYINES DAY. Love you and miss you BILL[husband]

    bill bland12 Feb 2015

    🌷 Emily gave a flower Love you & think of you every day xo

    Emily -14 Feb 2015

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    Emily -14 Feb 2015

    🕯 Chris Stokes lit a candle If every thought I had of you were a star, the night would be as bright as day. You're forever on my mind and in my heart. Your loving daughter.

    Chris Stokes18 Feb 2015

    🌷 Jenny gave a flower To my darling parents, all my love and thoughts are with you on this very special day, your 59th Wedding Anniversary! Love you both so very much. Miss you terribly Mum! Your loving daughter, Jenny

    Jenny -5 May 2015

    🕯 Chris Stokes lit a candle To Gramps on this your 59th Wedding Anniversary, thinking of you with love. Ang xxxx

    Chris Stokes5 May 2015

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    Chris Stokes5 May 2015

    🌷 bill bland gave a flower You were many things to me and when I needed someone to relax with, talk things over with just to be with. You were my friend when I needed someone to share my desires someone to hold, someone who made me feel fulfilled, you were my lover. It is the 59th anniversary of our wedding today and I miss you terribly. Your lov...

    bill bland5 May 2015

    🕯 Chris Stokes lit a candle Mum, Today is the 59th anniversary of your wedding day. Your marriage to Dad was the foundation on which our entire family was built; your children and grandchildren have grown up feeling secure in the stability and support that came from the love you have for your family and each other. Your loving daughter, Chris xx...

    Chris Stokes5 May 2015

    🕯 Colleen lit a candle Dearest friend, Alma, I am thinking of you and Bill at this special time of your 59th Wedding Anniversary (and with Mothers Day this weekend). It is very easy for me to envision both you and Bill together, smiling at one another, as you always were smiling and happy when I saw you together at Art Class. I will never forget ...

    Colleen -6 May 2015

    🌷 Jenny gave a flower Happy Mother's Day Mum! Thank you for being such a wonderful mother and for all the love, support, laughs and friendship you gave to me. I feel very sad that I can't give you a big hug and a kiss this year but I send all my love to you. Your loving daughter, Jenny

    Jenny -9 May 2015

    🕯 Chris Stokes lit a candle Dear Mum, Thank you for always being there for your family. Thank you for your unconditional love and support, your friendship and encouragement and our fun times. I couldn't have hoped for a better mum than you. I want you to know how grateful I feel to have had you in my life. A Mother's love stays in your heart ...

    Chris Stokes10 May 2015

    🌷 Chris Stokes gave a flower Alma, Thanks your all you did for me and the many years of happiness and your unconditional love. Happy Mother's Day. God Bless you. Your son-in-law Rob. xx

    Chris Stokes10 May 2015

    🕯 Chris Stokes lit a candle Mum and Grandma, you touched the lives and hearts of everyone you met. You meant so much to so many! This is a day to celebrate your life and everything you mean to us. Thinking of you on your Birthday. Forever in our hearts. Chris, Rob, Angela and Emily xxxx

    Chris Stokes17 May 2015

    🕯 bill bland lit a candle Today 18th MAY Is the anniversary of your 79th Birthday and all celebrated this special occasion and blew out the candle for you. On the day you were born the Lord set in motion some very special plans for you. He moulded your life with his Love and understanding and you became the strong loving woman and the wonderful ...

    bill bland18 May 2015

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    bill bland18 May 2015

    Dear Friend Alma, I find it hard to believe that a year has passed since you 'went to Heaven'. Words can never say just how much I have missed and I will always remember you for your kindness and your friendship. As I type this message, I can see your face so very clearly ..... your wonderful smile and your beautiful wavy hair. There was alwa...

    Colleen -5 Oct 2015

    🕯 bill bland lit a candle Well my darling Wife Alma a year has now passed by since you were taken from us and entered the Kingdom of Heaven and not a day goes by that you are not in our thoughts and miss you terribly. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, for as long as there are memories they will always live in my heart . Your ...

    bill bland8 Oct 2015

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    bill bland8 Oct 2015

    🕯 Chris Stokes lit a candle Our Darling Mum and Granny, You are forever in our hearts and thoughts. Today, tomorrow and always. Love Chris, Rob, Angela and Emily xxxx

    Chris Stokes10 Oct 2015

    🌷 bill bland gave a flower My Darling Alma it was on this day 5th May 1956 that we took our vows and married at The Church of THE HOLY TRINITY at South Brisbane. You always saw the best in me and over looked the worst in me you loved the soul inside me and made such a happy person, I could not have asked for anything better than that. Not a day ...

    bill bland5 May 2016

    🌷 bill bland gave a flower A happy Anniversary Alma from all your family children and grandchrilden

    bill bland5 May 2016

    🕯 Jenny lit a candle Happy Wedding Anniversary Mum! So pleased you and Dad met and married 60 years ago and had Chris, Bruce and me. We couldn't have wished for better parents and your devotion and commitment to each other for better or worse, in sickness and in health has been an inspiration and a role model to us in our marriages and will I ...

    Jenny -5 May 2016

    🌷 Jenny gave a flower "Happy Mother's Day my darling Mum" My heart goes home on Mother's Day the home of childhood years. Where a loving hand did guide me and wipe away my tears. There was always warmth and comfort - just guess I always knew... The love I found was priceless and would last a lifetime through . A...

    Jenny -8 May 2016

    🌷 Chris Stokes gave a flower Happy Mother's Day to my wonderful Mum. When it comes to happy memories, I really have a lot of them Mum. There's so much to thank you for - then, now and always. I am so thankful to have you as a Mother. You're forever in my mind and in my heart. I am proud to be your daughter. All my love Chris xxxx

    Chris Stokes9 May 2016

    🌷 Chris Stokes gave a flower "Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary" Love Ang

    Chris Stokes18 May 2016

    🌷 Chris Stokes gave a flower Mum today would have been your 80th Birthday. As a tribute to you I have reflected on the wonderful memories we made as a family. I have read the many poems that you wrote. I smiled and dropped tears as I read your life story, what a wonderful inspiration you are. I looked through photo albums of our happy times ...

    Chris Stokes18 May 2016

    🕯 Chris Stokes lit a candle HAPPY 80TH GRAMPS THIS IS A DAY TO CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE AND EVERTHING YOU MEAN TO US! :) ILL EAT A CHOCLATE MAGNUM FOR YOU MUCH LOVE ANGX :)

    Chris Stokes18 May 2016
    18 May 2016

    Chris Stokes

    18 May 2016

    Chris Stokes

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    Chris Stokes18 May 2016

    🕯 Chris Stokes lit a candle LOve Ang

    Chris Stokes18 May 2016

    🕯 bill bland lit a candle Today 18th May 2016 is your special Day , the Anniversary of your 80th Birthday. For all that you have seen, for all that you have done, for all that you have accomplished and triumphed over and learnt from have been amazing and made you the amazing loving woman that you are. Happy Birthday Alma you will always be Loved ...

    bill bland18 May 2016

    🌷 Jenny gave a flower Happy 80th Birthday Mum! On your special day I had a wonderful time looking at photos and DVDs that you made, and reflected the amazing life you lived. I was very fortunate to be able to share the first 54 years of my life with you. What an inspiration and wonderful role model you have been for me. I often ask my self ...

    Jenny -19 May 2016

    🕯 Chris Stokes lit a candle Mum and Grandma, We are thinking of you today as it is two years since you passed. Every day we reflect on the precious memories and remember the little things, the shared smiles, the warm hugs and the laughter. May you walk with the angels today and always. Memories of love are treasures I will carry in my heart al...

    Chris Stokes4 Oct 2016

    🕯 bill bland lit a candle On the 4th October two years ago you were taken from us and entered the kingdom of heaven and not a day goes by that you are not in our thoughts in some way and we miss you terribly. A life that touches others goes on for ever. Those we love do not go away, they walk beside us every day, unseen unheard but always near, s...

    bill bland6 Oct 2016

    🌷 bill bland gave a flower It was on the 4thOctober 2016 that we placed you in your final resting spot at Mt Gravatt Cemetery. We both decided on this location some years ago as we spent the first 36 years of our life together not far from here at Mt Gravatt. Myself and Family selected a beautiful quiet location in the Native Garden section in b...

    bill bland15 Nov 2016

    🕯 Emily lit a candle

    Emily -17 Nov 2016

    🌷 Emily gave a flower Those we love don't go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear.

    Emily -17 Nov 2016
    17 Nov 2016

    Emily - Alma Bland Memorial

    🌷 bill bland gave a flower My darling Alma the 5th May is the 61st Anniversary of our wedding together and although you have left this world never a moment goes by that my thoughts and those of all our family reflect on the wonderful life we shared together. A Happy Anniversary You will always be remembered and never be forgotten. Your loving Hu...

    bill bland6 May 2017

    🕯 Chris Stokes lit a candle My Dear Mum, It is May again and I reflect on memories past. The 5th May would have been yours and Dad's 61st Wedding Anniversary. We as a family recognised this special occasion by dining together at the Tally Club with Dad. I am thinking of you this Mother's Day and I reflect on years past and how we would celebra...

    Chris Stokes13 May 2017

    🌷 bill bland gave a flower MY Darling Alma the 18th May was the anniversary of your 81st Birthday, which as a family we celebrated along with Mothers Day and placed those beautiful flowers with you. Our marriage was the most important thing in my life, and you were the most important person. So on this special day I want to tell you how grateful...

    bill bland19 May 2017

    🌷 Jenny gave a flower All my love to you Mum, on Mother's Day and your Birthday! Thank you for all the special memories and happy times you have given to our family. We all love you so much and are always in our thoughts and hearts. Keep caring for us and watching over us from above. Love you forever, Jen and all our family xxxxx

    Jenny -19 May 2017

    🌷 Chris Stokes gave a flower Dear Mum, When the 4th October comes around each year I think about all the things we shared. It makes me happy and it makes me sad. I will always be grateful to have had you for my mother. You had a special gift of listening with your heart. You are forever in my mind and in my heart. Thank you for your love. Chri...

    Chris Stokes9 Oct 2017

    🌷 Chris Stokes gave a flower Darling Mum and Granny, Every day in some small way memories of you come our way. Our lives were shaped by the things you taught us. Thank you for loving and sharing, for giving and for caring. Your memory we treasure, you are always near. Loving you always, Chris, Rob, Angela and Emily.

    Chris Stokes9 Oct 2017

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    bill bland8 May 2018

    🕯 bill bland lit a candle have a happy day angx

    bill bland8 May 2018

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    bill bland9 May 2018

    🕯 bill bland lit a candle It is now 4 years since you were called to higher services in the kingdom of Heaven and not a day goes by that in some way you are in our thoughts and missed terribly by myself and all your family and the many friends you made in your life time. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, for as long there are ...

    bill bland9 Oct 2018

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    bill bland9 Oct 2018

    🌷 bill bland gave a flower To my darling wife on our 63rd wedding Anniversary. When someone becomes a memory,that memory becomes a Treasure, You showed your Love in many ways, In kind understanding, In comfort and Praise, In a home full of sunshine, In good times and sharing, In warmth and affection, And your heart full of caring. Your ever lovin...

    bill bland6 May 2019

    🌷 bill bland gave a flower The 5th May was the Anniversary of your 83rd birthday myself and all our beautiful family reflect on all the wonderful years we had together , you are always with us in Spirit and will always remain in our hearts your resting place is always adorned with beautiful flowers which you loved..Happy Birthday Alma. Your Lovin...

    bill bland21 May 2019

    🌷 bill bland gave a flower my darling Alma it is 5 years, on this very day, since you left this world and were taken into the kingdom of heaven. You are always in our heart and in some way are always with us and will never be forgotten, rest peacefully,your loving husband Bill

    bill bland10 Oct 2019

    🕯 bill bland lit a candle YOU ARE ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS,NEVER FAR AWAY,NEVER FORGOTTEN.FOREVER LOVED. XX BILL

    bill bland30 Apr 2021