Claris Florence Spring 1925-2020
Claris Florence Hiette was the first-born child to Robert Clarence (Tommy) Hiette and Laura Lillian Young (née Turner) on 22nd June 1925. Her mother had been widowed at an early age and Claris began life with an older brother and 2 older sisters, technically half siblings from her mother's side. We may not know a great deal from her early childhood but there is a persistent story that her mother was visited at her shop (she ran a bakery at that time) by a Mr Spring and his 9 year old son, Clarence who (so it is told) said Hello to Claris only to be rebuffed though we can only guess if the rebuff arose from shyness or a disdain for men to whom she had not been properly introduced. We can be pretty sure of the timeline because Mr Spring Snr died in 1927 when Claris was still only 2. more
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Due to the Restrictions on Public Gatherings required in repsonse to the Covid-19 Pandemic there was no published Funeral Notice as such. In these unusual times the only practical way to hold a funeral within the prescribed guidelines was by invitation only, an unenviable task for one so loved by so many relatives and so many friends The Funeral Service was held in the Chapel, Great Southern Memorial Park, Mt Cotton Road, Carbrook, on Friday, 29th May, 2020, at 10:00a.m. |
directed by JG Lohrisch 3287 2030 100% Australian Family Owned |
Notice of Death in Courier Mail on 13.Jun.20 Final Resting Place |
There is so much more to Claris than we could possibly put in words or formulate in a speech but here is a glimpse of the Claris I knew and loved.
I have actually known of Claris for most of my life but I have only personally known her the last 20 years.
As a child, my family regularly drove down Park Ridge Road. Gazing out the window, as we turned the corner, I would see a little house with the archways and often wondered about the people who lived there.
As a teenager, my school bus would pick me up and drop me off on Park Ridge Road, directly opposite this same little house and occasionally I would see the man who lived there, working in the yard, and the lady of the house working along side him. .. more
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