Ethel-Temby-Obituary

Ethel Temby

Melbourne, Victoria

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TEMBYEthel MaryMBE Churchill Fellow 9.12.1914 - 10.07.2012 Fierce advocate for social justice, conservationist and gardener. Wife of Alan (dec), mother of Peter, Ian, Jonathon, Gillian, Nicholas andRowan and their partners, 14 grandchildren, 3great grandchildren. A Long life lived to the fullest....

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Such incredibly fond memories of my aunt and cousins with whom I shared a love of nature and simplicity with. Scared in the yallambie mansion cracked walls of nicks bedroom, yabbys in the dam. Wombat in the kitchen, the river flats, horse riding, field naturalists and pedaling the reed organ. Aunty Ethel. You had a very large impact on who I am today. Respect , warmth and thanks David T

To me she was and will always be Nanny. A wise grandmother, quick to settle a disagreement between grandchildren with an old proverb. I will miss her now but I will always remember the countless school holidays spent on the island with her. I will remember the time she dedicated to teaching me. I will remember the adventures she took us on. I will remember these things and so much more, and with these memories I will be happy to have known her and been a part of her life and happy that she...