Velia Kathleen McLean (née Hogan)
Passed away peacefully in Melbourne surrounded by family.
Precious wife of Malcolm (Mac).
Loving mother of Jennifer, Leanne and Craig and mother in-law to Seth, David and Michelle.
Cherished Nanna of Ethan, Noah, Raphael and Joel.
Beloved daughter of Thomas and Beryl Hogan (dec). Dearly loved sister to Margaret (dec), Frank, Brendan (dec), Carmen, Peter (dec), Dianne, Maurice, Trevor (dec), Dennis (dec).
Coming to rest in Birchip, true home of her heart.
Funeral Notice
Service held Monday March 6, 2023 - 11:30amRequiem Mass to celebrate Velia’s life will be held at St Mary’s Catholic Church, 2 Corack Rd, Birchip on Monday 6th March, 2023 commencing at 11.30am followed by burial at the Birchip Cemetery.
We wish to encourage you to express your sympathies and condolences to the family via a tribute on this announcement which the family are able to read, reflect and treasure.
Velia’s service will be live streamed.
kellyfuneralsbirchip.com.au or swanhillfunerals.com.au
Mark & Raelene O’Halloran
Kelly Funerals Birchip
Inc MJ Kelly and Son’s
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Velia my dear Berry friend, your courage & strength has been an inspiration to all. I am so humbled that you wanted to meet me, so of course I got on that ferry and came over and met you, Mac Sunny & Di. Oh what a fun day that was. I’m going to miss our phone conversations. I am going to live by your example and live life to the fullest, thats what you would have wanted. Rest easy my friend. Love you💞
Bev -
I will miss you Velia. I loved our friendship through the Heatherdale Bowls Club and because of our attachments to the Southern Mallee area . Your fighting spirit to the end was an inspiration to us all .
You will always be in my memory as a beautiful person. Condolences to Mac and family .
Keith Piper -
To Mal ,Jenny,Craig and Leanne and families. We were in awe of Velia’s fighting spirit. Mal— The Niemann kids( Bev Bill Pat and Clive) are thinking of you. Bev Roberts
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To Mal & family our love & thoughts are with you at this sad time Floyd & Fay Devereux
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Velia i feel so honoured i got to meet you through lynnie and the blackberry beach page when you came to visit queensland you are an true inspiration and i was so inspired by your courage and strengh you showed through everything you went through with your health each time i heard you speak or talked to you you spoke nothing but posotive things i was so thankful for you and for having you a part of my life and the life of the blackberry beach group May you now go and rest and now no more pain sending big hugs to all your family at this time from all the berries here in Queensland will be watching you funeral via live stream on monday will never forget you Velia and your amazing posotivity
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I never met U Veila ❤️in the real world but we where Berry Friends 🍓we connected though the BlackBerry beach FB page ( created by Lyn Munro ) she will be missed deeply within the group and her sprit will kept alive 🙏 always in our hearts Veila love ya Guts 🍓❤️🙏🇦🇺🦘 …Vicky ( Mary P)
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Veilia, Your spirit shone through our connection with Blackbery beach (FB) You Inspired us with you positive attitude loving heart. Thinking of your family and friends.
Jo Krause -
My dear friend Velia, I will miss our phone calls where you were often doing quite a few jobs as well as our chat. We would laugh about how you never wanted to miss anything, and how you never missed an opportunity to go away in the Caravan, or better still your over seas trips. Velia, you lived your life well, and had an amazing attitude to life itself, so stoic. I admired your ability to socialise well, with such a genuin care for people.
My Sincere Condolences love and prayers to Mac (Malcom),Jennifer, Leanne, Craig and families and friends.
Rest in peace My friend, until we meet again.
Sandra -
Beautiful Velia l was honoured to get to meet you at one of our wonderful Berrie Lunches in Geelong .
We sat together and you asked me where l was from. I said “l grew up in a little town called Dartmoor. You won’t know where that is”
Mac put his hand up and said “I do l was the bank manager there”
Talk about a small world we then chattered for ages about people we knew .
Your strength was truly an inspiration to everyone that you touched Velia.
You lived your life to the fullest.
Sending much love to your beautiful Mac and your family.
🍓❤️💐😘
Di McPhee -
I never had the privilege of meeting Veila in the ‘real’ world but her love and zest for life flourished through the BlackBerry Beach Village that Lynn Munro established. Veila was an inspiration to all of us she will be missed by everyone. Sincere sympathy to Mac and all her family.
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Beautiful Velia l had the pleasure of meeting you and Mac in Geelong at one of our Berrie lunches.
You asked me “where are you from Di”
I said “a little town in western vic you wouldn’t know it. Dartmoor”
Mac put his hand up and said “yep l know Dartmoor l was the Bank manager there”
Wow small world.
Velia you were and will still be a inspiration to everyone in our wonderful Berrie village.
Rest easy Beautiful Lady. Heaven has a very special Berrie Angel
Di -
Such a dear friend for so many years! Robin and Gordon Andrews
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I met Velia through the blackberry s group Lyni s group and I knew where she came from Birchip where I lived there many years ago with my husband David ! RIP Velia Annick Easdown
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Rest in Peace Velia, our beautiful, joyful cousin….sincere sympathy to Mac, Jennifer, Leanne,Craig and families🌸🌸💐💐💕
Annette and Dizzy -
To Mal, Jenny, Craig, Leanne and families. Sending much love and our heart felt condolences to you all on the passing of Aunty Velia. We have treasured memories of family times together. A beautiful friend to Jim and Elaine. Sadly missed by all.
Peter, Susie and Cheryl (Middleton) xoxo
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