Hi! I’m Kevin – Kevin Mooney and I would like to assist you plan and have delivered the very best funeral service and tribute to your loved one.
I consider being a Funeral Celebrant to be a vocation. I have a really strong desire to work with bereaved families and produce the best funeral service possible. I am a professionally trained celebrant and am honoured to be a member of the Fellowship of Professional Celebrants.
My aim is to lead the best possible Funeral Service that I can for your family or loved ones. I believe that every life has a story to tell and that it should be told well as we celebrate the life of a much missed family member or friend.
I have over 45 years experience in public speaking, and many years serving families as a Celebrant. People consider me to be a kind and empathetic person and I will reach out to bereaved families in an understanding and gentle way.
Some Celebrants are introduced to families by a Funeral Director, others are approached directly. Either way, I will work closely with you and the Funeral Director to ensure everything goes to plan.
Although based in South and West Yorkshire I am happy to travel in order to ensure your needs are met to the highest possible standard.
Thank you so much for carrying out such a beautiful service yesterday.
We have received so many messages and calls yesterday saying how lovely it was from the friends and family at the service and also everyone watching on the webcast, even the family in Adelaide.
Thank you also for sending us the transcript as a keepsake.
PS’s Family - Jan 2021
DC & Family - September 2021
I just want to send you heartfelt thanks for the wonderful way you handled Tony’s funeral. I know that Tony himself would have appreciated all the kinds words that were spoken, and he would have enjoyed the humour!
Your professionalism and kindness helped make a difficult day, almost bearable for me, and I cannot thank you enough.
NA - March 2021
All of the F family and Friends - September 2022
Thank you for saying what I felt might be too tender for others at the service and for encouraging my words of meaning. Take care and thanks for everything! Many Thanks.
PH and Family - June 2022
We as a family, are so grateful to you for the fabulous service that you gave yesterday for Mum (Dot).
She would have loved it, it was perfect. It was exactly what we wanted for her
and has helped everyone to celebrate her life and remember what a wonderful, vibrant person she was.
There were many stories and memories passed between family and friends afterwards,
none of which were sad. It was all very fitting.
Everybody commented on how brilliant the service was, it was unanimous that you did a fantastic job.
SS & Family. June 2023
RC – October 20
LD & Family - November 2021
Thank you very much for the hard work that you put into Julie's funeral service. Both the pitch and tone was fantastic and you have done both Julie and her family proud.
Thank you also for forwarding on the full service it is much appreciated. As another tribute to Julie we plan to print and laminate the service and file it to look back on.
Again, thank you again for a lovely service.
TL & Family - Jan 2021
Please take care and carry on bringing a little happiness to people at a time of so much grief.
Kindest regards, JB & Family - January 2022
To show such care, love and commitment to someone you did not know takes a special person and a real talent – you are both of those. Thank you will never be enough.
BD Family - November 2022
Good afternoon Kevin.
Thank you for your email and I apologise for the late reply. Myself and Andrew can't thank you enough for such a beautiful service for Dad's funeral. From start to finish it couldn't have been any better. Just like a reference from the service itself, you have great class! You managed so well to get everything we'd told you about dad (well a lot anyway) into the service. It would be impossible to include everything but you managed to condense all we said into the service to a professional standard. It was very emotional and the slide show was amazing and fitted perfectly with Dad's choice of song - 3 Good Reasons. As you said in your email I can't remember some parts so thank you for being thoughtful and sending a copy of the transcript. It is also a lovely gesture to say a few words at the grave side of Mom when we place Dad's ashes there and we will let you know as soon as we arrange an appropriate day and time for everyone.
Thank you again. Kindest of regards Maria & Family x. July 2024.
LR - November 2022
GC – October 20
S&DR - January 2022
Many thanks for you care and consideration over the last few days. Yesterday was the perfect tribute and I know I personally heard many comments on what a lovely service it was.
Many thanks once again,
The B Family. June 2023.
He didn't want any fuss or any tears so we tried to remember the happy times before he got ill and we did. I will make sure I read it to mum. Thanks once again. Kind regards.
M&R and Family - December 2021
such care and attention. It was truly an excellent send off and the poem and closing piece
that you chose captured him perfectly.
We really appreciate your kind words and we were so lucky that you were allocated to do
our Dad/Grandad’s service. There honestly couldn’t have been a better person to lead the
service, thank you for making it so special. All the best,
The H Family – February 2023.
The S Family. September 2023.
Thank you so much for the beautiful service today. My mum and all the family felt it was exactly what Dad would have liked - and the additional blessing by Fr Callistus was an added bonus. In truth, had Fr Callistus not been able to get there in time, we would have felt that all the correct rites had occurred and Dad would have been laid to rest in a right and fitting manner.
The Y Family. July 2024.
TW - December 2021
Hi Kevin
The service went very well and was delivered with great feeling. Thanks very much for the full transcript and for all your hard work.
Best wishes. TS. July 2024.
SP - Dec 20
Morning Kevin, a big thank you. It was the best service we have all been to.
Everyone made comments. It couldn't have gone better. So grateful to you.
The T Family. June 2024.
Clare and myself would like to say thank you for leading the service last Thursday. We appreciate the care and attention shown on the day, and also your personal support in the arrangements over the past few days.
I spoke with one of the guests who only knew Brian in one aspect of his life, he told me that after listening to the service he knew a much broader and rounder picture of Brian. This was nice to hear and that you were able to present such a comprehensive view of his family, relationships, interests and loves. Other guests told me it was a positive and celebratory service of his life which is just what we wanted.
I appreciate the time and care you put into preparing the service and your professional help and expertise showed in the content of the service.
Thanks again and I wish you all the best in your valuable work.
BPB Family - November 2021
Thank you so much for such a wonderful fitting tribute to our dearest mum. It definitely was a celebration of her life, so full of many happy memories, we are sure she would have been absolutely delighted. We would like to thank you for your genuine compassion and care as myself and Mick were coming to terms with the loss of our dear Mum. It was a pleasure to open our hearts to you and share our memories with you. You gave us the confidence to know we could trust you to create a service deserving of our very much loved Mum. We will remember your kindness, compassion and respect and I am glad that we were able to have the chance to be acquainted.
The A Family - January 2023
I miss him so much but know that he was honoured in the right way by your words and service.
I cannot thank you enough for all your time and patience with me as we sorted it all out.
MM - May 2021
LF & Family. September 2023.
TP - June 2021
Today was not easy but made better for the work you put in. Everyone commented on your delivery, so thanks for that from us all.
MB - April 2024.
FD – Sept 20
Thank you so much for today and for all your kind words throughout the process.
I knew from our first conversation that you were the person for the job! We just seemed to have
the same vision of how it should be.
Had feedback from Australia too as our family there all watched the live webcast. Very positive
comments about the service and the tribute and your part in that.
Thanks again my friend. All the best.
The B Family – February 2023.
ML Family - August 2022
You did mum a great service and I was very pleased with how it went.
Thank you so much for all the liaising and alterations you did. It was good.
HMacD. June 2023
I wanted to take the time to thank you for conveying such a fitting tribute to Mavis. Her personality shone through loud and clear in the way you formatted all of our thoughts and anecdotes into a very compassionate and comprehensive account. It was almost as if you knew her personally. Thank you also for the kindness shown to Harriet. Your support, together with that of her brother Edward, enabled her to achieve a confident reading with poise despite the turmoil of emotions she was feeling.
As discussed, Mavis’ death was sudden and untimely but we felt that today she received the heartfelt and loving ‘send off’ she truly deserved. We are extremely grateful to you.
With kind regards. JD. April 2024.
VH & Family. August 2023.
LS and all the Family - January 2022
LB & Family - January 2022
You are a very special person and i cant commend you highly enough. Take care my friend and once again many thanks for your love and care .
Kind regards KT & Family xx - October 2021
L&P S - May 2021
The service was everything it should have been and more.
The D Family – February 2023.
Many thanks for sending us a copy of the service, it is much appreciated.
We were impressed and pleased with the service.
Everyone at the gathering afterwards said it felt like it was all about him
And a proper celebration of his good life.
The S Family – March 2023
The G Family. March 2024.
Thank you for sending me a copy of Tony’s service. I am really pleased to have a copy of it. It was so nice to sit quiet and read it and although you didn't know Tony you spoke about him like a friend with just his dry sense of humour. Tony would have loved it. Thank you so much.
JM - March 2021
With very best wishes and we hope that you have a happy Christmas.
NT&Family - December 2021
and your attention to the detail was superb. You were exactly the right person for our family at
this really difficult time.
The P Family . February 2023.
Thank you again from all the family.
TS and Family - April 2021
Kevin just a big thank you for handling my Sister’s Interment of Ashes so beautifully. You conducted a short but wonderful ceremony which is just as the family wanted it. It could not have been better.
LC & Family. July 2024.
F&R - May 2021
Kind regards. SG & Family. March 2022
I am sorry for the delayed reply.
Thank you for the transcript, it will be a lovely keepsake. And thank you very much for the lovely service you provided for my Auntie recently. The tribute you gave was commented on by several people, especially the way in which you had placed Irene's life journey into the context of time and the events taking place.
Although she is greatly missed, I think she is now at peace. She was struggling to differentiate between night and day and was getting more and more confused. Fortunately, at least for me, she still recognised me and during very lucid moments was able to engage in conversation.
By the way, we raised £70 for the Children's Hospital fund, which was quite amazing given there were only 10 people at the funeral.
JE - April 2024.
The service was everything it should have been and more.
The D Family – February 2023.
GC - October 2021
You did mum a great service and I was very pleased with how it went. Thank you so much for all the liaising and alterations you did. It was good.
H. June 2023.
Once again thank you for taking the service for Wendy's funeral yesterday.
Thank you for all you did in making the changes needed for Reg's satisfaction.
The Service was a real tribute to her life. The M family - May 2021
Hi Kevin
Really sorry I've not got back to you earlier, it was my first day back at work Tuesday after having the 2 previous weeks off so I've been playing catch up.
Thank you so much from all our family and friends for making dad's service a very special one. Everybody who I spoke too afterwards said how good the service was and the military presence also made it special too. I must say what you do, you do to a very good and very professional standard, it almost felt as though you knew my dad which was very comforting to us all.
Kind regards
WH and Family.
November 2024.
Thank you for your kind words. Everyone said that you spoke well at the service but as you can appreciate I didn’t take much in. Now I’ve read it I agree completely - thank you. All the best.
JF & Family - May 2022
Good Morning Kevin. Thank you for the transcript of the Service.
G’s friends and neighbours all said that we had done her proud with the Tribute and the service was lovely. That’s all that matters really, and we can take comfort in that. Thank you so much for all your help and kind words. The service was all we could have wished it to be.
GB’s family. June 2023
Thank you for your kind words and sending across the service. I will add it to the memory book I'm creating for Nan.
It was a lovely service, true to Nan and the people who knew her, I'm also pleased that some of Nan's oldest friends were still able to attend. The family and a few friends celebrated Nan's life in style at Whitley Hall after with chocolate eclairs and prosecco followed by a walk up Cinder Hill and across the fields - all of which she would have greatly approved of. The day was the perfect way to say goodbye. Sad times, but memories are always with us.
Thank you for all your support.
The E Family. May 2024.
We really appreciate all that you did to make the service so special.
JM – May 2021
DG – Sept 20
I will read the service soon but not today but I will have it printed out to keep. Again I thank you.
CB & Family. August 2024.
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for the email and the text of the tribute.
We were very happy with the tribute to my Mum that you did and the whole service.
Best wishes for the future.
M&MW. November 2024.
Thank you Kevin. You delivered the service extremely well and my dad would have been very happy with it all. Everyone thought the service was lovely. Can’t thank you enough.
JS. May 2023
Once again, thank you for all you did to make such a sad day memorable for the right reasons. People did ask if you actually knew my dad, so that says a lot about how you put together and delivered the service.
Many thanks again for everything.
VL & Family - November 2021
Your help and advice prior to the service was invaluable and we knew from our first meeting
that we could trust and rely on you.
The M Family - January 2023
The fact so many thought you actually knew Dad so well was testament to your choice of words and the content of your Tribute.
You made a difficult time a little easier.
Both Paul & myself appreciated the time you took to talk about my Dad's life and the empathetic way you worked with us to do his memory justice.
I'm grateful too for the attachment of the Actual Full Order of Service which now becomes a documented part of our family's history.
Can I wish you all the very best for the future & thank you once again for your help.
Kind Regards, The A Family - December 2022
Your service was a fitting tribute to my Dad said with great love and compassion , you and James the FD made what was a very difficult day much easier.
SS - March 2021
On behalf of all of our family, (and indeed many others present), I should like to send our very sincere thanks to you for your contribution to Mum’s service.
It was entirely consistent with our expectations and hopes for the day, and to have delivered it with such empathy and understanding, developed in less than a week, borders on the remarkable.
As you will know far better than we do, the period following a funeral is a strange and complex mixture of thoughts and feelings, but the overall tone you set so well on Tuesday, will make it easier to make sense of that complexity in the weeks and months ahead.
Our thanks again, and with very best wishes,
P&MM - June 2022
Hi Kevin, thank you for your lovely e-mail. Everyone said it was a lovely service. You did yourself, my Dad and my family proud. I will read the service when things have settled down a bit. On behalf of our family thank you so much for everything you have done.
K&K G. November 2023.
In due course I will send you some scanned copies of some photos of the cottage internal and external different seasons so that you might get a feel for my mother’s life and the place where she and my father lived for so many happy years and why it remains in the memory of those who visited. Once again thank you for a beautiful service.
JJ - July 2021
Many thanks for sending me a copy of the service, it will be distributed to family members, all of who commented on what a wonderful service it was.
Once again thank you so much for all you did in making it a service that I know my dad would have appreciated. Not a man for a lot of fuss but he would have been humbled by what was said.
My best wishes. LW - August 2021
It was extremely moving and something we will never forget.
AC and Family - October 2021
Good Morning Kevin,
I would just like to thank you for the beautiful service you did for my nan. It did her and us proud and felt very fitting to who nan was as a person. It made our day a little easier to get through.
I am still finding the days hard to get through without her and I am missing her dearly. I have just made my return back to work which is a great distraction but I know I will forever miss my right hand woman.
Thank you again for everything you did and providing comfort to our family at such difficult times.
You provide such an excellent service at a very difficult time and you do a fantastic job. I hope we can stay in touch and Grandad is already saying that if you are around when he goes he wants you to do his service!
March 2021
YW & Family. August 2023.
ND and Family - January 2022
The service was everything it should have been and more.
The D Family – February 2023.
Regards TH and Family - November 2021
CG - Jan 2021
AG - April 2021
Just want to say thanks millions for yesterday. You did my mum proud, as you did for my dad, nearly 3 yrs ago☺️
My apologies for all the conflicting accounts / dates / names and delays, plus the large amount of information and unusual music choices involved, many thanks for your patience!🤦🏻♀️
We’re very very happy with the service and the way that you lead it. Thanks for your kind words regarding my mum and myself, it was a difficult day for me and I did struggle at times but your guidance and reassurance kept everything on track.
I agree, Frances and Gareth and were heroes, too
Kevin, you have an exceptional talent, I would always recommend your amazing service 💯% and I’m truly grateful for all you did❤️
With warmest regards. RF.
You created an amazing tribute for my dad’s funeral - despite having to liaise with multiple contributors and swerve many differing views - both an angel and a born diplomat!
Can’t thank you enough for your imagination, kindness and patience
The entire occasion felt authentic, personal and warm - me, my kids and friends loved it
We would recommend you without hesitation to all / any wanting a fitting, heartfelt and meaningful service for their loved one
With gratitude, love and peace
From Ros, Gareth, Morgan, Oli - and our friends / relatives attending the funeral❤️ XX. May 2021
Words cannot do justice to the way you helped and guided me through all of this.
AL - May 2021
We are so grateful for your wonderful tribute to Dads life.
We couldn’t have been happier with how you spoke of him .
Many friends commented on how beautiful the service was and have asked us to pass on your name .
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, we wish you and your family well also.
The J Family xxxxx. November 2022.
To be honest thinking back I think everyone wanted to know Dennis, he was a man of few words but was jolly and everyone warmed to him instantly.
We will miss him dearly but having so many friends and family together for a beautiful service and then to raise a pint to him in the Pub afterwards will give us all nice memories of a sad day.
Thankyou once again Kevin. Take Care. The B Family - October 2022
My life will never be the same without her she was my world. Thank you again Kevin, everyone has commented on the funeral, how it was about mum. You did an amazing job.
JE for JG’s Family - June 2021
I didn't get chance to thank you properly for the fantastic job you did at my mom's service.
You executed it far better than I dared hope and I have had more than a few comments on what a 'good send-off' it was.
I have notified the Co-Op of your sterling work, and on behalf of my Sister and myself, I would like to extend our gratitude.
Thank you so much.
Kindest regards.
The O Family - March 2023
Thank you for the service and this email. I can honestly say you did my dad , me and my brother and the family proud. I thank you for all your professionalism and sincerity. The morse code and the poem that you chose were perfect proving just how good and thoughtful you are in your profession. As far as funerals go , this one was perfect .. apart from the great British weather, I’m sorry you got wet. Thank you again and A Happy New Year.
JM & Family. January 2024.
such a beautiful service for Mum. You truly are a wonderful Man and it was a pleasure to meet you.
I wish you all the very best. Please take care and keep in touch. Kind regards
MR and Family XX – March 2023
RC - April 2021
The W Family – October 20
We all agreed that you did mum proud. Everyone said that she would have loved the words and your presentation was ‘just right’ So thank you for the thought and care that you put into mum’s send off. Take care.
The R Family. February 2024.
You made the day seem so much lighter and positive than we thought it would be.
The poem you choose just summed Mum up perfectly. Thanks again.
LP Family - May 2021
I’ve just got back home from Whitley Hall and the walls are so thick there that there’s no telephone reception on a mobile inside, so couldn’t write to you before. Thank you so much, not just for yesterday, but for all your hard work, help and support over last two weeks. Everyone attending said what a beautiful, moving and well conducted service it was and we’re all very grateful to you.
With kind regards and gratitude,
The M Family. February 2024.
The J Family. September 2023.
Thank you again and our very best wishes.
N&LM - October 2022
The T Family. March 2024.
Thank you so much for making it a lovely service. Thank you for the keepsake.
Thank you again for how lovely you made it.
Take care. Regards,
The M Family. July 2023.
MT – Sept 20
Thank you again for making this time a little easier.
RS & Family. September 2023.
HS Family - July 2021
Thank you for the copy transcript of the service.
But more particularly, thank you so much for putting together and presenting yesterday's service for Mike. Everyone we spoke to afterwards said how well it captured the essence of Mike and struck just the right tone for such an occasion. Friends and family present said they learnt things about Sheffield and Mike's life which they didn't know before and that was appreciated.
We know that everyone present would agree with the sentiment expressed in a text from Alex who was watching the webcast in Kyoto - "That was a beautiful service".
Once again thank you so much for making such a sad day as good as it could be.
Kindest regards
The B Family. January 2024
It hit all the right notes and made the recollection of losing family members this year
really special at such a difficult time.
H & Co - December 2022
The service was perfect, it was a pleasure meeting you and I would just like to thank you also
for guiding us through the process and making it all as easy as possible for us.
Much appreciated. Best regards.
CR & Family. March 2023
IS - March 2021
Sorry it has taken me a few days to get back to you.
Thank you so much for all the time and effort that you put into the service, it was lovely and hit just the right note and reflected Brian's life perfectly. Thank you also for spending the time to find out about Brian's life and upbringing to make the service truly personal. There were a lot of positive comments shared with us afterwards at Whirlow Brook Hall. Thanks again,
W &DM. September 2024.
MW & Family - December 2021
The C Family - September 2022
Thanks again for all you help to make it a beautiful goodbye to our Mum.
Kind regards. H - March 2023
The Service today was everything that we hoped for and that S…. would have liked. We thank you and Peace funerals for all you have done for S….. She is now at peace.
Regards.
Jacqui and staff at LP. September 2024.
Dear Kevin,
We are very grateful for your wonderful tribute and support through this difficult time for our family. I heard nothing but warm praise from family and friends for what you were able to do yesterday, and we found the day a fitting celebration of Dad’s life.
Kind regards, The P Family. May 2023
A&CH - September 2022
With love, PS & Family - September 2021.
RC. September 2024.
You conducted it all so well, it came across so sincere and as if you had actually known my dad.
So many people told me how they had listened to every word you said and how much they had enjoyed it.
My dad's sisters and brother all said afterwards that it was so true to my dad and how proud he would have been of it all.
It truly felt that it was spoken from the heart and we will always be very grateful for the memory of knowing it couldn't have been done any better.
We all came away feeling we had all done our best for my dad and had he been attending it himself he would have very much approved.
Thank you for being so kind to us all and making our day that little bit easier. Sincere thanks from all the family.
The T family – March 2023
Many thanks - you did my mum proud & we all fully appreciate the time & thought taken by yourself. Really appreciate the copy of the transcript. Once again many thanks for all your help putting the service together.& delivering it so well.
Regards PG. June 2023.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for sending the transcript, it is greatly appreciated.
JH. January 2024
Once again thank you
C and GC - November 2021
Kevin. You gave us a wonderful service for my Dad. Many, many people commented on it. Thank you so much.
The chapel and light was superb, it gave a marvellous atmosphere and made me think of "... a gleaming Yorkshire sky".
We Hope you and your family are well.
The E Family. May 2023
Regards KB and Family - March 2022
TS and Family - May 2022
Both my Mum and I will be forever grateful for your sincere kindness and delicate professionalism you bring to such an event that lasts in the memories of so many people for life.
Together we made the Service worthy of two very special people who touched the hearts and minds of everyone they come to know.
Although we have met under heart breaking circumstances in the last two years through Uncle John, Aunt Edna and now my beloved Mum, I do look upon you as a dear friend and hope the opportunity arises for us to meet up with Michael in the future to have a couple of pints together. That would be a nice thing to happen. Best wishes to you and your family. God Bless.
SH – February 2024.
The service went really well, we got a lot of compliments for the service when chatting to friends and family at our "do" afterwards.
The Webcast was really appreciated from my niece in Hong Kong.
Thank you again for the time you spent on the service, on making it a memorable day and a great send off for mum.
Kind regards - NJ & Family. June 2022
PC & Family - Feb 2021
The service today was beautiful and helped us all with the challenge of committing Dad.
Your words of comfort were very reassuring and entirely appropriate to the occasion.
Thank you so much for your service.
It would good to keep in touch and maybe enjoy a round of golf when the weather perks up.
Kindest regards.
The H Family - December 2022
JP - Dec 20
M. March 2024.
Thanks
GB & Family. March 2024.
You are truly a wonderful gentleman and the respect that Howard and myself hold for you is immense.
Yesterday was perfect, thanks to you, with all your wonderful words, and I think we all gave our Mum the best, most dignified and personal send-off that she could possibly have had.
I’m sure she would have loved to have met you too.
With grateful thanks to you Kevin.
You are one in a million! And we are glad we met you.
Kind regards always,
The D Family xx - August 2022
Just to say a quick thank you for yesterday. A simple but personal send-off which was befitting of Helen.
Your contribution was much appreciated. Thank you again for the lovely service.
D Family - June 2021
It was warm, welcoming and felt very inclusive not just for the family but friends too.
You do truly have a gift, in the way you express yourself. We all agreed that the room felt full of joy and love.
Anyone would have been forgiven for thinking you had met mum!
There was just happiness, no tears and that reflected the life of my wonderful mum.
Thanks again for your praise of Ben. He was really flattered by your comments to him.
My mum played a huge part in his upbringing so it was very fitting.
Once again, many thanks for everything.
Best wishes, The F Family - June 2021
SF - March 2021
The whole family cannot thank you enough for conducting mum’s funeral service. We were all so happy with everything and your words and kindness shone through what was a very emotional event. We have had some lovely comments about the service. Mum would have been so happy with the service and I know, despite her stoicism she would have had a tear in her eye. Thank you for sending through the full transcript of the service, we really appreciate it. Once again, thank you so much for being with us on Friday. Take care.
The R Family - September 2022
Once again many thanks and good luck in the future.
Regards
P&MB - January 2022
I would just like to say thank you for the lovely service you gave for Henry yesterday.
We had 40 years together, so sad that the later years have been over shadowed by his dementia.
Family and friends who joined the service on the live stream have said how nice the service was.
Thank you again for all the time and work you put in to make so perfect.
HK - March 2021
Many thanks from us all.
BR&Family - March 2022
We cannot thank you enough for agreeing to take the service. We could not have been in better hands.
The F Family - November 2022
I would personally like to thank you for doing this for us.
LP - Dec 20
September - 2021
Dear Kevin I thought the service was excellent and this was echoed by everyone I chatted with after at John’s wake. Thank you for your hard work in organising everything and the timing, which I know is hard to keep to when there is so much content. Everyone played their part wonderfully and your lovely words helped us through. When the buglers played I thought John would absolutely have loved it all. I’m sure he was looking down on us and I think we all did him proud. We have said although it was a sad event the day was wonderful. It does give you satisfaction and pleasant closure knowing we did a good job.
Again thank you. I will be in touch.
Best wishes
JM and family.
November 2024.
AB. September 2024.
We all appreciate the thoughtful and considerate approach you had to the whole event. We know that Nigel similarly was grateful of the way you liaised with him and making the event more of a celebration of Norma’s life.
We are also very thankful for the way the Co-Op Funeralcare team treated Norma’s arrangements and all of us with dignity and respect.
Have a lovely Christmas.
B&PD and Family - December 2021
Dear Kevin
I would like to send a heart-felt thank you to you for a beautiful service for my dad. I would also like to thank you for your words of comfort at this difficult time in our lives. My dad is and will always be loved by so many. Thank you again for beautiful service
The W Family. June 2024.
The tribute is really lovely and captures the very essence of Ted.
Thank you so much again Kevin, it is very much appreciated.
EH Family - May 2021
VN – Jan 2021
During the wake we were asked by some of our family members if you had known Dad during his life because of the way you spoke about him.
Thank you for sending us a copy of the full service. I've just been reading it through.
I loved the words by Warren Hanson from The Next Place, they are clever and honest and, I would say, echoed Dad's sentiments.
I've printed the service off and filed in my family history folder so future generations will know who his character was.
Thank you once again - it was our pleasure that you were able to take Dad's Service.
Kindest Regards J&CL - March 2023
Thank you so much for your email and the absolutely amazing tribute you wrote and presented for my Dad. Everyone I spoke to said what a wonderful service it was and how it really reflected who my Dad was. Both my mum and I and our family cannot thank you enough. I do hope we can keep in touch. I am really amazed at the wonderful work you do for people at such difficult times in their life.
Many thanks and best wishes.
PH and Family - April 2021
KT - July 2021
PB & Family. September 2024.
Thank you so much for the full Service which, as you say, is hard to take in, in full, at the time, also your kind words.
The Service was beautiful and your delivery, attention to detail and, most of all, empathy is appreciated and will be remembered.
Best wishes CK & Family - May 2022
The W Family. January 2023.
Thank you so much for your lovely email and for sending the transcript of the service.
A big thank you also for the brilliant job you did making Dad's funeral really personal and thus memorable.
Everyone who attended commented on what a lovely service it was.
I know I am biased but Dad certainly was a wonderful man and did mean so much to a great many people;
I only hope he realised how much he was loved and respected.
Kindest regards,
HD - March 2023
TE & Family. July 2023.
What you do is very important, especially for family and close friends and we greatly appreciate the detailed preparation you must have done in planning the service - we couldn’t have asked for more.
Albeit the sad circumstances, it has been a pleasure to have spoken and met with you and we would both like to wish you the very best for the future. Very best regards
D&JW. November 2022.
The number of people who attended the funeral service was a surprise to us and many had travelled long distances in order to be there for Ron.
At the Wake we heard the same comment over and over again, “What a wonderful service”. You were the right person for the job Kevin and all I can say is,
“Thank you so much!”
Sincerely yours MM - June 2022
JL - June 2022
Funeral service. All of you preparation and hard work came into effect at the service and
everyone who attended commented on how fitting all of the words were. If there was a
good way for Dad to go this was it.
The R Family - January 2023
The service for our Mum was beautiful beyond words and everyone at the service said it was the most fitting tribute to her that could have ever been made. Thank you is nowhere near enough. You have our deepest gratitude and respect.
SS Family - August 2021
Thank you for your kind words and for the transcript.
I'm sorry it has taken me a little while to reply, I have just watched the recording of Andy's service and I wanted to thank you for everything you did to make it so fitting. He would have enjoyed the humour in your tribute.
So many people have said to me what a lovely service it was and how well it reflected Andy's character and life.
All in all the whole day went as we wanted it to and the "after party" ended with happy memories of Andy, and more dancing.
Thank you again
With our very best wishes
M&K. January 2024
way it was done. We can’t thank you enough.
The R Family – February 2023.
PL – October 20
September 2021
Thank you for doing the service for Ar Nige. You did a fantastic job.
CK & Family - July 2021
FD - September 2021
It was a wonderful service and Lyndon, like we all did, would have been extremely happy with the way you presided over his funeral. God bless, DC and Family.
September - 2021
The R Family. June 2023.
Pam, Chris, family and friends - June 2021
Dear Kevin,
Thank you so much for this very warm e mail and your positive comments regarding yesterday’s funeral service. At this time of grieving your comments are a real comfort to us all.
I would also like to take this opportunity, on behalf of all my family, to send you a massive thank you for your conduct of the service. You were sincere, warm and sympathetic. You truly captured the essence of Carol and we are all agreed that your tribute was outstanding.
We truly could not have wished for a better celebrant and so many of our friends and family commented afterwards in glowing terms about your obvious warmth and empathy.
Our heartfelt thanks once again Kevin. Warm regards.
KP & Family. June 2024.
SP & Family xx
August - 2022
LF. August 2023.
I personally want to thank you for doing such a thorough job, it’s greatly appreciated. As they say below you did her proud with your kind words.
It might sound weird but the whole experience has made me sit down and write what music etc I want when my time comes!
1. Thank you for the link to the Service. It made David and I smile at the description of Jean. It was her to a T!!
2. Well it was very good and got her exactly right. I don’t normally like funerals but have to say that made us smile! It was good to think about all the good times we had with your Mum & Dad.
DC and Family. January 2024.
VS & Family. May 2024.
JS - November 20
JM & Family - Feb 2021
Our whole family want to say thank you for everything you did for our husband/father/grandfather. You gave him the very best service and send off that could ever have been and we will be eternally grateful that you were our Celebrant.
The B family. May 2023
RP - November 2022
Everyone commented on how beautifully you delivered my dad’s tribute. You made a very difficult day so much easier.
We are all truly grateful to you. Take care.
KR & Family - March 2022
The way you put in so much effort and delivered the service was both very moving and a great tribute.
Many people attending the service said it was the best funeral they had ever been to.
The N Family - December 2022
I would also like to thank you once again for your help and support with both Judy’s and Betty’s services.
PC - March 2021
We as a family, are so grateful to you for the fabulous service that you gave yesterday for Mum. She would have loved it, it was perfect. It was exactly what we wanted for her and has helped everyone to celebrate her life and remember what a wonderful, vibrant person she was. There were many stories and memories passed between family and friends afterwards, none of which were sad. It was all very fitting. Everybody commented on how brilliant the service was, it was unanimous that you did a fantastic job.
S and Family June 2023.
The A Family - January 2023
IW - November 20
ST & Family. August 2023.
MS. December 2023.
It was so important to us to get the tributes right and you delivered seamlessly.
Take care Kevin and of course I’ll keep in touch.
Kind Regards
ML - February 2022
Your patience guidance and understanding was very much appreciated
Thank you
All my best wishes.
AC – October 20
Thank you for such a beautiful send off for my mum to be with Dad again .
My family would like to say thanks again my friend 🧡
MB & Family. March 2024.
The way you composed and delivered the service was indeed very moving and a great tribute to my dad.
DT & Family - Dec 2020
Your empathy and determination to do things properly shone through and we could not have
sent our Dad off in any better way. The way you do what you do is very special.
The W Family. January 2023
Thanks so much for the service yesterday. The poem was a perfect choice!
JH’s Family - March 2021
Words cannot express our gratitude but here goes.
Thank you so much for helping us in such a difficult time, you were there at the strangest part of my life and helped us express our feelings for our loved ones.
Thank you for taking the time to listen to our stories about our loved ones and then turning these memories into words to celebrate their lives.
You made us smile, you made us cry, but most of all you were there to help us celebrate two huge parts of our life. You have a gift with words and people and
long may you give comfort and condolences to people at the hardest part of their lives, for with these you intrinsically become linked in their lives for all the best reasons.
Thank you so much, take care and keep safe but most of all enjoy and love life,
Yours,
The B Family - December 2022
GK Family and Friends - September 2021
CM – Jan 2021
H Family - Dec 2020
From the first time we met and you said it was more of a celebration of Deborah's life than a funeral, I knew it was going to be the best we could have for her
You knew from our conversation that I was particularly vulnerable with my own health problems and you told me not to worry because I will look after you and you certainly did that
On the way to the Crematorium I honestly didn't think I could get through the pain I was feeling. Then I saw you outside the Chapel and suddenly everything felt better
I will never be able to thank you enough for the service which was absolutely brilliant so many people have commented on the service and what a great send-off you gave her.
Me and my girls will always be grateful to you. Once again, Kevin thank you so much for making our final goodbye to Deborah so special.
Regards PH&Family - June 2022
Hi Kevin,
Thank you for this message. It's so kind and I have shared it with the family.
We would like to thank you for all the hard work, sensitivity, friendliness and professionalism you put into your role. The tribute and the whole service were exactly what my dad would have wanted and fitted the occasion perfectly. You clearly have a passion for helping people in this way and that shone through.
I lost count of the number of people who came up to me afterwards to praise the service and tribute. Thanks again for your vital contribution to a difficult day.
JA & Family. June 2024.
Thank you so much for the perfect service and tribute to my Dad.
Could not have gone any better
And all your help was so nice of you.
Kind regards Mark and family.
October 2023.
Just want to Thank you for yesterday Kevin. Everybody commented on how they loved the service.
You did a great job mate x. AT. July 2024.
a face and a voice to a name. All the best for the future. Cheers.
The T Family – February 2023.
Hi Kevin, I have received the transcript of Aunt A Service. Thank you so much for today, everyone I have spoken to have said it was a lovely service.... thank you again. Also, thank you so much for your lovely, kind words in your email. I Look forward to seeing you all being well next Tuesday!
HI and Family
November 2024.
Hi Kevin,
I just want to say from both of us and also the family a big thank you for all what you did for our Uncle. It was clear to me from the moment we first had our initial meeting that you were committed to giving him the service he deserved.
The research you did by taking the time to speak to the club manager and draft the tribute was beyond what was expected. The tempo of the tribute and the words within it were perfect and had the right balance to reflect upon Uncle and not come across as saying that we were front and centre as far as caring for him in his last few months.
Many comments were made saying the tribute reflected Uncle’s life perfectly, as such you should be proud of yourself and what you achieved not only for him but for our family also.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart and wish you the very best for the future.
Until we meet again. Kind Regards. MP and all the family. May 2023
The L Family - Feb 2021
Kevin – Just an amazing service from beginning to end. How we would have made it without you we will never know. Thank you for all your care and attention to every detail and for understanding so much in such a short time.
The H family. May 2023
EM – October 20
ZA - Dec 2020
T&PD - July 2021
You looked after my mother’s partner of 24 years - Don O’s service at Shiregreen Cemetery.
The service was a beautiful ceremony and a fitting tribute to his life’s memories.
People who went commented on how lovely it was or what they had heard .
We highly recommend your services in a delicate time of need.
We would also like to thank all the staff at Co-Op Funeralcare Herries Road that stepped up to help
us in their condolences and professionalism keeping us up to date with every step of this process
that no one is ever really ready for.
Many thanks, DO’s Family - January 2023
Dear Kevin
We wanted to say thank you so much for the way you conducted the service yesterday and for finding the time to write to us in the evening.
Everyone said what a lovely service it had been and what a fitting tribute it was to Dave. Can I just say that you read my words in exactly the way I heard them in my head as I was writing them, with a few little personal touches of your own which were entirely appropriate. It was exactly what we hoped for. It was important to me to include so many of our very old friends in the tribute, as not everyone had been able to say goodbye to Dave with his illness being so short, I wanted people to remember Dave as he was and you helped us to do that.
I will want to keep the transcript of the service.
Kind regards, The H Family. June 2024.