{"id":419767,"date":"2026-04-27T10:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/419767\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:06:12","slug":"mel-schillings-young-daughter-gives-beautiful-speech-at-her-funeral-in-northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/419767\/","title":{"rendered":"Mel Schilling’s young daughter gives ‘beautiful’ speech at her funeral in Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mel Schilling\u2019s wishes were fulfilled as her ashes were scattered in Northern Ireland, a place her family held dear. Her daughter, Maddie, was \u2018every inch her mother\u2019s daughter\u2019 after delivering a speech.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Later, the family brought Mel\u2019s ashes to her husband Gareth Brisbane\u2019s hometown of Whitehead, Northern Ireland, to scatter them, as she wished.<\/p>\n

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\"Pic:Mel Schilling with her husband, Gareth Brisbane.
Pic: Mel Schilling\/Instagram <\/p>\n

In an update shared<\/a> on April 25, Gareth wrote: \u2018Thanks so much for all the messages of support over the past month since our girl\u2019s passing. Maddie and I have drawn enormous strength from how so very loved she was and is.<\/p>\n

\u2018We laid Mel to rest on the 9th April. It was a lovely private ceremony for family and close friends, which we streamed to Mel\u2019s family in Oz.<\/p>\n

\u2018Maddie announced on the morning of the funeral that she had written a little speech, which she delivered beautifully. Every inch her mother\u2019s daughter and I couldn\u2019t be prouder.\u2019<\/p>\n

\"MelMel Schilling with her husband, Gareth Brisbane, and daughter, Maddie. Pic: Mel Schilling\/Instagram<\/p>\n

\u2018Last weekend we scattered some of Mel\u2019s ashes at the lighthouse in my hometown of Whitehead, Northern Ireland, as was her wish,\u2019 Gareth continued.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s 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.\u2019<\/p>\n

\"MelMel Schilling\u2019s family have fulfilled her wish. Pic: Mel Schilling\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Gareth has revealed that he and Maddie will soon move to Bali, a place they\u2019re hoping will help \u2018heal\u2019 them over time.<\/p>\n

\u2018In a few short weeks, Maddie and I will be welcomed back into the arms of mother Bali, where we will begin our next chapter,\u2019 he wrote.<\/p>\n

\"MarriedPic: Mel Schilling\/Instagram<\/p>\n

\u2018No 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.<\/p>\n

\u2018The 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.\u2019<\/p>\n

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