Field\u2019s body was not burned, police said. <\/p>\n
A separate funeral service for the children is taking place today<\/a> at the Crossroads Church in Palmerston North from 11am and will be livestreamed online.<\/p>\n Family and friends have been instructed in the funeral notice to wear bright colours to celebrate the children\u2019s lives. <\/p>\n \u201cThree beautiful angels taken too soon,\u201d the funeral notice said.<\/p>\n \u201cWill be sadly missed by their mum Chelsey, grandparents, Lindy, Ron (deceased), Florence, and Michael and Mary; and all those who knew them.<\/p>\n \u201cUnited with big sister Iris in heaven. Loved beyond measure.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018My babies were my absolute world\u2019<\/p>\n Chelsey Field<\/a> spoke for the first time last Friday about the loss of her children, which left her \u201cheartbroken and devastated\u201d.<\/p>\n Field revealed that she also lost Marlo, and Iris\u2019 ashes in the blaze.<\/p>\n \u201cAugust, Hugo and Goldie were taken from me and all those who love them in the most horrible of circumstances, but I do not want their deaths to define the important, beautiful lives that they lived,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cMy babies were my absolute world.\u201d<\/p>\n Field clarified that she and Dean were not separated at the time of the fire. They were still married and living together at the property.<\/p>\n She extended her sincere thanks to the many thousands of people around New Zealand who had \u201cbeen so generous during this difficult time\u201d.<\/p>\n