From Ireland, to New Zealand, to Australia – Kelly’s Funeral Business Changes Hands

(By Julie Coffey) Merchant seaman, builder, father to 14, Funeral Director and Drive-In Picture Theatre builder, owner and operator; Michael Kelly did a lot in his 67 years. Migration He met his wife Sheila in New Zealand during the war, and...

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From Ireland, to New Zealand, to Australia – Kelly’s Funeral Business Changes Hands
David Kelly had been helping his dad in the funeral business as a school kid and he actually officiated at a funeral in Watchupga at the age of 14. His parents had gone to New Zealand for his aunty’s wedding and, wouldn’t you know it, someone died. So David knew what to do and did all the preparation. Dieter Britz was a Voight’s Garage employee who was seconded to Kelly’s on funeral days and he drove the hearse.

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