Alva passed away at The Glens, Hammond House in Caulfield on 16th October aged 96.
Loved wife of Desmond (dec).
Dearly loved mother of Debra (Worland) and Trevor (dec).
Nan to Christofer and Emma.
RIP my darling Mum, 96 fabulous years 💔
A private cremation has been held for Alva.
A private cremation has been held.
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Lovely Alva… I talk to you everyday ….
Thank you for the laughter we shared over the past few years …You will be missed but not forgotten.
Rest in Peace my Friend
Love Sally and Family
In Loving Memory of Mrs Pickett
Dear Mrs Pickett,
We’ll miss our daily chats and your cheerful street updates. You were the glue that held all of us neighbours together. I’ll miss bringing you a pie from the farmers market – you always loved those! You always looked so lovely, from your perfectly polished nails to your makeup and bright smile. The street won’t be the same without your warmth and sunny outlook. You were so lucky to have Mary watching over you every day – a true guardian and friend.
With love,
Vivienne Forbes and Carl Costolloe
Dearest Alva, your laughter still echoes in my heart, but I’ll miss hearing it in person. It’s been my privilege to have known you for 20+ years. Your love and kindness was a blessing, your memory a treasure. How lucky you were having Mary looking after you in good times and bad she was your guardian angel 👼.
You’re with your Des and Trevor now. Rest in peace my dear friend.
June 🕯️ ❤️
The end of a long Era to Mrs P. I too, were born and raised in Mitford Street and resided there for 59 years. My earliest memory was when I accidentally rode my Bicycle into the Elwood Canal. I was crying loud and Mrs P came to my rescue. She helped me get out and asked where I was sore – in which I wasn’t but was crying and said “My Mum’s going to kill me for putting a hole in my new White Jeans. Mrs P had a bit of a laugh, as she always did….and many of those laughs were at the end of discussions about my Dad. Many more memories of us kids riding Mini Bikes in the Park and down to Point Ormond….the things we got away with back then. Also – the Firecrackers we used to throw at each other (kids). As a teenager – Trevor used to take me to the Marine Hotel before I had my licence….and occasionally down the coast for a surf….rolling around in the back of his HR Panel Van…..I started drinking at 17……much to our parents disgust…..but we all survived. The memories of 7 floods over my years there will live on forever. I was jealous of the Picketts as they had Insurance and had flood damage repaired and replaced. Our family didn’t have Insurance and Dad just hosed down and hung the Carpets out on the Clothesline and put them back down. In later years when Mrs P had a fall and fractured her hip – I said “You’d do anything just to have a holiday (as a joke)”. I visited her in the Rehab Centre and she was having a ball – she loved it. Mrs P was well looked after by her family, Robyn Gray (Dec) and Mary.
Thanks for being a part of my life and the memories.
Dale Price
Dear Alva – such a special lady. Kind, funny with a wicked sense of humour.
I’ll always remember you standing at your letterbox and chatting to passers by, which is how we met.
Your community is saddened by your passing.
Dear Alva, I was so fortunate to meet you through our lovely friend, Megan. I’ll miss our chats and your birthday morning tea, with Victoria sponge (though I think we might just continue to do that in July in your memory). Your knowledge of the area and vast memories were always a joy to hear about. Your community will miss you, very much.
Sincere condolences to Debra and family.
Kathryn
Alva, you have reached the ultimate. Something you worked and strived for /after for 96 years. Went to St. Francis in the city today. Prayed your favourite prayer – the one we prayed together each night and at the time you were finishing your life’s journey. When we prayed together you prayed for family, neighbours, friends and various world needs. I lit a candle at Saint Francis, not any ordinary old candle, but a special prayer candle, a prayer candle letting its light shine the way your life Alva, shone and attracted all to the beautiful person you were. The candle burnt brightly – prayer for family, neighbours, friends, medical teams wherever you went, carers and people you met on your way, whether it be to the market, all dressed up with red finger nail polish, lip stick, makeup, colour coordinated outfit..a perfect beautiful lady who made the most of enjoying every moment of your almost century life. I’m writing about you now Alva, instead of to you, but you know this comes from my heart. We will all try to follow your example of living life to the full, appreciating that everyone in our life is doing their own personal best and to appreciate their efforts, even the kind person who makes the cup cake. By the way Alva, I bought a Tattslotto ticket, see that it’s a winner. If it’s a winner then we’ll design and create a statue and place it in the neighborhood garden that you and Des helped to create. On the statue we’ll engrave ‘Alva, Queen of Mitford street’ so loved, who magnetically brought a neighbourhood together. May her family continue to burn that candle brightly. What a privilege we all have had, to have beautiful Queen Alva in our lives.