DONLEN, Lorraine

DONLEN (nee Ryan), Lorraine (Los). _Dearly loved wife of John. Our 54 years together have come to an end leaving an unimaginable hole. How grateful I am to have been blessed with such a wonderful, loving wife. Wonderful memories are mine to cherish. Love you heaps.Our extraordinary superhero Mum and Nanna passed away peacefully surrounded by her adoring family. Treasured Mum of Leanne (Loth) and Richard and cherished Nanna to Jodie, Joel and Blake. You are the matriarch of our family and you have left massive shoes to fill, but we will continue to nurture the Sunday night dinner tradition of 26 years in your memory. We all love you so much.Mum, to say last Friday was the worst day of my life would be a huge understatement, but to have had you as my Mum for the last 50 years has been an absolute honour. The fight you put up for the last 5 years has been nothing short of superhuman!Thank you for everything you've ever done for us; you were the best Mum and Nanna anybody could ever hope to have. We miss you so much.Love always _ Darren, Michelle, Molly and Tom xoxoLos, when I became a part of the family, you took me in as one of your very own.You shared with me the importance of family and the values of love, respect and graciousness; values I will forever hold dear.I am eternally grateful and immensely proud to tell the world that I have the best mother-in-law a girl could ever wish for.Love you forever_ Michelle"Did I ever tell you you're my hero?"To my incredible Nanna,Our years of movies, Mentos and mahjong have come to a sudden, heartbreaking end. You gave me countless memories, so much encouragement and many valuable lessons. I'll always remember to tap my pen before I say "bingo!" and I promise to perfect your fried rice recipe (and make it hot enough!), that was a staple of Sunday night dinners. Sunday nights, and life, will never be the same. Love you to the moon and back and missing you so much already._ Jodie xoLos, your strength, bravery and sense of humour has been inspirational to all of us. Thank you Los for all you've done for us and our families.Gary and Sue, Neil (dec) and Maureen, Deb and Den, Mark (dec), Angela and Grieg and our kids and grandies! Love you Los!Much loved favourite auntie to Kim and Mandy; Steve, Bek, Kendall, Georgia, Stephanie and Matthew.