Mel Schilling’s wishes were fulfilled as her ashes were scattered in Northern Ireland, a place her family held dear. Her daughter, Maddie, was ‘every inch her mother’s daughter’ after delivering a speech.
Married at First Sight star, Mel Schilling, passed away at the age of 54 in March after a battle with colon cancer. She was remembered in a funeral service on April 9 by her close friends and family.
Later, the family brought Mel’s ashes to her husband Gareth Brisbane’s hometown of Whitehead, Northern Ireland, to scatter them, as she wished.
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Mel Schilling with her husband, Gareth Brisbane.
Pic: Mel Schilling/Instagram
In an update shared on April 25, Gareth wrote: ‘Thanks so much for all the messages of support over the past month since our girl’s passing. Maddie and I have drawn enormous strength from how so very loved she was and is.
‘We laid Mel to rest on the 9th April. It was a lovely private ceremony for family and close friends, which we streamed to Mel’s family in Oz.
‘Maddie announced on the morning of the funeral that she had written a little speech, which she delivered beautifully. Every inch her mother’s daughter and I couldn’t be prouder.’
Mel Schilling with her husband, Gareth Brisbane, and daughter, Maddie. Pic: Mel Schilling/Instagram
‘Last weekend we scattered some of Mel’s ashes at the lighthouse in my hometown of Whitehead, Northern Ireland, as was her wish,’ Gareth continued.
‘It’s a special place that really resonated with her, a place where strangers say hello as you pass, and a place we can now come back to to reflect on our incredible 15 years together.’
Mel Schilling’s family have fulfilled her wish. Pic: Mel Schilling/Instagram
Gareth has revealed that he and Maddie will soon move to Bali, a place they’re hoping will help ‘heal’ them over time.
‘In a few short weeks, Maddie and I will be welcomed back into the arms of mother Bali, where we will begin our next chapter,’ he wrote.
Pic: Mel Schilling/Instagram
‘No better place to heal, a place that we all loved and where we still have some of our dearest friends who had the most wonderful blessing ceremony for Mel at our new villa last weekend.
‘The photo of Mel in white is what we chose as her funeral photo. Equal parts glam, warmth, and vulnerability, which was her all over. Love and light to you all.’
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